Born in Multra, Bengal, India
Daughter of Jeremiah Fitz Austin Gavin
and Emelia Sophia (Jackson) Gavin
Sister of
Mary Jane Gavin, Alice May Gavin, Emily Kathleen Kathleen (Gavin) Tidy, Florence Willock Gavin, George Fritz Austin Gavin, Frederick James Gavin, Annie Ismena Prior Gavin, Ella Maude Gavin, Ida Gavin, Nora Ethel Gavin, Frank Strangways Gavin, Claire Hamilton Gavin and Hilda Sybil Gavin
Wife of
Major Henry Court
— married
31 Dec 1877 in Sutapur, Bengal, India
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 89
in Eton, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2015
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Biography
- Born 1853 or 1854,[1][2] the daughter of Emelia Sophie and Jeremiah Fitz Austin Gavin.
- Christened in 1854.[3]
- In 1861 was boarding at 1 Dunmow Villas, Mortlake, London[4]
- In 1871 was boarding with sister Florence at 3 Victoria Crescent, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.[5]
- Married Major Henry Court on 31 December 1877 his status Widower[2]
- At time of 1891 UK census was living or visiting her sister emily's family at Synbour Road, Godstone, Surrey, England.[6]
- Died in 1944 in Eton, Berkshire, England.[7]
Sources
- International Genealogical Index: Frances Elinor Gavin
- Death GRO 4th quarter 1944
- UK Census 1861, UK Census 1871, UK Census 1891
Notes
- ↑ Marriage record says born 1853. Family memory says 1854. Census records also only make sense with a 1854 birth date.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "India Marriages, 1792-1948 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNL-981 : 10 February 2018), Major Henry Court and Frances Elinor Gavin, 31 Dec 1877; citing Sitapur, Bengal, India; index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 510,854.
- ↑ Christening 5 March 1854 at Multra, Bengal, India from IGI
- ↑ UK Census 1861 at 1 Dunmow Villas, Mortlake, London as Boarder
- ↑ UK Census 1871 at 3 Victoria Crescent, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands as boarder with Sister Florence W. Gavin age 16, born India
- ↑ UK Census 1891 at Synbour Road, Godstone, Surrey:
- William M. Tidy, age 34, born London
- Emily Katherine wife, age 39, born Manchester
- Noel Margaret, daughter, age 2, born Dorking
- Frances Eleanor court, married, Sister in Law, born Madras, India
- ↑ Death GRO 4th quarter 1944 at Eton 3a. 1347
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