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Hi all. I'm currently compiling my family tree on my Mothers side which goes all the way back to John Versey and Hannah Ablitt. I already have quite a lot of info to share if anyone requires it and i'm also seeking any info on my great grandmother Ermina Minnie Versey.

Many thanks in advance

Births Sep 1895 (>99%)
Versey Ermina Minnie Tendring 4a 604

Record Transcription:
England & Wales Births 1837-2006

First name(s) ERMINA MINNIE
Last name VERSEY
Birth year 1895
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Mason
District Tendring
County Essex
Country England
Volume 4A
Page 604
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Births
Collections from Great Britain, England

Record Transcription:
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Chase Road, Dovercourt, Tendring, Essex, England

Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Elizabeth Versey Wife Married Female 36 1865 - Dovercourt, Essex, England
Joseph Versey Son Single Male 17 1884 Farm Laborer Writtle, Essex, England
Elizabeth Versey Daughter Single Female 15 1886 - Dovercourt, Essex, England
George Versey Son Single Male 13 1888 - Dovercourt, Essex, England
Walter Versey Son Single Male 11 1890 - Dovercourt, Essex, England
Maud Versey Daughter Single Female 10 1891 - Dovercourt, Essex, England
Thomas H C Versey Son Single Male 8 1893 - Dovercourt, Essex, England
Aminia M Versey Daughter Single Female 5 1896 - Dovercourt, Essex, England
Kate E Versey Daughter Single Female 3 1898

1911 Census For England & Wales
Rowlands Place Dovercourt, Dovercourt, Essex, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

Elizabeth Versey Head Married Female 46 1865 - Dovercourt
Joseph Versey Son Single Male 27 1884 General Labourer Writtle Park
Walter Versey Son Single Male 21 1890 General Labourer Upper Dovercourt
Thomas Versey Son Single Male 18 1893 General Labourer Upper Dovercourt
Minnie Versey Daughter Single Female 16 1895 - Upper Dovercourt<<<<<<<<<<<<
Kate Versey Daughter Single Female 14 1897 - Upper Dovercourt
Ethel Versey Daughter Single Female 9 1902 - Upper Dovercourt

The mother says she has had 12 children up to 1911. 9 living and 4 had died (although this can't be right). She either had 13 children or only 3 had died.

Kath. x

Probably your great grandmother's parents marriage:-

First name(s) ELIZABETH ANNE
Last name MASON
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1881
Registration month -
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ELIZABETH ANNE MASON married one of these people

Robert Versey

District Woodbridge
District number -
County Suffolk
Country England
Volume 4A
Volume as transcribed 4A
Page number 1027
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Kath. x

Record Transcription:
Essex Baptism Index 1538-1920
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Walter Versey
Census Record
Essex, England
Year of census: 1891
Walter Versey
Census Record
Essex, England
Year of census: 1901
Walter Versey
Regimental & service records Record
Great Britain
Year of service: 1912
Walter Versey
Parish Burials Record
Essex, England
Year of death: 1964
Walter Versey
Civil Marriage & Divorce Record
Essex, England
Year of marriage: 1920
Walter Versey
Civil Deaths & Burials Record
Essex, England
Year of death: 1964
Record set Essex Baptism Index 1538-1920
First name(s) Walter
Last name Versey
Baptism year 1892
Birth year 1890
County Essex
Country England
Place Dovercourt
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Father's first name(s) Robert
Father's last name Versey
Birth date 16 Aug 1890
Baptism date 04 Nov 1892
Father's occupation Mariner
Residence Rowland's Cottages
Archive
Essex Record Office
Archive reference D/P 174/1/12
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain

Essex Baptism Index 1538-1920
First name(s) Amina Minnie
Last name Versey
Baptism year 1902
Birth year 1895
County Essex
Country England
Place Dovercourt
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Father's first name(s) Robert
Father's last name Versey
Birth date 01 Jul 1895
Baptism date 12 Mar 1902
Father's occupation Bargeman
Residence Rowland's Place
Archive
Essex Record Office
Archive reference D/P 174/1/12

