Annie Louisa (Easton) Compton-Bracebridge (1859 - 1953)

Born 17 Sep 1859 in Streatham, Surrey

Ancestors

Wife of John Edward Compton-Bracebridge — married 12 Apr 1882 in All Saints Margaret Street, St Marylebone, Middlesex

Died 15 Jun 1953 at age 93 in Atherstone Hall, Atherstone, Warwickshire

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Biography

Annie was baptized at Christ Church, Streatham Hill, Lambeth, Surrey, on 21 October 1859.

1861 Census
In 1861 Annie was living at 42 Tavistock Square, St Pancras, London, in the household of her parents James and Ann, and was recorded in the census as Anne Louisa Easton, aged one and born in Streatham.
1871 Census
In 1871 she was living at 42 Tavistock Square, St Pancras, London, in the household of her parents James and Ann, and was recorded as Annie Louisa Easton, aged eleven and born in Streatham.
1881 Census
In 1881 she was living at 37 Norfolk Square, Paddington, London, in the household of her parents James and Ann, and was recorded as Annie L Easton, aged 21.
1891 Census
In 1891 she was living at Granville Place, Marylebone, London, in the household of her husband John, 31, a civil engineer, and was recorded as Annie C-Bracebridge, aged 31. Living with them were their children, Margaret, 6, Mary, 4, and James, aged two. (Their son Charles, 7, was visiting Annie's mother at the date of the census). There were five servants in the household, a nurse, under-nurse, cook, parlourmaid, and housemaid. There were also two visiting sick-nurses.

Her husband John was the Chairman of the Atherston Petty Sessions and a friend and colleague of S. B. H. Chamberlayne, Esq, of the Hall, Witherley, father of Mabel Alicia Chamberlayne, at whose wedding, Anne and her daughters were guests. (See A Witherley Wedding - Marriage of Miss Chamberlayne).^[1] They presented the bride and groom with an inkstand made of silver and tortoiseshell.

1911 Census
In 1911 she was living at Atherstone Hall, Atherstone, Warwickshire, in the household of her husband John, 51, a retired mechanical engineer, and was recorded as Annie Louisa Compton-Bracebridge, aged 51. Living with them in the 28-room mansion was their unmarried daughter Mary, 24. There were six servants in the household: a cook, two housemaids, a kitchen maid, a between maid, and a footman.

Annie and her sister Marion proved their mother Ann's will in London on 9 February 1916. Her estate was valued at £1,443.
Annie's husband John was granted administration in London on 8 August 1925 of their son Charles's estate, valued at £5,818. A further grant in the sum of £2,632 was made on 8 February 1956.
John left a will which was proved in London on 9 March 1938. His estate was valued at £86,936.
Annie left a will which was proved in London on 17 October 1953 by her son James. Her estate was valued at £5,130.

