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GAY FAMILY HISTORY

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Census and

1939 Register

THE GAY FAMILY, BROUGHTON GIFFORD, WILTSHIRE

including THE HORNER FAMILY, BROUGHTON GIFFORD, WILTSHIRE

CENSUS and 1939 REGISTER DETAILS

GENERATIONS ARE NUMBERED FROM THE FIRST TRACED ANCESTOR, THOMAS GAY (about 1763?-1838?) , AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING BACKGROUND COLOUR:

1G01

THOMAS GAY / MARTHA GORE

GENERATION 1

1841

● both dead

James married, SEE BELOW

THOMAS GAY’s CHILDREN

2G..

JAMES GAY / ANN(E) MORTIMER

GENERATION 2

1841

at own home, James 40, agricultural labourer, wife Ann(e) 45, children Charlotte(a) II 20, Jacob II 20, Henry I 15, Ruth I 15, Ephraim 10, Elizabeth I 10, unspecified relation Edwin 9 months (see note on Edwin, GAY FAMILY page 3)

Broughton Common,

Broughton Gifford, Wilts

1851

at own home, James 56, agricultural labourer, wife Ann(e) 61, visitor (no relationship shown) Edwin 11 (see note on Edwin, GAY FAMILY page 3)

● Charlotte(a) II married, SEE BELOW, Jacob II possibly married, SEE BELOW, Henry I married, SEE BELOW, Ruth I not found, Ephraim married, SEE GAY FAMILY page 2, Elizabeth I housemaid, 20?

Common,

Broughton Gifford, Wilts

1861

at own home, James 65, agricultural labourer, wife Ann(e) 70

● Elizabeth I married, SEE GRIDLEY FAMILY, Edwin married, SEE GAY FAMILY page 3

Taylors Lane,

Broughton Gifford, Wilts

1871

● wife Ann(e) dead

James c/o son Ephraim, 76

1881

● James dead?

JAMES GAY’s CHILDREN

3G..

CHARLOTTE(A) GAY II / THOMAS HORNER

GENERATION 3

1841

Charlotte(a) at home, 20

Broughton Common,

Broughton Gifford, Wilts

Thomas …..

1851

at own home, Thomas 45, agricultural labourer & razor grinder, wife Charlotte(a) 34, his children George 21, Eliza 17, daughter-in-law (stepdaughter?) Emily Gay I 8, children William 5, Henry I 3, Mary Ann 7 months

Common,

Broughton Gifford, Wilts

1861

at own home, Thomas 52, razor grinder, wife Charlotte(a) 44, children Mary Ann 10, Henry II 6, Mary Jane 2

● Emily Gay I not found, William, Henry I, Elizabeth dead

1871

at own home, Thomas 6.., razor grinder, wife Charlotte(a) 55, children Mary Jane 12, Ruth 8

● Mary Ann not found, Henry II dead, Elizabeth Louisa not found

Broughton Common,

Broughton Gifford, Wilts

1881

● Thomas dead

at own home, widow Charlotte(a) 64, daughter Mary Jane 22

● Ruth not found

1891

● widow Charlotte(a) dead

● Mary Jane alone

1901

● Mary Jane married, SEE GAY FAMILY page 2

3G..

JACOB GAY II / RUTH MORTIMER?

GENERATION 3

1841

Jacob at home, 20

Broughton Common,

Broughton Gifford, Wilts

● Ruth not found

1851

● Jacob dead?

● Ruth not found, nor in subsequent censuses

3G..

HENRY GAY I / ELIZABETH GREENFIELD?/GREENMAN?

GENERATION 3

1841

Henry at home, 15

Broughton Common,

Broughton Gifford, Wilts

Elizabeth …..

1851

at own home, Henry 29, porter, wife Elizabeth 36, children William Henry 5, Ellen I 2

● Alfred, unnamed daughter dead

5 Piccadilly? Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

1861

at own home, Henry 39, upholstery porter, wife Elizabeth 46, children William Henry 15, french polisher, Ellen I 12, Emma 9, Albert James I 8, Emily II 6, Alfred George 4, nephew Leonard Greenman?

● Jesse Edmund dead?

3 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

● next door to daughter Emma Gay Godfrey

1871

at own home, Henry 49, upholstery porter, wife Elizabeth 56, children Ellen I 22, Emily II 16, Alfred George 14

● William Henry, Emma not found, Albert James I servant?

