THOMAS GUYMER Generation 1
Thomas Guymer marries Elizabeth ????
Death of a Thomas Guymer registered St Geo Hanover Sq December Quarter 1846 ref 1 35
At baptism of 2 sons 1828 Thomas lived Thomas Street, Grosvenor Square, Westminster
Known children of Thomas & Elizabeth
| Henry Thomas Guymer | Born 20th March 1808 (more below) |
| Adrian James Guymer | Born 6th May 18180 (more below) |
Probable further daughter of Thomas, Elizabeth Guymer marries William David Mott 5th July 1829 St George, Hanover Square, Middlesex (PR 486) after banns. {same day & location as Henry above}. Botp. Witnesses Thomas Guymer & Elizabeth Ann Mott
1841 census Thomas Guymer (67 born in county bootmaker) living at St Paul Covent Garden, Middlesex
HENRY THOMAS GUYMER Generation 2
Henry Thomas Guymer born 20th March 1808, baptised 7th September 1828 St Mary Bryanston Square the son of Thomas (bootmaker)
Henry Thomas Guymer marries Elizabeth Elizabeth Cox 5th July 1829 St George, Hanover Square, Middlesex (PR 487) after banns. Botp. Witnesses
James Walker & Sophia Pyles
ADRIAN JAMES GUYMER Generation 2
Adrian James Guymer born 6th May 1810 St George Hanover Square, London. Baptised 7th September 1828 St Mary Bryanston Squre, London (PR 408) the son of
Thomas (bootmaker) & Elizabeth
Adrian James Guymer marries Johanna Hale 28th May 1832 St John the Evangelist, Lambeth (PR 631). Both single & otp. Witnesses George Stephen
Judd & Elizabeth Salter Cane (wid)
Death of an Adrian Guymer aged 74 registered Kensington District June Quarter 1885 ref 1a 111
Burial 9th March 1889 St Margaret, Plumstead, Kent (PR 76) of Ann Guymer aged 75 of Frances St. Registered Woolwich District March Quarter 1889 ref 1d
770b
Children of Adrian & Johanna
| Adrian James Guymer | Born c1834 Marylebone (more below) |
| Alfred Thomas Guymer | Born 1841 Marylebone (more below) |
| Charles Frederick Guymer | Born 1845. Marylebone District Q2 1 186. Burial Charles Frederick Guymer aged 7 of Park St 19th September 1852 at St Marylebone (PR1739). Reg Marylebone District Q3 152 1a 299 |
| Mary A Guymer | Born c1855 Marylebone. Death Mary Ann Guymer aged 20 Marylebone District Q2 1874 1a 72 |
Further likley children of Adrian & Johanna, all buried St Marylebone, Westminster:-
Burial Elizabeth Guymer aged 3 of Park Place 1st November 1840 (PR 1795)
Burial Edward Guymer aged 10 days of Park Street (PR 193)
Burial Edward Guymer aged 10 days of Park Street 16th May 1847 (PR 1065)
Burial Joseph Guymer aged 6 wks of Park Street 5th August 1849 (PR 1065)
Burial Robert Guymer aged 13 days of Park Street 18th January 1852 (PR 132)
1851 census Adrian Guymer (40 bn St George Hanover Sq master boot maker) living at Park Street, St Marylebone Christchurch,
Middlesex with wife Fann (37) & sons Adrian (18 tea grocer), Alfred (9) & Charles (5). All except Adrian Snr born
Marylebone
1871 census Adrian J Guymer (60 bn St Geo Hanover Sq cordwainer) living at Dorset Sq, Regents Park, St
Marylebone with wife Ann (57 bn Marylebone), daughter Mary A (16 bn Marylebone florist) & nephew George Motts (4 bn
St Andrews Holborn)
1881 census Adrian Guymer (71 cordwainer) living at 44 Park Road, Marylebone with wife Fran (68).
