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May Stewart

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Rona

Rona Report 2 Nov 2017 20:55

May Herbert born 1893. Died 1969. In Cosgrove, Northants.
How do I find out what her parents names were? Or siblings?
Thanks in advance
Rona

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Nov 2017 21:01

edit, is it Stewart or Herbert? What else do you know about her , was she born in Northants? ? Who did she marry ( marriage cert would give you father's name if known).

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Nov 2017 21:19

?????
Marriages Jun 1920
Herbert Henry Stewart Newport P. 3a 2585
Stewart May Herbert Newport P. 3a 2585

1939 register
Herbert Household (7 People)
Council Houses Lillibridge View , Towcester R.D., Northamptonshire, England
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FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB OCCUPATION
May Herbert 08 Aug 1893 Unpaid Domestic Duties House Wife
Henry Herbert 04 Dec 1892 Accumulator Stripper
Roland H Herbert 28 Jul 1920 Apprentice Body Maker
Frederick S Herbert 20 Jan 1924 River Lad Lms Ry
Kenneth J Herbert 19 Jun 1935 Under School Age
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May Atkinson (Stewart) 22 Nov 1930 At School

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 2 Nov 2017 21:51



STEWART, MAY mms FLEET
GRO Reference: 1893 S Quarter in POTTERSPURY Volume 03B Page 25


Parents' marriage:

Marriages Dec 1885 (>99%)
Fleet Sarah Potterspury 3b 79
Stewart Frederick Potterspury 3b 79



May Stewart
in the 1901 England Census
Name: May Stewart
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1894
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Father: Frederick Stewart
Mother: Sarah Stewart
Birth Place: Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England
Civil Parish: Castle Thorpe
Ecclesiastical parish: Castlethorpe St Simon and St Jude
Town: Castle Thorpe
County/Island: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Education:
Employment status:
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Registration district: Newport Pagnell <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Sub-registration district: Olney
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1364
Folio: 10
Page Number: 11
Household schedule number: 77
Household Members:
Name Age
Frederick Stewart 36
Sarah Stewart 34
Frederick N Stewart 14
William J Stewart 12
May Stewart 7
Nellie Stewart 3

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 2 Nov 2017 21:54

Frederick Stuart
in the 1891 England Census
Name: Frederick Stuart
[Frederick Stewart]
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Relationship: Head
Birth Year: 1865
Spouse: Sarah Stuart
Child: Frederick H Stuart
William J Stuart
Birth Place: Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England
Civil Parish: Stony Stratford West
Ecclesiastical parish: Stony Stratford
Residence Place: Stony Stratford, Stony Stratford West, Buckinghamshire, England
Registration district: Potterspury
Sub registration district: Potterspury
ED, Institution or Vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1190
Folio: 50
Household Members:
Name Age
Frederick Stuart 26 - rural postman
Sarah Stuart 24
Frederick H Stuart 4
William J Stuart 2



Frederick Stewart
in the British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969
Name: Frederick Stewart
Date Appointed: Jun 1898
Place Appointed: Stony Stratford
Rural postman

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 2 Nov 2017 21:58


Frederick Steward
in the 1881 England Census
Name: Frederick Steward
[Frederick Stewart]
Age: 17
Estimated birth year: abt 1864
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: John Steward
Mother: Eliza Steward
Gender: Male
Where born: Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England
Civil Parish: Potterspury
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England
Street address: High Street
Education:
Employment status:
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Registration district: Potterspury
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1538
Folio: 14
Page Number: 10
Household Members:
Name Age
John Steward 65
Eliza Steward 63
Sarah Steward 21
Frederick Steward 17
Ellen Steward 13
Emma Steward 3
Ada Steward 1



Fredrick Steward
in the 1871 England Census
Name: Fredrick Steward
[Fredrick Stewart]
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1864
Relation: Son
Father's name: John Steward
Mother's name: Eliza Steward
Gender: Male
Where born: Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England
Civil Parish: Potterspury
Town: Potterspury
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England
Registration district: Potterspury
Sub-registration district: Potterspury
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Household schedule number: 104
Piece: 1476
Folio: 56
Page Number: 20
Household Members:
Name Age
John Steward 55
Eliza Steward 53
James Steward 24
George Steward 15
Mary A Steward 13
Sarah Steward 11
Fredrick Steward 7



