the Mastel and Appleby family - the 2nd generation

the Mastel and Appleby families

Second generation (great grandparents)

John Appleby (Jack)

John Applebee was born on 15 mar 1861 at 11 Albion Buildings in Shoreditch, his father was Joseph Appleby, tin plate worker master, and his mother Harriet Appleby, formerly Nay. (source Birth Certificate)

a John Michael Appleby was christened on 4 feb 1866 at St Leonard’s Shoreditch. (source IGI famsearch)

He married Charlotte Lowry on 27 mar 1883 at St Luke’s Church in Hackney. John Appleby was then aged 23 occupation Tin plate worker living in Homerton, and his father‘s name was Joseph Appleby, tin plate worker. Charlotte was aged 22, living in Homerton and her father’s name given as Mark Lowry, a blacksmith. Witnesses were Maurice Magnus and Mary Ann Ingrey (?) (source marriage certificate)

Jack Appleby (standing left) at work

John Appleby died on 27 May 1934 at 18 Homerton Terrace in Hackney, aged 73 years. His occupation was given as ‘formerly a tinsmith’ and the cause of death was Disseminated Sclerosis, certified by J P Geary MB. The death was reported by A Tibbs, daughter, present at the death, also of 18 Homerton Terrace. (source Death Certificate)

Charlotte LOWRY

Initially, I searched everywhere for a Charlotte Lowry with a father named Mark who was a blacksmith (as per marriage certificate to John Appleby), but found nothing, furthermore there appeared to be no Mark Lowry’s living at the time – I then wondered if the entry on the marriage certificate should read ‘mark of’ Lowry and subsequently managed to find an entry in the 1871 census which seems to be the correct family and have now received the birth certificate of the correct Charlotte Lowry.

Charlotte was born 3^rd April 1860 at 27 Margaret Street, Hackney, father Francis Lowry (a blacksmith), mother Charlotte Lowry (formerly Waggett). (source birth certificate)

She married John Appleby in 1883.

According to their son Ernest’s wife Deborah, Charlotte liked a drink! When Deborah came to London to visit the family, she found that Charlotte used to see the men off to work in the morning then slept till noon; got their lunch and sent the younger ones to the pub for beer for herself. She slept all afternoon till five minutes before they came home and then started to get their supper.

Charlotte Appleby died on 22 April 1926 at 29 Sedgwick Street, Homerton aged 66 years. She was the wife of John Appleby, tinsmith Journeyman and the cause of death was Morbus Cordis and Cardiac failure. The death was reported by A C Tibbs, daughter (Ada), also of 29 Sedgwick Street. (source death certificate)

In 1888, when Walter was born, the family were living at 21 St Thomas Place, South Hackney.

1891 census has the Appleby family living at 58 Balcombe Street, South Hackney, with the following details:

John Appleby, 30, tin plate worker, born Bethnal Green
Charlotte, 31, born Hackney
Alfred, 7, born Clapton
Ernest, 5, born Clapton
Walter, 2 (NB NOT john), born Hackney
Ada, 6m, born Hackney

This photo was probably taken at the start of the Great War, when the young men were off to fight. Standing: Alf Appleby, Bob Ward, Ted Martin. Seated: Wm Ward, ?, Jack Appleby, ?

(The Wards were friends of the Applebys and emigrated to Canada with Ernest)

In 1901 census the family lived at 28 Cambridge Circus, Bethnal Green

John Appleby, head, 40, Beer Can Maker working at home, born Bethnal Green
Charlotte, wife, 40, born Hackney
Alfred Appleby aged 17
Ernest Appleby aged 15
John Appleby aged 12 (this must be Walter)
Ada Appleby aged 10
Minnie Appleby aged 8
Harry Appleby aged 3

The family recall that John Appleby owned a tin works in Paragon Road, Hackney – London Telephone directories show Appleby and Co, Tin Toy Manufacturers at 315 Cambridge Road (later Cambridge Heath Road), E2 from 1925 through to 1940.

left: Alfred and Ernest Appleby (after the War?)

John and Charlotte Appleby’s children:

Alfred John Appleby, born [1883 dec Hackney 1b, 516] - Alf was a regimental sergeant major in WWI in the Royal Engineers and won a Distinguished Service Cross (source RR) He lived in Hackney and had a factory in Paragon Road. Married to Alice Norton and they had one son Alf, who has a daughter Marcia (source IR)

Ernest William Appleby, born 2 March 1886 in Hackney and died 30 Mar 1964 in Canada. From 1901-1908 Ernest Appleby was an apprentice in the printers guild. The master that Ernest served under was a James Francis Waterlow. The release statement was signed by a W or served under was a James Francis Waterlow. The release statement was signed by a W or (M)? A. Waterlow for James F.Waterlow. . Looks like the original master may have passed away before completion. There is also a postmark sort of stamp on the back 'Chamber of London - Inrolled" signed by a Percy Wickering. He spent some time in Argentina, in the military before emigrating to Canada in 1910, where he worked as a pressman in Brantford, where he met Deborah Pentelow who had also emigrated to Canada in 1910 with family friends William and Alice Page. Ernest and Deborah married on 6 dec 1913.

Ernest enlisted in 1914 and was a gunner in the artillery in WWI, looking after the horses for the gun carriage, but was gassed at Ypres and had to spend a year in hospital having lost one lung. Ernest told his grandson that the only reason he survived was that one of the crew was a pharmacist and recognized what the gas was and realized the only thing they had to combat it was to urinate on their handkerchiefs and breath through them as that would help to neutralize the effect of the gas. He was reassigned as an ambulance driver, but on returning to Canada after the war had to spend four years in a sanatorium before eventually returning to his job in printing.

Shown right: Ernest and Deborah Appleby in 1934 with daughter Irene.

Walter Francis Appleby, born 17 Jun 1888 at St Thomas Place, Hackney. Changed name to John Mastel and married Rosetta Caroline Gorton. Died 1966 in St Pancras (cert req)

Ada Charlotte Appleby, born [1890 dec Hackney 1b, 519]. Married Alf Tibbs and had one son Alf who died in WWII aged 19. Ada died 3 sep 1963 in Napsbury Hospital, Hertfordshire (source IR). Probate on her will was granted to the joint Executors: John Mastel and Albert Bass.

Minnie Agnes Appleby, born 27 dec 1892 and died 15 Feb 1959. Married to Bert Freeman (1894-1989) and had three children: Joan (1920-2002) who married Norman Kenefeck in 1947 and had two children Mike and Anne; Ralph, born 1923 and married in 1947; Barry born 1930 (source IR)

Henry Charles Appleby, born 1897 dec Hackney 1b, 588] Harry Appleby was an officer in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I, flying fighting planes. After the war he became co-owner of Appleby and Barham Ltd, a factory making metal household goods, (this company appears in telephone directories from 1936 to 1954). He also owned a number of fancy cars – including a Rolls Royce which he kept in John Mastel’s garage at 3 Nightingale Road, Clapton throughout WWII – at the end of the war, they found that all the upholstery had been eaten by moths!) He owned a couple of houses, including ‘Appleby House’ opposite the golf course in Totteridge Lane, and also a big house in Clapton. Died 7 Mar 1943 - he left his house in Clapton to his sister Ada, who passed it to John Mastel when she died. (source AM)

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