Lily Ermengarde (Grant Duff) Anderson (abt. 1880 - 1956)

Born about 1880 in Brentford registration district, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Wife of Gerard Collier — married 21 Jul 1910 in Earl Soham Parish Church, Suffolk, England

Wife of William John Anderson — married 22 Mar 1928 in The Registry Office for Blything, East Suffolk, England

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Biography

• There are reports that she was a novelist

Sources

• Duffs - "The daughters of Alexander Duff of Braco and Grant Duffs" in "The Book of the Duffs by Henrietta and Alexander (Alister) Tayler, printed privately by T & A Constable in Edinburgh 1914, and made available (partially) online by the Internet Archive "Wayback Machine" in 2009: pages 491-501, here, in particular, 498
• "The Peerage" genealogy website created and curated by Darryl Lundy
• The Marriage Certificate in respect of her first marriage. Marriage Certificate data (selection):

• Year of Registration :- 1910
• Marriage solemnized at :- The Parish Church in the Parish of Earl Soham in the County of Suffolk
• Nbr. In register :- 258
• When married :- 21 July 1910
• Bridegroom (Husband): :- Gerard Collier
• Bride (Wife) :- Lily Ermengarde Fanny Grant Duff
• Age: Husband :- Full 31
• Age: Wife :- full [>21]
• Condition: Husband :- Bachelor
• Condition: Wife :- Spinster
• Occupation: Husband :- M.A. Oxford
• Occupation: Wife :- “-”
• Residence at time: Husband :- Christ Church, Chelsea
• Residence at time: Wife :- Earl Soham
• Father’s name: Husband :- Lord Monkswell
• Father’s name: Wife :- Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant-Duff
• Father’s rank or profession: Husband :- Peer of the Realm
• Father’s rank or profession: Wife :- Privy Councillor
• Church or other location and style :- in the Parish Church according to the rites and ceremonies of the Established Church [aka the Church of England] after Banns by W. Arthur Duckworth, Offic[iatin]g Minister
• Registry signed :- By the parties in the presence of 3 witnesses who signed the register as follows:
• Witness 1 :- Monkswell
• Witness 2 :- R. H. Ainsworth
• Witness 3 :- A. C. Grant-Duff

• Document legibility :- Average

• The Marriage Certificate in respect of her second marriage. Marriage Certificate data (selection):

• Year of Registration :- 1928
• Marriage solemnized at :- Register Office in the District of Blything in the County of East Suffolk
• Nbr. In register :- 40
• When married :- 22 March 1928
• Bridegroom (Husband): :- William John Anderson
• Bride (Wife) :- Lily Ermengarde Fanny Collier
• Age: Husband :- 34 years
• Age: Wife :- 47 years
• Condition: Husband :- Bachelor
• Condition: Wife :- Widow
• Occupation: Husband :- Teacher
• Occupation: Wife :- “-”
• Residence at time: Husband :- “Summerhill”, Leiston
• Residence at time: Wife :- Junction House, Leiston
• Father’s name: Husband :- Peter Anderson (deceased)
• Father’s name: Wife :- Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff (deceased)
• Father’s rank or profession: Husband :- Draper
• Father’s rank or profession: Wife :- Knight
• Church or other location and style :- in the Register Office by Licence before [?]O. V. Carpenter, Registrar [and] [?] J.W.Yallen, Supdt Registrar
• Registry signed :- By the parties in the presence of 2 witnesses who signed the register as follows:
• Witness 1 :- R. W. Bedingfield
• Witness 2 :- O. A. Tye

• Document legibility :- Suboptimal