The Family of John Ebenezer and Harriet Jane Maltman: Census Returns

John Ebenezer Maltman's early life was spent in and out of the workhouse or various children's homes. He was probably born in a workhouse and at the time of the 1841 census, he and his younger sister had been moved to a children's home outside of London:

1841 CENSUS OF TOOTING GRAVENEY, LONDON, ENGLAND:
NAME:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BORN IN THE COUNTY?
John Maltman	M	13	School	No
Jane Maltman	F	6	School	No

NOTES:
1:	Inmates at Mr Drouet's Establishment for Pauper Children, Tooting (H.O.107-1068/6, folio 23, page 8)
2:	John and his sister Jane were probably moved out of the overcrowded workhouse to what was considered a better facility. In fact, it was a horrid place, as described at www.workhouses.org.uk/Drouet.

At the time of the 1851 census John Ebenezer Maltman was still unmarried appears to have been lodging with Harriet Jane Swift's family in London. At the time, John was a Royal Navy Reservist but earned his living as a merchant seaman. On the night of the 1851 census, John was almost certainly at sea.

Later in 1851, John married Harriet Jane Swift in London. By 1861, probably due to his work and Royal Navy commitments, the family moved between London and Liverpool. On the night of the 1861 census they were lodging with Harriet's family (who had also made the move to Liverpool) and John was, once again, at sea.

1861 CENSUS OF LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Harriet Maltman	Daughter	Married	F	27	Tailoress	Portsmouth, Hampshire
Charles Maltman	Grandson	-	M	7	-	Woolwich, Kent
Amy Maltman	Granddau.	-	F	7 mos	-	London

NOTES:
1:	Living at 30 Warren Street, Liverpool. (RG9-2685, folio 79, page 8)
2:	Harriet and the children were lodging with her parents. There were three families living at number 30 and another couple living in the cellar.
3:	Although Warren Street still exists, all houses are long gone and it is now an access road to a car park.
4:	Ancestry.co.uk has the family's surname indexed as "Harriet Mattman".

For the first time since 1841, John Ebenezer Maltman was on dry land at the time of a census. On census night 1871 he and his family were living in the Kirkdale area of Liverpool:

1871 CENSUS OF KIRKDALE, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
John E Maltman	Head	Married	F	42	Mariner	London
Harriet Maltman	Wife	Married	F	38	-	Portsmouth, Hampshire
Charles A Maltman	Son	Unmarried	M	18	-	Woolwich, Kent
Amy E Maltman	Daughter	Unmarried	F	10	-	Poplar, Middlesex
Florence M Maltman	Daughter	-	F	12 mos	-	Liverpool
Charles McCaskie	Boarder	Unmarried	M	21	Painter	Liverpool
Joseph Platt	Boarder	Married	M	52	Engineer	Northwich
Mary Platt	Boarder	Married	F	52	-	Manchester

NOTES:
1:	Living at 65 Aspinall Street, Kirkdale, Liverpool. (RG10-3828, folios 70 & 71, pages 22 & 23)
2:	Aspinall Street in Kirkdale no longer exists and is now the site of a large park. It ran between Stanley Street and Commercial Road, near the junction with Lambeth Road.
3:	Ancestry.co.uk has the family's surname indexed as "Mallman".

John Ebenezer Maltman died on 28 February 1876. On census night 1881 his widow and some of his surviving children were living in the Scotland Road area of Liverpool. However, their youngest daughter, Florence, was in an orphanage in West Derby:

1881 CENSUS OF LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Harriet Maltman	Head	Widow	F	48	Charwoman	Portsmouth, Hampshire
Mary Maltman	Daughter	Unmarried	F	20	Charwoman	London, Middlesex
Edwin Maltman	Son	Unmarried	M	8	Scholar	Liverpool
John W Logan	Lodger	Unmarried	M	36	Clerk - unemployed	Sheffield, England

NOTES:
1:	Living at 2 Nursery Road, Liverpool. (RG11-3595, folio 78, page 34)
2:	Mary Maltman is actually Amy Eliza Jane Maltman.
3:	Nursery Road no longer exists. It ran between Scotland Road and Great Homer Street, near the junction with Boundary Street.
4:	Ancestry.co.uk has the family's surname indexed as "Matiman".

1881 CENSUS OF WEST DERBY, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	POSITION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Florence Maud Mary Maltman	Inmate	-	F	11	Scholar	Liverpool, Lancashire

NOTES:
1:	Living at the Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution, West Derby. (RG11-3716, folio 139, page 14)
2:	At the time, a children were considered orphans when their father died - even though their mother was still living. In this case though, Florence may have been in the institution to receive medical care.
3:	The Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution still exists as a charity but the original building is derelict.

By 1891 Amy Maltman had married and Florence had taken a job as a live-in servant. Harriet was living with her youngest child, James Edwin Vincent Maltman - who seems to have been known simply as Edwin:

1891 CENSUS OF LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Harriet Maltman	Head	Widow	F	57	Tailoress	Portsmouth, Hampshire
Edwin Maltman	Son	Unmarried	M	18	Ironmonger's Assistant	Liverpool

NOTES:
1:	Living at 279 Athol Street, Liverpool. (RG12-2903, folio 62, page 57)
2:	There appears to have been another, unrealted, person living at this address and may have been renting a room or living in the cellar.
3:	Athol Street still exists in Liverpool but all of the old houses have been replaced with modern houses.

By 1901 Edwin had married and started a family. Amy and Florence, both married but without children, were living with their mother:

1901 CENSUS OF LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	RELATION:	CONDITION:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BIRTHPLACE:
Harriet Maltman	Head	Widow	F	68	Tailoress	Portsmouth, Hampshire
Amy Hill	Daughter	Married	F	40	-	Poplar, London E
Florence Davies	Daughter	Married	F	31	-	Liverpool, Lancashire
Thomas Davies	Son-in-Law	Married	M	30	Sailor in Steamship	Ireland

NOTES:
1:	Living at 96 Athol Street, Liverpool. (RG13-3408, folio 93, page 17)
2:	Amy's husband appears to have been at sea on the night of the census.
3:	This may be the same house as shown in 1891 - house renumbering was common.

NOTES:
1:	Census information for John and Harriet's children will be included in their individual pages.
2:	The above information is taken from scanned images at www.ancestry.co.uk.

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