Genealogy Chat

Dear all,

I am hoping to find some information about my Ancestor Edith Lillian Fuller born1888

I have found her in the censes of 1891,1901
I could not find her at all in 1911

I have been told that she was the governess to Angus Ogilvy he was one of her charges - 2nd eldest son of Earl of Airlie. I do believe this to be true.

I can find no written document to confirm this, to be honest I don't really know where to look. I have no death date or place of death for her.

I am hoping that some one could help point me in the right direction, so I can confirm the above in regard to the Ogilvy story and maybe find a death year and place as well.

Kind regards
Diane.

Location of birth?

Have you a location? Is this her?

Births Sep 1888 (>99%)
FULLER Edith Lilian Epsom 2a 22

Jan

Epsom, surrey.

Do you refer to the Angus Ogilvy who married Princess Alexandra?

He was born 1928..............

Have you looked for a marriage for her?

for INFO

1901 census


Person: FULLER, Edith L Address: Farm Cottage, Spratton

FULLER, John Head Married M 44 1857 Coachman (Domestic)
Brighton, Sussex VIEW
FULLER, Ellen Wife Married F 42 1859
Warrington, Lancashire VIEW
FULLER, Edith L Daughter Single F 12 1889
Epsom, Surrey

That would make her about 40 when he was born. Probably about the right age for a governess.

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FULLER Edith L Unknown F 1910 London Australia Fremantle

Have you located her parents in 1911?

Angus Ogilvy was born in Scotland - have you looked on scotlandspeople for her in 1911 or for a marriage or death?

Angus Ogilvy was born in London

Births Dec 1928 (>99%)
Ogilvy Angus J B Coke St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 491

That's odd, Reggie - his obituary in the Telegraph gives his birth as 14 Sept 1928, Cortachy Castle, in Angus but the Guardian says London! Well, wherever he was born, the family seat was Cortachy Castle, so Scotland is still a possibility.

This is the website for the Ogilvy estate - they might have staff records for that time:

http://www.airlieestates.com/

Hi all,
I can find only her older sister Maud E Fuller (1883) in 1911 she was a teacher at a elementary school,

I have no marriage for her I don't think either sister married.

In 1926 Maud signed her mother death certificate as M. E. Fuller daughter, so she was not married at that time, also the story is that Edith tried to off load Maud to her older brother son and wife to no avail, this was around 1969/70 the couple had never met Maud before that day, and had only met Edith on a few occasions, after that day they never saw or heard of either of them again.

Diane.

I did try and look on Scottish people but I am not a subscriber to that site.

Diane

Diane, nobody subscribes to Scotland's people - it's pay-per-view so you need credits.
I think I would check out the Ogilvy site as suggested by Potty.
Jan

I have had a little look on http://www.airlieestates.com/ no luck

Has anyone got a spear credit for Scottish people just to see if Edith was there in1911 please.

Regards
Diane

Diane, you can search for free on scotlandspeople, although you need credits to view the results. Nothing coming up for the 1911. One death coming up for an Edith Lilian Fuller of the right age from 1969 to 2012. By playing around with the dates, she died in Angus in 1984.

You will need credits to view the index and you will need to buy the extract to get the details as it is too recent to view online.

If Edith was a governess to an aristocratic family, she could possible have been abroad at the time of the 1911.

Diane, there is a contact tab on the airlie estates website. You could try writing to them.