Both born Marylebone
ADRIAN JAMES GUYMER Generation 3
James Guymer born c1834 Marylebone the son of Adrian & Johanna Hale
Marriage of Adrian James Guymer Brentford District September Quarter 1856 ref 3a 105, probably to Mary Ann Absalom
Death registered of an Adrian J Guymer aged 90 Woolwich District March Quarter 1924 ref 1d 1705
Death registered of a Mary A Guymer aged 79 Woolwich District June Quarter 1913 ref 1d 1184
Children of James & Mary Ann
| Mary Ann Guymer | Born c1858 Marylebone (more below) |
| Alice Kitty Guymer | Born 1860 Plumstead, Kent (more below) |
| Eliza Louisa Guymer | Born 1862 Plumstead. Lewisham District Q1 1d 733 (more below) |
| Minnie Charlotte Guymer | Born 1864 Plumstead. Lewisham District Q2 1d 720 (more below) |
| Frances Elizabeth Guymer | Born 1867 Plumstead. Lewisham District Q2 1d 824 |
| Grace Annie Guymer | Born 1872 Riverhead, Kent. Sevenoaks District Q2 2a 519. Death Grace Annie Guymer aged 13 Sevenoaks District Q4 ref 2a 361 |
| James Henry Guymer | Born 1872. Sevenoaks District Q2 2a 519. Death James Henry Guymer aged 0 Sevenoaks District Q4 1872 2a 280 {undoubtedly a twin of Grace} |
| Eleanor Maud Guymer | Born c1877. Sevenoaks District Q1 2a 592 |
1861 census James Guymer (27 bn London lab & arsenal head) living at 6 Orchard Row, Plumstead, Kent with wife Mary Ann (27 bn
Hampton) & children Mary Ann (3 bn Marylebone) & Alice K (1 bn Plumstead, Kent). Also resident brother Alfred T Guymer (19 bn Marylebone lab garage dept
unm)
1871 census James Guymer (37 bn Marylebone railway shunter) living at Danton Green, Otford, Kent with wife Mary Ann (37 bn Hampton, Middlesex) & children
Mary Ann (13 bn Marylebone scholar), Alice Kitty (11 bn Plumstead scholar), Eliza (9 bn Plumstead scholar), Minnie (7 bn Plumstead scholar) & Frances (4 bn
Plumstead)
1881 census James Greymer (47 bn St James, London signalman on railway) living at Reynolds Cottages, Otford, Kent with
wife Mary Ann (47 bn Hampton laundress) & children Frances E (13 bn Plumstead scholar), Grace A (8 bn Riverhead, Kent
scholar) & Eleanor (4 bn Riverhead). Also resident lodger Robert Laurence (20 bn riverhead carman)
1891 census James Guymer (56 bn St James London head marr signalman) living at Linden Square, Sevenoaks, Kent with wife Mary
A (56 bn Hampton, Middlesex) & children Eleanor M (14 bn Sevenoaks scholar) & grandson William H Cowley (6 bn
Plumstead scholar)
1901 census James Guymer (68 bn St James London head marr railway gateman) living at 72 Nelson Road, Whitstable with wife
Mary (68 bn New Hampton, Middlesex) & daughter Elenora (24 bn Sevenoaks, Kent)
1911 census Adrian James Gymer (77 bn London Old Age Pensioner) living 2 Harbour Place, Whistable, Kent with wife Mary Ann (77 bn Hampton, Middlesex married
57 yrs, 6 of 9 children born alive still living)
Marriage of Eleanor Maud Guymer Blean District June Quarter 1907 ref 2a 1842
ALFRED THOMAS GUYMER Generation 3
Alfred Thomas Guymer born 1841 Marylebone the son of Adian & Johanna. Registered Marylebone District December Quarter
ref 1 181
Alfred Thomas Guymer marries Esther Mary Ann Davis 5th June 1864 at All Saints Church, Paddington
(PR 265) after banns. Alfred (FA lab) the son of Adrian James (bootmaker) and Esther (minor) the daughter of John (lab). Both of 14 Pread St, single &
signed. Witnesses Adrain James & Joanna Guymer.
Registered Kensington District June Quarter 1864 ref 1a 175
Death registered Alfred Guymer aged 38 St George Hanover Square District September Quarter 1879 ref 1a 235
Death registered Esther Guymer aged 85 Deptford District September Quarter 1931 ref 1d 689
Children of Alfred & Esther
| Caroline Guymer | Born 1866 (more below) |
| Alfred Adrian John Guymer | Born4 27th April 1866 (more below) |
| George Guymer | Born 1869 Plumstead. George James Guymer Woolwich District Q2 1d 852 |
| Alice Guymer | Born 1874 Peckham. Camberwell District Q4 1d 797 |
| Ada Guymer | Born 1876 Charlton, Kent (more below) |
| Charles Guymer | Born 1879 Charlton. Charles John Guymer Woolwich District Q2 1d 1028. Death Charles John Guymer aged 21 Woolwich District Q4 1900 ref 1d 599 |
1851 census Alfred Guymer (9 bn Marylebone) living at Park Street, St Marylebone Christchurch, Middlesex with parents
