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[1851 HO107/1493 fol 875 page 40]

Amelia is 15 and working as a house servant for Mr John Quick a retired Paper Stainer, residing at 30 Gloucester Crescent, Regents Park, London. Amelia is employed alongside house servant, Betsey Bartram of Coldharbour, Hertfordshire who is 5 years older.

Mr John Quick (64) is from Colyton, Devon, his wife Rachael Quick from London b 1790; their children. Henrietta Quick b1823, Jane T Quick b1828, Henry age 26 and a solicitor, all born in Marylebone, and Mary Quick b1816 St Pancras.

Amelia is working for a wealthy family, living in an elegant residential street of London….

Next Door to the Quick Residence:

Mrs Edith Clark (74) resides, a landed proprietor, of Dorchester, Dorset. Her children are: Elizabeth Ake Clark (50) is a School Proprietor, Louisa (48) an Artist, Miniature Painter, Arabella (41) a Governess and , Charles V Clark (36), Stocks & Shares Broker. All are Unmarried. Mrs Clark also has 3 grandchildren; Frederick M Clark, b1844 a British Subject United States, John C Clark b1842 Gloucester Crescent, Ada W Clark b 1841 Peckham, all scholars. A Pupil, Marmaduke Langell age 11 b1840 from Hitcham, Berkshire and John Knights age 9 b1842 from Farnham, Surrey. Mrs Clark has under her employ, 2 female House Servants age 20 and 23, from Hampstead and Scotland: [Emma Mayle b 1828 from Hampstead and Elizabeth Hogg b1831 from Ireland]

Gloucester Crescent

Named after the nearby Gloucester Gate to Regent's Park (named after Prince Regent's sister, Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester). Today, it is one of the most pretty residential streets in Camden.. Taking a walk down Gloucester Crescent is wonderful experience and gazing at the beautiful architecture of the Victorian Villas, and the paths that Amelia once walked. I wonder what life must have been like for Amelia and how she was treated by her piers, when she was in service here, back in 1851.

The buildings, as back then, are of a generous size and stand behind good sized gardens, beautifully positioned on the well designed curved Crescent, and designed by Henry Bassett. Just off of Gloucester Crescent stands what used to be an old octagonal Piano Factory, built in Victorian times and are offices today.

Approximate size of a 2 bedroom flat converted from one the houses in Gloucester Crescent today.

Leading from the hallway,

Kitchen 13’5 x 7

Bedroom 14’8 x 12’10

Facing onto the garden,

one bedroom 13’ x 11’11

Lounge 15’9 x 14’1.

Bathroom

Garden size approx 39’7 x 27’7

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