ORIGINS ? ? ? ? ? ?
THOMAS (1) Born (where?) c1760?? He was an Under Keeper on
the Earl of Gainsboroughs Estate at Exton Hall, Rutland.
He married 10.05.1797 at Exton Church by Banns to Ann Mason.
She was the daughter of Joseph & Ann Mason, she was bp Exton
Church 30.12.1775. She was buried at Exton 20.01.1831 age 56,
and Thomas was buried also at Exton, 16.05.1816 age 56.
Children
31.12.1797 bp WILLIAM(2) See FAMILY 1A
12.05.1799 bp Mary. She married 14.04.1828 at Exton to William Collin, botp, Banns
11.01.1801 bp JOHN(3) See FAMILY 1B
03.07.1803 bp THOMAS(4) See FAMILY 14P
14.07.1805 bp EDWARD(5) See FAMILY 109
05.04.1807 bp Catherine. She married Wm Ogden of Empingham at Exton 12.04.1827, witnesses were William & Mary.
18.03.1810 bp HENRY(6) See Below
06.03.1814 bp Frances
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HENRY (6) bp 18.03.1810, buried 26.01.1887 ( age 73 ?) GameKeeper at Exton Hall, Rutland. He married 03.05.1831 at Exton to Elizabeth Royce, botp. Banns, wit Wm. She b 1808, d c1893. A copy of his Memorial Card is in file.
Children
08.07.1832 bp CHARLES (===) He died 24.10.1840 age 9yrs.
03.11.1833 bp HENRY(8) See Below.
14.02.1836 bp THOMAS(9) See FAMILY 1G.
13.05.1838 bp EDWARD(10) See FAMILY 1K.
05.07.1840 bp GEORGE(11) See FAMILY 1D.
27.11.1842 bp Louisa. She married 25.03.1873 at Exton to Charles James White, a Gardener, botp. One witness was Henry, now noted as a Park Ranger.
26.10.1845 bp MASON(12) See FAMILY 1C.
12.03.1848 bp Maria. She was buried 05.02.1870 age 21 yrs.
C1861 Horn RUT, Henry 51 Gamekeeper, Elizabeth 52, George 20 Under Gamekeeper, Mason 14 and Maria 12, both at homw..all b Exton
C1881 Horn RUT, Henry, Road Lab 71, Elizabeth 72, both b Exton.
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HENRY (8) Bp Exton 03.11.1833, he became Head Gamekeeper at Exton Hall. He married 15.03.1855 to Abigail Clements, she 22, spin, dau Wm Lab, he 20 ba, botp. She d 1886-3Q age 54, he was buried 07.09.1901 age 70.
Children
20.05.1855 bp Alice . She married 20.05.1878 to William Wallace, witnesses were Henry & Elizabeth
28.03.1858 bp CHARLES(14) See Below
02.10.1859 bp Elizabeth. C1881 Lords Hold Oakham Elizabeth 21 unm b Exton, Housemaid to Gerard J Noel.
21.04.1861 bp EDWARD GEORGE(15) See FAMILY 1E.
12.04.1863 bp WILLIAM(19)...did he die Ormskirk 1911-1Q age 47 .....OR Northampton 1941-1Q age 77 ??
08.01.1865 bp THOMAS AVELING(20).He was a Farm Boy at C1881
02.12.1866 bp Louisa. A Louisa m Oakham 1881-1Q.
04.10.1868 bp Emma. An Emma m Oakham 1890-4Q.
24.07.1870 bp WALTER(21). He died Northwich 1903-1Q age 33.
20.10.1872 bp HENRY(22)...did he die Rotherham 1931-1Q age 58 ......OR Kingsclere 1955-3Q age 83 ??
C1861 Horn RUT, Henry 26 Gamekeepr, Abigail 26, Louisa 5 Scholar, Charles 3 and niece Elizabeth age 1
C1881 Exton 8 Barnsdale Cottages Henry 47, Abigail 48, Charles 23, Edward 20 Asst Gamekeeper,Thomas 16 Fm Boy, Louisa 14, Emma 12, Walter 10 Fm Boy.
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CHARLES (14) b 1859-2Q ? A very tall man, he was a gamekeeper at Exton Hall and moved after C1881 to Eathorpe.He retired as Head Gamekeeper to the Earl of Warwick and after retirement he lived in a tied cottage in Castle St, Warwick. He was married at Warwick 1882-1Q to Emma Churn(she b 1860). Believe he was at Wedgerock Park Warwick in June 1915. He died 1937-3Q age 79 and she 1936-1Q age 76
This card was sent by WILLIAM HENRY(24)to Annie Roberts at her home Locks Farm,Harmons Lane, Hatton, Feltham, Middx, posted in Leamington 3.15pm on 7th March 1912.
Children born Warwick
1882-3Q CHARLES(23) See FAMILY 1F.
1884-1Q Mabel Emma. Married Southwark 1908-4Q to N Gordon, she died 1971.
1885-1Q Elizabeth Mary Known as Lizzie.She married at Coventry to Hayes.
1888-3Q Grace Margaret. Married to George Smith 1922-3Q at Warwick. She died 1972.
