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hi im lookin into William Vosper family which is my grandad he was born on oct 1925 and i know his mum was called zaida lamerton and his dad was called william vosper also. im just having trouble dating back on his fathers side! i thought i had done it before as i found out that the Vosper family were butchers in saltash cornwall. Im helping my little cousin do his family tree. any help would be great to trace the paternal line. One mistake i wont be making again is not save the information i have already accumulated!!!

just to help us here

Civil registration event: Marriage

MarriageFinder™: Zaida N G Lamerton married William R Vosper [?]
Name: LAMERTON, Zaida N G
Registration district: [?] St. Germans
County: Cornwall
Year of registration: 1917
Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Spouse's last name Vosper
Volume no: [?] 5C
Page no: [?] 82

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Name: VOSPER, William R
Registration district: St. Germans
County: Cornwall
Year of registration: 1917
Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Spouse's last name: Lamerton
Volume no: 5C
Page no: 82

Ref

Marriages Jun 1917 (>99%)
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Abbott Edith M Tamblyn St.Germans 5c 82
>>>>Lamerton Zaida N G Vosper St.Germans 5c 82
Tamblyn Frederick T Abbott St. Germans 5c 82
>>>>Vosper William R Lemerton St.Germans 5c 82



Regards Vera

For middle initial:

Marriages Jun 1917
Lamerton Zaida N G Vosper St.Germans 5c 82
Vosper William R Lemerton St.Germans 5c 82

Maybe?

Births Dec 1891 (>99%)
Vosper William Roderick St. Germans 5c 45

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
about Zaida Nellie Geraldine Vosper
Name: Zaida Nellie Geraldine Vosper
Probate Date: 26 Nov 1962
Death Date: 2 Nov 1962
Death Place: Cornwall, England
Registry: Exeter

she was a widow left £2504 7s
was living at Norwood 26 Essa Road Saltash Cornwall

Hi Vivien, could this be Zaida's death?

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006 about Zaida N G Vosper
Name: Zaida N G Vosper
Birth Date: abt 1891
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1962
Age at Death: 71
Registration district: St Germans
Inferred County: Cornwall
Volume: 7a
Page: 193

If so, then it gives us her birth year to work from. Do you know when William senior died?

Father a butcher:

1901 England Census about William Vosper
Name: William Vosper
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Roderick Vosper
Mother's Name: Emma Vosper
Gender: Male
Where born: Saltash, Cornwall, England

Civil parish: Saltash
Ecclesiastical parish: Saltash
Town: Saltash
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

View image

Registration district: St Germans
Sub-registration district: Saltash
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 35
Piece: 2190
Folio: 7
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
Roderick Vosper 40
Emma Vosper 42
Rosina Vosper 21
Ethel Vosper 20
Amy Vosper 18
Edith Vosper 15
William Vosper 9

1881 England Census

Name: Edward Charles Roderick Vosper
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Saltash, Cornwall, England

Civil parish: Saltash
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England

Street Address: No 76 Fore Street
Condition as to marriage: Married

Occupation: Butcher

Registration district: St Germans
Sub-registration district: Saltash

Edward Charles Roderick Vosper 2

EDIT William is actually 19 on image.

1911 England Census

Name: Edward Charles B. Vosper
Age in 1911: 51
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Saltash, Cornwall
Civil parish: Saltash
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England
Street Address: 2 Well Park Terrace, Saltash, Cornwall
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Jobbing Butcher
Registration district: St Germans
Registration District Number: 291
Sub-registration district: Saltash

Edward Charles B. Vosper 51
Emma Vosper 53
Ethel Vosper 30 dressmaker
Edith Vosper 24 schoolteacher
William Vosper 9 schoolteacher

this is his probate details

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
about William Roderick Vosper
Name: William Roderick Vosper
Probate Date: 18 Jul 1930
Death Date: 10 Jan 1930
Death Place: Gloucestershire, England
Registry: London, England

Vosper William Roderick of 5 Abbots Road Tewkesbury Gloucestershire died 10 January 1930 at South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital Plymouth Administration London 18 July to Zaida Nellie Geraldine Vosper widow effects £299 11s 5d

Looks like birth of Edward - original a bit unclear but I suspect it is Roderick not Frederick:

Births Sep 1860 (>99%)
VOS[EF]ER Edward Charles Frederick St Germans 5c 47

Jan

Death transcript details Civil registration event: Death

Name: VOSPER, William R
Registration district: Plymouth
County: Devon
Year of registration: 1930
Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at death:38
Volume no: 5B
Page no: 304


so born abt 1892

Thank you all very much it gives me something to work on for now. If i have any problems i will no doubt ask

you're welcome

Im just going to have a look on free bmd because zaida had a child other than my grandad who died before my grandad was born....to me it doesnt add up!!

What doesn't add up Vivien?
Jan

Well i know that she had a daughter at some point and she died young and i cant find any records. Only hilda vosper and tht makes no sense as she died in 1904.
viv

Have you tried looking for Lamerton births before she married?
Jan

i dont think that this hilda vosper would have been her child though seems zaida was born in 1891 and she got married in 1917 and had my grandad in 1925, i am going to have to have a look again.
Viv