When Joseph Henry Bellows was born on 15 May 1835 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, his father, Robert, was 40 and his mother, Etty, was 29. He married Lorenza Phillipe in September 1867 in Islington, Middlesex. They had two children during their marriage. He died on 13 December 1912 in Edmonton, Middlesex, having lived a long life of 77 years.
The Census shows he was a Gold Watch and Pendant Maker.Joseph Henry Bellows was my Great-Great-Grandfather
I've just recently discovered how he died.
Septuagenarlan's Fatal Accident
Tottenham and Edmonton Weekly Herald - Wednesday 18 December 1912
An inquest was held at Edmonton Workhouse on Friday on Joseph Henry Bellows, aged 77, a resident at the Clock and Watchmakers' Asylum, New Southgate, who died at the Infirmary from injuries. On the evening, of the 2nd inst. the deceased was knocked down by a pair -horse van it was corning out of Bowes-road near the Almshouses.
The driver, a man named Harry Cox, of Homerton, shouted out three or four times to the deceased, who it appears was somewhat deaf and weak-sighted, and also tried to avoid him, hut the deceased kept on his way. After being seen by a doctor he was conveyed to the Tottenham Hospital, where it was found that he had sustained a compound fracture of the arm, a cut on the leg, and many bruises.
He was treated at that institution, but owing to lack of accommodation could not be admitted, and was taken to the Infirmary, where he died on the 7th inst. Death was attributed to shock from the injuries --The jury in returning a verdict of Accidental death" exonerated the driver of the horses and van from blame
Clock and Watchmakers' Asylum, New Southgate,
Clock and Watchmakers' Asylum, New Southgate,
This webpage has details on the Clock and Watchmakers' Asylum, New Southgate (an extract is shown below). The term "Asylum" would be best described as "Refuge".
https://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/clockandwatchmakers.html
While charities existed already for the employers of the clock and watch makers trade and for its working men, it was hoped that an institution could be established to enable both parties to meet on neutral ground. To this end, in 1853 a meeting was held in Clerkenwell, then the centre of the trade. It was presided over by the MP for Clerkenwell and Lord Mayor of London, Thomas Challis.
Following this meeting, the institution was established the same year. It would be known as the Clock and Watchmakers Asylum, a charity which would provide almshouses and pensions for aged and infirm members of the trade and their widows. Fund-raising began and, in January 1854, as he lay on this death bed, even the clockmaker to the Crown, Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy, was approached by a delegation of the trade to discuss the building of almshouses.
However, it was not until 1857 that the foundation stone was laid for the Asylum, A piece of land had been purchased for £700 in a "delightful spot" to the east of Colney Hatch & Southgate station (now New Southgate), served by the Great Northern Railway. Preparation of the site for drainage, etc. had cost an additional £100.
The buildings were of red brick with stone dressings, built in the Tudor style, at a cost of £2,500. It was planned to add two wings later but, at this stage, funds for maintenance had not yet been established.
Those eligible for admission to the Asylum were poor elderly members of the clock and watchmakers trades, regardless of religion, gender or race. No married couple was admitted unless the husband had worked in the trade for 25 years, and no widow unless her late husband had worked for 20 years.
As well as a rent-free home, the almspeople received light, coals and, when needed, medical attendance. Men received an annual stipend of £20, while widows received £13.
In 1925 the trustees applied successfully for royal patronage. In the early 1930s the Asylum was renamed The Homestead (the term 'Asylum' had fallen out of favour in the 1920s).
The almshouses were demolished in the mid 1960s. Their site was redeveloped by Barnet Council. It is now occupied by three large apartment blocks and a driveway - all still called The Homestead.
While charities existed already for the employers of the clock and watch makers trade and for its working men, it was hoped that an institution could be established to enable both parties to meet on neutral ground. To this end, in 1853 a meeting was held in Clerkenwell, then the centre of the trade. It was presided over by the MP for Clerkenwell and Lord Mayor of London, Thomas Challis.
Following this meeting, the institution was established the same year. It would be known as the Clock and Watchmakers Asylum, a charity which would provide almshouses and pensions for aged and infirm members of the trade and their widows. Fund-raising began and, in January 1854, as he lay on this death bed, even the clockmaker to the Crown, Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy, was approached by a delegation of the trade to discuss the building of almshouses.
However, it was not until 1857 that the foundation stone was laid for the Asylum, A piece of land had been purchased for £700 in a "delightful spot" to the east of Colney Hatch & Southgate station (now New Southgate), served by the Great Northern Railway. Preparation of the site for drainage, etc. had cost an additional £100.
The buildings were of red brick with stone dressings, built in the Tudor style, at a cost of £2,500. It was planned to add two wings later but, at this stage, funds for maintenance had not yet been established.
Those eligible for admission to the Asylum were poor elderly members of the clock and watchmakers trades, regardless of religion, gender or race. No married couple was admitted unless the husband had worked in the trade for 25 years, and no widow unless her late husband had worked for 20 years.
As well as a rent-free home, the almspeople received light, coals and, when needed, medical attendance. Men received an annual stipend of £20, while widows received £13.
In 1925 the trustees applied successfully for royal patronage. In the early 1930s the Asylum was renamed The Homestead (the term 'Asylum' had fallen out of favour in the 1920s).
The almshouses were demolished in the mid 1960s. Their site was redeveloped by Barnet Council. It is now occupied by three large apartment blocks and a driveway - all still called The Homestead.
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