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| Name: | Harold Stuart Melhuish BRAGGE |
| Sex: | Male |
| Alt. Name: | Harold Stewart Meluish BRAGGE |
| Father: | Samuel BRAGGE (c. 1823-1909) |
| Mother: | Ann MELHUISH (c. 1830-1920) |
| Birth | 1866 | Ilminster, Somerset, England |
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 5) | Ilminster, Somerset, England1 |
| Court Barton, Sheep Market | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1871 (age 4-5) | scholar; Ilminster, Somerset, England1 |
| Baptism | 15 Jan 1873 (age 6-7) | Ilminster, Somerset, England |
| He was recorded as 7 years old in the baptism register. | ||
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 15) | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England2 |
| 14 Rollestone Street | ||
| Occupation | 3 Apr 1881 (age 14-15) | scholar; Salisbury, Wiltshire, England2 |
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 24) | Fulham, London, England3 |
| 17 Edith Road | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 24-25) | tutor, school; Fulham, London, England3 |
| Residence | 1894 (age 27-28) | London, England |
| Philbeach Gardens, Earl's Court | ||
| Criminal offence | 5 Feb 1896 (age 30) | London, England |
| At the Old Bailey he pleaded guilty to charges of fraud, attempted fraud,and inducing a person to endorse order for payment of money by false pretences. He conspired with one Forrester Kennedy to induce tradespeople to cash cheques that he and Kennedy had fraudulently written to be drawn against non-existent bank accounts. There were numerous similar offences, but charges were laid in court for one specific attempt to obtain £6 10s. He was sentenced to nine months with hard labour at Pentonville Prison. |
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| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 35) | Islington, London, England4 |
| 43 Colebrooke Row | ||
| Occupation | 31 Mar 1901 (age 34-35) | Commission Agent; Islington, London, England4 |
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 38) | Brixton, London, England5 |
| 157 Colharbour Lane, SE | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 44-45) | journalist; Brixton, London, England5 |
| Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Own Account Whether Working at Home: At Home |
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| Death | 1936 (age 69-70) | Holborn Registration District, London, England |
| Burial | 29 Apr 1936 | Camden Town, London, England |
| 1 | (RG10/2403 folio 38 page 7). |
| Text From Source: Census England 1871 Address: Court Barton, Sheep Market Place: Ilminster, Somerset, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Samuel Bragge,Head,Mar,M,43,School master,Sandford, Devon, England, Ann Bragge,Wife,Mar,F,38,,Tiverton, Devon, England, Edith F.M. Bragge,Daughter,Unm,F,16,scholar,Islington, London, England, Howard M.M.Bragge,Son,Unm,M,11,scholar,Ilminster, Somerset, England, Harold Stuart Bragge,Son,Unm,M,5,scholar,Ilminster, Somerset, England, Betsy Melhuish,Mother-in-law,Unm,F,75,no employment,Merton, Devon, England, |
| 2 | (RG11/2072 folio 35 page 9). |
| Text From Source: Census England 1881 Address: 14 Rollestone Street Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Samuel Bragge,Head,Mar,M,49,Head Master of Grammar School,Sandford, Devon, England, Annie Bragge,Wife,Mar,F,46,,Tiverton, Devon, England, Stuart Bragge,Son,Unm,M,15,scholar,Ilminster, Somerset, England, Edith Bragge,Daughter,Unm,F,23,,Islington, London, England, |
| 3 | (RG12/45folio 79 page 29). |
| Text From Source: Census England 1891 Address: 17 Edith Road Place: Fulham, London, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity Samuel Bragge,Head,M,M,59,Living on own means,,Sandford, Devon, England, Ann Bragge,Wife,M,F,50,schoolmistress,,Tiverton, Devon, England, Edith Frances M. Bragge,Daughter,S,F,29,schoolmistress,,Islington, London, England, Harold Stuart Bragge,Son,S,M,24,tutor, school,,Ilminster, Somerset, England, |
| 4 | (RG13/189 folio 72 page 32). |
| Text From Source: Census England 1901 Address: 43 Colebrooke Row Place: Islington, London, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity Samuel Bragge,Boarder,M,M,76,No occupation,,,Sandford, Devon, England, Harold S M Bragge,Boarder,S,M,35,Commission Agent,,,Ilminster, Somerset, England, |
| 5 | (RG14/2083 RD 25 ED 34). |
| Text From Source: Census England 1911 Address: 157 Colharbour Lane, SE Place: Brixton, London, England Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity Ann Bragge,Head,F,85,W,,4,2,2,nil,,,,Tiverton, Devon, England,, Edith Frances Melhuish Bragge,Daughter,F,40,S,,,,,nil,,,,Islington, London, England,, Harold Stuart Melhuish Bragge,Son,M,38,S,,,,,journalist,,Own Account,At Home,Ilminster, Somerset, England,, |