Margaret Ker (Stewart) Pryse-Rice (1869 - 1948)

Born 17 Jul 1869 in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Wife of John Carbery Pugh Vaughan Pryse Rice — married 1887 in St Margaret's Church, Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 1 Jun 1948 at age 78 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Biography

Margaret was born to James Stewart and Louisa Stewart nee Butler and her birth was registered^[1][2]during the third quarter of 1869 in the district of Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom.

Margaret was baptised on 23 August 1869 in the district of Newcastle Emlyn.^[3][4]At the time oof the ceremony the family resided in Emlyn Cottage, Newcastle Emlyn and her father James is noted as an Esquire.

In the 1871 census Margaret (age 1) was the daughter of James Stewart in Rhosgilwen Mansion House, Cilgerran, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, Wales.^[5]

In the 1881 census Margaret (age 11) was the single daughter of James Stewart in Rhosygilwen, Kilgerran (Pembroke), Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, Wales.^[6]

Margaret married John Carbery Pugh Rice Vaughan Pryse in 1887 in St Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex, England.^[7]

Margaret was awarded a Damehood in 1918. She was President, Carmarthenshire Branch, British Red Cross Society.^[8]

In the 1939 register Margaret, Householder & Farming Land, was widowed and living in Ystrad House, Llandeilo R.D., Carmarthenshire, Wales.^[9][10]

Margaret, late of Ystrad, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire passed away aged seventy eight on 1 June 1948. Her passing was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1948 in the Carmarthen district.^[11]
Margaret's probate^[12]was administered in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire and completed six and a half months later on 21 December 1948 detailing effects of £23,681 9s 11d to sister Louisa Vaughan, wife of John Vaughan, Marian Butler, a spinster, son George Pryse-Rice and Griffith Evans, both retired Captains in His Majesty's Army.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration:"England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 5 February 2023)
   Stewart, Margaret Ker (Mother's maiden name: Butler).
   GRO Reference: 1869 Jul-Aug-Sep in Newcastle in Emlyn Volume 11B Page 20
2. ↑ Birth Registration:"England & Wales Birth Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 5 February 2023)
   Stewart, Margaret Ker.
   GRO Reference: 1869 Jul-Aug-Sep in Newcastle E. Volume 11b Page 20
3. ↑ Baptism: "Carmarthenshire Baptisms"
   Page: 48
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 January 2022)
   Margaret Ker Stewart baptism on 23 Aug 1869 (born 1869), daughter of James & Louisa Charlotte, in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
4. ↑ Baptism:"Carmarthenshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1560-1994"
   Archives Wales; Wales; Carmarthenshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Page number: 48
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62102 #615942 (accessed 5 February 2023)
   Margaret Ker Stewart baptism on 23 Aug 1869 (born 1869), child of Louisa Charlotte Stewart, in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
5. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG10; Piece number: 5541; Folio: 5; Page: 8; Schedule: 40
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 January 2022)
   Margaret Ker Stewart (1) daughter in household of James Stewart (40) in Cardigan registration district. Born in Wales.
6. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG11; Piece number: 5428; Folio: 117; Page: 5; Schedule: 357
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 January 2022)
   Margaret Ker Stewart (11), single daughter, in household of James Stewart (50) in Cardigan registration district. Born in Wales.
7. ↑ Marriage: "Westminster Marriages"
   Archive: City of Westminster Archives Centre
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 January 2022)
   Margaret Ker Stewart (18) marriage to John Carbery Pugh Rice Vaughan Pryse (Full) in 1887 in St Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
8. ↑ Damehood: "Britain, Knights Of The Realm & Commonwealth Index"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 January 2022)
   First name(s): Margaret Ker; Last name: Pryse-Rice; Biography: President, Carmarthenshire Branch, British Red Cross Society; Birth year: 1870; Death year: 1948; Award: DBE; Award date: 01 January 1918; Country: Great Britain.
9. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 Register"
   Reference: RG101/7224K/004/28; Piece number: 7224K; Schedule: 23
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 January 2022)
   Margaret Ker Pryse-Rice (born 1869), widowed, Householder & Farming Hand, at Ystrad House, Llandeilo, Llandeilo R.D., Carmarthenshire, Wales.
10. ↑ 1939 Register:"1939 England and Wales Register"
    The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/7224k; Line Number: 28; Schedule Number: 23; Sub Schedule Number: 5
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61596 #40747453 (accessed 5 February 2023)
    Margaret Ker Pryse-Rice (born 17 Jul 1869), widowed, Householder & Farming Hand, in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
11. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007"
    Volume: 8A; Page: 260
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 January 2022)
    Margaret K Pryse-Rice death Apr-May-Jun 1948 in Carmarthen (age 78).
12. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
    Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #13062325 (accessed 5 February 2023)
    Dame Margaret Ker Vaughan Rice probate on 21 Dec 1948 in Carmarthen. Died 1 Jun 1948 in Carmarthenshire, Wales.