1861 census Alfred T Guymer (19 bn Marylebone lab garage dept unm) living at 6 Orchard Row, Plumstead, Kent with brother
James
1881 census Esther Guymer (34 bn Woolwich housekeeper wid) living at 1 Church Street, Woolwich, Greenwich with children
Alfred (14 bn Plumstead, Kent telegraph messenger), George (12 bn Plumstead scholar), Alice (6 bn Peckham scholar), Ada (5 bn Charlton, Kent) & Charles (2
bn Charlton). Also resident nephew George A Mott (14 bn London errand boy) & lodger Charles Knowles (20 bn London grocer's asst)
1891 census Esther Guymer (44 bn Woolwich head wid mangling woman) living at 47 Bennets Road Deptford St Paul, Kent with
children George J (22 bn Plumstead bricklayers lab unm), Ada (15 bn Woolwich mangling assistant) & Charles J (12 bn
Woolwich scholar). Also resident nephew Edward Mott (9 bn Peckham scholar) {Edward William Mott registered Camberwell District Q3 1881 1d 1881
} & boarder Minnie Prettle (28 bn Newington barmaid unm)
1901 census Esther Guymer (54 bn Woolwich head mar living on own means) living at 66 St Bennets
Road, Deptford St Paul with children George (32 bn Plumstead scaffolder building worker unm), Alice (26 bn Camberwell serv
dom unm) & Edward Guymer (19 bn Peckham ? finisher unm). Also resident boarders William Mott (64 London coachman dom wid) & George Lee
(21 bn Bermondsey cellerman unm)
1911 census Esther Guymer (64 bn Woolwich, Kent wid) living at 85 Dennetts Rd, New Cross SE, Peckham, London with son George (43 bn Plumstead, Kent lab)
1911 census Alice Guymer (35 bn Camberwell serv housemaid dom) living 189 Gordon Rd, Peckham, London within Morgate household
1911 census Edward Guymer (33 bn Nunhead, London carman) living 35 Hamble St, Fulham, London with wife Beatrice (29 bn Peckham married 5 yrs, 1 of 1 child
born alive still living) & son Edward (4 bn Chelsea). {In 1891 Edward Mott is nephew to Esther. In 1901 Edward Guymer is son. Considering he was born
3 years after the death of her husband it is likely Edward is the son of the 1901 lodger William Mott}. Marriage registered Edward Guymer & Lucy Beatrice
Wooder Camberwell District Q2 1905 ref 1d 1487. Birth registered Edward Henry Guymer Chelsea District Q2 1907 1a 366
From Daily News 12th September 1874 Lambeth Police Courts:- An Ambrose Lee a cripple aged 11, was brought before Mr Chance by Iremonger, the school board officer having been taken into custody by Alfred Guymer 148P, for begging
MARY ANN GUYMER Generation 4
Mary Ann Guymer born c1858 Marylebone the daughter of James & Mary Ann
Marries Joseph Player Sevenoaks District September Quarter 1886 ref 2a 923
1861 census Mary Ann Guymer (3 bn Marylebone) living at 6 Orchard Row, Plumstead, Kent with parents
1871 census Mary Ann Guymer (13 bn Marylebone scholar) living at Danton Green, Otford, Kent with parents
1881 census Annie H Guymer (23 bn Marylebone cook) living at 10 Hanover Terrace, Marylebone with Platan family
1891 census Annie Player (33 bn Marylebone) living at 102 Cage Lane, Plumstead St Nicholas with husband Joseph (38 bn
Woolwich lab+) & daughters Margaret G G (12 bn India), Marsalin M (12), Alice M (1) & Minnie L (1). Rest all born
Plumstead
1901 census Annie Player (43 bn Marylebone) living at 102 Lakedale Road, Plumstead St Nicholas with husband Joseph (48 bn Woolwich forge lab Royal Arsenal)
& daughters May (13), Alice (11) & Grace (8). All born Plumstead. Also resident nephew William Crowley
1911 census Annie Player (53 bn Marylebone housekeeper attending to home & family only married 25 yrs, 3 of 5 children born alive still living) living
102 Lakeside Rd, Plumstead with husband Joseph (59 bn Woolwich gen lab leading hande or foot steel working forge Royal Arsenal Woolwich) & daughters
Marseline May (24 dressmaker), Alice Maud (21 millinery assisting in the business) & Grace Adelaide (18 nil occ). All girls born Plumstead
ALICE KITTY GUYMER Generation 4
Alice Kitty Guymer born 1860 Plumstead, Kent the daughter of James & Mary Ann. Registered Lewisham District December Quarter
ref 1d 698
Alice Kitty Guymer marries William Candelet 19th November 1881 St Nicholas, Plumstead (PR 148). Alice the daughter of James (signals man) & William
(occ illeg) the son of William (blacksmith). Both FA, single, signed & of Plumstead. Witnesses J Guymer & Adelaide Sharp.
