Samuel MILSTED^{[1, 2]}

1840 - 1884  (44 years)

• Name	Samuel MILSTED
  Born	1840	Preston-Faversham, Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Aug 1884	Essex, England   [3]
  Person ID	I2619	Young Kent Ancestors
  Last Modified	19 May 2007

  
  

  Father	Thomas MILSTED,   c. 22 May 1808, Ospringe, Kent, England
  Mother	Ann GREGORY,   c. 21 Mar 1812, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 16 Aug 1863, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1831	Preston-Faversham, Kent, England
  Family ID	F1034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann RELPH,   b. 1842, Deptford, Kent, England ,   d. 20 Dec 1881, Sussex, United Kingdom  (Age 39 years)
  Children	1. Frederick MILSTED,   b. 1865, Faversham, Kent, England   2. Charles MILSTED,   b. 1867, Faversham, Kent, England   3. Ada Elizabeth MILSTED,   b. 13 Oct 1869, Faversham, Kent, England ,   d. 5 Dec 1924, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   4. Samuel MILSTED,   b. 1870, Faversham, Kent, England   5. Ernest MILSTED,   b. 1873, Faversham, Kent, England   6. Frank Louis MILSTED,   c. 17 May 1874, Faversham, Kent, England   7. Walter Thomas MILSTED,   c. 30 Jul 1876, Faversham, Kent, England   8. Ann Adelaide MILSTED,   c. 21 Oct 1877, Faversham, Kent, England   9. Alice Ethel MILSTED,   c. 25 Apr 1880, Faversham, Kent, England   10. Daisy Ina MILSTED,   c. 16 Apr 1882, Faversham, Kent, England
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F1096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Samuel was Master and part owner of the ketch barge the LADY SONDES which foundered 14 August 1884 with all hands and considerable loss of life, including his own. Samuel, born during 1840, was not one to buck the family tradition and eagerly followed in his family's footsteps towards pursuing a life on the sea. Other than as a child, he does not reappear on the census until 1881. Obviously, he spent a great deal of time away from home. However, in 1871 is the fist appearance of his family. He married Mary Ann of Deptford, circa 1864 and had at least ten children. In 1871 Mary Ann and her children were living at 30 South Road. As at the 1881 census, Samuel and his family were still living at 30 South Road. For the first time, he was at home on census night and gave his occupation as that of mariner. By 1891 Mary Ann, then a widow, had moved to 7 Whitstable Road. It was most likely necessary for Mary Ann to become resourceful and find remunerative work to support her large brood. On that census she was described as being a laundress. The five youngest children were living her; Frank working also, as a gardener, and Walter as a grocer's assistant. The family had also taken in a boarder, Mary Langabeer who was an elementary school teacher from Thorncliffe. The house on Whitstable Road was described as being larger than 5 rooms so it would seem that Mary Ann did well by her family doing what was required to keep them out of debt and out of the workhouse. No sign of the other children on the 1891 census and most likely the boys had moved awawy or gone to sea. Ada had possibly married. Frederick is the only child for whom a marriage in Faversham occurs. He married Elizabeth Anne Young, 16 May 1889. At that time, Fred was working as a fireman and living at 8 Victoria Street, Stratford.

  
  

• Sources

  [S53] 1871 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Register General Office, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0838717-0838718, Faversham, 2 Apr 1871. Schedule #196, 39 South Road Samuel was away on census night Mary A. Milsted, head, married, 29, mariner's wife, born at Deptford Frederick, son, 6, born at Faversham Charles, son, 4, born at Faversham Ada E., daughter, 2, born at Faversham Samuel, son, 11 months, born at Faversham [S54] 1881 Census, England, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1341231, Faversham, 3 Apr 1881. 39 South Road, Faversham: Samuel Milsted, head, married, 39, mariner, born at Faversham Mary Ann, wife, married, 39, born at Deptford Charles, son, 14, scholar, born at Faversham Ada, daughter, 12, scholar, born at Faversham Samuel, son, 10, scholar, born at Faversham Ernest, son, 8, scholar, born at Faversham Frank, son, 7, scholar, born at Faversham Walter, son, 4, born at Faversham Ann, daughter, 3, born at Faversham Alice, daughter, 1, born at Faversham [S75] Faversham Sailing Vessels, Richard Hugh Perks, A.R.I.C.S., (England, Faversham: Fleur-de-lis Heritage Centre). Samuel Milsted Master and part owner of the ketch barge LADY SONDES which foundered 14 August 1884 with all hands (References RBS Fa Volume 1/8 Shipping Register, Port Number 4 in 1879). Author Richard Perks states "I cannot recall why her loss was mentioned in Essex Standard in 1890 - I think it was reporting the ten year report of the barge's insurance association."