Census 1871

This copy of part of the census taken in 1871 shows the entry for 17 Leigham Court Road, Court Green, as it was originally called. The details for the household are as follows.

John Chappel and family were the first occupants of the building and it may well have been built for them in 1862.

	*Name*	*Relation*	*Age*	*Rank, Profession or Occupation*
1	John Chapple	Head	52	Attorney & Solicitor
2	Suzanna Chapple	Wife	50
3	John Chapple	Son	18	Solicitor
4	Loveday Chapple	Daughter	15	Scholar
5	Lucy Chapple	Daughter	14	Scholar
6	Elsie Chapple	Daughter	10	Scholar
7	Sarah Vesick	Governess	56	Governess
8	Marie de Challenge	Visitor	15	Visitor from Paris France
9	William Mackee	Servant	33	Footman
10	Mary Langhome	Servant	23	Maid servant
11	Sarah James	Servant	27	Needle Woman
12	Elizabeth Veal	Servant	26	Housemaid
13	Anne Oakfield	Servant	16	Cook

It is interesting to note a number of anomalies in the above extract from the census. Was the cook really only 16 ? or were the items 12 and 13 confused since there is some crossing out and amendments made to these entries.

Secondly, where were the gardeners on that day ? The family left the premises in 1888.

25 Carter Lane

John Chapple's offices are known to have been at 25 Carter Lane, EC4.
A visit to Carter Lane, which is very close to St Paul's Cathedral, shows the site as it is today.

Unfortunately the site is now a BT telephone exchange which was probably built in the 1930's.