Registered Woolwich District September Quarter 1881 ref 1d 1615
Alice Kitty Candelet re-marries to Charles Arthur Wenham 1st June 1901 Methodist Chapel, Greenwich. Alice (35 wid) the daughter of James (railway
gateman) & Charles (29 lab Royal Arsenal) the son of John (dec'd lab). Both of 33 Earl St, Plumstead. Witnesses Minnie Clarke & J Guymer
1861 census Alice K (1 bn Plumstead, Kent) living at 6 Orchard Row, Plumstead, Kent with parents
1871 census Alice Kitty (11 bn Plumstead scholar) living at Danton Green, Otford, Kent with parents
1881 census Alice K Guymer (21 bn Plumstead machinist) living at 2 Dawson Street, Plumstead, Kent with Aunt & Uncle Robert &
Eliza Burton
1891 census Alice K Candelet (31 bn Plumstead) living at 5 Francis Street, Plumstead St Nicholas with husband William (35 bn
Plaistow hammerman - smith) & son William (4 bn Plumstead). Also resident brother-in-law William (31 gen lab bn Hyde,
Cheshire)
1901 census Alice Candelet (40 head wid) living at 33 Eare Street, Plumsted St John the Baptist with children William (14) &
Dorothy (9). Also resident Charlie Werham (26 unm lab in arsenal). All born Plumstead
1911 census Alice Wenham (50 married 10 yrs no children) living 86 Tuan Rd, Plumstead with husband Charles (36 bn Appledore, Kent gen lab railway works) &
her children William Candelet (24 shop assistant) & Dorethy (19 shop assistant). Also resient boarder Elise Dymott (9 school). All except
Charles born Plusmtead
ELIZA LOUISA GUYMER Generation 4
Eliza Louisa Guymer born 1862 Plumstead, Kent the daughter of James & Mary Ann. Registered Lewisham District March Quarter
ref 1d 733
Eliza Louisa Guymer marries Sevenoaks District December Quarter 1883 ref 2a 1059, probably to Charles Town(e)
1871 census Eliza (9 bn Plumstead scholar) living at Danton Green, Otford, Kent with parents
1881 census Eliza L Guymer (19 bn Plumstead serv) living at 32 Southwick Street, Paddington with James family
1901 census Eliza L Town (38 bn Plumstead dressmaker marr) living on own at 21 Victoria Road, Plumstead St Nicholas
1911 census Eliza Louisa Town (49 bn Plumstead dressmaker married 20 yrs, no children) living 21 Victoria Rd, Sevenoaks
MINNIE CHARLOTTE GUYMER Generation 4
Minnie Charlotte Guymer born 1864 Plumstead the daughter of James & Mary Ann. Registered Lewisham District June Quarter ref 1d 720
Charlotte Minnie marries Alfred Darke after banns read St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich 4/11/18th December 1887. Charlotte of Rivenhead, Sevenoaks &
Alfred otp. Registered (as Minnie Charlotte) Sevenoaks District December Quarter 1887 ref 2a 1084
1871 census Minnie Guymer (7 bn Plumstead scholar) living at Danton Green, Otford, Kent with wife parents
1881 census Minnie C Guymer (18 bn Plumstead gen serv dom) living at 4 St Johns Terrace, Plumstead with Barkerfamily
1891 census Minnie C Darke (26) living 102 Caye Lane, Plumstead St Nicholas with husband Alfred (29 bombadier Roayl Artillery). Both born Plumstead, Kent
1901 census Minnie C Darke (37) living 31 Church Road, Hackney St Peter with husband Alfred (34 military tailor employer) & son Alfred J (8). All born
Plumstead, Kent
1911 census Minnie Darke (47 bn Plumstead married 23 yrs, 2 of 2 children born alive still living) living 151 Church Road, Barnes, Surrey with husband Alfred
(44 tailor maker) & son Alfred James (18 tailor assistant cutter). All born Plumstead, Kent. Also resident granddaughter Lillian Gladys Darke (6
bn Hackney school
CAROLINE GUYMER Generation 4
Caroline Guymer born 1866 Plumstead the daughter of Alfred & Esther Mary Ann (Davis). Registered as Caroline A Guymer Lewisham District June Quarter 1d 799. In all probability a twin of Alfred Adrian below
Caroline Guymer marries Charles Coombes 3rd September 1890 All Saints, Hatcham Park, Middlesex (PR 197). Caroline (24 single) the daughter of Alfred
(deceased) & Charles (31 wid tin plate maker) the son of Henry (deceased). Both of 49 Dennetts Rd & signed. Witnesses Alfdred & Esther Guymer
1901 census Caroline Coombes (34 bn Plumstead, Kent) living at 10 Dennetts Grove, Plumstead with husband Charles (43 born NK tin plate maker) with step children & children Charles (20 bn Kent cobbler boot), Edward (15 bn Dulwich), Alfred (9 bn Kensington), Caroline (8 bn Kensington), Arthur (6 bn Newcross), Alice (5 bn Newcross), Ada (5 bn Newcross) & Bert (3 bn Newcross)
