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Probate:-

STANSFIELD, Gertrude Partridge of Windmill Cottage, Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby, Cheshire (wife of Walter Stansfield) died 20 December 1940. Probate Liverpool 13th Dec. 1941 to the said Walter Stansfield, medical practitioner. Effects £1110. 10s. 5d.

Kath. x

kathleen bell was right
Name: Jack Barret Stansfield
[Jack Barrat Stansfield]
Death Date: 24 Jan 1965
Death Place: Gloucestershire, Gloucester, England
Probate Date: 13 May 1965
Probate Registry: Gloucester, England

Thank you all for these details
Pat

the war death confirms father and husband but marriage cert would be conclusive

I don't think Patricia actually has the marriage certificate - only the GRO reference.

If this was my family I'd be pretty happy to assume (I know you shouldn't assume) that this was the correct family.

Buying the marriage certificate would be my next step.

Kath. x

"We have been trying to find her marriage but the one only one we found has Gertrude Mary Partridge Barrat to Walter Stansfield in 1907.but no details of her parents."


To repeat - does the 1907 marriage cert not name her father?

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1907
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Year Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
STANSFIELD Walter BARRAT Gertrude M 1907 Bolton, Friends Meeting House Bolton 10/1/94

Were they known to be Quakers?

Ancestry version of 1939 already posted , showing son Alexander, whose mms was Barratt.

Also son Jack:

STANSFIELD, JACK mms BARRAT
GRO Reference: 1915 J Quarter in BIRKENHEAD Volume 08A Page 1082 Occasional Copy: A

It only means 1939 is for the couple who married in 1907, and not necessarily for the Gertrude born 1878 - but there seems to be no other possible Gertrude.

Always look for variants of spellings

And, when asking for help, it's a good idea to give location info

The son Jack's birth:-

First name(s) JACK
Last name STANSFIELD
Birth year 1915
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Barrat
District Birkenhead
County Cheshire
Country England
Volume 8A
Page 1082
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Births

I would imagine that the middle initial of B for Jack in the 1939 register probably stands for Barrat.

Kath. x

1881
Hafod House, Esclusham Below, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Alex John Barratt Head Married Male 40 1841 Mining Engineer Leek, Staffordshire, England
Adelaide Partridge Barratt Wife Married Female 35 1846 Wife Malpas, Cheshire, England
Alex J Barratt Son Single Male 10 1871 Scholar Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
Agnes May Barratt Daughter Single Female 7 1874 Scholar Hope, Flintshire, Wales
Percy James Barratt Son Single Male 4 1877 Scholar Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
Gertrude P Barratt Daughter Single Female 2 1879 - Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
Beatrice Adelaide Barratt Daughter Single Female 0 1881 - Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
Jane Owen Servant Single Female 49 1832 Domestic Servant Llansilin, Shropshire, England
Mary Eliz Lloyd Servant Single Female 16 1865 Domestic Servant Borth, Cardiganshire, Wales
Catherine Lloyd Servant Single Female 11 1870 Domestic Servant Meifod, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Emily Partridge Richards Niece Single Female 16 1865 Visitor Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Maude Francis Richards Niece Single Female 3 1878 Visitor Oswestry, Shropshire, England
George Roberts Servant Boy Single Male 17 1864 (Dom) Servant New Ferry, Cheshire, England

in the UK, WW2 civilian dweaths

Name: Gertrude Stansfield
Estimated birth year: abt 1881
Death Date: 29 Dec 1940
Death Place: Hoylake, Cheshire, England
Age at Death: 59
Father: Alexander Barrett
Spouse: Walter Stansfield

probate
Name: Gertrude Partridge Stansfield
Death Date: 20 Dec 1940
Death Place: Cheshire, England
Probate Date: 13 Dec 1941
Probate Registry: Liverpool, England

Perhaps she just told her husband that she was a couple of years younger than she actually was. This looks like the couple in the 1939 register (same street as in 1911 but a different house):-

Gertrude P Stansfield's life in 1939
104 Mount Pleasant, Wallasey C.B., Cheshire, England

Stansfield household
(5 people)

First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number

Walter (W) Stansfield 30 Jun 1876 Male Medical Practitioner Married 293 1
Gertrude P Stansfield 28 Jul 1880 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties And Polutry Farmer Married 293 2
Jack B Stansfield 12 May 1915 Male Poultry Student Single 293 3
Mary Foy 18 Sep 1898 Female Domestic Service Single 293 4
The record for this person is officially closed.

