Vincent John Green is a direct ancestor
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Vincent John Green was the eldest of 8, having five sisters and two brothers. He was born on 5 August 1856 at 12 Northampton Street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex. By 1871 the family had moved to 40 Liquorpond Street. On his 16th birthday (1872) whilst the family were living at Palmestone Buildings, St Lukes, Middlesex; he became an apprentice Jeweller for five years. Having completed his apprenticeship he joined the British Army, on 29 August 1877, to serve in the Royal Fusiliers - his regimental number was ‘1369’. Upon joining he had a medical where he was described as having a fair complexion with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was 5 feet 5½ inches tall and had his initials VJG tattooed on his left forearm. He spent the next twelve years serving in the army and spent most of the last six in India. After leaving the army he returned to London and on the night of the 1891 Census he was residing at the
Whitechapel Union Workhouse, where he worked as a cook. It was at this workhouse where he met his wife
Eliza Long, who also worked there. On 2nd July 1896 they got married at the Register Office, Mile End Old Town. He was living at 7 South Grove, adjacent to the workhouse, and she was living at 40 Maplin Street - the next street along. On 17 December 1896 their first child, Lily Green, was born but sadly she shied the following day. On 17th August 1898 they had twins - a boy and a girl. The girl was called Nellie Green and the boy was called Vincent John Green but he died at 8-months. Their next child was Kate, born 16th August 1899. At the time of the 1901 Census, the family was living on the first floor of 16 Albion Street, parallel to South Grove and Vincent was shown as a Laundryman. Prior to living in Albion Street they had lived for two years at 41 Eric Street. On 28th July 1902 Vincent John Green died, aged 45. He is buried at Bow Cemetery, South Grove, grave number T-370.
On 30 August 1877, Vincent joined the the British Army becoming a Private in the 1st Battalion, 7 Regiment, 49 Brigade (later to become 1st Battalion The Royal Fusiliers, 7 Regimental District). His regimental number was 1369. For the next seven years he stayed with this regiment and was stationed at
Woolwich,
Dublin,
Templemore,
Cork,
Pembroke Dock,
The Tower of London and
Colchester. In January 1884 he transfered to 2 Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers who were based in India. He spent the next five years stationed in India at
Tumkur,
Bellary,
Camp Mandya,
Cannanore,
Calicut and
Wellington. On 28 August 1889, Having completed 12 years, Vincent left the army.