ALFRED ADRIAN JOHN GUYMER Generation 4
Alfred Adrian John Guymer born4 27th April 1866 Plumstead, Kent the son of Alfred & Esther Mary Ann (Davis). Registered Lewisham District
June Quarter 1d 799
Alfred Adrian Guymer marries Mary Minnie Adelaide Shuttleworth 15th April 1894 at All Saints Church, Hatcham Park, London (PR 17). Alfred (27 Railway
Constable) son of Alfred Thomas & Mary (25) the daughter of William. Both single, signed & of 49 Dunnetts Rd. Witnesses George ??, Wm W Leaper &
Enid Laura ??. Occupations of fathers illegible
Death of Alfred A J Guymer registered aged 63 Edmonton District June Quarter 1929 ref 3a 651
Children of Alfred & Minnie
| Alfred William Percy Guymer | Born 23rd February 1895 (more below) |
| George Adrian Guymer | Bapt 30th May 1897 St Michael Islington (PR480) Father railway constable of 64 Delhi St. Islington District Q2 1897 ref 1b 298 |
| Cissie May Guymer | Born 1900 Bramley District Q1 ref 9b 342 |
| Eddie Craven Guymer | Born 1909 Bramley District Q2 ref 9b 326 |
Cissie M Guymer marries Edward H Joyes registered Edmonton District September Quarter 1933 ref 3a 2192
Eddie C Guymer marries Gwendoline H Rowbottom registered Barnet District September Quarter 1938 ref 3a 2609
1901 census Alfred Guymer (24 bn Plumstead, Kent railway constable head) living at 13 Lodge Avenue, Wortley, Yorkshire with wife Minnie (32 bn
Chiddingfield, Surrey) & sons Alfred (6) & George (3). Both born London
1911 census Alfred Guymer (44 bn Plumstead railway constable) living at 24 Glenwood Rd, S Tottenham, Middlesex with wife Minnie (42 bn Cheddingford, Surrey
married 17 yrs, 4 of 5 children born alive still living) & children Alfred (16 bn Islington butcher's assistant), George (14 bn Islington errand boy oil
shop), Cissie (10 bn Leeds, Yorks school) & Eddie (2 bn Leeds). Also resident 2 boarders
ADA GUYMER Generation 4
Ada Guymer born 1876 Charlton, Kent the daughter of Alfred & Esther Mary Ann (Davis). Registered Woolwich District
June Quarter ref 1d 1028
Ada Guymer marries William Albert Jolley 1st August 1898 St Catherine, Hatcham, Middlesex (PR 146) after banns read St Catherine 17/24/31 July 1898
botp. Ada 22 of 49 Dennetts Rd) the daughter of Alfred (deceased policeman) & William (23 fruiterer of 43 Lansomme Rd) the son of Richard (dyer). Both
single & signed. Witnesses Charles Coombes & George ??
Registered Greenwich District September Quarter 1898 ref 1d 1855
1881 census Ada Guymer (5 bn Charlton, Kent) living at 1 Church Street, mangling assistant) living at 47 Bennets Road
Deptford St Paul, Kent with mother
1891 census Ada Guymer (15 bn Woolwich mangling assistant) living at 47 Bennets Road Deptford St Paul, Kent with mother
1901 census Ada Jolley (26 bn Camberwell) living at 26 Nigel Road, Camberwell with husband William A (26 bn Beckenham carman) & son William R A (1 bn
Camberwell
ALFRED WILLIAM PERCY GUYMER Generation 5
Alfred William Percy Guymer born 23rd February 1895 Islington the son of Alfred Adrian John & Mary Minnie Adelaide (Shuttleworth. Registered
Islington District March Quarter ref 1b 256
Alfred W P Guymer marries Florence Ethel Bird 9th April 1922 at West Green, Edmonton, London. Registered Edmonton District June Quarter 1922 ref
3a 1264
Alfred dies 1973 Haringey, London & Florence dies 1969 St Pancras
Probable children, mother's maiden name Bird & registered Edmonton, Vera W Q3 1922 3a 897, Doris M Q4 1923 3a 776, Alfred Q2 1925 3a 849, Gladys D Q4 1926 3a 777, Dennis P Q3 1928 3a 887 & Iris A Q2 1931 3a 972
From British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Alfred WP GUYMER born c1895 of 28 Glenwood Road, Haringay, London previously with GN Ry Kings Cross loco fireman. Enlists as Sapper 276618 with Royal Engineers at Camden Town. Served France & Belgium. Transferred to the reserves 1st August 1919
1901 census Alfred Guymer (6 bn London) living at 13 Lodge Avenue, Wortley, Yorkshire with parents
1911 census Alfred Guymer (16 bn Islington buthcer's assistant) living at 24 Glenwood Rd, S Tottenham, Middlesex with parents
JOHN BOWER GYMER Generation 1
John Bower Gymer born c1793
John Bower Gymer marries Mary Ann Ellison 30th June 1822 St Marylebone (PR 474) after banns read 10/17/24 June 1822 (PR 2023). Both single & otp.
