Hugh Framingham Day (1837 - 1891)

Born 29 Jun 1837 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Anne Mary (Simmonds) Day — married 1878 in Guildford, Surrey, England

Died 21 Jun 1891 at age 53 in Unthanks, Godalming, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Hugh Framingham Day was born June 29th 1837.

Hugh became a solicitor. He married Anne Mary Simmonds in the first quarter of 1878 in Guildford district.

In 1881, Hugh was named as one of three executors of the estate of John Simmonds of Godalming - perhaps his father in law.

By 1891, Hugh was listed in Whitaker's Almanack as the Town Clerk of Godalming.

Hugh died June 21st 1891 aged 54, at his home, Unthanks, Godalming. He was buried on June 25th in Nightingale Cemetery, Godalming, in the consecrated section.

In his probate record, he is described as a gentleman. Anne was the executrix of his will, and his estate was twelve and a half thousand pounds.

Anne died July 8th 1927 at the age of 78, in her home in Filmer Grove, Godalming. She was buried on the 13th with Hugh.

Research Notes

Memorial Inscription

  "JESU MERCY

  IN MEMORIAM

  HUGH FRAMINGHAM DAY

  BORN JUNE 29TH 1837, DIED JUNE 21ST 1891

  

  ALSO ANNE MARY DAY,

  WIFE OF THE ABOVE

  WHO DIED ON THE 8TH JULY 1927

  AGED 78 YEARS."

"The will (dated July 27, 1878) with a codicil (dated June 12, 1879) of Mr. John Simmonds, late of Godalming, Surrey, who died on September 5 last, was proved on the 13th ult., by John Whatley Simmonds, the son, Frederick Boyce Morten, the nephew, and Hugh Framingham Day, the acting executors, the personal estate being sworn under £45,000."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ WILLSANDBEQUESTS - County Observer and Monmouthshire Central Advertiser Abergavenny and Raglan Herald Usk and Pontypool Messenger and Chepstow Argus. Published 5 Feb 1881 by James Henry Clark. Accessed 30 Jul 2019 on https://papuraunewydd.llyfrgell.cymru/view/3070677/3070680/40/

• Memorial Inscription (see photo)

• Marriage registration http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=2fzW6nAXWVy3R3K56feceg&scan=1 & http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=BxHWZgeaBF9oJIIWsy2sjQ&scan=1

• Death registration http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=udAX3P3XHRjIFHPPf88xXA&scan=1

• Probate https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=day&yearOfDeath=1891&page=5#calendar

• Burial: BURIAL RECORDS FOR NIGHTINGALE CEMETERY FROM 1857-2013 AND EASHING CEMETERY 1900 - 2013 IN SURNAME ORDER. Accessed on https://web.archive.org/web/20190829150838/http://www.godalming-jbc.gov.uk/uploads/CombinedEashingNightingaleSurnameOrder(Updated%20Dec%202013)-web%20ready.pdf

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q277-K4RL : 10 December 2017), Hugh F Day, Godalming, Surrey, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 23, Piece/Folio 780/14, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,398.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QFFY-93Z : 22 February 2021), Hugh F Day, Godalming, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Surrey county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Whitaker's Almanack 1891 (https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MChLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA710&lpg=PA710&dq=%22hugh+framingham+day%22&source=bl&ots=LjmGVi1kM9&sig=ACfU3U3EvPZ7d0l8AfFu9tAiViL2HKRYgg&hl=cy&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIz9TCqN3jAhVRfMAKHVEvByEQ6AEwAXoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22hugh%20framingham%20day%22&f=false)