Caroline Woolmer HARDING b. 17 Aug 1849 Bethnal Green, Middlesex d. 1 Apr 1941 Chelwood Gate, Sussex: Our Family History

1849 - 1941 (91 years)

Name	Caroline Woolmer HARDING
Birth	17 Aug 1849	Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Female
1851 Census	Albert Road, Mile End Old Town, Middlesex [1]
	At 1851 Census, she is 2
1861 Census	New Road South, Shoreham, Sussex [4]
	At 1861 Census, she is 11, occ "scholar"
1871 Census	2, Woodville St., Woolwich, Kent [5]
	At 1871 Census, she is 22
1881 Census	3, Stanton Terrace, Stanton Road, Barnes, Surrey [6]
	At 1881 Census, she is 31
1891 Census	2, St John's Road, Beckenham, Kent [7]
	At 1891 Census, she is 40
1901 Census	18, St John's Road, Beckenham, Kent [8]
	At 1901 Census, she is 51
1911 Census	"Shirley", Pollard Road, Whetstone, Middlesex [9]
	At 1911 Census, she is 60, widowed
1921 Census	Chelwood Gate, near East Grinstead, Sussex [10]
	At 1921 Census, she is 71y 10m, occ "Home Duties"
1939 Register	"Chelcote", Maresfield, Uckfield, Sussex [3]
	At 1939 Register, she is widowed, occ "None, Private Means"
Individual Note	Best match on birth is Bethnal Green Jun qtr 1848 vol 1 p33. Note name is Caroline Juniper Harding; this is how she is referred to on the gravestone for Elizabeth Woolmer Harding (Juniper) too.
Individual Note 2	Best match on death is Jun qtr 1941, Uckfield
Death	1 Apr 1941	Chelwood Gate, Sussex [11]
Burial	Norwood Cemetery, Norwood, Surrey [2]
Person ID	I1143	Webb
Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

Father	Thomas HARDING, b. 7 Oct 1814, Surrey St., Portsmouth
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth Woolmer JUNIPER, b. Abt 1823, Calbourne, Shalfleet, IOW d. 2 Dec 1903, Beckenham, Kent (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	18 Apr 1843	Steyning, Sussex [12]
Family Note	At their wedding, Thomas is aged 26, Elizabeth 21 [12]
Family ID	F336	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Hugh BEECH, b. Abt 1847, Hankelow, Cheshire d. 11 Jul 1906 (Age 59 years)

Marriage 12 Jun 1870 St. James, Thurland Rd, Bermondsey, Surrey [13]

Children

	1. Mabel Juniper BEECH, b. 30 Nov 1881, Barnes, Surrey [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Caroline Jane BEECH, b. 1872, Woolwich, Kent d. 17 Mar 1906 (Age 34 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Gertrude BEECH, b. 1887, Beckenham, Kent [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Frederick Edward BEECH, b. 1884, Barnes, Surrey [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. George J BEECH, b. 1874, Woolwich, Kent [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Nellie Elizabeth BEECH, b. 12 Dec 1870, Greenwich, Kent [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F339 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 19 Mar 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 17 Aug 1849 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex
	1851 Census - At 1851 Census, she is 2 - - Albert Road, Mile End Old Town, Middlesex
	1861 Census - At 1861 Census, she is 11, occ "scholar" - - New Road South, Shoreham, Sussex
	1871 Census - At 1871 Census, she is 22 - - 2, Woodville St., Woolwich, Kent
	1881 Census - At 1881 Census, she is 31 - - 3, Stanton Terrace, Stanton Road, Barnes, Surrey
	1891 Census - At 1891 Census, she is 40 - - 2, St John's Road, Beckenham, Kent
	1901 Census - At 1901 Census, she is 51 - - 18, St John's Road, Beckenham, Kent
	1911 Census - At 1911 Census, she is 60, widowed - - "Shirley", Pollard Road, Whetstone, Middlesex
	1921 Census - At 1921 Census, she is 71y 10m, occ "Home Duties" - - Chelwood Gate, near East Grinstead, Sussex
	1939 Register - At 1939 Register, she is widowed, occ "None, Private Means" - - "Chelcote", Maresfield, Uckfield, Sussex
	Marriage - 12 Jun 1870 - St. James, Thurland Rd, Bermondsey, Surrey
	Death - 1 Apr 1941 - Chelwood Gate, Sussex
	Burial - - Norwood Cemetery, Norwood, Surrey

Notes

At the 1921 Census, she says her name is Caroline Juniper (rather than Woolmer) BEECH. She also says she was born in Victoria Park (which is in Tower Hamlets so very much the same area as "Bethnal Green")

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