Witnesses Sarah Golding & Rich Parkin
John Bower Gymer buried 30th October 1842 aged 49 of Paul Square at St John the Baptist, Hoxton, Hackney (PR 2090)
It is thought Mary Ann Gymer remarries to William James Goding 7th September 1846 at Trinity Church, Lambeth, Surrey. William (farrier) of Royal
Street son of Charles (dec'd cooper) & Mary Ann (daughter of Samuel Ellison dec'd groom). Both widows & of full age
Known children of John & Mary Ann
| Henry Gymer | Bapt 4th August 1823 St Marylebone (more below) |
| Thomas John Gymer | Born 27th July 1828 (IGI) bapt 29th November 1835 Shoreditch St Leaonard (PR976) father farrier of Paul Square. Burial Thomas John Gymer of Paul Square aged 10 at St John the Baptist, Hoxton (PR1020) |
1851 census May Ann Goding (48 bn St James, Middlesex laundress) living at 13 Paul Square, Shoreditch with husband William (67 Bermondsey, Surrey farrier) together with Henry Peoples (18)
For possible forebears of John see London & Middlesex Strays
HENRY GYMER Generation 2
Henry Gymer born 4th July 1823 (IGI) baptised 4th August 1823 St Marylebone (PR 1770) the son of John (trade) & Mary Ann of Marylebone
Henry Gymer marries Ann Maria Ball 18th May 1846 Bethnal Green St Matthew. Henry (cane worker) the son of John Bowen (farmer) & Ann the daughter of
Joseph (soldier). Both of 5 Union Row, single & FA. Witnesses William Pastier & Sarah Durrant. Registered Bethnal Green District June Quarter
1846 ref 2 9
Death registered of an Ann Maria Gymer Shoreditch District December 1855 Quarter ref 1c ??
Henry Gymer marries Martha Ann Cary 12th February 1857 St James, Shoreditch, Middlesex. Henry (wid cane worker of 13 Paul Square, Finsbury) the son
of John Bowers (farrier) & Martha the daughter of Joseph (porter). Witnesses Thomas Roberts Biddlescombe & Martha Cary. Registered Shoreditch
District March Quarter 1857 ref 1c 257
Known child of Henry & Ann Maria
| Joseph Gymer | Born c1855 (more below) |
1871 census Henry Gymer (47 bn Marylebone cane+) living Shoreditch with wife Martha (36 bn Finsbury tie maker) & mother Mary Ann Gosling (68
bn St James laundress), visitor Martha Davey (5 bn St Lukes) & lodgers Hannah Hutchinson (41 bn St Andrews) & Robert Hutchinson (19 bn Clerkenwell)
1881 census Henry Gymer (57 bn Marylebone head marr cane dresser) living at 260 Tabard Street, Newington, Surrey with wife Martha A (46 bn St Lukes,
Middlesex needle worker), granddaughter Martha M A Gymer (8 bn St Giles, Middlesex) & mother Mary A Coding (77 bn St James, Middlesex wid)
JOSEPH GYMER Generation 3
Joseph Gymer born (from censuses) c1855 Bishopgate {birth of a Joseph Gymer registerd West Ham District March Quarter
1855 ref 4a 38} the son of Henry & Ann Maria Ball
Joseph Gymer marries Mary Ann Winter 17th May 1875 St Thomas, Bethnal Green (PR 241) by banns. Joseph (21 cane dresser) the son of Henry (cane
dresser) & Mary Ann (20) the daughter of Stephen (artificial flower maker). Both single & of 17 Whitfield St. Witnesses Henry & Martha Ann Gymer.
