Annie Maud (Howard) Fuller (1886 - 1973)

Born 30 Apr 1886 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Daughter of [father unknown] and Lucy (Howard) Parrott

Wife of Arthur Fuller — married 30 Jan 1910 in St Andrew's Church, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 24 Feb 1973 at age 86 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Annie (Howard) Fuller was born in Yorkshire, England.

By 1891, Annie and her younger half-sister Louisa were living with their uncle, Thomas Howard, and his common-law wife, Sarah Strong, at 8 Links Terrace, Kettering, Northamptonshire.^[2] Aged 14 in 1901, Annie was working as a boot machinist.^[3]

She married Arthur Fuller in 1910 in Kettering.^[4][5] At the time of the 1911 census the family lived at 37 Kitson Street in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Arthur worked as a "clicker" in the boot and shoemaking industry.^[6]

They had moved to Caroline Terrace, Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, by the time Arthur enlisted in the Army in 1916.^[7] The Fullers lived on Spencer Street in Burton by 1921, when Arthur worked as a clicker for Whitney & Westley (on Finedon Street in the same village).^[8] At the time of the 1939 register, the family lived at 15 Spencer Street. Arthur worked as a clicking sorter.^[9]

Arthur died in 1961.^[10] Annie died in 1973 in hospital in Kettering.^[11] Both were buried in Burton Latimer.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ GRO birth index: Annie Maud Howard. Vol 9d p 491. June quarter 1886. Registration district Whitby. FreeBMD.org.uk
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, [FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4LQM-3ZM] 2 May 2019), Thomas Howard, Kettering, 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. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, [FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9Y6-V8V] 20 May 2019), Thomas Howard, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Kettering subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ Marriage: 30 Jan 1910, St Andrew, Kettering: marriage of Arthur Fuller (29; bachelor; clicker; of 216 Mill Road; son of Robert James Fuller, clicker) and Annie Maud Howard (24; spinster; of 8 Links Terrace; daughter of Thomas Howard, ironstone labourer).
   Ancestry.com. Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1912 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Northamptonshire Anglican Parish Registers and Bishop’s Transcripts. Textual records. Northamptonshire Record Office, Northampton, England.
5. ↑ GRO marriage index. Arthur Fuller and Annie Maud Howard. Vol 3b p 320. March quarter 1910. Registration district Kettering. FreeBMD.org.uk
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWJ1-SDD : 20 May 2019), Arthur Fuller, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ Arthur Fuller. Apparent age 35 years 9 months. Height 5 feet 4 1/2 inches. Husband of Annie Maud Howard; married 30 Jan 1910. Present address Caroline Terrace, Burton Latimer. Children: Lily Florence, born 8 Sep 1910, Kettering; William Charles, born 31 Jul 1914, Burton Latimer; Horace, born 1 Jul 1915, Burton Latimer.
   British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920. Ancestry.com. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
8. ↑ Annie Fuller. Age 35. Born Whitby, Yorks. Spencer Street, Burton Latimer. RG 15/07740 Sch 75.
   1921 Census of England & Wales. TNA. Findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 25 Apr 2022
9. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register. Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2018. Lehi, UT, USA
10. ↑ GRO death index: Arthur Fuller. Vol 3b p 515. December quarter 1961. Registration district Kettering. FreeBMD.org.uk
11. ↑ GRO death index: Annie Maud Fuller. Vol 3b p 1638. March quarter 1973. Registration district Kettering. FreeBMD.org.uk
12. ↑ Personal recollection

DNA

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match of Annie's grandson with his 3rd cousin. Their MRCAs are William Howard and Hannah Anderson. Predicted relationship from Ancestry: 4th-6th Cousin, based on sharing 57 cM across 3 segments.