Hi all,
Some things have interested me from Chris Scott's wonderful research on Toppy back in 2004. First, George Hutchinson senior was living in Lambeth in 1871, which is a coincidence with our other Lambeth George (or is it). Next, George Senior was a plumber which may be where Toppy got his skills. I can imagine a young man struggling to make it on his own, but then having to fall back on his father's trade.
It is also interesting that George senior got a divorce sometime before 1891 and remarried. The last bit that interests me is that in 1891 George W T Hutchinson is listed as single and as a plumber, but also was a lodger. This would indicate that he wasn't necessarily a cut above our George Hutchinson, and probably struggled a bit to make it, even 3 years after Kelly's death. From son to groom to struggling plumber is not only not a stretch, but it smacks of doing something one doesn't want to do out of necessity, and makes Toppy seem not so different from the rest of us along with his alter ego ,(possibly) Hutch. Yet, what do I know?
Cheers,
Mike
Some things have interested me from Chris Scott's wonderful research on Toppy back in 2004. First, George Hutchinson senior was living in Lambeth in 1871, which is a coincidence with our other Lambeth George (or is it). Next, George Senior was a plumber which may be where Toppy got his skills. I can imagine a young man struggling to make it on his own, but then having to fall back on his father's trade.
It is also interesting that George senior got a divorce sometime before 1891 and remarried. The last bit that interests me is that in 1891 George W T Hutchinson is listed as single and as a plumber, but also was a lodger. This would indicate that he wasn't necessarily a cut above our George Hutchinson, and probably struggled a bit to make it, even 3 years after Kelly's death. From son to groom to struggling plumber is not only not a stretch, but it smacks of doing something one doesn't want to do out of necessity, and makes Toppy seem not so different from the rest of us along with his alter ego ,(possibly) Hutch. Yet, what do I know?
Cheers,
Mike
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