Frederick Wiedhofft the Photographer

Frederick Wiedhofft & Wives.
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Frederick was born on the 10th of January 1854, at 20 Goswell Terrace, Clerkenwell, the third child but eldest son of Frederick Augustus and Amelia (nee Pike) Wiedhofft
On the 20th of January 1855 another sister, Charlotte was born at 6 Singleton Street, Hoxton, Shoreditch, London but sadly she died only months later (22nd April 1855) at the same address. The cause of death was certified as Inflammation and supporation after vaccination 3 weeks. She was buried on the 29th April at Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington. (Weidhoffe, Charlotte 03m 013423 D07 1S07)
The June quarter of the following year (1856) saw the birth of brother, Charles, also born in Shoreditch, but again the registration of his death took place in Shoreditch in the June quarter of 1858.
Another sister Ann Wiedhofft was born at 4 Temple Street, Dalston, Hackney on 21st May 1859
1861 Census RG9-202 18 Regent Street, City Road, St Lukes, Holborn, London

Frederick Augt Wiedhofft	Head	Marr	37	Furrier	St Geo. the Martyr, London
Amelia	Wife	Marr	34	.	St Sepulcre, Middx
Amelia	Daur	.	10	Scholar	Clerkenwell
Mary	Daur	.	9	Scholar	Clerkenwell
Frederick	Son	.	8	Scholar	Clerkenwell
Ann	Daur	.	1	.	Hackney

On 14th May 1861 brother William Alfred was born at 18 Regent Street, St Lukes, Holborn
Aunt Louisa Ann married William Rayner Filler on the 7th June 1862 at St Giles Church, Camberwell, Surrey
The birth of brother Arthur was registered in the St Lukes, Holborn district in the September quarter of 1863. Once again tragedy seems to strike with his death being registered in the same district in the June quarter of 1864.
Sister Louisa Florence Wiedhofft was born in the March quarter of 1865 in the St Lukes parish of Holborn.
On the 19th December 1865 Frederick's grandfather (Frederick Gottlieb) died at his home in Peckham.
On the 27th May 1865 Aunt Mary married William Fleming a warehouseman of Glasgow at St Giles, Camberwell.
1871 Census 35 Liverpool Rd. Clerkenwell with Frederick & Francis Hackner & family (Oil & colourman) Ftederick Wiedhofft age 18 (looks like 10) born Clerkenwell (Transcribed Widhefft) apprentice.
In the December quarter of 1873 when he was 19 Frederick's mother (Amelia) died aged about 57.
In the January of 1875 Frederick would have turned 21. I will take a guess that he received a sum of money at this point to start his own business. (In his father's 1892 will he leaves- to my son Mark when he arrives at the age of twenty one the sum of two hundred pounds to start him in business which later goes on to say but in no case shall a sum be taked from the sum provided for the starting in business of my sons Frederick, William Alfred and Mark )
Sister Amelia was married at Holloway Congregational Church on the 5th July 1875.
In the first quarter of 1876 father (Frederick Augustus) remarries to widow Emma Huntsman (maiden name Sinkler ), the 1871 census shows her as a widow with 4 children ranging from 11 years to 18 months at 42 Upper St, Islington.
Frederick's 77 year old grandmother (Mary Elizabeth) died on the 16th March 1874 and the estate and effects were granted to his father (Frederick Augustus) of 20 Tyndale Place, Upper St, Islington. manufacturing furrier and natural son . Effects under £1500
Uncle Johann George (age 51) married Amelia Elizabeth Fordham on the 23rd April (St Georges Day) 1876 at St Pauls Church in Islington
Sister Mary married schoolmaster David Salmon at Islington Register Office on 17th June 1876.
The December quarter of 1876 saw the birth of half brother Mark Wiedhofft in Islington (the first child with stepmother (Emma) and half sister Emma was born in the March quarter of 1878 in Islington
1878 Post Office Directory shows Wiedhofft, Frederick, Oil & Colourman, 99 Grays Inn Rd. WC
Uncle Johann died in the March Quarter of 1879 in Islington age 54
1880 Post Office Directory Wiedhofft, Frederick Oilman 7 All Saints Road, Notting Hill
Frederick married Clio Newton on the 17th of May 1880 at St Marks Church, Clerkenwell. Frederick is described as an oilman of 12 Gt Percy St. Father (Frederick Augustus) as a brushmaker and Clio's father (Charles) as a gentleman (although a look at the 1881 census return for 12 Percy St shows...!)

1881 Census 12 Gt Percy St Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex, England Source: RG11 Piece 0349 Folio 89 Page 22
C. NEWTON	Head	Mar	68	M	House Joiner (Carpenter)	Mile End, Middlesex,
A. NEWTON	Wife	: M	57	F	.	Battle, Sussex,
F. NEWTON	Daur	U	29	F	.	Dalston, Middlesex
N. NEWTON	Son	U	24	: M	Stationers Assistant	Hackney, Middlesex
R. NEWTON	Daur	U	19	F	.	Hackney, Middlesex
A. NEWTON	Son	U	16	: M	Scholar	Hackney, Middlesex

Frederick and Clio were eventually found transcribed as Frederick and Celia Widdihoft

1881 Census West Side 7 All Saints Rd Kensington, London, Middlesex, RG11 Piece 0037 Folio 83 Page 20
Frederick WIDDIHOFT	Head	M	28	M	Oilman	Hoxton, Middlesex
Celia WIDDIHOFT	Wife	M	22	F		Hackney

On the 6th of May 1882 Clio Wiedhofft died of complications in pregnancy (Albuminuria from pregnancy. Convulsions) at 12 Gt Percy St. Clerkenwell. (her parents' house) The death was registered by N B Newton (Brother) present at the death.

1882-1886 Post Office Directory of London Wiedhofft, Frederick Oilman 7 All Saints Road, Notting Hill. New to the directory in 1886 was brother William Alfred also an oil & colourman at 218 Essex Road (Islington)

26 September 1887 brother William Alfred married Alice Salter Herne Parish Church, Kent

1888 & 1889 Post Office Directory of London Wiedhofft, Frederick Oil & Colourman 201 Balls Pond Road, Also listed was Wiedhofft Brothers 43 South Street, New North Road, N and brother William's oil & colourman business at 218 Essex Road. (Note: Oil & colourman would have been a shop selling (and probably mixing) paints, lamp oil, etc.) When I was a boy the "oil shop" sold paraffin, paints, hardware, etc. and in 1986 I was regularly calling on a couple of painters and decorators on the Balls Pond Road.

1891 Census 201 Balls Pond Road, Islington RG12-0164 page 45

Frederick Wiedhofft	Head	Wid	38	Oilman Colour	Employer	London, Hackney
Maria Wedlake	Housekeeper	Mar	35	.	.	Norfolk, Blouston
Albert Wedlake	Son	S	18	Tin-box maker	Employed	Suffolk, Eye
William Wedlake	Son	S	14	Oilmans assistant	Employed	London, Hoxton

On the 28th December Frederick's father (Frederick Augustus) died at his home in Kingston on Thames

Post Office Directory of London 1893 Wiedhofft, Frederick Oil & Colourman 201/203 Balls Pond Road, 43 South Street, New North Road, N. So it would appear that he had extended his shop on the Balls Pond Road (203 was possibly a coffee shop in the 91 census) and taken complete control of the South Street site while brother William seems to have resurrected the Notting Hill shop.

Wiedhofft, Frederick

Wiedhofft W A Oil & Colourman 7 All Saints Road, Notting Hill

Post Office Directory of London 1895

Wiedhofft,Frederick Oil & Colourman 201/203 Balls Pond Road,