Henry
Gee
Born before in Somerby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and Elizabeth Sneath
Husband of
Eliza Cave
— married
5 Jan 1864 in St Margaret's, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Descendants 
Died before
at about age 81
in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Henry Gee, son of William and Elizabeth, was born in 1841 December quarter in Melton Mowbray District [1] and christened on 26 Dec 1841 in Somerby, Leicestershire. [2]
Henry's marriage to Eliza Cave was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1864 in the Leicester district.[3]
In the 1871 census Henry (age 29) was the head of household in Leicester, All Saints, Leicestershire, England.[4]
In the 1881 census Henry (age 39), Police Sergeant (Detective), was the married head of household at 23 Henry St, All Saints, Leicestershire, England.[5]
In the 1891 census Henry (age 49) was the head of household in St Margaret, Leicestershire, England.[6]
In the 1901 census Henry (age 59) was the head of household in Leicester, Leicester formerly St Margaret, Leicestershire, England.[7]
In the 1911 census Henry (age 69), Police Pensioner, was the married head of household at 10n Clyde Street Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.[8]
Residence
- Residence:
- Date: from 12 Clyde Street Leicester to 1919
- Residence:
- Date: from 23 Henry Street to 1881
- Residence:
- Date: from 56 Gladstone Street to 1891
Occupation
- Occupation:
- Date: from Police Sergeant (Detective) to 1881
- Occupation:
- Date: from Police Inspector to 1891
Will
- It seems Henry (junr) had left home by 1891. Henry (senior) did leave a will but there is not too much info in it:
- Henry Gee 12 Clyde Street, Leicester - superannuated policeman
- made 7 July 1919
- sons Henry Gee the younger and Horace Sneath Gee executors;
- all furniture, household effects etc to daughter Alice Maud Gee;
- granddaughter Alice Maud Gee £40 when 21;
- rest of estate split equally between surviving children (not named);
- probate granted 9 Jan 1923.
- It seems wife Eliza was already deceased.
Research Notes
Somerby, Leistershire
Somerby (Population 439) [original source unknown Díaz-2569 20:44, 1 January 2024 (UTC)]
- In the wolds, south of Melton Mowbray, Somerby is a rural village with shops, a surgery and two pubs, 'The Stilton Cheese' and 'The Parish Brewery'. The latter has a brewery, and produces 'Baz's Bonce Blower' reputed to be one of the strongest ales in the country.
- From 1865 to 1913 Somerby was served by the Somerby Gas Light and Coke Company. This was followed by the Somerby Electric Company, which no longer exists. There are buildings in the local ironstone mingled with brick. Somerby Hall, demolished in 1951, was the home of Colonel Fred Burnaby, a traveller in central Asia.
- Briefing for the Airborne Attack on Arnhem took place in Somerby. Every September on the Sunday nearest to the anniversary of Arnhem there is a parade and reunion of veterans. The Leicestershire branch of the Parachute Regimental Association have since given a stained glass window, in memory of the 10th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment, and other memorials to the village. An ancient charity, the Somerby Town Estate, originally set up to maintain the church and its clock, and to repair bridges and causeways, paid the schoolmaster before election of a school board in 1875. It still holds the land allocated at the enclosure in 1760. The Quakers, once strong in Somerby, sold their land a few years ago. The church has a bell tower between the chancel and nave. The grave of Somerby resident Dr Benjamin Richardson, a Victorian surgeon, is in the churchyard. He was famous for performing fast operations in the days before anaesthetics!
- The closure of Grove Stud, now a retirement home development, has brought to an end the village's previous links with hunting. However, many houses in the village were originally hunting boxes where locals worked as servants and grooms.
Sources
- ↑ Birth Registration: GEE, HENRY Mother's Maiden Surname: SNEATH GRO Reference: 1841 D Quarter in MELTON MOWBRAY Volume 15 Page 183 citing GRO Online Index.
- ↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4M-C416 : Fri Nov 17 18:48:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Gee and William, 26 Dec 1841.
