Parents' Marriage
7 NOV 1853.
Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England. 7th November 1853. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Barford St Martin in the County of Wiltshire between James Gray, 26, bachelor, journeyman mason, living in Barford St Martin, (no father's name given) and Charlotte Parsons, 23, spinster, living in Burcombe, father John Parsons (deceased), carpenter. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after Banns by me Edmund Carr, assistant Curate. Witnesses: Nicholas Parsons, Martha Plowman. [1]
Baptism:
Ethel, daughter of James Gray & Charlotte Gray, was baptised on 14 January 1872 in Burcombe, Wiltshire, England.[2]
Census:
1881 Census of England: Burcombe, Wiltshire, England[3]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Charlotte Gray
Head
Widowed
F
51
Shopkeeper
Burcombe
Harry Gray
Son
M
20
Stone Mason
Burcombe
Emma Gray
Daughter
F
15
Daughter At Home
Burcombe
Louisa Gray
Daughter
F
12
Scholar
Burcombe
Ethel B. Gray
Daughter
F
9
Scholar
Burcombe
In the 1891 census Ethel (age 19) was the servant of William Allee in Crawley, Crawley, Hampshire, England.[4]
Marriage
Ethel's marriage to Alfred Henry Hounsom was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1896 in the Reading district.[5]
In the 1901 census Ethel (age 29) was the boarder of Samuel Varney in Brighton, Sussex, England.[6]
1911 Census of England: 39 (4) Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London S W, Kensington, London, England[7]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John Lord Atkinson
Head
Widowed
M
66
Lord Of Appeal In Ordinary
Louth, Louth, Ireland
Alfred Henry Warenson
Servant
Married
M
46
Butler Valet Domestic
Ham
Ethel Bessie Hornsom
Servant
Married
F
39
Cook Housekeeper Domestic
Combe, Wiltshire, England
Edith Stoneham
Servant
Single
F
25
Housemaid Domestic
London, United Kingdom
Ethel's death (age 79) was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1951 in the Wandsworth district.[8]
Sources
↑ marriages page 30 no 60. Barford St Martin, Wiltshire
↑Baptism:
"Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1922"
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 1258/4 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61188 #1644583 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel Bessie Gray baptism on 14 Jan 1872, daughter of James Gray & Charlotte Gray, in Burcombe, Wiltshire, England.
↑1881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 2075; Folio: 6; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341501; ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Ancestry uk Record 7572 #23270446 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel B Gray (9) daughter, Scholar, in household of Charlotte Gray (51) in Burcombe in Wilton registration district in Wiltshire, England. Born in Burcombe.
↑1891 Census:
"1891 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 935; Folio: 55; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6096045 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #13788204 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel Bessie Gray (19) servant in household of William Allee (79) in Crawley, Crawley in Winchester registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in Burcombe, Wiltshire, England.
↑Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915"
England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 2c; Page: 675 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8913 #11506029 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel Bessie Gray marriage registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1896 in Reading.
↑1901 Census:
"1901 England Census"
Class: RG13; Piece: 933; Folio: 62; Page: 27; ED, institution, or vessel: 37; Household schedule number: 212 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #6450748 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel Bessie Honnson (29) boarder in household of Samuel Varney (49) in Brighton registration district in Sussex, England. Born in Burcombe, Wiltshire, England.
↑1911 Census:
"1911 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 2; ED, institution, or vessel: 20; Piece: 107 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #888366 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel Bessie Hornsom (39), married servant, Cook Housekeeper Domestic, in household of John Lord Atkinson (66) at 39 (4) Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London S W, Kensington, London, England. Born in Combe, Wiltshire, England.
↑Death Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5d; Page: 635 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7579 #33326359 (accessed 11 June 2023)
Ethel B Hounsom death registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1951 in Wandsworth (age 79).
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