Marguerite (Richards) Ross (1896 - 1978)

Born 8 Jan 1896 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Leonard Ross KSG — married 25 Nov 1925 in St. Mary, Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1978 at age 82 in Wellington, Shropshire, England

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Biography

Marguerite was the daughter of Samuel Richards and Martha Jones
Baptism: 16 February 1896, St. Mary, Walsall, Staffordshire, England, parents on this record, Samuel Richards and Martha Joanna Jones .
In 1901 Maggie was living with her parents and 8 siblings at 40, Vicarage Street, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
In 1911 Maggie was living with her mother, her grandmother Edna Jones and 6 siblings, at 63 Penn Road, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, her father died in 1902 and her older sister Edna drowned in 1909.
Travel: 1912, Bavaria, Germany; Maggie attended finishing school in Bavaria.
Marriage to Leonard Ross of Bloxwich, Staffordshire on 25 November 1925 at St. Mary, Walsall, Staffordshire,
Her first son Anthony was born on 1 October 1927, her second son Peter was born 24 October 1929.
Maggie was a talented pianist and an accomplished water colour painter.

Research Notes

As Maggie was baptised in the Catholic Church her mother's name was Latinised, shown as Joanna not Jane.

Sources

• England Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms, Walsall, St Mary, Staffordshire, England
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1XK-2FX : 22 July 2021), Margarita Richards, 1896.
• 1901 England Census; Birth date: abt 1895 Birth place: Walsall, Staffordshire, England Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Walsall, Staffordshire, England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2701; Folio: 164; Page: 22.
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS7G-FDG : 21 May 2019), Marguerite Richards in household of Samuel Richards, Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Walsall subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• 1911 England Census; Birth date: abt 1896 Birth place: Walsall, Staffordshire Residence date: 02 Apr 1911 Residence place: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW7Y-W8F : 4 July 2019), Marguerite Richards in household of Martha Jane Richards, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNPH-WB7 : 22 July 2021), Margarita Richards in entry for Leonard Ross, 1925.
• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3J-GK45 : 2 October 2014), Anthony L Ross, 1927; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Wellington (Shropshire), Shropshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3L-XV24 : 2 October 2014), null in entry for Peter F Ross, 1929; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Wellington (Shropshire), Shropshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• 1939 England and Wales Register;Residence,Wellington Shropshire England The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/5187E
• Family records and photos