William Alexander Bridgen: chronology
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1784 | William Alexander Bridgen senior born, St Marylebone |
| 16 Jul 1804 | William senior marries Mary Bailey at St Andrew's, Holborn |
| 29 Sep 1828 | Mary Ann born to Eliza Cope Roberts and Daniel Cooper, unmarried, of Paddington Street; baptised St Marylebone 24 Jun 1830. The leading but unproven candidate for Mary Anne Cooper, whose recorded ages imply c.1825-1831 |
| 12 Nov 1850 | Mary Bailey dies at 2 Robert Street, Chelsea |
| 3 Dec 1850 | William senior, a widower, marries Mary Anne Cooper at St Margaret's, Westminster |
| 7 Dec 1850 | William Alexander Bridgen junior born at 10 Palace Street, Westminster |
| 30 Mar 1851 | Family at 9 Denbigh Street, Westminster; William senior is clerk in Audit Office, Somerset House |
| 26 Aug 1851 | William senior writes his will |
| 2 Oct 1851 | William senior dies at 17 Church Square, Margate |
| 25 Oct 1851 | Will proved |
| 20 Mar 1852 | Mary Anne Bridgen, widow, marries Joseph Rush, fishmonger |
| 1853 | Joseph George Rush born, William's maternal half-brother |
| 1854 | Frederick Charles Rush born, William's maternal half-brother |
| 1861 | William appears as William Rush at the Prince of Orange, Rotherhithe |
| 1871 | Joseph Rush, fishmonger, at 88 Larkhall Lane with Mary and six children; William absent from that household |
| 1871 | William Rush, 20, Pimlico-born fishmonger, servant in John Cobb's household at Newington Butts; very likely William Bridgen |
| 9 May 1875 | William marries Eliza Emma Chesson |
| 1880 | William Alexander Rush, fishmonger, listed at 88 Larkhall Lane |
| 1880 | Joseph Rush, fishmonger, listed at 51 Atlantic Road; Joseph senior and Joseph George are both possible identifications |
| 1881 | William Bridgen, fishmonger, living at 88 Larkhall Lane, Lambeth |
| 1882 | Joseph Rush dies |
| 1885–1915 | Directory listings place Frederick Charles Rush, fish salesman, at Billingsgate Market as his business address |
| 3 Oct 1887 | Eliza Emma Bridgen dies at 10 Jelf Road, Brixton, aged 38, of morbus cordis and anasarca; William present |
| 29 Aug 1889 | William marries Emily Cooper at St Mary's, Lambeth; occupation fishmonger |
| 1900 | William Rush listed as fishmonger at 51 Atlantic Road, Brixton SW |
| 19 Aug 1900 | Death of Gertrude Doris Bridgen; cause recorded as gastro-enteric syncope; family at 99 Geneva Road |
| 24 Aug 1900 | Death of Alice Nora Bridgen; cause recorded as teething, diarrhoea and convulsions; William described as Master Fishmonger |
| 1901 | William at 99 Geneva Road; fishmonger and employer |
| 1901 | William Patrick Corkery, fishmonger, at 159 Battersea Park Road |
| 1904, 1906 and 1908 | William Rush again listed as fishmonger at 51 Atlantic Road, Brixton SW |
| 4 Feb 1910 | Mary Anne Rush, formerly Bridgen, nee Cooper, dies aged 79; any surviving life interest under William senior's will may have ended |
| 1910 | 18 Bankton Road valuation: occupier W. A. Rush, owner W. A. Bridgen |
| 1910 | 159 Battersea Park Road valuation: house and shop, Corkery occupier |
| 1911 | William at 18 Bankton Road; fishmonger, own account; Emily assisting |
| 1911 | Joseph George Rush, fish dealer, Billingsgate, living in East Ham |
| 1911 | Frederick Charles Rush, fish salesman, own account, living at 16 Brading Road |
| c.1916 | Corkery's 21-year lease at 159 Battersea Park Road likely expires |
| 1919 | Frederick Rush listed as fishmonger at 159 Battersea Park Road |
| 1920 | William Rush listed as fishmonger at 159 Battersea Park Road, both alphabetically and under Fishmongers |
| 10 Jan 1920 | William dies at 159 Battersea Park Road, fishmonger and shopkeeper |
| 1921 | No census entry for 159 Battersea Park Road yet located |
| 1922 | Mrs Emily Rush (fishmonger) listed at 159 Battersea Park Road in Post Office Directory |
| 1925 | Mrs Emily Rush (fishmonger) listed at 159 Battersea Park Road in Post Office Directory |
| 1940 | William Joseph Munden listed as fishmonger at 159 Battersea Park Road |
See the biography for the evidence behind each entry.