Registered Bethnal Green District June Quarter 1875 ref 1c 639
Death of a Joseph Gymer aged 29 on 2nd November 1883 at St Saviours Union Infirmary (casebook ref 6/1126). Registered St Saviour District December Quarter
1883 ref 1d 79
Child of Joseph & Mary Ann
| Martha Mary Ann Gymer | Born c1872 (more below) |
| Joseph Stephen Gymer | Bapt 21st Febraury 1875 Southfields (more below) |
| Kate Gymer | Born c1881 (more below) |
1881 census Joseph Gymer (26 bn Longalley, Bishopgate costermonger) living at 13 Nottingham Court, London with wife Mary Ann (25 bn St Georges Borough flower woman) & son Joseph (6 bn Nottingham Court scholar)
MARTHA MARY ANN GYMER Generation 4
Martha Mary Ann Gymer born c1873 the daughter of Joseph & Mary Ann (Winter)
Martha Mary Ann Gymer marries William George Barham 19th October 1890 St Mary, Haggerston, Middlesex (PR 369) after banns. Martha (18 of 27 Henshaw
St) the daughter of Joseph (deceased) & William (19 carman of 37 Henshaw St). Both single & signed. Witnesses William George Barham & Fanny
Bailey. Registered St Saviours District Decemeber Quarter 1890 ref 1d 310
1881 census Martha M A Gymer (8 bn St Giles, Middlesex) living at 260 Tabard Street, Newington, Surrey with grandparents Henry & Martha A Gymer
1891 census Martha Barham (18 bn Lambeth) living St George the Martyr, Southwark with husband William (20 bn Bow carman) & son William (4 mths bn Lambeth).
Living with in-laws William & Amy Barham
1901 census Martha Barham (28 bn Bloombury) living at Lambeth with husband William Barham (30 bn London head marr contractors carman) &
children William (10), Annie (7) & Martha (2). All born Lambeth
1911 census Martha M A Barham (38 bn Holborne married 21 yrs, 9 of 10 children born alive still living) living 26 Colwyn St, Lambeth SE with husband William
L Barham (40 bn Holborne carman) & children Anne (17), Joseph (15 travellor in cab trade, Martha (12 school), Harry (10 school), Susan (8 school), Grace (6
school), Mary (4) & Bitsy (2). All children born Lambeth
JOSEPH STEPHEN GYMER Generation 4
Joseph Stephen Gymer baptised 21st February 1875 Southfields St Michael & All Angels, Middlesex (PR 1849) the son of Joseph (+ dyer) & Mary Ann
(Winter) of 17 Whitfield, Wandsworth
Joseph Gymer marries Mary Ann Mitchell 30th February 1896 at Christchurch, Southwark, London (PR 227) after banns. Joseph (21 gen dealer
of 2 Upperhound St made mark) the son of Joseph (gen dealer) & Mary (18 of 6 Broadwall signed) the daughter of Frederick (cab driver). Both single.
Witnesses Frederick Mitchell & Martha Mary Ann Barham. Registered St Saviour District March Quarter 1896 ref 1d 112
Death registered Joseph Gymer aged 73 W Ham District March Quarter 1948 ref 5c 1275
Death registered Mary A Gymer aged 62 Lambeth District September Quarter 1920 ref 1d 209
Known children of Joseph & Mary Ann
| Martha Gymer | Bapt 14th June 1896 Lambeth St Mary (more below) |
| Mary Ann Gymer | Bapt 9th January 1898 Westminster Bridge Rd St Paul (more below) |
| Joseph Gymer | Born 16th August, bapt 22nd October 1899 Walworth St Paul (PR638), father artificial flower maker of 99 Hillingdon St. Reg Lambeth District Q3 1899 1d 144 |
| Kate Gymer | Born 19th July, bapt 18th Aug 1901 Lambeth St Mary (PR507) father a flower maker of 4 Abbey Place. Registered Lambeth District September Quarter ref 1d 343 |
| Henry Gymer | Born 6th August 1903 Kensington. Lambeth District Q3 1d 421 |
| Frederick Gymer | Born 25th March 1907 Waterloo. Lambeth District Q1 1d 282 |
| Eliza Elizabeth Gymer | Born 9th November 1909 Waterloo Lambeth District Q4 1d 281 |
| Lily Gymer | Born 29th March 1912 Lambeth. Lambeth District Q3 1d 522 |
| Stephen Gymer | Born 31st January 1914 Lambeth. Lambeth District Q1 1d 575 |
| Violet Gymer | Born 23rd March 1916 London. Lambeth District Q1 1d 431, married John Edward Jarvis 10th July 1933 {Lambeth Q4 1d 592}, died 2nd March 1961, London4 |
A Kate A Gymer marries Alfred C L Partridge registered Romford District June Quarter 1930 ref 4a 1120
A Frederick H Gymer marries Edith M Hunt registered W Ham District December Quarter 1939 ref 4a 251 (more likely from Maldon clan
An Eliza E Gymer marries George H E Weyman registered Southwark District September Quarter 1933 ref 1d 256
A Lily Gymer marries Charles S Hayden registered Lambeth District June Quarter 1932 ref 1d 392
A Stephen Gymer marries Louise L Phelps registered Lambeth District December Quarter 1933 ref 1d 617. {Probable children14 mother's maiden
name Phelps all Lambeth District except where stated Irene L Q2 1934 1d 271, Louisa L Q1 1937 1d 267, Stephen Q2 1939 1d 290, Frederick A C Exeter Q1
1941 5b 273 & Ronald Q1 1946 1d 223}
1881 census Joseph Gymer (6 bn Nottingham Court scholar) living at 13 Nottingham Court, London with parents
1901 census Joseph Gymer (26 bn St Giles artificial flower manufacturer) living in Lambeth with wife Mary (23 bn
Lambeth) & children Martha (5 bn Lambeth), Mary (3 bn Bermondsey) & Joseph (2 bn Walworth)
1911 census Joseph Gymer (36 bn Bloomsbury artificial flower maker) living at 2 Morton Place, Lambeth, London with wife Mary (33 bn Lambeth married 15 yrs,
7 of 8 children born alive still living) & children Martha (15 bn Lambeth), Mary (13 Bermondsey), Joseph (11 bn Lambeth), Kate (9 bn Lambeth), Henry (7
bn Lambeth), Frederick (4 bn Lambeth) & Eliza (1 and half bn Lambeth)
From ancestry.co.uk WW1 Pensions:-
Joseph Gymer born St Giles, London enlisted Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment as Pte 5/875 28th September 1914
having previously served with the 4th Bn East Surrey (Militia) from 1896 for 6 years. At enlistment aged 36 & a labourer.
