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WESTERN, Amelia
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Name WESTERN, Amelia [1] Birth Between 1835 and 1836 London, Greater London, England
[1] Gender Female Death 13 Nov 1871 London, Greater London, England
Person ID I5360 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family MILBOURNE, Robert Rowley, b. 1824, Lambeth, Surrey,
d. 22 Feb 1856, Active Service In The Crimean War
(Age 32 years) Marriage 1851 Camberwell Registration District, London
[1] Children 1. MILBOURNE, Eliza Sophia Amelia, b. 23 Sep 1852, East London, London, England
d. Aft 1901 (Age > 50 years)2. MILBOURNE, Robert Rowley, b. 22 Apr 1854, Cripplegate, East London, London, England
d. 1921, Camberwell Registration District, London
(Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2178 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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AMELIA MILBOURNE née WESTERN 1835 or 1836-
Robert Rowley MILBOURNE, a bachelor of full age living at Holly Terrace, Wyndham Road, and son of Robert MILBOURNE, a carver and gilder, married Amelia WESTERN, a spinster of full age living at George Street, Wyndham Road, and daughter of Robert WESTERN, a seaman, at the Emanuel Church, Camberwell, Surrey, on 25 February 1851. Witnesses were Thomas Humphrey HALL..? and Eliza Preston.
(PR)
(GRO March Q 1851 Camberwell 4 33)
"AMELIA MELBOURNE . I am the wife of Robert Melbourne, who keeps the Golden Axe, in Milton-street, Cripplegate. I know the three prisoners-Smith, and Watts, whom I know by the name of Lovel, have been in our service, but not together-Watts left about a week before 15th Aug., and Smith about a fortnight before that-he had been in our service about eighteen months-I saw them both at our house on Monday, 14th Aug., having a pint of beer-they came in company, and drank together-they remained about twenty minutes, and went away together-there was a carrier's van at the door, with the name of "Gillard" on it-it appeared to have been waiting for them, and they went away on the box-I saw Luke again at our house on Tuesday, about half-past 11 o'clock in the morning.
Cross-examined by MR. O'BRIEN. Q. Smith lived with you about eighteen months? A. Yes, and left about a month before-he conducted himself perfectly honest while with us, and went from our service into Mr. Gilford's-Watts was a very short time with us.
Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE. Q. You do not keep this house now? A. It is closed, but we are in it-the licence is not suspended, it is closed on account of Mr. Melbourne's circumstances-I am not bound to say whether it is through embarrassments-there have never been any police complaints about it since we have been in it-a great many men come and drink in the tap room, but not a great many young people-the house has been closed for a fortnight-we have kept it about two years and a half."
(Old Bailey Online, 18 September 1854)
Robert Rowley, son of Robert Rowley (deceased) and Amelia MILBOURNE of 61 Red Cross Street, licensed victualler, was baptised at St. Giles without Cripplegate in the City of London on 13 April 1856. There is a note in the margin that he was born on 22 April 1854.
From the 1861 census of 16 Bolwell Terrace, Lambeth, Surrey:
*Amelia MILBOURNE, head, aged 25, widow, laundress, born in London, Middlesex;
Robert MILBOURNE, son, aged 7, place of birth not given.
(RG0/355/5/7)
Amelia MILBOURNE of Vauxhall-street Upper Kensington-lane Lambeth Surrey widow died 13 November 1871 at the Middlesex Hospital Middlesex Administration London 30 June to Robert Rowley MILBOURNE blind maker. Effects £360 9s 3d.
(National Probate Calendar 1910)
Note: Her death does not appear to have been registered.
(revised 09.06.2012
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Sources - [S3] Edgo20080309.FTW.
- [S3] Edgo20080309.FTW.

