Nicholas Edward Charrington and his wife Isabella were living at Marden Ash House, Marden Ash, Ongar, at the time of the 1881 Census. They had three children, Edward born in 1876, Evelyn, born in 1877 and Eleanor, born in 1880. In addition they had the following servants living in:
Cook – Ellen Bartlett
Housemaid – Sophia Cook
Head Nurse – Sarah Thomas
Under Nurse – Hannah Robinson
Coachman – Thomas Glover
Groom – Richard Westwood.
(only Westwood was local – born in Shelley)
Nicholas and Isabella were married in 1874 in Surrey. He gives his occupation at that time as a Brewer. In fact he was part of Charrington Brewery a company founded in Bethnal Green, London in the early 18th century, and to which John Harrington in 1766 became a partner. Nicholas’s father, grandfather and great grandfather were also connected with the brewery.
We are not certain how long Nicholas and Isabella remained at Marden Ash House. His father Edward died in 1888 in Surrey, and it is assumed that the family moved then to Surrey as they are shown as living in Bures Manor, Reigate, Surrey at the time of the 1891 census. Nicholas died in 1894
Arthur Craven Charrington
On the 17th May 1882 at Marden Ash House, Isabella gave birth to another son who was named Arthur Craven. He was educated at Eton College and afterwards enlisted in the King’s Royal Rifle Militia in 1902, being transferred to the 1st (Royal) Dragoons in 1903, and obtaining his troop in April, 1910.
In India he served on the staff of the Viceroy, Lord Minto, and the Commander-in-Chief Sir O’Moore Creagh.
Captain Charrington – who was known to his friends as ‘Kid’ – was a fine horseman; he won many races in India, rode the winner of the Army Cup in 1909 and 1910, of the Grand Annual in 1910 and the Indian Grand National in 1911. He made a wonderful record at Simla in 1909, where he rode in twenty races in four days, winning thirteen, coming in second in three and third in one.
Arthur Craven Charrington was killed on the 20th October 1914 near Ypres, aged 32 years and was buried at Ypres Town Cemetery. He is also remembered at
