His gt-grandson says his names were ‘Charles Edward’ and I cannot find any candidates to identify him with a birth around 1664, as reported in the Scots 1871 census.


His birth could be any, or none, of these three:

Last Name First Name Born Died Event Record set  Location
Flower Charles Albert 1864 — 1864 England & Wales Births 1837-2006  Hampstead, London
Flower Charles Anderton 1864 — 1864 England & Wales Births 1837-2006  West Derby, Lancashire
Flower Charles Austin 1863 — 1863 England & Wales Births 1837-2006  Camberwell, London

Let’s hope this can be clarified by later information...

With the information from the 1871 and 1881 censuses, his birth was, noting his mother's maiden name:

First name(s) CHARLES ALBERT
Last name FLOWER
Birth year 1864
Birth quarter 1
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Peareth
District Hampstead
County London
Country England
Volume 1A
Page 528
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
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Might this be him in 1911 at 14 Osborne Road Forest Gate EX, West Ham, London & Essex:

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Charles I A Flower Head Married Male 47 1864 Marine Engineer  London
Janet T Flower Wife - Female 39 1872   -  Lancashire Scotland Resident
Priscilla M Goodye Servant Single Female 18  1893  -  New Cross London

Ref: RG14  PN9386 RG78PN506 RD188 SD2 ED13 SN193

But no marriage to be found in England, Scotland, Wales or N Ireland.
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In 1939 might this have been him at 2 Balfour Road, Southport C.B., Lancashire:

First name(s) Last name(s) Birth year DOB Sex Occupation  Marital status  Schedule  Schedule Sub Number
Maude Flower (Grey) 1885 21 Jan 1885 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties  Widowed  16  1
Charles A Flower 1863 07 Sep 1863 Male Retired Superintendent  Married  16  2

Ref: RG101/4647G/003/13
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No marriage can be found for him, nor any death record within those held by FindMyPast for what they call "The World".
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