George Marrion Wagland

  General Notes:

His middle name comes from his step-grandfather: James Marrion.

We don't know why George Wagland moved to Crayford and then Dartford. However there were well-known silk printing businesses in both towns which is probably where he worked.

Augustus Applegath, a prolific inventor of the time, founded the print works at Crayford in 1826 and perfected the printing of fabrics using curved copper plates rather than traditional hand blocks. In 1843, it became known as David Evans and Co Ltd of Crayford, producing the finest silks for the likes of many famous clients including Liberty's Elizabeth Emmanuel, Holland and Holland, David Allen and even Sir Elton John before closing its doors 158 years later in 2001. During its time it was also known as the Dover Road Silk and Calico Print Works.

In 1865 James Keymer set up a fabric printing works on the banks of the River Darent, adjacent to what is now Bullace Lane. In 1910, the name Dartford Print Works was officially adopted. The firm was taken over by Messrs. Warner and Sons in 1927 and continued in production until 1939. It was about 5-10 minutes walk from where George Wagland was living in 1910.

  Events

• Residence, 6 Jun 1841, Nelson's Fields, Merton, London, SW20, GB. ²

• Residence, 30 Mar 1851, Nelson's Fields, Merton, London, SW20, GB. ¹

• Occupation: printer, 2 Apr 1871. ³

• Residence, 2 Apr 1871, Factory Lane/Road, Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, London, SW18 4HF, GB. ³ Joseph Leves, his partner, lived next door [1871 and 1881 Censuses].

• Occupation: printer, 29 Mar 1874.

• Residence, 29 Mar 1874, Tooting, Wandsworth, London, SW17, GB.

• Will, 23 Feb 1875.

• Residence, 13 Feb 1876, Summers Town [now Summerstown], Earlsfield, Wandsworth, London, SW17, GB.

• Occupation: silk printer, 11 Nov 1877.

• Residence, 11 Nov 1877, Summers Town [now Summerstown], Earlsfield, Wandsworth, London, SW17, GB.

• Residence, 3 Apr 1881, 2 Balcup Terrace, Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, Wandsworth, London, SW17, GB. ⁴

• Residence, 24 Dec 1883, 4 Boundaries Road, Balham, Wandsworth, London, SW12 8BY, GB.

• Marriage, 2 Apr 1888, St. Mary's Church (Summerstown), 46 Wimbledon Road, Earlsfield, Wandsworth, London, SW17 0UQ, GB.

• Residence, 5 Apr 1891, 5 Wimbledon Road, Streatham, Wandsworth, London, GB. ⁵

• Marriage, 6 Nov 1898, St. Paulinus's Church, Crayford, Dartford, Bexley, London, DA1, GB.

• Residence, 31 Mar 1901, 2 Avalon Cottages, London Road, Crayford, Dartford, Bexley, London, DA1, GB. ⁶

• Residence, 2 Apr 1911, 92 Lowfield Street, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1HS, GB. ⁷

George married Elizabeth Pratt, daughter of George Pratt and Sarah, on 30 Mar 1862 in St. Mary's Church (Newington), 57 Kennington Park Road, Camberwell, Southwark, London, SE11 4JH, GB. (Elizabeth Pratt was born about 1839 in Mitcham, Merton, London, GB,¹ died before 17 May 1870 and was buried on 17 May 1870 in St. Peter's & St. Paul's Church, Church Road, Mitcham, Merton, London, CR4 3BU, GB.)

George next married Annie Ewins, daughter of Henry Ewins and Elizabeth, on 2 Jun 1873 in Holy Trinity Church, Clapham Common North Side, Lambeth, London, SW4 0QZ, GB. (Annie Ewins was born about 1850 in West Ham, Newham, London, GB ^{1 8} and died between 1 Mar 1935 and 30 Jun 1935 in Dartford Registration District, Kent, DA1, GB.)