THOMAS ROYDHOUSE Like his father, Thomas junior became a saddler.
 Shared note | THOMAS ROYDHOUSE Like his father, Thomas junior became a saddler.
Thomas married Esther Robbins on 20 November 1843 at the Holy Trinity Church in Brompton, London, where they
both were living at the time (brother William Collins was a witness). They then moved to Chelsea. At the time of the
1851 census the family was living at Alfred Place, in the Parish of St Luke. By the time of Ann's birth in 1857, they
lived in New Road. The 1861 census has them living at 72 New Road, St Lukes, Chelsea. The 1871 census has the family at
Smith Street, Chelsea.
Ann's marriage certificate in 1878 describes her father (deceased by then) as a lace agent.
So what was the attraction of Chelsea (Brompton for his brother, and Mayfair for his father)? These areas, including Marylebone,
were noted for their high density of mews where wealthy people kept their coaches and stabled their horses - a mecca for a saddler.
The location of these districts adjacent to the great parks: Hyde Park, Regents Park, and St James Park, made it what it was.
Thomas died on 1 March 1873, aged 53 years, at his home in Smith Street, Chelsea. He had suffered from phthisis (tuberculosis),
for three years. His admon, in lieu of a will, doesn't provide any extra useful information, other than being granted to Esther on 12
April 1873.
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