Edwin Enock (1849-1924)

PERSONAL DETAILS

Full name: Edwin Enock.
Known as: Ted.
Date of birth: Tuesday, 4th December, 1849.
Birthplace: Sparkbrook, Birmingham, England.
Date of death: Friday, 4th April, 1924 (aged 74 years.)
Place of death: Edmonton Hospital, London, England.

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FAMILY

PARENTS

Robert Enock (1811-1855)
Robert Enock
(1811-1855)
Elizabeth Enock (1810-1867)
Elizabeth Enock
(née Doeg)
(1810-1867)

SIBLINGS

Charles Robert Enock (1837-1900)
Charles Robert Enock
(1837-1900)

Arthur Henry Enock (1839-1917)
Arthur Henry Enock
(1839-1917)


Amy Jane Dell (née Barter, Enock) (1841-1885)
Amy Jane Dell
(née Barter, Enock)
(1841-1885)

Robinson Enock (1843-1909)
Robinson Enock
(1843-1909)


Frederick Enock(1845-1916)
Frederick Enock
(1845-1916)

Emma Enock(1847-1868)
Emma Enock
(1847-1868)

Sophia Elizabeth Derrington (née Enock) (1853-1933)
Sophia Elizabeth Derrington
(née Enock)
(1853-1933)

WIFE

Emily Maria Enock (née Jones) (1855-1937).

Date of marriage: Wednesday, 17th August, 1881.
Place of marriage: Church of St Mary, Kilburn, Abbey Road, London, England.

CHILDREN

RESIDENCES

1850-1853 - Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, England.

According to the 1851 census, the Enocks were seven entries away from the Angel Inn Hotel. By tying this information in with the 1889 OS town plan of Birmingham, the Enocks would have lived next-door to Ladypool School. The house was demolished to make way for St. Agatha's Church around 1898.


1853 - Balsall Heath Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, England.

1855 - 399, Bristol Road "Sussex Place", Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.

Demolished between 1956-1966.

1861-1862 - 30, Balsall Heath Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.

1862-1868 - 75 Ryland Road (Gothic Cottage/Gothic Lodge), Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.

1871 - 25 Balsall Heath Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, England.

Annual rent: 1874: £20 10s. (£9k in 2016), or £1. 5s. 7d. a month (£750 in 2016).

Occupants (1871 census): Robinson Enock,  Edwin Enock, Sophia Elizabeth Enock

Approximate location/

1881 - 2, Craddock Street, Kentish Town, London, England.

Demolished before the 1950s.

1885 - 55, Tabley Road, Upper Holloway, London, England.

1888-1889 - 234, Park Road, Hornsey, London, England.

1891 - 11, Northwood Road, Hornsey, London, England.

1893-1894 - 23, Gladsmuir Road, Highgate, London, England.

1898 - 1, Gladsmuir Road, Highgate, London, England.

1901-1903 - 6, Hazeldean Road, Stonebridge, Willesden, London, England.

1908 - 16, The Broadway, Winchmore Hill, London, England.

Approx. location of property.

1911-1924 - 91, Woodberry Avenue, Winchmore Hill, London, England.

EDUCATION

Friday 26th August 1859 - Saturday 1st November 1862 -  Ackworth School, Pontefract Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, England. 

Admit number: 7938
Agent: William Southall
Relatives in attendance: Robinson Enock (brother), Frederick Enock (brother), Emma Enock (sister).

Admission: Graduated scale of payment. Minimum charge £12 per annum [eqv. £517 in 2005], but parents who could manage to pay more were asked to contribute £15 [eqv. £647 in 2005] or £21 [eqv. £906 in 2005], according to their means.

Life at Ackworth.

Between the ages of eleven and fifteen, Emma was away from family life for eleven-months of the year, only returning home during the one-month annual summer holiday.

Edwin would have only seen his siblings at meeting for worship and possibly spent time together on the path running midway between the two wings known as "The Flags".

Scholars studied during the day, and undertook some manual work out-of-hours.

The curriculum between 1859-1862 consisted of:

Manual work included: 

Staff at Ackworth School during Edwin's schooling:

Superintendent: Thomas Pumphrey.
Masters: John Newby (Master of Grammar and Latin), Henry Sparkes (Master of Drawing), John William Watson, William Pollard, George Frederick Linney, Wilson Hartley, Thomas Robson, William Thistlethwaite, William Kitching, Thomas Rhodes.
Master on Duty (outdoor inspection of boys during play-hours): Thomas Puplett. 
Visiting Reading Master:
Thomas King Greenbank (one-week 1859, and 1862).
Visiting Drawing Master: Charles Ryan.
Housekeeper:
Sarah Maddocks.
Boys' Matron: Sophia Gregory.
Nurse: Mary Williamson.
Principal Tailor: George Frederick Linney.
Principal Shoemaker: Isaac Levitt, James Wilson.
Baker: John Walker.
Husbandman (Farmer): William Cammage.
Principal Gardener: James Jones, Samuel Peaker.

Additional information on Ackworth School can be found here

OCCUPATION

1871 census - Commercial Clerk
1881 census - Clerk
1891 census - Grocer's Clerk
1901 census - Grocer's Book Keeper
1911 census - Clerk

"He lost both his mother and father when he was quite young, and after leaving school he had to rough it for some years, and for a time went to sea." - Ackworth memorial notice

1880s-1910s: Henry Dell Ltd, 408 Holloway Road, Holloway, London, England.

"For many years Edwin Enock was employed by his brother-in-law, Henry Dell, as a clerk in his office." - Ackworth memorial notice

INTERESTS & HOBBIES

"During the last few years of his life he retired, and occupied his time in painting, for which he had a distinct gift. His methods were clever and ingenious, and he obtained wonderful results in a very short space of time." - Ackworth memorial notice

PATENT

WILL

Date of Probate: 17th May 1924
Gross value of estate: £376 4s. 0d.

"THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me EDWIN ENOCK of 91 Woodberry Avenue Winchmore Hill London N in the County of x made this fifteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen. I hereby revoke all wills heretofore made by me and I appoint my wife Emily Maria Enock of _ in the County of _ and Henry Ernest Dell of 32 Broomfield Av N in the County of _ to be EXECUTORS of this my will. I direct that all my debts funeral and testamentary expenses shall be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease. I give devise and bequeath unto my said wife the whole of my property of which I may die possessed for her own absolute use and benefit. In the event of my said wife dying in my lifetime then I give the whole of my property to the said Henry Ernest Dell upon trust to apply and dispose of the same in the manner he in his absolute discretion may deem best for the benefit of Irene Margaret Enock, Doris Annie Enock, and Emily Elizabeth Enock of 99 Station Road, Chingford, Essex, the three daughters of my deceased son Robert Enock. IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above mentioned - EDWIN ENOCK.

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