Vere Awdry (1854 - 1928)

Born 1854 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Emily (Man) Awdry — married 3 Aug 1887 (to 1889) in Beckenham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary Louisa (Man) Awdry — married 27 Oct 1891 (to 1908) in St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Lucy Louisa (Bury) Awdry — married 1909 in Winchester, Hampshire, England

Descendants

Died 1928 at about age 74 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Biography

Vere Awdry was born in 1854 at Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. He was a son of John Wither Awdry and Frances Ellen Carr. He was baptised at Lacock on 28 November.^[1] His father was a retired Indian judge and his mother had been born in Bombay.^[2]

He married (1) Margaret Emily Man on 3 August 1887 at Beckenham, Kent, England, United Kingdom. She was the daughter of Frederick Man and Elizabeth Emily Dumas. They had a daughter:

• Hildred Margaret Vere Awdry 1889–1891 died in infancy

Margaret passed away in 1889, 11 days after giving birth.

In 1891 he was living at Broad Hinton, where he was the vicar, with his daughter Hildred, his widowed sister Sarah Walford and her son Cecil. He also had servants including a nurse for Hildred.^[3]

His daughter passed away between the census and his 2nd marriage.

Vere married (2) Mary Louisa Man, Margaret's cousin; on 27 October 1891 at St. Leonards, Sussex, England. They had 2 children:

• Bridget Hildred Vere Awdry 1892–1899 died in infancy
• Carol Edward Vere Awdry (m) 1894–1914 killed in action, OIse, France.^[4][5][6]

In 1901 he was living at Ampfield, Hampshire with his wife, son and a different sister, Frances.^[7]

Mary passed away in 1908.^[8]

Vere married (3) Lucy Louisa Bury in 1909 at Winchester, England.^[9] They had 2 children:

• Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry 1911–1997 Celebrated author of the "Thomas the Tank Engine" books
• George Edward V Awdry 1916–1994

In 1911 he and his new wife were living at Ampfield Vicarage, with only a young servant Jessie Hinton to help out.^[10]

Vere passed away in 1928 at Chippenham.^[11] His beneficiaries included his wife, Edmund Portman Awdry and Neville John Awdry (interestingly, very distant cousins - common ancestor Ambrose Awdry b. 1693, their grandfather was Peter Awdry)^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DSB-7Z7M
2. ↑ 1861 census
3. ↑ 1891 census
4. ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2742400/carol-edward-vere-awdry/
5. ↑ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/109336
6. ↑ https://www.manfamily.org/carol-edward-vere-awdry-1894-1914/
7. ↑ 1901 census
8. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"
9. ↑ UK FreeBMD Marriage Index Mar Sep qtr 1909, vol 2c, page 269
10. ↑ 1911 census
11. ↑ UK FreeBMD Death Index Sep qtr 1928, vol 5a, page 53
12. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbert_Awdry
• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-the-rev-w-awdry-1274321.html

• Familysearch.org
• https://www.manfamily.org/about/the-entire-man-family/