Wife Mary Anne Gymer (nee Mitchell) of 4 Manning Place, Lolland Street, Lambeth.
He deserted in 1916 & after serving 112 days custody was discharged as no longer physically fit for war service having
suffered compound fractures of left tibia & fibia as a result of direct violence off duty. Discharge address 1 St Albans
Street, Lambeth. Details of his marriage & children's births obtained from army records
From British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Joseph Gymer (bn c1899) hawker of 8 China Walk, Lambeth, NoK father Joseph enlisted 26th September 1917 at Camberwell Park Pte 17374 The Buffs Kent Regt. Served in France. Demob 24th November 1919 to 1 St Albans St, Lambeth
KATE GYMER Generation 4
Kate Gymer born c1881 the daughter of Joseph & Mary Ann. Birth registered of a Catherine Gymer St Giles District December Quarter 1881 ref 1b 639
Kate Gymer marries Henry Johnson 8th February 1903 Christ Church, London (PR 183). Kate (22) daughter of Joseph (deceased hawker) & Henry (30 glass
blower made mark) the son of George (harness maker). Both single & of 43 Hatfield St. Witnesses Joseph Gymer & Eliza Herberts
1911 Catherine Johnson (29 bn Newington married 8 yrs, 4 of 4 children born alive still living) living 3 Abbey Place, Lambeth SE with husband Henry (37 bn Lambeth dock lab) & children Ellen (7 bn Newington), Pollie (4 bn Lambeth), Henry (2 bn Lambeth) & Martha Ann (2 mths bn Lambeth)
MARTHA GYMER Generation 5
Martha Gymer baptised 14th June 1896 Lambeth St Mary (PR 855) the daughter of Joseph (gen dealer) & Mary Ann (Mitchell) of 3 Abbey Pl. Registered
Lambeth District June Quarter 1896 ref 1d 353
Martha Gymer marries Edward Arthur James 9th June 1912 St Thomas, Lambeth, London (PR 295) after banns. Martha (18 of Oakley St) the daughter of
Joseph (artificial flower maker) & Edward (19 of Cole St) the son of Alfred (works at ? foundry). Both single & signed. Witnesses William Patrick
Sheehan & Mary Ann Gymer. {Banns probably read 5/12/19th May 1912 St Mary, Lambeth (PR 188) as Martha Gymer & Arthur James ( a minor), both single & otp}
1901 census Martha Gymer (5 bn Lambeth) living in Lambeth with wife parents
1911 census Martha Gymer (15) living at Lambeth, London with parents
MARY ANN GYMER Generation 5
Mary Ann Gymer baptised 9th January 1898 St Paul Westminster Bridge Rd (PR 547) the daughter of Joseph (gen dealer) & Mary Ann (Mitchell) of 17
Barron's Pl. Registered St Olave District January Quarter 1898 ref 1d 217
Mary Ann Gymer marries Thomas Alfred Richardson 8th July 1917 St Thomas, Lambeth, London (PR 54) after banns. Mary (19) the daughter of Joseph
(artificial flower maker) & Thomas (19 GPG carrier) the son of Alfred (deceased French polisher). Both single, signed & of 30 Lambeth Square. Witnesses Henry
Edward Parry & Susan Helsey. Registered Lambeth District September Quarter 1917 ref 1d 557
1901 census Mary Gymer (3 bn Bermondsey) living in Lambeth with wife parents
1911 census Mary Gymer (13) living at Lambeth, London with parents
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14:- FreeBMD