Sources

1. ↑ British Newspaper Archive. The Tamworth Herald - Saturday 23rd August 1913

• Baptisms Register, Christ Church, Streatham Hill, Lambeth, Surrey (image on Ancestry.co.uk), Christ Church, Streatham Hill, Lambeth, Surrey, "21 Oct 1859 Annie Louisa Easton, b. 17 Sep, d. James & Anne Devonshire Easton, of Upper Tulse Hill, engineer."
• Website England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–1915 (Ancestry.com), "Jun qtr 1953. Compton-Bracebridge, Anne L, 93. Atherstone. 9c:15."
• Andrews Newspaper Index Cards (England), digital image, Ancestry.com, "Compton-Bracebridge.—On June 15, 1953, at Atherstone Hall, Warwickshire, in her sleep, Annie Louisa, wife of the late J. E. Compton-Bracebridge, in her 93rd year."
• Marriages Register, All Saints Margaret Street, St Marylebone, Middlesex, digital image, Ancestry.com, "12 Apr 1882, John Edward Compton Bracebridge, full age, bachelor, civil engineer, of 10 Mansfield Street, father Berdmore Compton, vicar of All Saints Margaret Street; to Annie Louisa Easton, full age, spinster, of Norfolk Square, Paddington, father James Easton, engineer. Special licence. By B Compton. Witnesses: Jas Easton, Annie D Easton, Edward Barton."
• "UK, Civil Engineer Records, 1820–1930", digital image, Ancestry.com, Admission to Institution of Civil Engineers. John Edward Compton-Bracebridge, of 3 Whitehall Place, London, SW, b. 13 July 1859, 3-year apprenticeship from 1 Feb 1878 to Messrs Easton & Anderson, admitted partner in the firm 30 Jun 1884, admitted to Institute 2 Dec 1884.
• 1861 England census, digital image, Ancestry.com, RG 9, Piece 103, Folio 51, p. 21, GSU roll 542574 42 Tavistock Sqr, St Pancras, Middlesex James Easton, head, married, 30, engineer employing 260 men & 40 boys, b. Surrey, St Johns Anne D Easton, wife, 29, b. Kent, Ramsgate Anne Louisa Easton, dau, 1, b. Surrey, Streatham Marion Easton, dau, 1 mo, b. Middlesex, St Pancras Margaret I Sackette, sister, unm, 27, b. Kent, Ramsgate Lucy Walters, serv, wid, 50, nurse, b. Norfolk, Harleston Rose Mackenzie, serv, unm, 34, general serv, b. Middlesex, Cripplegate Emma Randall, serv, unm, 21, b. Devonshire, Devonport.
• 1871 England census, digital image, Ancestry.com, RG10, Piece 212, Folio 20, p. 33, GSU roll 824596 42 Tavistock Sqre, St Pancras, London Easton, James, head, 40, manufacturing engineer, b. Lambeth, London Easton, Anne Devonshire, wife, 39, b. Ramsgate, Kent Easton, Annie Louisa, dau, 11, scholar, b. Streatham, Surrey Easton, Marion, dau, 10, scholar, b. St Pancras Easton, Charlote Mary, dau, 8, scholar, b. St Pancras Easton, Edith, dau, 7, scholar, b. St Pancras Sackette, Louisa Rebecca, sister-in-law, 44, b. Ramsgate, Kent Baigent, Rebecca, servant, 23, nurse, b. Rotherwick, Hampshire Dace, Margaret Jane, servant, 32, cook, b. Islington, Middlesex Heat, Mary, servant, 28, housemaid, b. Ashurst, Kent Gates, Emily, servant, 18, housemaid, b. Canterbury, Kent Swan, Eleanor Martha, governess, 37, governess, b. Hoxton, Middlesex.
• 1871 England census, digital image, Ancestry.com, RG10, Piece 212, Folio 20, p. 33, GSU roll 824596 42 Tavistock Sqre, St Pancras, London Easton, James, head, 40, manufacturing engineer, b. Lambeth, London Easton, Anne Devonshire, wife, 39, b. Ramsgate, Kent Easton, Annie Louisa, dau, 11, scholar, b. Streatham, Surrey Easton, Marion, dau, 10, scholar, b. St Pancras Easton, Charlote Mary, dau, 8, scholar, b. St Pancras Easton, Edith, dau, 7, scholar, b. St Pancras Sackette, Louisa Rebecca, sister-in-law, 44, b. Ramsgate, Kent Baigent, Rebecca, servant, 23, nurse, b. Rotherwick, Hampshire Dace, Margaret Jane, servant, 32, cook, b. Islington, Middlesex Heat, Mary, servant, 28, housemaid, b. Ashurst, Kent Gates, Emily, servant, 18, housemaid, b. Canterbury, Kent Swan, Eleanor Martha, governess, 37, governess, b. Hoxton, Middlesex.