Kath. x

1901 just for our reference:

Gertrude Partridge Barat
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Gertrude Partridge Barat
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Ruabon, Wales
Civil Parish: Salford
Ecclesiastical parish: Salford St Phillip
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation: Hospital nurse
Registration district: Salford
Sub-registration district: Greengate
ED, institution, or vessel: Salford Royal Hospital
Neighbors:
Piece: 3731
Folio: 169
Page Number: 2
Household schedule number: 1

She has the middle initial M in 1891:

Gertrude M Barrat
in the 1891 England Census
Name: Gertrude M Barrat
Gender: Female
Age: 12
Relationship: Pupil
Birth Year: 1879
Birth Place: Ruabon, Wales
Civil Parish: St Mary
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
Residence Place: Shrewsbury, St Mary, Shropshire, England
Registration district: Atcham
Sub registration district: St Mary
ED, Institution or Vessel: 6
Neighbors:
Piece: 2109
Folio: 103

Address: Severn Bank Ladies School

This is her baptism (surname slightly different spelling):-

First name(s) Gertrude Partridge
Last name Barratt
Birth year 1878
Birth date ? ? 1878
Baptism year 1878
Baptism date 18 Aug 1878
Place Wrexham
County Denbighshire
Country Wales
Father's first name(s) Alexander John
Mother's first name(s) Adelaide Partridge
Page 23
Record set Denbighshire Baptisms

Their address was Haford (?) House and Alexander was a Mining Engineer.

Kath. x

Gertrude Mary Partridge Stansfield
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Gertrude Mary Partridge Stansfield
Age in 1911: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1881
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Ruabon Denbigh
Civil Parish: Liscard
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England
Street address: 201 Mount Pleasant Rd Wallasey
Marital status: Married
Registration district: Birkenhead
Registration District Number: 452
Sub-registration district: Wallasey
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Piece: 22065
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter Stansfield 34 - 30 June 1876
Gertrude Mary Partridge Stansfield 30
Alexander Frederic Stansfield 2
Ellen Wilkinson 18



STANSFIELD, ALEXANDER FREDERIC mms BARRATT
GRO Reference: 1908 J Quarter in BIRKENHEAD Volume 08A Page 586

In view of the son's mms, I would say this is the same woman.

EDIT: Actually, that doesn't make sense! Of course the mms would be Barratt even if she was a different Gertrude Barratt!

But there is only one birth of a Gertrude Partridge Barratt (or variation of spelling) 1875 - 1895 - ie - the one in Wrexham 1878

For our info:

BARRAT, GERTRUDE PARTRIDGE mms BAXTER
GRO Reference: 1878 D Quarter in WREXHAM Volume 11B Page 286


Gertrude P Stansfield
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Gertrude P Stansfield
Gender: Female
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 28 Jul 1880
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 104 Mount Pleasant Road
Residence Place: Wallasey, Cheshire, England
Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties And Poultry Farmer
Schedule Number: 293
Sub Schedule Number: 2
Enumeration District: LDCY
Registration district: Wallasey 452A/1
Inferred Spouse: Waller Stansfield
Inferred Children: Jack B Stansfield
Household Members:
Name
Jack B Stansfield
Mary Fox
Waller Stansfield
Gertrude P Stansfield

Does the 1907 marriage cert not name Gertrude's father?

Hello everyone,
Trying to unravel this.
Gertrude P Barrat born 1878 Reubon is the daughter of Alexander John Barrat.and Adelaide Partridge Barrat,but we cant find her baptism record to get further details
.
Her school record has her as Gertrude P Barrat and shows her as 12 yrs old.which is accurate for her birth year.

We have been trying to find her marriage but the one only one we found has Gertrude Mary Partridge Barrat to Walter Stansfield in 1907.but no details of her parents.
Gertrude and Walter are on the 1911 census but her age shows she was born in 1881
We are uncertain if the marriage is for the same person,in spite of the similarities of names,although we haven't found anything to show that Gertrude had the
additional name of Mary.
Thank you for any help.
Pat