1881

at own home, Henry 59, auctioneer’s porter, wife Elizabeth 66, children, Ellen I 33, Emily II 26

● Albert James I married, SEE BELOW, Alfred George dead?

● granddaughter? May Ellis not found

1891

● Henry dead

● Elizabeth dead?

at own home, Emily II 36, William Henry 45, paralysed, nieces Agnes Kate Gay 11, May Ellis 12, sister Ellen I Gay Sedg(e)berry 42, widow, lodger (niece) Ellen Regina Sedg(e)berry 3

1901

Emily II in the workhouse

1911

Emily II in the workhouse, 55, tailoress

Bath Union Workhouse,

Bath, Somerset

HENRY GAY I’s CHILDREN

BATH, SOMERSET

4G..

WILLIAM HENRY GAY / EMMA KINGDON

GENERATION 4

1851

William Henry at home, 5

5 Piccadilly? Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

1861

William Henry at home, 15, french polisher

3 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Emma …..

1871

● William Henry not found

Emma …..

1881

[provided this is the correct person] William Henry 36, pauper, married [but separated?], french polisher, no children

● Emma cook in Kensington, Middx, 33[sic]?

● Minnie Emma pupil at Soldiers' Daughters' Home, Hampstead, Middx, 7

● a plain Harriet Gay, age 6 (so born about 1875) was living at The Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children in London, but there is no mention of where she was born

Bath Poor Law Union

Work House,

Odd Down,

Lyncombe & Widcombe,

Bath, Somerset

1891

William Henry c/o sister, Emily II, 45, married [but separated?], paralysed, no children

3 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

at own home, Emma 40, lodging house keeper, daughter Minnie Emma 17, photographic apprentice

Hazlehurst House,

Victoria Road,

Barnstaple, Devon

Harriet Florence c/o aunt Susanna Kingdon Jewell, 15, dressmaker’s apprentice

2 Park Villas,

Barnstaple, Devon

1901

William Henry c/o sister Ellen Gay I Sedg(e)berry, 55, married [but separated?], paralysed, no children

3 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

at own home, Emma 48, lodging house keeper, daughter Minnie Emma 27, photographic assistant

3 Park Villas,

Barnstaple, Devon

Harriet Florence c/o aunt Susanna Kingdon Jewell, Devon, 26, dressmaker

21 Victoria Road,

Barnstaple, Devon

1911

● William Henry dead

● Emma dead

● Minnie Emma servant c/o Lady Williams (“imbecile”), Bromley, Kent, 37, unmarried

● Harriet Florence married, SEE BELOW

1921

1939

● Minnie Emma not found

4G..

ELLEN GAY I / THOMAS ALFRED SEDG(E)BERRY

GENERATION 4

1851

Ellen at home, 2

5 Piccadilly? Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Thomas Alfred …..

1861

Ellen at home, 12

3 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Thomas Alfred …..

1871

Ellen at home, 22

3 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Thomas Alfred …..

1881

Ellen at home, 33

3 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Thomas Alfred …..

1891

● Thomas Alfred dead

widow Ellen c/o sister Emily II, 42, daughter Ellen Regina 3

● Louisa Mary Yelland dead

3 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

1901

at own home, widow Ellen 52, daughter Ellen Regina 13, brother William Henry Gay 55, boarder (niece) May Ellis 22

1911

● widow Ellen c/o sister Emma, 62, needlewoman, SEE BELOW

● Ellen Regina servant, 23

5 New Street West,

Bath, Somerset

1921

1939

● widow Ellen dead

at own home, Ellen Regina, unmarried, daily maid attendant

12 Saint James Parade,

Bath C.B., Somerset

4G..

EMMA GAY / CHARLES LOWDAY GODFREY

GENERATION 4

1861

Emma at home, 9

3 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Charles Lowday …..

1871

● Emma not found

3 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Charles Lowday …..

