Blanche Elsie Creech (1885 - 1967)

Born 1885 in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Died 1967 at about age 82 in Sturminster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Born 1885 Sturminster Newton, Dorset. ^[1]

Christening: 24 JUN 1885. Sturminster Newton, Dorset. ^[2]

They family was living in Sturminster Newton in 1891. ^[3]

- head Arthur G Creech, age 47, land agent, born in Dorset

- wife Sarah N Creech, age 46

- son Arthur W H Creech, age 23, land agent's clerk

- daughter Annie G Creech, age 22

- daughter Sarah M Creech, age 20

- son William H Creech, age 19, articled clerk to a solicitor

- daughter Ida M Creech, age 17

- son Robert W Creech, age 16

- daughter Eveline K Creech, age 14

- son Gerard M Creech, age 12

- son Charles N Creech, age 9

- daughter Jessie M Creech, age 8

- daughter Blanche E Creech, age 6

Sturminster Newton remained their place of residence in 1901. ^[4]

- head Arthur G Creech, age 57, land agent magistrate, born in Fordington

- wife Sarah N Creech, age 56, born in St James, Poole

- son Arthur W H Creech, single, age 33, superintendent registrar and land agent, born in Sturminster

- daughter Annie G Creech, single, age 32, born in Sturminster

- daughter Sarah M Creech, single, age 30, born in Sturminster

- daughter Ida M Creech, single, age 27, born in Sturminster

- daughter Eveline K Creech, single, age 23, born in Sturminster

- son Gerard M Creech, single, age 22, banker's clerk, born in Sturminster

- daughter Nora K Creech, age 20, born in Sturminster

- son Charles N Creech, age 19, born in Sturminster

- daughter Jessie M Creech, age 18, born in Sturminster

- daughter Blanche E Creech, age 16, born in Sturminster

In 1911 Blanche was employed in Portsmouth, Hampshire, as a governess in the household of Ethel Isabella Cross, principal of a boys' school. ^[5]

It seems that Blanche remained unmarried. Her death, at the age of 82, was recorded in 1967 in Dorset. ^[6]

Note: From the Sturminster Newton One Place Study http:/www.sturminsternewton.info .

Sources

1. ↑ GRO Index of Births, Sturminster, Jun 1885, vol 5A, page 244
2. ↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDC-GJYG : 13 May 2020), Blanche Elsie Creech, 1885.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZ9B-QT2 : 22 February 2021), Arthur G Creech, Sturminster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Dorset county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS47-HKS : 21 May 2019), Arthur G Creech, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Sturminster subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWQM-CWT : 21 December 2022), Blanche Elsie Creech in household of Ethel Isabella Cross, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ GRO Index of Deaths, Sep 1967, Sturminster, vol 7c, page 115