• 1881 England census, digital image, Ancestry.com, RG11, Piece 18, Folio 8, p. 11, GSU roll 1341004 37 Norfolk Sq, Kensington, London James Easton, head, married, 50, mechanical engineer employing 800 men, b. London, St Johns Anne D Easton, wife, 49, wife to mech engineer, b. Kent, Ramsgate Annie L Easton, dau, unm, 21, b. Surrey, Streatham Marion Easton, dau, unm, 20, b. London, St Pancras Charlotte M Easton, dau, unm, 18, b. London, St Pancras Edith Easton, dau, unm, 17, scholar, b. London, St Pancras Frances E Easton, visitor, unm, 47, b. Dorset, Canford Julia W M A Dillenberger, governess, unm, 39, governess, b. Germany, Offenbach Louisa Mead, serv, unm, 32, cook, b. Wilts, Chippenham Maria Martin, serv, wid, 44, parlourmaid, b. Devon, Lidbury Harriet Baldock, serv, unm, 33, housemaid, b. Kent, Pluckley Mary Williams, serv, unm, 24, lady's maid, b. London, St Pancras Sarah Rymill, serv, wid, 36, housemaid, b. Devon, Exminster Eliza Milton, serv, unm, 19, kitchenmaid, b. Somerset, Winscombe.
• 1891 England census, digital image, Ancestry.com, RG12, Piece 95, Folio 145, p. 22, GSU roll 6095205 Granville Pl, Marylebone, London John C Bracebridge, head, married, 31, civil engineer, b. Warwick, Barford Annie C Bracebridge, wife, 31, b. Surrey, Tulse Hill Margt C Bracebridge, dau, 6, b. Marylebone Mary C Bracebridge, dau, 4, b. Marylebone James C Bracebridge, son, 2, b. Marylebone Harriet Johnson, servt, single, 35, nurse, b. London, Fulham Mary Handley, servt, single, 22, cook, b. Surrey, Gt Bookham Ellen Brayden, servt, single, 19, parlourmaid, b. Kent, Hartlip Emily Clifford, servt, married, 28, housemaid, b. Kent, Bartling Rhoda Stebbings, servt, single, 22, under nurse, b. Middlesex, Edmonton Bessy Melhuish, visitor, single, 25, trained sick nurse, b. Devon, Tranbridge Annie Fear, visitor, single, 27, trained sick nurse, b. Somerset, Bridgwater.
• 1911 England census, digital image, Ancestry.com, RG14, Piece 18430 Atherstone Hall, Atherstone, Warwickshire 28 rooms John Edward Compton-Bracebridge, head, 51, married, retired mechanical eng., b. Warwickshire, Barford Annie Louisa Compton Bracebridge, wife, 51, m. 29y, 4 ch, all living, b. London, Dulwich Mary Compton Bracebridge, dau, 24, single, b. London, St Marylebone Ethel Stiling, servant, 30, single, cook, b. Devonshire, Cullompton Elizabeth Jackson, servant, 46, single, housemaid, b., Peckham Lilian Jane Townsend, servant, 21, single, housemaid, b. London, Chelsea Annie Willday, servant, 16, single, kitchen maid, b. Atherstone Mabel Timms, servant, 17, single, between maid, b. Warwickshire, Leamington Thomas Alfred Marner, servant, 22, single, footman, b. Warwickshire, Kidderminster.
• "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations), 1858–1995", digital image, Ancestry.com, "Easton Annie Devonshire of Tranquil Corner Betchworth Surrey widow died 11 December 1915 Probate London 9 February 1916 to Annie Compton Bracebridge (wife of John Edward Compton Bracebridge) and Marion Fooks (wife of Courtenay Cracroft Spurrell Fooks). Effects £1443 18s. 4d."
• "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations), 1858–1995", digital image, Ancestry.com, "Bracebridge Charles Compton of 202 Laburnam-grove Portsmouth died 25 November 1924 at 3 Knox-road Havant Hampshire Administration London 8 August 1925 to John Edward Compton Bracebridge. Effects £5818 12s. 2d."
• "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations), 1858–1995", digital image, Ancestry.com, "Bracebridge Charles Compton of 202 Laburnam-grove Portsmouth died 25 November 1924 at 3 Knox-road Havant Hampshire Administration London 8 February 1956 to sir Walter Leslie Farrer K.C.V.O. Effects £2632 15s. 7d. Former Grant P.R. 8 January 1925."
• "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations), 1858–1995", digital image, Ancestry.com, "Compton-Bracebridge John Edward of Atherstone Hall Atherstone Warwickshire died 12 December 1937 Probate London 9 March 1938 to James McAlpine Steuart retired captain H.M. army and Hugh Frederick Francis Farrer solicitor. Effects £86936 7s. 7d."
• "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations), 1858–1995", digital image, Ancestry.com, "Bracebridge Annie Louisa Compton of Atherstone Hall Atherstone Warwickshire widow died 15 June 1953 Probate London 17 October to the reverend James Compton Bracebridge clerk and Hugh Frederick Francis Farrer solicitor. Effects £5130 12s. 9d."
• https://sackettfamily.info/g136/p136591.htm