1881

at own home, Charles Lowday 30, tailor, wife Emma 29, children Rosa Maria Comfort 6, Florence Emily 4, Kate Emma 2, Lily Eugenie 10 months

● Charles (Herbert) dead

4 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

● next door to Emma’s parents (1891) and sisters Emily II and Ellen I Gay Sedg(e)berry and brother William Henry (1901)

1891

at own home, Charles Lowday 40, journeyman tailor, wife Emma 39, children Rosa Maria Comfort 16, Kate Emma 12, Lily Eugenie 10, Arthur Charles 7, Ernest Henry 5, Elsie Beatrice 4

● Florence Emily not found, Daisy Helen, Daisy Violet. Olive Louise, Walter Hugh dead

1901

at own home, Charles Lowday 50, tailor journeyman, wife Emma 49, children Ernest Henry 16, Hilda Grace 9, Muriel Irene 7

● Rosa Maria Comfort, Florence Emily, Kate Emma, Lily Eugenie married, SEE BELOW, Arthur Charles boarder, 17, railway clerk?, Elsie Beatrice c/o sister Lily Eugenie, SEE BELOW, (Ivy) Blanche, Winifred Marguerite dead

5 New Street West,

Bath, Somerset

1911

● Charles Lowday dead

at own home, widow Emma 59, general dealer, children Elsie Beatrice 24, Muriel Irene 17, unemployed, sister Ellen Sedg(e)berry 62, widow, needlewoman

● Arthur Charles not found, possibly already in Argentina, Ernest Henry married, SEE BELOW, Hilda Grace c/o sister Florence Emily, SEE BELOW, 1 further child dead

1921

1939

at own home, widow Emma, incapacitated, children Kate Emma Williams, Lily Eugenie Willmott, both married, both unpaid domestic duties, Elsie Beatrice, nurse housekeeper

● Muriel Irene not found

73 Shakespeare Avenue,

Bath C.B., Somerset

Hilda Grace in the household of a Susan Thomas, invalid incapacitated, together with nephew Wilfrid Godfrey Pope, principal worker on hold….. of cows, pigs garden wo…..

Maidens Green,

Narberth R.D.,

Pembrokeshire, Wales

4G..

ALBERT JAMES GAY I / ELLEN ROGERS

GENERATION 4

1861

Albert James at home, 8

3 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Ellen …..

1871

● Albert James servant?

Ellen …..

1881

at own home, Albert James 28, draper’s porter, wife Ellen 29, children Edith Ellen 6, Edward James 5, Agnes Kate 1, Frederick George I 2 months

3 York Terrace,

Lyncombe & Widecombe,

Bath, Somerset

1891

● family not found

● Agnes Kate c/o aunt, Emily Gay II, 11, Frederick George I in the workhouse?

1901

● Agnes Kate not found, Frederick George I in the workhouse?

1911

● Frederick George I married, SEE BELOW

WILLIAM HENRY GAY’s CHILDREN

5G..

HARRIET FLORENCE GAY / HERBERT WILLIAM YEO

GENERATION 5

1881

a plain Harriet Gay, age 6 (so born about 1875) was living at the The Hospital for the Maintenance and Education Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children in London, but there is no mention of where she was born

1891

Harriet Florence c/o aunt Susanna Kingdon Jewell, Devon, 15, dressmaker’s apprentice

1901

Harriet Florence c/o aunt Susanna Kingdon Jewell, Devon, 26, dressmaker

1911

at own home, Herbert William 39, gas company collector & clerk, wife Harriet Florence 35, wife’s aunt Mary Kingdon 66, unmarried, private means, son James 4

● Florence dead

45 Gloster Road,

Barnstaple, Devon

1921

1911

● Herbert William dead

● widow Harriet Florence not found

● James not found

EMMA GAY’s CHILDREN

THE GODFREY FAMILY, BATH, SOMERSET

5G..

ROSA MARIA COMFORT GODFREY / FRED CURTIS

GENERATION 5

1881

Rosa Maria Comfort at home, 6

4 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Fred …..

1891

Rosa Maria Comfort at home, 16

4 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Fred …..

1901

1911

● family not found, possibly abroad as missionaries

1921

1939

● both dead

5G..

FLORENCE EMILY GODFREY / WILLIAM FRANCIS HENRY POPE

GENERATION 5

1881

Florence Emily at home, 4

4 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

William Francis Henry …..

1891

● Florence Emily not found

William Francis Henry …..

