Born in Sprowston, Norfolk, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Gurney J.P.
and Isabel Charlotte (Blake-Humfrey) Talbot
Wife of
Edward Gurney Buxton
— married
24 Oct 1895 in St Faith's, Norfolk, England
Descendants 
Died
at age 82
in St. Andrew's Hospital, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
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Biography
- Laura Gurney (1875-1957) was the daughter of John Gurney and Isabel Charlotte Blake-Humfrey.
- She married Edward Gurney Buxton, son of Samuel Gurney Buxton and Louisa Caroline Hoare, on 24 October 1895.
- She died aged 81 on 15 December 1957.
- Children of Laura Gurney & Edward Gurney Buxton
- Valerie Isabel Buxton b. 1897 d. May 1934 (unmarried).
- Major Desmond Gurney Buxton b. 4 Jan 1898, d. 29 Sep 1987
- Eric Buxton b. 30 Jun 1899, d. 26 Mar 1979
- Hubert Edward Buxton b. 15 Aug 1901, d. 1973
- Lieutenant Mervyn Buxton b. 5 May 1903, d. 12 May 1944
- Daphne Buxton b. 1905 d. 19 Aug 1998 (m. Harmer 1929).
- Phyllis Buxton b. 12 Feb 1907, d. 26 Apr 1985 (m. Cecil Mitford-Slade 1931).
- Mark Buxton b. 23 Nov 1909, d. 10 Jul 1972
- Enid Laura Buxton b. 1914, d. 1981
- Monica Buxton b. 21 Mar 1916 d. 20 Feb 2007 (m. Robert H Calvert 1937).
- Louise Jacinth Buxton b. 27 Apr 1918 d. 1991 (m. Ben Whitacker 1946).
Census
1891 census of England, Wales & Scotland
Wroxham Road, Sprowston, Norfolk, England
| First Name | Last Name | Relationship | Marital Status | Gender | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Isabel Charlotte | Gurney | Head | Widow | Female | 39 | Wroxham, Norfolk, England | |
| Sybil | Gurney | Daughter | Single | Female | 18 | Sprowston, Norfolk, England | |
| Laura | Gurney | Daughter | Female | 15 | Earlham, Norfolk, England | ||
| Eustace | Gurney | Son | Male | 14 | Student | Earlham, Norfolk, England | |
| Hugh | Gurney | Son | Male | 13 | Student | Earlham, Norfolk, England | |
| Robert | Gurney | Son | Male | 11 | Student | Earlham, Norfolk, England | |
| Samuel | Gurney | Son | Male | 5 | Earlham, Norfolk, England |
NB.This household had 8 domestic servants.
1911 census of England, Wales & Scotland
The Hall, Old Catton near Norwich, Norfolk, England
| First Name | Last Name | Relationship | Marital Status | Gender | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Edward Gurney | Buxton | Head | Married | Male | 45 | Bank Director | West Ham Essex |
| Laura | Buxton | Wife | Married | Female | 35 | Earlham Norwich Norfolk | |
| Valerie Isabel | Buxton | Daughter | Female | 14 | Norwich Norfolk | ||
| Hubert Edward | Buxton | Son | Male | 9 | Thorpe Norwich Norfolk | ||
| Mervyn | Buxton | Son | Male | 7 | Thorpe Norwich Norfolk | ||
| Daphne | Buxton | Daughter | Female | 5 | Thorpe Norwich Norfolk | ||
| Phyllis | Buxton | Daughter | Female | 4 | Thorpe Norwich Norfolk | ||
| Mark | Buxton | Son | Male | 1 | Thorpe Norwich Norfolk |
NB.This household had 11 domestic servants.
Sources
- freeBMD Births Dec Q 1875 Norwich 4b 151 GURNEY Laura.
- free BMD Marriages Dec Q 1895 St. Faith's 4b 285 BUXTON Edward Gurney to GURNEY Laura
- freeBMD Deaths Dec Q 1957 Northampton 3b 625 BUXTON Laura Age 81.
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