Amelia Annie (Poynter) Saffery (1890 - 1954)

Born 10 Oct 1890 in Strood, Kent, England

Ancestors

Wife of Walter Bell — married 11 Feb 1911 in St Mark, Gillingham, Kent, England

Wife of Percy John Saffery — married 1949 in Chatham, Kent, England

Died 3 Jun 1954 at age 63 in Gravesend, Kent, England

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Biography

Amelia Annie Poynter or Wright was born in 1890 at Strood, Kent, England. She was the daughter of Richard Wright and Annie Poynter.^[1] Her father was serving in the Royal Navy and her parents did not marry until 1891.

In the 1891 census Amelia Wright was age 0 living at Temple Street, Strood, Kent with her mother Annie Wright (22), grandfather Abraham Poynter (72), grandmother Ann Poynter (63), uncles John Poynter (33), James Poynter (28), aunt Eliza Poynter (20).^[2]

Amelia Annie Poynter was baptised on 21 Apr 1892 at St Nicholas, Strood, Kent.^[3]

Amelia's mother Annie died in 1896. Amelia's father married Eliza Poynter (Annie's sister) in 1898.

In the 1901 census Amelia A Wright was age 10 living at Charles Street, Strood, Kent with her aunt/step-mother Eliza Wright (29), siblings Richard S Wright (8), Frederick G Wright (5), Beatrice M Wright (2), grandmother Ann Poynter (73), uncles John Poynter (42), James Poynter (38).^[4]

Walter Bell married Amelia Annie Poynter on 11 Feb 1911 at St Mark, Gillingham, Kent.^[5][6] They had two children: Sidney Walter Bell (b. 1913), Henry Richard Bell (b. 1915)

In the 1911 census Amelia Annie Bell was age 20 living at Gillingham, Kent with her husband Walter Bell (27).^[7]

In 1939, Amelia A Bell (b. 10 Oct 1890) was living at 19 Bushey Close, nr Boughton, Swale, Kent. Occupation: Domestic.^[8] Her husband was working in Gillingham, Kent.

Amelia's husband Walter Bell died in 1940.

Percy John Saffery married Amelia Annie Bell in 1949 at Chatham, Kent.^[9]

Amelia Annie Saffery of 75 St Marks Avenue, Northfleet, Kent died on 3 Jun 1954 at The Gravesend and North Kent Hospital, Gravesend, Kent.^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office. https://www.gro.gov.uk. Birth. POYNTER, AMELIA ANNIE; Mother's Maiden Surname: -; GRO Reference: 1890 D Quarter in STROOD Volume 02A Page 512
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJYM-Y6Z : 3 May 2019), Amelia Wright in household of Abram Poynter, Strood, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Kent county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ Medway Archives. Reference P150B/1/11. https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P150B-01-11(2).pdf Father Richard Stephen, occupation Sailor. Mother Annie.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9XY-GD4 : 20 May 2019), Amelia A Wright in household of Eliza Wright, Strood, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Strood subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ Medway Archives. Reference P153E/1/11. https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P153E-01-11(2).pdf
6. ↑ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26WN-YBZ : 13 December 2014), Amelia A Poynter, 1911; citing 1911, quarter 1, vol. 2A, p. 883, Medway, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWDV-NBV : 28 June 2019), Amelia Annie Bell in household of Walter Bell, Gillingham, Kent, 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.
8. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/1851F. Kent. Swale RD. Enumeration District: DJUE
9. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVD4-XMRH : 8 October 2014), Amelia A Bell and null, 1949; citing 1949, quarter 4, vol. 5B, p. 703, Chatham, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
10. ↑ General Register Office. https://www.gro.gov.uk. Death. SAFFERY, AMELIA ANNE; Age at death: 63; GRO Reference: 1954 J Quarter in DARTFORD Volume 05B Page 350
11. ↑ GOV.UK Find a will. Saffery 1954. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=Saffery&yearOfDeath=1954

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