1888-1Q WILLIAM HENRY(24) See Below
Children born Alcester :
1889-2Q Ada Abigail Born 19.05.1889 Studley Warks.She married Tom Tillson, a Coachman, at Warwick 16.06.1915.They later moved to Basingstoke, Hants. Ada died 1966.Their daughter Eileen married "Mick" Micarelli, an Italian ex-POW. Mick died in 1988 and Eileen in 1992.I have in file many photos and certificates for this family.
1890-4Q Olive A Nurse (SRN). She did not marry, and died Warwick 1950-2Q age 59.
Children born Southam
1895-3Q DANIEL(25)A Gamekeeper, he died 26.01.1917, in the Army in Mesopotamia.Two of his letters in file.
1896-4Q Maud. Married 1919-1Q at Warwick to A. White, and had daughter Evelyn. Maud died 1975.Evelyn died unm August 1998.
Children born Meriden
1899-1Q Emma Married 1922-2Q at Warwick to A Holman. She was nicknamed Tug, he Hairpin. They had daughter Olive. Emma died 1978 and Hairpin died 1971.
1900-2Q Daisy. Died infant 1900-2Q
1903-3Q CLEMENT WALTON(26) Born 11.08.1903, he married at Warwick 1929-2Q to Nancy Hawkins. He died 1983-1Q.
Their Children were :
DAVID(27) born Warwick 1932-4Q
Jean born Warwick 1936-1Q
1901-4Q Florence L(or Ann?)Married 1929-4Q at Warwick to Walter Harridence. She is believed to have committed suicide, having been found drowned in a canal.
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WILLIAM HENRY (24) (08.01.1888-25.12.1972) He was a Gamekeeper at Warwick, and later a Railway Policeman in Birmingham and London, where he met Annie, who was working in a hotel as a Linen Maid. He was married to Annie Elizabeth Roberts (known as Annie "Rooney" Roberts)(22.03.1890 - 08.12.1969). Annie's father was a farmer at Hatton, on land which is now part of Heathrow Airport.William worked at HMV at Hayes, lived at Stanwell, Middx, and owned a short terrace of cottages and land, which he sold when they moved to Virginia Water after his retirement. Eleven houses, known as Derry Dene Close,were built on the land, next to Lord Knyvetts School. William and Annie were both cremated at Woking, Surrey.
W H (24)...A typical Sunday afternoon !
Their Children were :
26.05.1916 Hatton WILLIAM CHARLES(28) See Below.
08.09.1918 Stanwell NORMAN DANIEL(29) He married Delma Mavis Wilkinson 1947-2Q at Newark. Delma , born 08.04.1921, died 15.03.93, cremated 18.03.93 at Lincoln.Norman died ..................2001 Only child dau Jacqueline D born Newark 1951-2Q. She married John Staples at Grantham March 1988.
08.06.1920 Stanwell Iris Rooney Alice. Married 1945-4Q Stanwell to William Beckett Lewis. Children :
Gillian, married to Paul Wilson Had twins
Gareth P and Matthew P b 1975, and
Rowena Lian b 1982.
Peter, married Anthea Payne, Children :
Christopher b 1973
Penelope b 1975
Rebecca b 1978
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WILLIAM CHARLES (28) (1916-2000) Retired as Deputy Borough Librarian for London Borough of Hounslow. Lived at Stanwell, then Ashford Middx, Heston Middx, Bagshot Surrey,and Wellesbourne, Warks. Married 26.12.41 to Mary Charlotte Edith Randall, she b 30.10.1917 Hounslow Middx. A Librarian all his life, William retired early on health grounds aged 58. Latterly, he suffered increasingly poor health and moved into Kineton Manor Nursing Home in the spring of 2000.He died there 5 September 2000 aged 84, and was cremated at Oakley Wood on 12 September.
Children :
DAVID WILLIAM (30) Born 8.6.1943 Isleworth Middx. He married (1) to Rosemary Anne Kerton (she born 14.7.1944 Sutton Coldfield), on 11.3.72 at Little Aston Warks.
Children :
BRUCE DANIEL(31) Born 8.3.75. Bruce had a daughter Lily, born 22.12.97 by his girlfriend Lizzie Moon
Sarah Elizabeth Born 26.5.76
Divorced 16.09.1991, David was married (2) at Bletchley Buckingham 24.02.1995 to Janet Elizabeth Harrison (nee King), she born Burton on Trent 27.09.1948. They currently live at Ashford Middx, close to Heathrow Airport, where David works as Operations Manager for British Mediterranean Airways.
Angela Mary Born 24.10.1946 Isleworth Middx. Married at Heston Middx 09.03.1969 to David Sibthorp. Their adopted son Andrew b 21.5.73 is married to Yoko, a Japanese girl and after some time in Japan they returned to UK where their son Nesta was born October 2000.
MICHAEL MARK(32) Born 28.11.1948 Isleworth Middx. He married Janice Garwood 26.10.1974 at Broadstairs.Their children were all born in UK, the family moved to the USA in the 1980s where Michael is an executive in the Pharmaceutical industry. They initially lived in Kalamazoo, MI then moved to Libertyville near Chicago, and in 2000 to Chester, New Jersey.
Children :
ALIGN="center">MARK JONATHAN (33) Born 14.4.77
Emma Margaret Born 14.4.79
JAMES MICHAEL (34) Born 30.9.85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++