Kate Maud
Last name Versey
Baptism year 1902
Birth year 1897
County Essex
Country England
Place Dovercourt
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Father's first name(s) Robert
Father's last name Versey
Birth date 26 Jul 1897
Baptism date 12 Mar 1902
Father's occupation Bargeman
Residence Rowland's Place
Archive
Essex Record Office
Archive reference D/P 174/1/12

Elizabeth Ann
Last name Versey
Age 58
Birth year 1861
Residence 17 Sea Garden Estate
Burial year 1919
Burial date 28 Nov 1919
Place Dovercourt
County Essex
Country England
Archive
Essex Record Office
Archive reference D/P 174/1/20
Record set Essex Burial Index 1530-1994

You could have found her mother's maiden name on the following very useful, free site:

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

Name: Minnie Versey
Death Age: 54
Birth Date: abt 1896
Registration Date: Jan 1950
[Feb 1950]
[Mar 1950]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Colchester
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 649

No sign of her in 1939 using any of the possible versions of her name

As she was your great-grandmother, she must have had a child who was your grandparent. What was that child's name - and birth year?

EDITED

Found him in your tree - with incorrect birth year. You have 1917

Births Dec 1915 (>99%)
Versey Robert G Versey Colchester 4a 1393

Deaths Dec 1975 (>99%)
Versey Robert George 11No1915 Trafford 39 1917

He is not on 1939 register

ROBERT G
Last name VERSEY
Birth year 1915
Birth quarter 4
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Versey
District Colchester
County Essex
Country England
Volume 4A
Page 1393

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Robert George
Last name Versey
Age -
Birth year -
Birth place -
Attestation year 1938
Service number 1448388
Former service number -
Record set Royal Artillery Attestations 1883-1942
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Regimental & Service Records

Minnie's sister Kate

Name: Kate Ellen Versey
Gender: Female
Marriage Age: 20
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1897
Marriage Date: 28 May 1917
Marriage Place: Dovercourt, All Saints, Essex, England
Father: Robert Versey
Spouse: Arthur William Saddington


Name: Kathleen E Saddington
Death Age: 39
Birth Date: abt 1897
Registration Date: Jul 1936
[Aug 1936]
[Sep 1936]
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Ipswich
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 963

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Brother Joseph & family in 1939


No 31 Abdy Avenue, Harwich M.B., Essex, England
Joseph Versey 21 Jul 1884 Male Bricklayers Married 214 1
Margaret E Stephen (Versey) 26 Apr 1916 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single 214 2
Elsie F Gammer (Versey) 11 Dec 1920 Female Shop Assistant (Grocery) Single 214 3
Robert S Versey 08 Dec 1922 Male Bakers Rounds Man Single 214 4
The record for this person is officially closed.

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Brother Walter
Name: Walter Versey
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 28
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1892
Marriage Date: 10 Jul 1920
Marriage Place: Little Oakley, St Mary The Virgin, Essex, England
Father: Robert Versey
Spouse: Grace Shiplee


Walter's son

Name: Leslie Walter James Versey
[Leslie W Versey]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1926
Birth Place: Harwich, United Kingdom
Death Date: Jun 1992
Father: Walter Versey
Mother: Grace Shiplee
SSN: 557738383
Citizenship or Alien Status: Legal alien authorized to work.
Type of Claim: Evidence other than birth record submitted; U.S. citizen or alien allowed to work.
Notes: 14 Dec 1982: Name listed as LESLIE WALTER JAMES VERSEY; 22 Dec 1992: Name listed as LESLIE W VERSEY

Name: Leslie Walterjames Versey
Social Security #: 557738383
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1926
Birth Place: Other Country
Death Date: 4 Jun 1992
Death Place: San Diego
Mother's Maiden Name: Shipley

brother
Name: George Robert Versey
Registration Year: 1888
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Tendring
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 487

Name: George Robert Versey
Age: 57
Birth Date: abt 1889
Birth Place: Dovercourt, England
Death Date: 11 May 1946
Death Place: Dovercourt, Essex
Spouse: M. C. Vessey

1939
Name: George R Versey
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1888
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 22, Waddeston Rd Dovercourt
Residence Place: Harwich, Essex, England
Occupation: SS Amsterdam Fireman M Marine
Schedule Number: 388
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: DBZA
Registration district: 197-3
Household Members:
Name
George R Versey