- ↑ "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8913 #10768495 : accessed 1 January 2024), Henry Gee marriage registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1864 in Leicester; citing Original data England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England General Register Office, Volume 7a, Page 239.
- ↑ "1871 England Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7619 #15662296 : accessed 1 January 2024), Henry Gee (29) head of household in Leicester, All Saints in Leicester registration district in Leicestershire, England. Born in Somerby, Leicestershire, England; citing The National Archives, Kew, London, England, 1871 England Census, Class RG10, Piece 3290, Folio 8, Page 9, GSU roll 839291, ED, institution, or vessel 49, Household schedule number 46.
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Henry Gee Head M 29 Somerby, Leicestershire, England Eliza Gee Wife F 27 Leicestershire England Harry Gee Son M 4 Leicestershire England Walter Gee Son M 2 Leicestershire England Lauretta Gee Daughter F 7/12 Leicestershire England - ↑ "1881 England Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7572 #12431125 : accessed 1 January 2024), Henry Gee (39), married, Police Sergeant (Detective), head of household at 23 Henry St, All Saints in Leicester registration district in Leicestershire, England. Born in Somerby, Leicestershire, England; citing Class RG11, Piece 3178, Folio 142, Page 15, GSU roll 1341758, ED, institution, or vessel 53.
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Henry Gee Head Married M 39 Police Sergeant (Detective) Somerby, Leicestershire, England Eliza Gee Wife Married F 37 All Saints, Leicestershire, England Henry Gee Son M 14 Errand Boy All Saints, Leicestershire, England Walter Gee Son M 12 Errand Boy All Saints, Leicestershire, England Elizabeth L. Gee Daughter F 10 Scholar All Saints, Leicestershire, England Mary E. Gee Daughter F 8 Scholar All Saints, Leicestershire, England Alice M. Gee Daughter F 6 Scholar All Saints, Leicestershire, England Horace S. Gee Son M All Saints, Leicestershire, England Caroline Cave Daughter in law (daughter-in-law) F 39 Shoe Fitter All Saints, Leicestershire, England - ↑ "1891 England Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6598 #21541155 : accessed 1 January 2024), Henry Gee (49) head of household in St Margaret in Leicester registration district in Leicestershire, England. Born in Somerby, Leicestershire, England; citing The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891, Class RG12, Piece 2530, Folio 36, Page 26, GSU roll 6097640.
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Henry Gee Head M 49 Somerby, Leicestershire, England Eliza Gee Wife F 47 Leicestershire, England Mary E Gee Daughter F 18 Leicestershire, England Alice M Gee Daughter F 16 Leicestershire, England Horace S Gee Son M 10 Leicestershire, England Ethel G Gee Daughter F 6 Leicestershire, England - ↑ "1901 England Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7814 #17405785 : accessed 1 January 2024), Henry Gee (59) head of household in Leicester, Leicester formerly St Margaret in Leicester registration district in Leicestershire, England. Born in Somerby, Leicestershire, England; citing Class RG13, Piece 2992, Folio 22, Page 36, ED, institution, or vessel 54, Household schedule number 221.
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Henry Gee Head M 59 Somerby, Leicestershire, England Alice M Gee Daughter F 26 Leicestershire, England Horace S Gee Son M 20 Leicestershire, England Ethel G Gee Daughter F 16 Leicestershire, England - ↑ "1911 England Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2352 #22346379 : accessed 1 January 2024), Henry Gee (69), married, Police Pensioner, head of household at 10n Clyde Street Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Born in Somerby, Leicestershire, England; citing The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911, Registration District Number 407, ED, institution, or vessel 25, Piece 19189.
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Henry Gee Head Married M 69 Police Pensioner Somerby, Leicestershire, England Eliza Gee Wife Married F 67 Leicester, Leicestershire, England Alice Maud Gee Daughter Single F 36 Shoe Fitter Leicester, Leicestershire, England Alice Maud Gee Grandchild Single F 5 School Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Acknowledgements
- Gee-1245 was created by Robin Gee through the import of gee2012.ged on Nov 16, 2015.
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