Elizabeth (Savage) Precious (abt. 1869 - 1938)

Born about 1869 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of George Precious OBE — married 1891 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1938 at about age 69 in Gillingham, Kent, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth (Savage) Precious was born in Derbyshire, England.

In 1891 she married George Precious.^[1] At the time of the 1891 census, newly-wed Elizabeth was visiting her sister at 8 Amen Corner, Bramley, Yorkshire, England, along with her one month-old son, George Edward.^[2]

By 1901 the couple were living with their four children at 22 Shakespeare Road, Gillingham, Kent.^[3] By 1911 they had moved to 47 Shakespeare Road and George was employed at the military shipyard.^[4]

George died in France in 1918^[5] while serving as a Diver in the Mercantile Marine Reserve. He was buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery in Wimille, France.^[6] George was awarded the Medal of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.^[7]

Elizabeth died in 1938 at the age of 69.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Certificate of George Precious and Elizabeth Savage. Vol 9b p 739. March quarter 1891. Registration district Leeds. FreeBMD.org.uk
2. ↑ 1891 England Census. Ancestry.com. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891.
3. ↑ 1901 England Census. Ancestry.com. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901.
4. ↑ 1911 England Census. Ancestry.com. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911.
5. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #5757673 (accessed 9 June 2022)
   George Precious probate on 29 Oct 1918 in London, England. Died 8 Aug 1918 in Kent, England.
6. ↑ Death: "UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Admiralty: Naval Casualties, Indexes, War Grave Rolls and Statistics Book, First World War.; Class: ADM 242; Piece: Piece 009; Piece Description: Piece 009 (1914 - 1919)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 60931 #112387 (accessed 9 June 2022)
   George Precious death 8 Aug 1918 (age 48).
7. ↑ Diver George Precious. Mercantile Marine Reserve. H.M.S. "Sunhill," Royal Navy Salvage Section. Commonwealth War Graves Committee. Accessed 8 Jun 2022
8. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 9 June 2022)
   Precious, Elizabeth (Age at death: 69).
   GRO Reference: 1938 Jan-Feb-Mar in Medway Volume 2a Page 1259.
9. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #2476888 (accessed 9 June 2022)
   Elizabeth Precious probate on 21 Apr 1938 in London, England. Died 27 Feb 1938 in Kent, England.