22 Waddesdon Road, Harwich M.B., Essex, England

First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Maudie C Versey 03 Jul 1894 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 250 1
Frederick G Vary 17 Jun 1880 Male Dock Labourer Married 250 2
Walter S Hedges 17 Oct 1884 Male Officer Manager Engineer Widowed 250 3

Name: Maudie C Reed
Registration Date: Apr 1921
[May 1921]
[Jun 1921]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Tendring
Inferred County: Essex
Spouse: George Versey
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 1499

Name: Maudie Catherine Versey
Death Date: 13 Apr 1968
Death Place: Essex
Probate Date: 25 Jun 1968
Probate Registry: Ipswich

sister
Essex Baptism Index 1538-1920
First name(s) Eliza
Last name Versey
Baptism year 1892
Birth year 1887
County Essex
Country England
Place Dovercourt
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Father's first name(s) Robert
Father's last name Versey
Birth date 16 Mar 1887
Baptism date 04 Nov 1892
Father's occupation Mariner
Residence Rowland's Cottages
Archive
Essex Record Office
Archive reference D/P 174/1/12

Eliza
Last name Versey
Residence Dovercourt
Marriage year 1906
Marriage date 25 Dec 1906
Place Dovercourt
County Essex
Spouse's first name(s) Charles
Spouse's last name Macken
Spouse's marital status B
Spouse's residence Dovercourt
Father's first name(s) Robert
Father's last name Versey
Father's occupation Seaman
Spouse's father's first name(s) Robert
Spouse's father's last name Macken
Country England


in the UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960
Name: Lizzie Versey
Event: Marriage
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1906
Marriage Place: All Saints Church Parish of Dovercourt Essex
Spouse: C. Macknell

1911 Census For England & Wales

5 Manor Road Dovercourt, Dovercourt, Essex, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Eliza Macknell Head Married Female 24 1887 Husbandsea Essex Dovercourt
Grace Florance Macknell Daughter - Female 3 1908 - Essex Dovercourt
Eliza Macknell's Census Details
Details taken from the original census record.

her twin sister

Name: Elizabeth Versey
Age: 5
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1887
Baptism Date: 4 Nov 1892
Baptism Place: Dovercourt, All Saints, Essex, England
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Father: Robert Versey
Mother: Elizabeth Versey

Just as a point of interest - and for dates.

First name(s) Hannah
Last name Ablitt
Marriage year 1808
Marriage date 09 Oct 1808
Marriage place Trimley St Martin
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Versey
County Suffolk
Country England


First name(s) Hannah
Last name Versey
Age 40
Birth year 1789
Death year 1829
Burial year 1829
Burial date 07 Jan 1829
Church St Martin
Denomination Anglican
Place Trimley St Martin

Source Suffolk Baptism Index (Part 4)
Record set Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911
First name(s) Hannah
Last name Versey
Baptism year 1808
Relationship Dau
County Suffolk
Country England
Place Trimley St Mary
Mother's first name(s) Hannah
Father's first name(s) John
Baptism date 20 Dec 1808
Parish St Mary
Residence -
Notes
bn 20 Dec; pb / late ABLITT

First name(s) Hannah
Last name Versey
Age 0
Birth year 1808
Death year 1808
Burial year 1808
Burial date 24 Dec 1808
Church St Mary
Denomination Anglican
Place Trimley St Mary
County Suffolk
Country England


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Source Suffolk Baptism Index (Part 4)
Record set Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911
First name(s) Hannah
Last name Ablitt
Baptism year 1787
Relationship Dau
County Suffolk
Country England
Place Ramsholt
Mother's first name(s) Sarah
Father's first name(s) Robert
Baptism date 10 Jun 1787
Parish All Saints
Residence -
Notes
recd 17 May 1794 / late SIMPSON

First name(s) Robert
Last name Ablitt
Marriage year 1785
Marriage date 01 Nov 1785
Marriage place Sutton
Spouse's first name(s) Sarah
Spouse's last name Simpson
County Suffolk