Frederick Stewart
in the Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912
Name: Frederick Stewart
Age: 0
Birth Date: Abt 1863
Baptism Date: 14 Nov 1863
Baptism Place: Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England
Parish as it Appears: Potterspury
Register Type: Bishops Transcripts
Father: John Stewart
Mother: Eliza Stewart



Frederick Stewart
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Frederick Stewart
Death Age: 57
Birth Date: abt 1864
Registration Date: Sep 1921
Registration district: Potterspury
Inferred County: Northamptonshire
Volume: 3b
Page: 23

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 2 Nov 2017 22:03

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Sarah Fleet
in the 1881 England Census
Name: Sarah Fleet
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Relationship to Head: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Shenley, Buckinghamshire, England
Civil Parish: Bradwell
County/Island: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
Street address: Providence Place
Education:
Employment status:
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Occupation: Serv
Registration district: Newport Pagnell <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1478
Folio: 5
Page Number: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph James 33
Alice M. M. James 35
Clara A. James 3
William G. James 1
Sarah Fleet 15




Sarah Fleet
in the 1871 England CensusName: Sarah Fleet
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: Henry Fleet
Mother's name: Fanny Fleet
Gender: Female
Where born: Shenley Brook End, Buckinghamshire, England
Civil Parish: Shenley Brook End
County/Island: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
Registration district: Winslow
Sub-registration district: Winslow
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Household schedule number: 6
Piece: 1415
Folio: 111
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Fleet 40
Fanny Fleet 36
Ann Fleet 13
Jane Fleet 12
Elizabeth Fleet 10
Mary Fleet 8
Sarah Fleet 5
Thomas Fleet 5


???

Sarah Fleet
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Sarah Fleet
Registration Year: 1865
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Winslow
Inferred County: Buckinghamshire
Volume: 3A
Page: 488

FLEET, SARAH mms WILLETT
GRO Reference: 1865 J Quarter in WINSLOW Volume 03A Page 488



Sarah Stewart
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Sarah Stewart
Death Age: 74
Birth Date: abt 1865
Registration Date: Dec 1939
Registration district: Towcester
Inferred County: Northamptonshire
Volume: 3b
Page: 37

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 2 Nov 2017 22:05

Marriages Mar 1857 (>99%)
Fleet Henry Newport Pagnell 3a 505
Willeth Fanny Newport Pagnell 3a 505
Willett Fanny Newport Pagnell 3a 505

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 3 Nov 2017 09:48

Re May's siblings -
some are listed in 1901 census posted above; more are listed in 1911:


Frederick Stewart
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Frederick Stewart
Age in 1911: 46
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England
Civil Parish: Castlethorpe
County/Island: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
Street address: Castlethorpe, Stony Stratford, Bucks
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Labourer Farm Shepherd
Registration district: Newport Pagnell
Registration District Number: 148
Sub-registration district: Olney
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Household schedule number: 124
Piece: 8003
Household Members:
Name Age
Frederick Stewart 46
Sarah Stewart 46
Frederick Henry Stewart 24
William John Stewart 22
Nellie Victoria 13
Edward Arthur Stewart 9
George James Stewart 5

Frederick & Sarah had been married for 27 years, and had 7 children, one of whom had died.


(Ancestry has transcribed another family along with the Stewarts - but they're a different household - Powell family and a George Lawrence.)


rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 3 Nov 2017 10:46

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Stewart Household (2 People)
6 Council Houses , Towcester R.D., Northamptonshire, England

Sarah Stewart
DOB 12 Apr 1865
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Unpaid Domestic Duties
MARITAL STATUS Widowed
SCHEDULE 64
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1

William J Stewart
DOB 20 Jan 1889
SEXMale
OCCUPATION Rubber Railway Works
MARITAL STATUS Widowed
SCHEDULE 64
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 2
Ref: RG101/6151A/007/40 Letter Code:
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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 3 Nov 2017 14:02

This is the deceased child of Frederick & Sarah:

Birth:
STEWART, ELIZA JANE mms FLEET
GRO Reference: 1891 J Quarter in POTTERSPURY Volume 03B Page 25


Death:

STEWART, ELIZA JANE 5 [months ? weeks ? ]
GRO Reference: 1891 S Quarter in POTTERSPURY Volume 03B Page 16