William Gee (abt. 1827 - 1877)

Born about 1827 in Week St Mary, Cornwall, England

Husband of Helena (Hudleston) Gee — married 1862 in Bath, Somerset, England

Died 4 May 1877 at about age 50 in East Coker, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

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Biography

WILLIAM GEE (Gee-1052)

PARENTS. Walter Gee & Sarah (Gee) Gee

BIRTH. Abt. 1827, Week St Mary, Cornwall, England

CHRISTENING. 3 Jul 1827, Week St Mary, Cornwall, England

England and Wales Census, 1851:

Name William Gee

Event Type Census

Event Date 1851

Event Place Paington, Devon, England

Registration District Totnes

Residence Note Polsom

Gender Male

Age 23

Marital Status Unmarried

Occupation Curate Of Paignton

Relationship to Head of Household Visitor

Birth Year (Estimated) 1828

Birthplace Wee St Mary, Cornwall

Page Number 21

Registration Number HO107

Piece/Folio 1873 / 31

Affiliate Record Type Household

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

Robert Gee Head M 65 Hull, Yorkshire

Jane Gee Wife F 51 Cockington, Devonshire

Robert W Gee Son M 14 Marldon, Devonshire

John Gee Son M 11 Marldon, Devonshire

Walter M Gee Son M 6 Marldon, Devonshire

William Gee Visitor M 23 Wee St Mary, Cornwall

Mary Jane Compton Visitor F 23 Totness, Devonshire

Joseph W Croker Servant M 17 Totness, Devonshire

Mary Mathews Servant F 47 Denbury, Devonshire

Maria Patson Servant F 19 Newton Abbot, Devonshire

Grace Brond Servant F 15 Week St Mary, Cornwall

England and Wales Census, 1861:

Name William Gee

County Devonshire

Event Type Census

Event Date 1861

Event Place St Leonards, Devonshire, England

Registration District St Thomas

Residence Note Richmond Place

Gender Male

Age 33

Marital Status Unmarried

Occupation Clergyman Of Church Of Rector Of St...

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1828

Birthplace West St Mary, Cornwall

Page Number 6

Registration Number RG09

Piece/Folio 1388 / 6

Affiliate Record Type Household

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

William Gee Head M 33 West St Mary, Cornwall

Ann Holway Servant F 53 Combe Raleigh, Devon

Sarah Brown Servant F 30 Bristol, Somerset

Ann French Visitor F 10 Ottery, Devon

MARRIAGE. 1862, Bath, Somerset, England

MARRIAGE. 1862, Helena Hudleston, daughter of William Hudleston & Annette Clara (Wallace) Hudleston

MARRIAGE. 1862

Name Helena Hudlestone

Event Type Marriage

Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun

Registration Year 1862

Registration District Bath

County Somerset

Event Place Bath, Somerset, England

Volume 5C, Page 1155, Line Number 16

MARRIAGE. 1862

Name William Gee

Event Type Marriage

Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun

Registration Year 1862

Registration District Bath

County Somerset

Event Place Bath, Somerset, England

Volume 5C, Page 1153, Line Number 5

Children:

(1) Frederick William Gee, b. 11 Mar 1863, d. 2 Jun 1930

(2) Herbert Walter Gee, b. 21 Sep 1866, d. 4 Feb 1901

(3) Arthur Hudleston Gee, b. 14 Jul 1872, d. 5 Aug 1959, m. Sybil Savatard, daughter of Louis Savatard & ?? (Bradshaw) Savatard

England and Wales Census, 1871:

Name William Gee

Event Type Census

Event Date 1871

Event Place Up Coker, East Coker, Somersetshire, England

Enumeration District 1

Gender Male

Age 43

Marital Status Married

Occupation Vicar Of East Coker

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1828

Birthplace Week St Mary, Cornwall

Entry Number 10

Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/2410/0009

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

William Gee Head M 43 Week St Mary, Cornwall

[[Hudleston-68|Helena Gee Wife F 30 London, Middlesex

Frederick William Gee Son M 8 Exeter, Devonshire

Herbert Walter Gee Son M 4 Bath, Somerset

Ann Holway Servant F 63 Combe Raleigh, Devonshire

Sarah Perry Servant F 18 East Coker, Somerset

Sarah Miles Servant F 15 Hartley Wespall, Hampshire

Matilda Perry Servant F 14 East Coker, Somerset

DEATH. 4 May 1877, East Coker, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

BURIAL.

