THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY – DRAKE’S ISLAND, PLYMOUTH AND THE ROUTLEDGES
1901 Census for the Three Towns The census showed the population for Plymouth increased by 21% to 107,636, Devonport...
THE 1890’s, THE ROUTLEDGE FAMILY GROWS, DRAKE’S ISLAND GETS SEARCHLIGHTS, BREECH LOADING GUNS AND MORE BABIES, THE THREE TOWNS GROW, NEW RESERVOIRS BUILT, TRAMS BEGIN OPERATING, RAILWAYS EXPAND, THEATRES OPEN AND ELECTRICITY ARRIVES
1891 Census Statistics for the UK and the Three Towns The census showed the population for Plymouth had increased to...
THE 1880’S, SMEATON’S TOWER AND DRAKE’S STATUE ARE ERECTED ON THE HOE, HMS HOWE REPLACES THE IMPREGNABLE AND THE ROUTLEDGE FAMILY SUFFERS TRAGEDY
THE INTERNATIONAL SITUATION IN 1881 Colonel Urabi’s Revolt in Egypt. Britain was mainly involved in colonial conflicts...
THE 1870’S, THE ROUTLEDGE FAMILY EXPANDS ALONGSIDE THE THREE TOWNS AND THERE IS A MUTINY ON DRAKE’S ISLAND
The next census in 1871 coincided with the formation of Germany as a country with Kaiser Wilhelm I as Emperor. The...
1861 to 1871 The Routledges, The Palmerston Forts and a Massive Hoax on the Hoe
Just before the 1861 Census was taken on 7th April 1861 modern Italy came into being as most of the independent states...
The Island, the Three Towns and the Routledges 1851 to 1861
As Acting Bombardier Richard Routledge carried out his duties on the Island in 1851 along with his fellow Gunners and...
The Routledge Family, Plymouth and the Island in 1851
Having researched the 1851 and later censuses on the Island I found that quite a few of the Garrison courted local...
The Island Garrison during the 1851 Census
The 1851 Census, taken on 30th March, showed a total of 91 people living on the Island up from 56 in 1841. 63 were...
The Drake’s Island Garrison during the 1841 Census
The first Census took place in Great Britain during 1841 and included St Nicholas (later Drake’s) Island. They have...
THE ISLAND BIRTHS – AN UPDATE
I've found a significant number of births on the Island that I was unaware of so I thought I'd do a brief list whilst...
A Pictorial History over the Centuries
I thought it may be of interest to have a look at some of the images, charts, paintings photographs and the like to...
The Governors of Plymouth and St Nicholas Island
The title of Governor of Plymouth and St Nicholas Isle seems to confirm they were regarded as two separate entities in...