Faith Judge's parents were John Judge (June 1, 1846 - ?) and Jane Bicknell (August 11, 1850 - ?). The first information I had about them was given to me when I was a kid. Someone told me that John and "Jean" Judge were married July 16, 1873 at St. Xavier's Church, St. George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England. The church at St George Hanover Square is a famous one, popular for 19th century weddings, and featured in the movie My Fair Lady.
Using this info, I found a record on the England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005, of a Jane Bicknell marrying a John Judge in the summer of 1873 at St George Hanover Square.
I caught up with John and Jane again in the England and Wales Census of 1881:
John Judge, 35
Jane Judge, 30
W. B. Judge (son), 6
Ellen B. Judge (daughter), 2
Their address was 70 Denbigh St., St George Hanover Square. Here it is today.
This census record also tells us the birthplaces of each family member. John was born in 1846 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England, Jane in 1851 in Exeter, Devon, England, and their kids in Pimlico, Middlesex, England. The family housed two boarders, and John listed his profession as musician. I sure would love to find out more about John. Maybe someday.
The couple had three children in England, according to oral family history. In addition to William Bicknell Judge (May 21, 1874 - Nov. 12, 1920) and Ellen Bicknell Judge (May 04, 1878 - ?), our records show a Jane Bicknell Judge, born July 04, 1876. I am not sure why she does not appear on the 1881 census. Sometime between 1878 and 1887, the family moved to New York. Their fourth daughter, my great-grandmother Faith Julia Judge, was born in New York on January 25, 1887. Her birth record lists father John Judge and mother Jane Bicknell, both born in England.
Our family records indicated that Faith's sister Jane died at age twelve, in 1888. I feel that this information may be in error, as there is a Jane Judge, born 1850 and died on the same date that I was given for daughter Jane's death - December 8, 1888 - in the New York City death index. That birth date matches the mother, Jane Bicknell Judge. The oral information was given to me over the phone about forty years ago, and if I remember correctly it was taken from a family Bible. I do not know whose Bible it was or whether it still exists. It is possible that the death date for Jane the mother was confused with Jane the daughter. Perhaps daughter Jane died very young, which would also explain her absence in the 1881 census. For now daughter Jane appears in my files but her information cannot be verified.
In the 1910 census records for Baltimore, Ward 19, a Faith L. Judge, age 23, is listed as a boarder in the household of George E. Newton. This Faith Judge was single, a clerk in a department store. She listed her father's birthplace as Ireland and her mother's as England. Her own place of birth is listed as New York. This would seem to be our ancestor, although it can't be verified for certain, and I don't know why her middle initial is listed as "L."
In 1920 Faith J. Stange is listed in Jacob H. Stange's household at 3741 Keokuk St. in Washington, D.C. with their three children, including my granddad, Robert Stange. Interestingly, Jacob was almost seven years younger than Faith. They would have been 26 and 33, respectively, but listed both their ages as 30. In the previous blog about the Stanges I wrote about Jacob's birth year, which was reported as exactly five years earlier than his apparent real birth year of 1893. He listed his occupation in 1920 as manager of a manufacturing company.
By 1930 the family may have fallen on hard times. Forty-two year old (Faith) Julia Stange appears in the household of her fifty-one year old sister Ellen (Judge) Montgomery on Pennsylvania Avenue in D.C. Faith's sons William and Robert appear as well. Daughter Ellen (Robert Stange's older sister), age 16, is shown living with another household in D.C. Faith lists her occupation as saleslady for a dry goods store. The fact that her husband Jacob does not appear to be living with his family here in 1930 lends credence to his being found on the 1930 census for Denver, Colorado, when he was apparently a traveling salesman for Frigidaire. See the Stang blog for details.
So far I have not been able to pin down John Judge's or Jane Bicknell's parents. I'm not as familiar with searches outside of the U.S., and those names are not uncommon in 19th century England. One of the purposes of these blogs is so that these ancestor names will appear in searches by potential cousins. In time I may be able to connect to people with more information, but for now this is the end of our trail for the Stange/Judge branch of the family tree. As always, if anyone has additional info, even if it's just hearsay, please leave it in the comments.
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