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Thursday, 17 February 2011

THE CHARLES TREFUSIS FROOD STORY 1827-1881

CHARLES TREFUSIS FROOD was born 1st December 1827, and was baptised with his brother James on December 30th 1829 and registered 31 December 1829 in St Pancras, London.
He married AMELIA BLACKWELL at St Pancras Church in the county of Middlesex on the 28th September 1854. She being a spinster, he a bachelor and Draper born in Stoke Damerell, Devon, and WAS the son of James Frood, Excise Officer.
He died of Brights Disease (Kidney) in Doncaster on 4th November 1881 at the age of 54 years. Amelia died, aged 38 years, on the 16th November 1869, 6 months after giving birth to her final child Alfred Digory Frood.Alfred Digory seems to feature in much of the legal documention - Wills/Marriage - of his older brother and sister in law Charles Trefusis Frood and Mary Hannah Neesom.

They are both buried at St.John's Church, Balby, Doncaster. Confirmed by Doncaster Historical Society.
In 1851 - on the census - Charles Trefusis (Senior) is shown working in Sheffield, at 4 Fargate- he is unmarried and is working as a 'Drapers Shopman' at a store run by Thomas Cole and his sister Anne Cole. He is one of 9 men and 2 women working in the store, where they also appear to reside.Coles is now part of the John Lewis, Selfridges partnership.
Charles and Amelia had nine(9) children, three of whom James, Harry and Ada died as small children.

**FROOD CHARLES TREFUSIS ** PERSONAL ESTATE £950 4s.14th Janaury 1882 - The will of Charles Trefusis Frood late of Doncaster in the county of YORK commercial traveller who died 4 November 1881 at Doncaster was proved at Wakefield by Charles Trefusis Frood  of Netherhall Road, Doncaster Commercial Traveller the son Alfred Digory Frood of 59 Reginald Terrace, Chapeltown Leeds in the said county sewing machine agent the brother and Henry Wilson of 46 Market Place Doncaster draper the executors.

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