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Interested in finding any descendants of Alfred Wilks Drayson my great great uncle born Waltham Abbey. I think he had two daughters but they are not mentioned in his will.
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For Reference:
1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Yorke Crescent, Woolwich, London, England
Alfred W Drayson Head - Male 43 1828 - Essex, England
Mary Catherine Drayson Wife - Female 38 1833 - Caernarvonshire, Wales
Ellen Mary Mabel Drayson Daughter - Female 16 1855 - Kent, England
Madeline Sophie Drayson Daughter - Female 14 1857 - Kent, England
Ann Soundy Servant - Female 23 1848 - Kent, England
Jane Tomkins Servant - Female 23 1848 - Hampshire, England
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His marriage:
Name: Alfred Wilks Drayson
Spouse: Mary Catherine Preece
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 30 Mar 1852
Parish: St Marylebone
Borough: Westminster
Father Name: William Drayson
Spouse Father: Richard Matthew Preece
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Births of his daughters:
DRAYSON, ISABELLA MARY PREECE
GRO Reference: 1854 J Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 596
Isabella was baptised Ellen:
Name: Ellen Mary Isabel Drayson
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 2 Jun 1854
Father's name: Alfred Drayson
Mother's name: Mary Catherine Drayson
Parish or Poor Law Union: Woolwich St Mary Magdalene
Borough: Greenwich
Register Type: Parish Registers
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DRAYSON, MADELANE PREECE
GRO Reference: 1856 S Quarter in LEWISHAM UNION Volume 01D Page 586
London Evening Standard - Thursday 05 June 1856
Births:
On the 2nd inst at Bedford Terrace, Plumstead Common the wife of Captain A W Drayson, of a daughter.
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Madeline married James Hodgson in 1891:
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
25, Great Georges Road, Waterloo, West Derby, Lancashire, England
James O Hodgson Head Married Male 45 1856 Major Royal Garrison Artillery London, Middlesex
Madeline Hodgson Wife Married Female 44 1857 - Woolwich, Kent, England
Harry H Hodgson Son - Male 7 1894 - Ireland
Marjorie A Hodgson Daughter - Female 6 1895 - Canada
Susan Joole Governess Single Female 30 1871 Governess (Domestic) Scotland
Mary Fagan Servant Single Female 39 1862 Cook (Domestic) Ireland
Lizzie McDermott Servant Single Female 30 1871 Housemaid (Domestic) Rock Ferry, Cheshir
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1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
The Knoll Western Road Andover, Andover, Hampshire, England
James Hodgson Head Married Male Retired Colonel Royal Artillery 55 1856 Middlesex London
Madeline Hodgson Wife Married Female - 54 1857 Kent Woolwich
Guy Hodgson Son Single Male Student 18 1893 Cork Queenstown
Marjorie Hodgson Daughter Single Female School 16 1895 Nova Scotia Halifax
Edith Durnford Servant Single Female Parlour-Maid Domestic 23 1888 Wilts Marden
Elsie Blake Servant Single Female House-Maid Domestic 19 1892 Hampshire Tangley
Married 19 years. 3 children - all living
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1939:
Hodgson Household (5 People) 44 Hyde Street , Winchester M.B., Hampshire, England
James O Hodgson 31 Jan 1856 Male Army Officer ( Retired Col) Married
Madeline S Hodgson 02 Jun 1856 Female Household Duties Only Married
Constance A Miller 26 Apr 1896 Female Private Nurse ( Travelling) Single
Grace Palmer (Rigg) 26 Jan 1920 Female Domestic Housemaid Single
Daisy E Bevis 24 Sep 1905 Female Domestic Parlour Maid Single
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daughter, Marjorie, married Gerald Clarke in 1920- this is her in 1939:
Clarke Household (2 People) Bayworth Manor Farm , Abingdon R.D., Berkshire, England
Gerald Clarke 01 Apr 1883 Male Major T A Retired Director Cleaning Company Limited Married
Marjorie (A) Clarke 11 Dec 1895 Female Director Cleaning Company Limited Married
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Madeline's Death:
First name(s) MADELINE S
Last name HODGSON
Gender Female
Birth year 1857
Age 86
Death quarter 2
Death year 1943
District Winchester
County Hampshire
Volume 2C Page 93
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Ellen married Major Alfred Edward Wrottesley:
Marriage:
Name Alfred E. Wrottesley
Birth Date 1856
Birthplace Barnes, G.B.
Age 25
Spouse's Name Ellen M. J. Drayson
Spouse's Birth Date 1854
Spouse's Birthplace Woolwich
Spouse's Age 27
Event Date 20 Apr 1881
Event Place Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Father's Name Edward
Mother's Name Ellen
Spouse's Father's Name Alfred W.
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary C.
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1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
46 Halsey St Chelsea, Chelsea, London, England
Ellen Wrottesley Head Widow Female Private Means 56 1855 Woolwich
Maud Wrottesley Daughter Single Female Private Means 26 1885 Hants Alverstoke
Clara MacKinzie Servant Widow Female Cook 52 1859 Middlesex London
Gertrude Hirst Servant Single Female House Parlourmaid 24 1887 Norchester Dorset
(As well as daughter, Maud, there was a son, Hugh Edward- born 1882 Canada. Hugh committed suicide in 1942- a report of the inquest is in the papers)
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Daughter Maud Ellen married Francis Harry Stapleton in 1912
The Sketch - Wednesday 04 October 1911
To marry Captain Stapleton; Miss Maud Ellen Wrottesley.
Miss Wrottesley is a daughter of the later Major A E Wrottesley and grandaughter of the later Hon Edward Wrottesley. Her mother is a daughter of Major General Alfred Wilks Drayson R A. Captain Stapleton is in the Oxfordshire Light
Maud in 1939:
Stapleton Household (4 People) 27 Sumner Place , Kensington, London, England
Harry F Stapleton 13 Oct 1876 Male Army Officer Retired Married
Maud Stapleton 20 Sep 1884 Female Unpaid Dd Married
Henry A Stapleton 02 May 1863 Male Clerk Chartered Accou Single
Edith Coutlass 02 Dec 1888 Female Cook Single
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Ellen's death:
First name(s) ELLEN M I
Last name WROTHESLEY
Gender Female
Birth year 1856
Age 78
Death quarter 4
Death year 1934
District Eastbourne
County Sussex
Volume 2B Page 106
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Apart from yourself, 3 other people list Maud Wrottesley 1884 in their trees. If you haven't already, contact them to ask how they are related.
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/messages/9720460/discover?rk=421321521
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/messages/14155061/discover?rk=644778104
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/messages/10576635/discover?rk=652994759
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