Caroline (Franks) Moors (1867 - 1954)

Born 1867 in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Henry James Moors — married 1891 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1954 at about age 87 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Caroline (Franks) Moors was born in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England.

Caroline was born in 1867 in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England.^[1] She was the daughter of Charles Franks and Caroline Hurrell.

The 1871 England and Wales Census shows Caroline living with her parents and three siblings in Southampton St Mary, Hampshire, England.^[2] She was three years old.

The 1881 England and Wales Census shows Caroline living with her parents and four siblings in Milton Road, Millbrook, Hampshire, England.^[3] She was 13 years old.

In 1891 Caroline married Henry James Moors in Southampton, Hampshire, England.^[4] Henry was 24 years old.

The 1891 England and Wales Census shows the couple living in Marlborough Row, Portsea, Hampshire, England.^[5] Caroline was 23 years old.

Caroline's husband Henry passed away in 1893 when HMS Victoria sank in the Mediterranean Sea after colliding with HMS Cambletown.

Caroline passed away in 1954 in Southampton, Hampshire, England,.^[6] She was 86 years old.

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 27 October 2020), database entry for Franks, Caroline (Mother’s maiden surname: Hurrell), GRO Reference: 1867 S Quarter in SOUTH STONEHAM, Volume 02C Page 55.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFD5-PTT : 27 September 2019), Caroline Franks in entry for Charles Franks, 1871.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-TTD6 : 13 December 2017), Caroline Franks in household of Charles Franks, Millbrook, Hampshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 39, Piece/Folio 1221/48, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,551.
4. ↑ "Marriage Entry" (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=9hfr5PbZJu3vxA6O2BErPw&scan=1) FreeBMD.org; database online. Citing: Henry James Moors and Caroline Franks, Marriages 1891 Mar Quarter District: SOUTHAMPTON Vol: 2c Page: 19. (accessed 27 Oct 2020)
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:43N3-XN2 : 3 May 2019), Caroline Moors in household of Henry Moors, Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Hampshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content: accessed 27 October 2020), database entry for Moors, Caroline. Age at death: 86. GRO Reference: 1954 S Quarter in SOUTHAMPTON, Volume 06B Page 472.