Harry Hepworth Powis

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1947 Letter Cyril Griffiths -> Ann G-P "I think Hepworth came next. He was as wild as they make 'em and lived a hell of a life as 'one of the lads' of the West End in the naughty nineties. He was one of those extraordinary men who live on their personal charm. Everyone, men and women alike, but especially women, loved him. It didn't seem to matter what sort of dirty trick he played on people - and he played a few I believe - they didn't seem to mind. He was very tall, slim, dark & extremely handsome. Always on the top of a wave we three children thought the world of Hepworth. I think one of the secrets of his charm was his utter lack of self-conciousness" ...... "all the Hansom cabbies knew Hepwoth in the West End. So did the policemen, crossing-sweppers & shoe blacks, and all the flower girls of Piccadilly adored him. One of his most astonishing escapades was when one evening in Piccadilly Circus he only had about £1 on him and wanted some more money, so he negotiated with a crossing sweeper to buy the xxxxxxx's pitch for two hours. He gave the crossing-sweeper 10/- and swept the crossing himself for two hours in frock coat and top hat." .... <with tips and so on he collected £10> ..... "he returned the broom with an extra 10/- for luck and went off to enjoy himself. He married twice but had no children. His first wife Amy was a charming girl and they were devoted to one another; but he led her a merry dance & she divorced him, although she loved him till the day he died. Then he married a prim sort of women whose name I forget. He never cared for her, but she was mad about him & she had pots of money. Her idea was to 'reform him'. What a hope ! ......... He died of consumption at Bournemouth. When he was nearly dead his first wife Amy came down & brought him some xxxxxxx. There was evidently a matter of entitlement in the xxxxxx (same word) because the last time I saw him, a couple of hours before he died, he was holding one of the flowers which, he told me, was his one and only love. I think it was the year Queen Victoria died, or thereabouts. Whatever may be said of Hepworth, he lived his life and was game to the bittter end."

https://royaldescent.blogspot.com/2017/03/ ; for 2nd wife.

Got full name from finding birth on ancestry. Preciously just 'Harry H'. This actually says Eton district, but that is Slough.

1871 Cenus (age 3) living as lodger with mother and brother at 115a Catherine(?) Terrace, St.Barnabus Parish, Kennington, Lambeth, London.

1881 Census - incorrectly indexed as PowEs (age 13) living with mother, siblings, 2 of fathers cousins and a servant at 1 Ravensworth Ter, Fulham, Chelsea, London. Occupation; School Boy.

1891 Census; Can't find. Tried again, no luck.

1901 Census; Can't find.
However death record is very specificially Harry Hepworth Powis b 1867. But died Q1, so may be before census. Either way - where was he is 1891?