Gertrude M Williams 1887 - 1966
1887 Gertrude Williams was born to , maybe - but 99% certain, Emily Williams, single mother, on 21/12/1887 . Leominster Mar 1888. in Luston which is 5k N of Leominster . No mother's maiden name given on the FMP record
To prove this to 100% , would need to buy the 1888 b.c.
1891C. Gertie Williams, 3, was living with her widowed grandfather and, almost certainly her single mother, Emily, and an uncle at Luston, Leominster, Herefordshire
| William | Williams | Head |
Widower | Male | 56 | 1835 | Railway platelayer | Yarpole, Herefordshire, England |
| Emily | Williams | Daughter |
Single | Female | 23 | 1868 | - | Eye, Herefordshire, England |
| Henry | Williams | Son |
- | Male | 17 | 1874 | Farm servant | Eye, Herefordshire, England |
| Gertie | Williams | Granddaughter |
- | Female | 3 | 1888 | - | Eye, Herefordshire, England |
Chris . . maybe create a separate page for Mary Annie Vaughan /Nutter
1891C Chatham, Clitheroe
| Richard | Nutter | Head |
Married | Male | 41 | 1850 | Lime burner | Paythorne, Yorkshire, England |
| Mary Annie | Nutter | Wife |
Married | Female | 40 | 1851 | Cotton winder | Hereford, Herefordshire, England |
| George Stephen | Vaughan | Stepson |
- | Male | 13 | 1878 | Weaver cotton | Hereford, Herefordshire, England |
| John Moorhouse | Vaughan | Stepson |
- | Male | 10 | 1881 | Scholar | Luston, Herefordshire, England |
Going back to 1881C
| William | Williams | Head |
Married | Male | 46 | 1835 | Railway platelayer | Herefordshire, England |
| Eliza | Williams | Wife |
Married | Female | 47 | 1834 | - | Woking, Surrey, England |
| Emily | Williams | Daughter |
Single | Female | 13 | 1868 | Scholar | Luston, Herefordshire, England |
| Henry | Williams | Son |
Single | Male | 7 | 1874 | Scholar | Luston, Herefordshire, England |
| George | Vaughan | Nursing child |
Single | Male | 3 | 1878 | - | Hereford, Herefordshire, England |
| John | Vaughan | Nursing child |
Single | Male | 0 | 1881 | - | Luston, Herefordshire, England |
This would seem to indicate that Eliza Williams was nursing the 2 Vaughan boys
Emily Brackley Williams b. Leominster Sep 1867- mother Brackley given on FMP
Henry William Williams baptised in Eye to William & Eliza on 8/3/1874
The mother of John Moorhouse Vaughan 1881 and of George Stephen Vaughan 1877 was Vaughan- so she a single mother?? fact from FMP records of their births
A George Vaughan, b.23/9/1877, was admitted to School in Eye in 1882, mother Mary, a servant
Mary Annie Vaughan married Richard Nutter Clitheroe Jun 1882
Could Emily Williams 1867 have given birth as a single mother to Gertrude May Williams in 1887?
and then Mary Annie Vaughan, whose 2 sons had been nursed by Emily's mother, Eliza, then have adopted Gertrude, but seemingly after the 1891C!
