George Hutchinson in 1921

[Gary Barnett]

George William Topping Hutchinson was living at 14, Tuscan Street, Bethnal Green when the 1921 census was taken. Here are the details of his household. I hope the format is OK, it’s basically just a cut and paste job with a few adjustments,



First name(s) George W T

Last name Hutchinson

Sex Male

Birth year 1866

Census date 19 June 1921

Age in years 54

Age in months 9

Age as transcribed 54 y 9 m

Relationship to head Head

Marital status Married

Birth place Norwood, Surrey, England

Birth county Surrey

Occupation Plumber

Employment Franks and Simmons Builders

Place of Work City Road EC


First name(s) Florence Beatrice

Last name Hutchinson

Sex Female

Birth year 1879

Census date 19 June 1921

Age in years 42

Age in months 3

Age as transcribed 42 y 3 m

Relationship to head Wife

Marital status Married

Birth place Poplar, London, England

Birth county London



First name(s) George W

Last name Hutchinson

Sex Male

Birth year 1898

Census date 19 June 1921

Age in years 22

Age in months 7

Age as transcribed 22 y 7 m

Relationship to head Son

Marital status Single

Birth place Westminster, London, England

Birth county London

Occupation Pumbers Mate

Employment Demobilised

Place of Work Army



First name(s) William Percy

Last name Hutchinson

Sex Male

Birth year 1906

Census date 19 June 1921

Age in years 14

Age in months 8

Age as transcribed 14 y 8 m

Relationship to head Son

Marital status Single

Birth place Stratford, Essex, England

Birth county Essex

Occupation Wood Turner

Employment Steels Saw Mills

Place of Work City Road EC

School Part time


First name(s) Clarah Adelaide

Last name Hutchinson

Sex Female

Birth year 1909

Census date 19 June 1921

Age in years 11

Age in months 11

Age as transcribed 11 y 11 m

Relationship to head Daughter

Orphanhood Both Parents Alive

Birth place Bethnal Green, London, England

Birth county London

School Whole time


First name(s) Leonard Robert

Last name Hutchinson

Sex Male

Birth year 1911

Census date 19 June 1921

Age in years 9

Age in months 9

Age as transcribed 9 y 9 m

Relationship to head Son

Orphanhood Both Parents Alive

Birth place Bethnal Green, London, England

Birth county London

School Whole time


First name(s) Ivy Minnie

Last name Hutchinson

Sex Female

Birth year 1912

Census date 19 June 1921

Age in years 8

Age in months 9

Age as transcribed 8 y 9 m

Relationship to head Daughter

Orphanhood Both Parents Alive

Birth place Bethnal Green, London, England

Birth county London

School Whole time


First name(s) Marion Francis

Last name Hutchinson

Sex Female

Birth year 1914

Census date 19 June 1921

Age in years 6

Age in months 9

Age as transcribed 6 y 9 m

Relationship to head Daughter

Orphanhood Both Parents Alive

Birth place Bethnal Green, London, England

Birth county London

School Whole time


First name(s) Reginald Everett

Last name Hutchinson

Sex Male

Birth year 1916

Census date 19 June 1921

Age in years 5

Age in months 3

Age as transcribed 5 y 3 m

Relationship to head Son

Orphanhood Both Parents Alive

Birth place Bethnal Green, London, England

Birth county London

School Whole time


First name(s) Dorothy Hilda

Last name Hutchinson

Sex Female

Birth year 1918

Census date 19 June 1921

Age in years 3

Age as transcribed 3 y

Relationship to head Daughter

Orphanhood Both Parents Alive

Birth place Bethnal Green, London, England

Birth county London

Birth country England

School Whole time


First name(s) Arthur Albert

Last name Hutchinson

Sex Male

Birth year 1920

Census date 19 June 1921

Age in years 1

Age as transcribed 1 y

Relationship to head Son

Orphanhood Both Parents Alive

Birth place Bethnal Green, London, England

School Whole time

[Phillip Walton]

Thats interesting in that a former colleague of mine claimed that the George Hutchinson was his grandfather. I took it with a pinch of salt as now he would be about sixty years old, too young I thought to have a grandfather almost a hundred years old when he was born. But as the above shows he had a young family despite being in his fifties so its quite possible that he could have been Georges grandson. Unfortunately I can't ask him for more details as he left to become a London cab driver.

[Gary Barnett]

Thats interesting in that a former colleague of mine claimed that the George Hutchinson was his grandfather. I took it with a pinch of salt as now he would be about sixty years old, too young I thought to have a grandfather almost a hundred years old when he was born. But as the above shows he had a young family despite being in his fifties so its quite possible that he could have been Georges grandson. Unfortunately I can't ask him for more details as he left to become a London cab driver.

What was his name?

[Phillip Walton]

What was his name?

Neil Hutchinson.

[Gary Barnett]

Neil Hutchinson.

Have you ever tried to plot his genealogy?

[Phillip Walton]

That was about thirty years ago that I last saw him, I don't think he was into genealogy. He mentioned it to me when I told him that my first job after leaving school was in Mitre Square.

[Gary Barnett]

That was about thirty years ago that I last saw him, I don't think he was into genealogy. He mentioned it to me when I told him that my first job after leaving school was in Mitre Square.

Do you know his approximate age and where he lived?

[Phillip Walton]

Do you know his approximate age and where he lived?

He would now be about sixty years of age and at the time I knew him he was living in Chadwell Heath.

[Phillip Walton]

As a suggestion. Neil left to take up a career as a London (black) cab driver. If you could get in touch with the cab drivers associations and leave a message asking them to contact him and ask him to get in touch with you.

[Edward Stow]

Of course...
Two of Hutchinson's grandchildren died in the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster. Joan aged 10 and William aged 6.
Along with three Lechmeres - one of CAL's sons, his daughter in law and grandson.

I think the widower (I think called Moss) of one of Hutchinson's granddaughter's is still alive, or was up to a few years ago. She committed suicide I think around 1960, throwing herself off a hospital roof... I think St Andrews which was in Bromley By Bow.
This is from a shakey memory.

[Edward Stow]

The son whose children died was I think William Percy and Reginald was the prime informant of his father's involvement in the Ripper case.
I think Reg died in the 1990s.

[Debra Arif]

As a suggestion. Neil left to take up a career as a London (black) cab driver. If you could get in touch with the cab drivers associations and leave a message asking them to contact him and ask him to get in touch with you.

Do you think this is him mentioned in this 2016 news article, Phillip?
https://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/new...on-the-3078956

He's a black cab driver from Chadwell Heath b c 1959

[Gary Barnett]

If he’s still in Chadwell Heath, he’s not far away from where I live.

[Rob Clack]

Hasn't this George Hutchinson been disproved as being 'the' George Hutchinson?

[Phillip Walton]

Do you think this is him mentioned in this 2016 news article, Phillip?
https://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/new...on-the-3078956

He's a black cab driver from Chadwell Heath b c 1959

Could well be, the only thing is he left to take up driving a cab long before 2008. Unless of course he left the cab trade and returned to it in 2008.