1901

at own home, William Francis Henry 26, (railway) booking clerk, wife Florence Emily 24, no children

● Cecil William already dead

52 Locksbrook Road,

Weston, Somerset

1911

at own home, William Francis Henry 37, estimating clerk, wholesale clothing, wife Florence Emily 34, children Irene Florence 7, Wilfrid Godfrey 5, sister-in-law Hilda Grace Godfrey, 19, unmarried

● Grace Hilda already dead

56 St Kilda's Road,

Durley Park, Bath

1921

1939

Florence Emily, divorced, daughter Irene Florence, unmarried, both “inmates” and “incapacitated”

● Wilfrid Godfrey married, SEE BELOW

● it is not clear what kind of an institution they were in

Broad Road,

Tiverton R.D., Devon

at own home, William Francis Henry, cost accountant, wholesale clothing, new wife Sallie J., unpaid domestic duties

The Copse, Copse Road,

Keynsham U.D., Somerset

5G..

KATE EMMA GODFREY / ERNEST QUINTON WILLIAMS

GENERATION 5

1881

Kate Emma at home, 2

4 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

1891

Kate Emma at home, 12

4 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

1901

at own home, Ernest Quinton 24, pumping engine cleaner, wife Kate Emma 22, no children

36 Sea View,

Portskewett

Monmouthshire, Wales

1911

at own home, Ernest Quinton 34, stationary engineman, railway pump, wife Kate Emma 32, no children

Sea Wall,

Pilning near Bristol, Glos

1921

1939

● Ernest Quinton not found

at mother’s home, wife Kate Emma Williams, married, unpaid domestic duties

73 Shakespeare Avenue,

Bath C.B., Somerset

5G..

LILY EUGENIE GODFREY / MARTIN MAXTED WILLMOTT

GENERATION 5

1881

Lily Eugenie at home, 10 months

4 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Martin Maxted …..

1891

Lily Eugenie at home, 10

4 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Martin Maxted …..

1901

at own home, Martin Maxted 25, watchmaker, wife Lily Eugenie 20, daughter Doris Lilly 1 month, sister-in-law Elsie Beatrice 14

53 Winter Road,

Norwich, Norfolk

1911

at own home, Martin Maxted 35, jeweller, wife Lily Eugenie 30, children Doris Lilly 10, Marten Charles 8, Gladys Rose 5, Aubrey Godfrey 3

Ivy House,

Sprowston, Norfolk

1921

1939

at own home, Martin Maxted, watch jobber

Home Farm,

Ketteringham Lane,

Forehoe and Henstead R.D.,

Norfolk

at mother’s home, wife Lily Eugenie Willmott, married, unpaid domestic duties

● Doris Lilly married, SEE BELOW, Gladys Rose c/o sister Doris Lilly, SEE BELOW, Aubrey Godfrey married, SEE BELOW

73 Shakespeare Avenue,

Bath C.B., Somerset

Marten Charles patient, unmarried, aircraftsman

City of Norwich

Mental Hospital,

Lower Hellesdon,

Norwich, Norfolk

5G..

ARTHUR CHARLES GODFREY /

MARGARET HOPE BANN / ADA THERESA TUCKER

GENERATION 5

1891

Arthur Charles at home, 7

4 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

Margaret Hope …..

Ada Theresa …..

1901

● Arthur Charles boarder, 17, railway clerk?

Margaret Hope …..

Ada Theresa …..

1911

● Arthur Charles not found, possibly already in Argentina

Margaret Hope …..

Ada Theresa …..

1921

1939

on leave in England, Arthur Charles, retired (railway), wife Margaret Hope, retired, no children

● Joan, Margaret: as they were not shown in the passenger list when their parents arrived back in England in JUN 1939, perhaps they had stayed home in Argentina – perhaps they were both married already

84 Marine Parade,

Brighton C.B., Sussex

at own home with 1^st(?) husband, William Tucker, engineer in charge of electricity station, Ada Theresa, unpaid domestic duties, 1 person born after 1916

● the person born after 1916 will presumably have been the child

68 Shakespeare Avenue,

Bath C.B., Somerset

5G..

