1841 Census (No

Census Returns for Walter Burgar (1834-1897)

1841 Census

Address: 11 Water Lane, Fleet Street, London

Surname	Forenames	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	Joseph	45	Bootmaker	In County
Burgar	Caroline	30		In County
Burgar	Joseph Charles	9		In County
Burgar	Walter	7		In County
Burgar	Susan	4		In County
Burgar	Alfred	1		In County

Joseph Burgar with his second wife, Caroline (Cooper) Burgar, and his first 4 children.

1851 Census

Reference HO 107/1527, p 39, f 306)

Address 8 Brides Lane, St Brides, Fleet st, London

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	Joseph	Hd	Wid	57	Bootmaker	Bishopsgate,middx
Burgar	Walter	Son	Um	16	Errand-boy	Hospital,City Rd,mdx
Burgar	Susan	Dau	Um	14	At Home	Hospital,City Rd,mdx
Burgar	Alfred	Son	Um	11	Scholar	Hospital,City Rd,mdx
Burgar	John	Son	Um	8	Scholar	St.Brides, London
Burgar	Caroline	Dau	Um	3		St.Brides, London

Joseph is seen to be a widow living with his children. His wife, Caroline, died in 1849 of Cholera, leaving him to look after the welfare of his 5 children. His eldest son, Joseph Charles, had died in 1845.

1861 Census

(Reference RG9/341, f54)

Address: 6a, Shaftsbury St, Walworth, Newington, London

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	Walter	Head	M	26	Butcher	City of London
Burgar	Rachel	Wife	M	22		Bethnal Green, Middlesex

Walter married Rachael Netto just prior to this Census.

1871 Census

(Reference RG 10/735, p30, f17)

Address: 9, Hatcham Row, Peckham, Lambeth, London

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	Walter	Head	M	36	gen. labourer	St Brides, London
Burgar	Rachael	Wife	M	32		Bethnal, Green, London
Burgar	Rachael	Dau	U	9	Scholar	Walworth, Surrey
Burgar	Walter	Son	U	8	Scholar	Camberwell, Surrey
Burgar	Kate	Dau	U	5	Scholar	Camberwell, Surrey
Burgar	Joseph	Son	U	3	Scholar	Camberwell, Surrey
Burgar	Rebecca	Dau	U	1		Camberwell, Surrey

Catherine (Kate) Burgar with parents and siblings

1881 Census

(Reference RG 11/689, p13, f117)

Address; 7, Clarkson Place, Camberwell, Surrey

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	Walter	Head	M	46	Railway Porter	City of London, Middlesex
Burgar	Rachael	Wife	M	42		Bethnal, Green, London
Burgar	Walter J.	Son	U	18	Horse Keeper	Camberwell, Surrey
Burgar	Rebecca	Dau	U	11	Scholar	Camberwell, Surrey
Burgar	Jane L.	Dau	U	9	Scholar	Hatcham, Surrey
Burgar	Thomas C.	Son	U	6	Scholar	Peckham, Surrey
Burgar	Alfred	Son	U	5	Scholar	Peckham, Surrey
Burgar	Emily H	Dau	U	1		Peckham, Surrey
Nurse	Charles	Lodger	U	18	horse keeper	Regents Park, Middlesex

Walter Burgar with an even larger family despite some of the older children living away from home. Note that he has another change of career, from butcher to general labourer to railway porter.

1891 Census

(Reference RG12/480, p47, f27)

Address 4, Faisdale Rd, Camberwell, London

Surname	Forenamee	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	Walter	Head	M	56	Scavenger	City of London, Middlesex
Burgar	Rachael	Wife	M	52		Bethnal, Green, London
Burgar	Rebecca	Dau	S	21	Cotton Ironer	London Peckham
Burgar	Thomas C.	Son	S	16	Printer's Assistant	London Peckham
Burgar	Alfred	Son		15	Florist's Assistant	London Peckham
Burgar	Emily H	Dau		11		London Peckham
Burgar	William H	Son		9		London Peckham
Burgar	Katherine	Dau		4		Waterloo Rd, London

Walter Burgar now as a scavenger, but not sure what this means. The youngest child, Katherine, is really his grand-daughter, the daughter of his daughter Rachael and her cousin Joseph Burgar. At this stage they had separated and were living apart.

1901 Census

(Reference RG 13/509, p 46, f 98)

Address: 11 Bells Gardens, Camberwell, London

Surname	Firstname	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Bugar	Rachel	Head	Wid	62		Cambridge Heath London
Bugar	Rebecca	Daug	S	31	Shirt ironer	Peckham London
Bugar	Thomas C.	Son	S	26	Railway Porter	Peckham London
Bugar	Alfred	Son	S	25	Warehouse Porter	Peckham London
Bugar	Emily H.	Daug	S	21	Mantle cutter	Peckham London
Bugar	William H.	Son	S	19	General Labourer	Peckham London
Holdslock	Maurice	Boarder	S	19	Railway Porter	Ashford Kent

Walter Burgar died in 1897 and his widow, Rachael, was now living with many of her children.