Name William Gee

Event Type Burial

Event Date 1877

Event Place East Coker, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

Photograph Included Y

Death Date 04 May 1877

Affiliate Record Identifier 144618583

Cemetery St Michael and All Angels Churchyard

Death of Spouse: Abt. 1917, Headington, Oxfordshire, England

Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students ^[1]

GEE, WILLIAM. Adm. Pens. At St John’s, May 27 1845. S. of Walter (1802), clerk, of Week St Mary, Cornwall. B. there. Bapt. July 3 1827. School, Blundell’s. Matric. Michs. 1845; B.A. 1849. Ord. deacon (Exeter) 1850; priest, 1851; C. of Marldon, Devon, 1850-1. Priest-Vicar of Exeter Cathedral, 1852-64. R. of St Martin’s, Exeter, 1854-6. V. of East Coker, Somerset, 1864-77. Married Helena, dau. of William Hudleston, I.C.S. and had issue. Died May 4, 1877, at East Coker. Brother of the above [Walter Gee] and of Frederick (1852). (Blundell’s Sch. Reg.; Scott, MSS.; Crockford; The Times, May 5, 1877.)

The Lord Bishop of this Diocese has instituted the Rev. Walter Gee, B. D. to the Rectory of St. Mary Week, otherwise Week St. Mary, in Cornwall, on the presentation of the Master Fellows, and Scholars, of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Royal Cornwall Gazette Cornwall, England,1 Sep 1821: http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/searchbna/results?memberlastsubclass=none&searchhistorykey=0&keywords=mary%20rigans&from=1820&to=1829

Will of Reverend Walter Gee of Week St Mary, 1852: https://www.opc-cornwall.org/Par_new/t_z/pdfs/week_st_mary_will_gee.pdf

DEATH OF WIFE. In Dover-street, LONDON, on the 10th instant, Sarah, wife of the Rev. Walter GEE, Rector of Week St Mary, in this county, and of WEST BUCKLAND, DEVON, aged 54 years. WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER - 23RD JANUARY 1846: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CORNISH/2008-06/1213428597

DEATH OF SON. At Paignton, Devon, on the 3rd instant, the Rev. Walter GEE, jun., of St John's College, Cambridge, son of the Rev. Walter GEE, Rector of Week St. Mary n this country, and of West Buckland, Devon, aged 25 years. West Briton Friday 12 July, 1850: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CORNISH-GEN/2004-08/1092989962

Name Walter Gee

Event Type Death

Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep

Registration Year 1850

Registration District Totnes

County Devon

Event Place Totnes, Devon, England

Volume 9, Page 311, Line Number 25

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JSS-MMP

At the Rectory, Week St. Mary, aged 67, the Rev. Walter Gee, rector of Week St. Mary, Cornwall, and West Buckland, Devon, formerly Fellow and Tutor of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Connected Histories, British Newspapers: http://www.connectedhistories.org/Search_results.aspx?pc=%22West+Buckland%22&sr=bu&st=80

Sources

1. ↑ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students ..., Volume 2, By John Venn, p30: http://bit.ly/291Ax5G

• England and Wales Census, 1851: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKVR-WWP7

• England and Wales Census, 1861: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M75W-BJV

• Marriage: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DV9-379 and https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DVM-G7B

• England and Wales Census, 1871: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFJ2-TLN

• Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census (Class: RG10; Piece: 2410; Folio: 5; Page: 1; GSU roll: 835173.)

• Burial: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-KS6H