ERNEST HENRY GODFREY / LILLIAN HENRIETTA BROWN

GENERATION 5

1891

Ernest Henry at home, 5

4 Trinity Place,

Walcot, Bath, Somerset

1901

Ernest Henry at home, 16

5 New Street West,

Bath, Somerset

1911

at own home, Ernest Henry 26, nurseryman’s clerk, wife Lillian Henrietta 27, daughter Annie Irene Grace 9 months

Cambridge Cottage,

Westbury on Trym,

Bristol, Glos

1921

1939

● Ernest Henry dead

at own home, Lillian Henrietta, unpaid domestic duties, daughter Gwendoline Dorothy, surname later Coles, cashier, gown & mantle shows

● Annie Irene Grace not found

3 The Hayes,

Cardiff C.B., Glamorgan, Wales

ALBERT JAMES GAY I’s CHILDREN

5G..

FREDERICK GEORGE GAY I / EMILY FLORENCE E. STAINER

GENERATION 5

1881

Frederick George at home, 2 months

3 York Terrace,

Lyncombe & Widecombe,

Bath, Somerset

Emily Florence E. …..

1891

● Frederick George in the workhouse?

Emily Florence E. …..

1901

● Frederick George in the workhouse?

Emily Florence E. …..

1911

at own home, Frederick George 30, cabinet maker, wife Emily Florence E. 34, no children

3 St Mary’s Place,

Chippenham, Wilts

1921

1939

[provided this is the correct person] at own home, Frederick George, cabinet maker, wife Emily Florence E., listed as Florence E., unpaid domestic duties, no children

● Reginald Stainer married, SEE BELOW

26 Ringwood Road,

Bath C.B., Somerset

FLORENCE EMILY GODFREY’s CHILDREN

THE POPE FAMILY, BATH, SOMERSET

6G..

WILFRID GODFREY POPE / DOREEN M. CHIVERS

GENERATION 6

1911

Wilfrid Godfrey at home, 5

56 St Kilda's Road,

Durley Park, Bath, Somerset

Doreen M. …..

1921

1939

Wilfrid Godfrey c/o Susan Thomas, married, but no wife shown, principal worker on hold….. of cows, pigs garden wo….., together with aunt Hilda Grace Godfrey, invalid incapacitated

Broad Road,

Tiverton R.D., Devon

at own home?, wife Doreen M., unpaid domestic duties, 1 person born after 1916

● the person born after 1916 will have been their son, born 1936

8 Widcombe Crescent,

Bath C.B., Somerset

LILY EUGENIE GODFREY’s CHILDREN

THE WILLMOTT FAMILY, NORWICH, NORFOLK

6G..

DORIS LILLY WILLMOTT / CHARLES B(ARBOUR?) CARR

GENERATION 6

1901

Doris Lilly at home, 1 month

53 Winter Road,

Norwich, Norfolk

1911

Doris Lilly at home, 10

Ivy House,

Sprowston, Norfolk

Charles B(arbour?) …..

1921

1939

at father’s? home, Charles B(arbour?), radio engineer (service), wife Doris Lilly, housewife, sister-in-law Gladys Rose, unmarried, Norland nurse, no children

15 North Drive,

Great Yarmouth C.B., Norfolk

6G..

AUBREY GODFREY WILLMOTT / DORIS M. MONEY /

BARBARA H. OTTAWAY

GENERATION 6

1911

Aubrey Godfrey at home, 3

Ivy House,

Sprowston, Norfolk

Doris M. …..

Barbara H. …..

1921

1939

at own home, Aubrey Godfrey, watchmaker (own account), wife Doris M., unpaid domestic duties, 2 persons born after 1916, son John Bryan

● the persons born after 1916 will have been their 1^st 2 children, born 1929-1931

166 Queens Road,

Norwich C.B., Norfolk

Barbara H. …..

FREDERICK GEORGE GAY I’s CHILDREN

6G..

REGINALD STAINER GAY / LEONARA K. PEARCE

GENERATION 6

1921

1939

at own home, Reginald Stainer, linen salesman, wife Leonara K., shorthand typist, Nellie Pearce, widow, housekeeper, 1 person born after 1916

● it is unclear who the person born after 1916 might have been, as there are no births for Gay children, mother's maiden name Pearce, in Bath, Somerset R/D in the 1930’s

● could Nellie Pearce be Leonara K.’s mother?

26 Ringwood Road,

Bath C.B., Somerset

NOTES:

Roman numerals after a person’s name, eg. John I, are purely to distinguish different people with the same name

R/D = Registration District

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