Winifred Ethel (Gear) Start (1885 - 1967)

Born 1885 in Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1967 at about age 82 in Brighton, Sussex, England

Biography

Winifred (Gear) Start was born in Northamptonshire, England.

Birth

Winifred's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1885 in the Potterspury district.^[1]

1891 Census

In the 1891 Census, recorded on the 5th April Elizabeth is listed as being 22 years old and single, there is no occupation given for her. She probably either helped her mother run the household as she was the eldest child and female. However, as she died in 1891 she may also have been unable to work or help her mother.^[2]

First Name	Surname	Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Charles	Gear	Head	Male	44	Machinist	Yardley G, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth	Gear	Wife	Female	43	Wife	Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Ada	Gear	Daughter	Female	22	None given	Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire
Edward	Gear	Son	Male	18	Labourer	Yardley G, Northamptonshire, England
John Henry	Gear	Son	Male	15	Labourer	Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire
Bartholemew	Gear	Son	Male	10	Scholar	Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire
Janet	Gear	Daughter	Female	8	Scholar	Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire
Winfred E	Gear	Daughter	Female	6	Scholar	Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire
Edith E	Gear	Daughter	Female	3	Single	Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire

Marriage

Winifred's marriage to Frederick Charles Start was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1905 in the Steyning district.^[3]

Death

Winifred's death (age 82) was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1967 in the Brighton district.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 10 January 2022)
   Gear, Winifred Ethel (Mother's maiden name: Lyman).
   GRO Reference: 1885 Jan-Feb-Mar in Potterspury Volume 03B Page 28.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:42CN-HW2 : 2 May 2019), Elizabeth A Gear in household of Charles Gear, Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Northamptonshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8913 #10756167 (accessed 10 January 2022)
   Winifred Ethel Gear marriage Jul-Aug-Sep 1905 in Steyning volume 2b page 594.
4. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 10 January 2022)
   Start, Winifred E (Age at death: 82).
   GRO Reference: 1967 Jan-Feb-Mar in Brighton Volume 5h Page 65.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 April 2019, 18:49), entry for Winifred E Gear(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9L1-9F1); contributed by various users.