1901C Gertrude Williams, 13, adopted daughter , was living Sawley Road, Chatburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire, with the now married mother, Mary Annie, of the 2 Vaughan boys who had been nursed in her grandparents' house in the 1881C, above
| Richard | Nutter | Head |
Married | Male | 50 | 1851 | Lime burner | Yorkshire, England |
| Mary Annie | Nutter | Wife |
Married | Female | 50 | 1851 | Confectioner & grocer | Hereford, Herefordshire, England |
| George Stephen | Vaughan | Step son |
Single | Male | 24 | 1877 | Blacksmith striker | Luston Herefordshire, England |
| John Moorhouse | Vaughan | Step son |
Single | Male | 20 | 1881 | Weighing machine clerk | Luston Herefordshire, England |
| Gertrude | Williams | Adopted daughter |
- | Female | 13 | 1888 | General servant (domestic) | Luston Herefordshire, England |
1911C Gertrude May Williams, 23, b. Luston, cook, was living at The Vicarage Church Street Leominster, Leominster Borough, Herefordshire,
| Edward Eber | Charles | Head |
Married | Male | 41 | 1870 | Clerk in holy orders | London Middlesex |
| Winifred Sydney | Charles | Wife |
Married | Female | 27 | 1884 | - | Folkestone Kent |
| Arthur Eber Sydney | Charles | Son |
- | Male | 1 | 1910 | - | Leominster Herefordshire |
| Gertrude May | Williams | Servant |
Single | Female | 23 | 1888 | Cook domestic | Louston Herefordshire |
| Eliza | Brookes | Servant |
Single | Female | 24 | 1887 | House parlourmaid domestic | Murd Cowarne Herefordshire |
| Florence Emily | Johnson | Servant |
Single | Female | 18 | 1893 | Nurse domestic | Eye Suffolk |
1912. Gertrude M Williams married James Green Leominster Mar 1912. Thought we would have to buy this m.c to ascertain her single parent/ parents ! but now 100% certain that she was born to single mother, Emily
James & Gertrude had the following 10 children :
Iris M Sep 1912; Gladys 21/12/1913 Mar 1914; James G Jun 1915; Phyllis Jun 1918; Ethel G Mar 1920; Betsy D Mar 1923; Leslie Jun 1925; Mildred K Dec 1927; Kenneth L Jun 1929; Peggy G Dec 1933
1921C. James Green, 42, agricultural fitter, was living 123 Bridge Street, Leominster, Leominster Borough, Herefordshire , with his wife, Gertrude, and 5 children
| James | Green | Head |
Male | 1879 | 42 | Leominster, Herefordshire, England | Agricultral Fitter | Alexander & Duncan Limited Agricultural Engineers Iron & Brass Founders |
| Gertrude | Green | Wife |
Female | 1887 | 34 | Leominster, Herefordshire, England | - | - |
| Iris May | Green | Daughter |
Female | 1912 | 8 | Leominster, Herefordshire, England | - | - |
| Gladys | Green | Daughter |
Female | 1914 | 7 | Leominster, Herefordshire, England | - | - |
| James Ernest | Green | Son |
Male | 1915 | 6 | Leominster, Herefordshire, England | - | - |
| Phyllis | Green | Daughter |
Female | 1918 | 3 | Leominster, Herefordshire, England | - | - |
| Ethel | Green | Daughter |
Female | 1920 | 1 | Leominster, Herefordshire, England |
1939 Register. James Green, born 8/3/1879. fitter agricultural implement, was living 123 Bridge Street, Leominster, Leominster Borough, Herefordshire , with his wife, Gertrude, and 6 of his children, the record for one of them, Mildred/Kenneth, closed as under 18!!
| James | Green | 08 Mar 1879 | Male | Fitter Agricultural Implement | Married | 196 | 1 |
| Gertrude M | Green | 21 Dec 1887 | Female | Unpaid Domestic Duties | Married | 196 | 2 |
| James E | Green | 16 Mar 1915 | Male | General Labourer | Single | 196 | 3 |
| Iris M | Galliers (Green) | 21 Jun 1912 | Female | Waitress At Cafe | Single | 196 | 4 |
| Phyllis | Thomas (Green) | 20 Feb 1918 | Female | Cook At Cafe | Single | 196 | 5 |
| Leslie W | Green | 16 Apr 1925 | Male | Unemployed | Single | 196 | 6 |
The record for this person is officially closed.
| Peggy G | Briscoe (Green) | 25 Aug 1933 | Female | At School | Single | 196 | 8 |
from r to l: Gertrude, daughter Glays and granddaughter Susan/Pippa. Photo taken ~1950, maybe in Leomonster??
Pippa, do you have any memories of visiting your grandparents there???
1960. James Green, 81, died Leominster Jun 1960
1966. Gertrude M Green, 78, died Leominster Mar 1966. seemingly no obituaries on FMP Newspapers
Pippa would have been 14 and 20 respectively when these, completely unknown??, grandparents died. Does she not remember her mother, Gladys, talking about it or even attending their funerals??