Florence Augusta (Dormer) Irby (1861)

Born 1861 in Dundridge Hall, Harberton, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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1861. From the General Register Office online index of Registrations of Births.
Birth of Florence Augusta Dormer Registered in the District of Totnes in the quarter July to September 1861.
Mother's Maiden surname Upton.

• Her birth was registered as just Florence Augusta Dormer, but later records include Cottrell either as a middle name or as an additional surname, as is the case for the rest of her family (many of whom also used Upton). Her father's surname was officially changed to Upton-Cottrell-Dormer in 1876.

1871. From the 1871 census of England and Wales. Taken night of Sunday 2nd April 1871.
In the County of Northamptonshire.
The undermentioned Houses are situate within the Boundaries of the Village or Hamlet of Courteenhall.
At Courteenhall Mansion.
Clement Cottrel Dormer, Head, Married, age 43, occupation Magistrate, born Cokethorpe Park, Oxfordshire.
Florence Anne Cottrel Dormer, Wife, Married, age 33, born Ingmire Hall, Westmoreland.
Beatrice Cottrel Dormer, Daughter, age 12, born Leamington, Warwickshire.
Florence Augusta Cottrel Dormer, Daughter, age 9, born Dundridge, Devonshire.
Clement Adelmar Cottrel Dormer, Son, age 8, born Weymouth, Dorset.
John Herbert Cottrel Dormer, Son, age 5, born Bampton, Oxfordshire.
Maximillian Cottrel Dormer, Son, age 4, born Bampton, Oxfordshire.
Evelyn Hilda Cottrel Dormer, Daughter, age 1, born Courteenhall, Northamptonshire.
Rosa Stevenson, Governess, Unmarried, age 32, occupation Governess, born Coddington, Lincolnshire.
Thomas Cooper, Servant, Married, age 38, occupation Butler Domestic Servant, born Finedon, Northamptonshire.
Walter Mills, Servant, Unmarried, age 19, occupation Footman Domestic Servant, born Warburton(sic), Sussex.
Julia Discombe, Servant, Unmarried, age 33, occupation Ladies Maid Domestic Servant, born Moreton Hampstead, Devon.
Sarah Eliz. Mace, Servant, Unmarried, age 18, occupation Nursery Maid Domestic Servant, born Brigstock, Northamptonshire.
Howard Hipwell, Servant, Unmarried, age 18, occupation Footman Domestic Servant, born Rushden, Northamptonshire.
Susan Bodley, Servant, Unmarried, age 34, occupation Nurse Domestic Servant, born Northampton.
Johanna Ranem(?), Servant, Unmarried, age 36, occupation Housekeeper Domestic Servant, born Hamburg, Germany.
Harriet Tipler, Servant, Unmarried, age 20, occupation Kitchenmaid Domestic Servant, born Hollywell(sic), Northamptonshire.
Mary Ann Berrel, Servant, Unmarried, age 22, occupation Scullery Maid Domestic Servant, born Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire.
Louisa King, Servant, Unmarried, age 27, occupation Housemaid Domestic Servant, born Deptford, Kent.
Mary Shingles, Servant, Unmarried, age 21, occupation Under Housemaid Domestic Servant, born Whittlebury, Northamptonshire.
Alice Redfern, Servant, Unmarried, age 21, occupation Dairymaid Domestic Servant, born Wingfield, Derbyshire.
Louisa Hawes, Servant, Unmarried, age 24, occupation Nurse Domestic Servant, born Bath, Somerset.
Elise Schulty, Servant, Unmarried, age 16, occupation Schoolroom Maid Domestic Servant, born Fleurien(sic) Neufchatel(sic), Switzerland.

1881. From the 1881 census of England and Wales. Taken night of Sunday 3rd April 1881.
In the County of Oxfordshire.
The undermentioned Houses are situate within the Boundaries of the Civil Parish of Rousham, Village of Rousham, Rural Sanitary District of Woodstock Union, Ecclesiastical Parish or District of Rousham.
At Rousham Abbey.
Florence U. C. Dormer, Head, Widow, age 43, occupation Proprietress of Land Farming 1573 acres, 36 Men & Boys, born Sedbergh, Yorkshire.
Beatrice C. Dormer, Daughter, Unmarried, age 22, born Leamington, Warwickshire.
Florence C. Dormer, Daughter, Unmarried, age 19, born Harberton, Devonshire.
Auberey(sic) C. Dormer, Son, age 7, occupation Scholar, born Courteenhall, Northamptonshire.
Winifred C. Dormer, Daughter, age 4, born Harefield, Middlesex.
Katherine C. Dormer, Daughter, age 3, born Sedbergh, Yorkshire.
William C. Dormer, Son, age 2, born Sedbergh, Yorkshire.
Rachel S. Orlebar(?), Visitor, Unmarried, age 41, born Podington, Bedfordshire.
Emma Roberts, Servant, Unmarried, age 41, occupation Housekeeper, born Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Mary A. Bernhard, Servant, Unmarried, age 26, occupation Ladies Maid, born Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex.
Susan Bodley, Servant, Unmarried, age 40, occupation Nurse, born Northampton, Northamptonshire.
Laura Facer, Servant, Unmarried, age 22, occupation Under Nurse, born Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Frances Bolt, Servant, Unmarried, age 21, occupation Schoolroom Maid, born Beaygill(?), Westmorland.
Anne Bowden, Servant, Unmarried, age 44, occupation Housemaid, born Signton(?), Devon.
Emma Hutchinson, Servant, Unmarried, age 25, occupation Housemaid, born St Johns Wood, Middlesex.
Phoebe Faulkner, Servant, Unmarried, age 21, occupation Housemaid, born Tackley, Oxfordshire.
Jane Graham, Servant, Unmarried, age 21, occupation Kitchen-maid, born Kempsey, Worcestershire.
Elizabeth Watts, Servant, Unmarried, age 20, occupation Scullery-maid, born Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire.
William Harding, Servant, Unmarried, age 22, occupation Footman, born Kingscote, Gloucestershire.
William Russell, Servant, Unmarried, age 21, occupation Footman, born Boynton, Yorkshire.
William Surridge, Servant, Unmarried, age 17, occupation Hall-boy, born Couteenhall, Northamptonshire.

Sources

• 1861 Registration of Birth. England and Wales General Register Office website. Reference: 1861 S Quarter in TOTNES Volume 05B Page 187.
• Debrett, John, C. F. J. Hankinson, and Arthur G. M. Hesilrige. Debretts peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage ...: comprises information concerning persons bearing hereditary or courtesy titles, privy councillors, knights, companions of the various orders, and the collateral branches of all peers and baronets. London: Odhams Press, 1947.
• 1871 England and Wales Census. Transcribed by Matthew Mace from the image available on the subscription website TheGenealogist. Original data held by the UK National Archives "RG10 General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns" Image reference - RG10 PN:1479 FN:? Page:148 to 149.
• 1881 England and Wales Census. Transcribed by Matthew Mace from the image available on the subscription website TheGenealogist. Original data held by the UK National Archives "RG11 General Register Office: 1881 Census Returns" Image reference - RG11 PN:1509 FN:? Page:64.