Abt 1868 - 1923 (~ 55 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Sarah Ann COTTON was born about 1868 in Nottingham; died in 1923 in Nuneaton. Other Events and Attributes:
- Address: 1887; Address:
Kidderminster Road, Bromsgrove
- Occupation: 1901; shoe factory hand-worker
Notes:
Of Black Country origin with a heavy dialect. (thee, thy, thou etc)
Living at 7, Sunnyside, Stockingford, Nuneaton when she gave birth to Elsie.
She was always called upon to lay out the dead, act as a midwife etc. in her neighbourhood.
Address:
at the time of marriage
Occupation:
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Died:
Mar Q 6d 666
Sarah married William TAYLOR on 8 May 1887 in The Baptist Chapel, Worcester St. Bromsgrove. William (son of Joseph TAYLOR) was born about 1866 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire; died in 1914 in Coventry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Martha TAYLOR
was born about 1888 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire; and died.
- 3. Alice TAYLOR
was born about 1890 in Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton; and died.
- 4. Joseph TAYLOR
was born about 1892 in (15 Sunnyside?) Stockingford, Nuneaton; and died.
- 5. Elsie TAYLOR
was born on 19 Mar 1894 in (no 15?) Sunnyside, Stockingford, Nuneaton; died in 1955 in Gulson Hospital, Coventry.
- 6. Ellen TAYLOR
was born about 1899 in (15 Sunnyside?) Stockingford, Nuneaton; and died.
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Generation: 2
3. | Alice TAYLOR (1.Sarah1) was born about 1890 in Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton; and died. |
4. | Joseph TAYLOR (1.Sarah1) was born about 1892 in (15 Sunnyside?) Stockingford, Nuneaton; and died. |
5. | Elsie TAYLOR (1.Sarah1) was born on 19 Mar 1894 in (no 15?) Sunnyside, Stockingford, Nuneaton; died in 1955 in Gulson Hospital, Coventry. Other Events and Attributes:
- Address: 1913; Address:
133 Croft Road, Stockingford, Nuneaton
Notes:
She had red hair and a lovely singing voice. When she was about 14 years old she won a gold medal in a competition held in a theatre in Nuneaton. She wore a dress made of crepe paper with a blue sash.
Died:
Sep Q 1955 9c 614 Coventry
Elsie married Thomas William WARD on 26 Apr 1913 in St. Paul's Church, Stockingford, Nuneaton. Thomas (son of Thomas WARD and Emmaline DODWELL) was born on 2 Jun 1887 in 62 Court, Cromwell Street, Aston; died on 18 Oct 1925 in 8, Sunnyside, Nuneaton; was buried in Church Hinckley Road, Nuneaton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Thomas W WARD
was born in 1914 in Coventry; died in 2002 in Forrest Field, Western Australia.
- 8. Elsie WARD
was born on 5 Feb 1917 in Coventry; died on 24 Apr 2005.
- 9. Drusilla WARD
was born on 15 Nov 1920 in Nuneaton; died on 3 Mar 1990 in St. Anne's District, Nottingham.
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Elsie married Thomas CLARK in 1927 in Nuneaton. Thomas was born about 1885 in Warwickshire; died in 1957 in Coventry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Dennis CLARK
was born in 1928 in Stockingford, Nuneaton.
- 11. George CLARK
was born in 1929 in Poole.
- 12. Colin CLARK
was born on 12 May 1932 in Poole; died in 2002.
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6. | Ellen TAYLOR (1.Sarah1) was born about 1899 in (15 Sunnyside?) Stockingford, Nuneaton; and died. |
Generation: 3
8. | Elsie WARD (5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 5 Feb 1917 in Coventry; died on 24 Apr 2005. Other Events and Attributes:
- Address: 1931; Address:
"Ryton" 46, Barton Road, Branksome, Bournemouth
- Address: 1945; Address:
40, Kingsway, Stoke, Coventry
Notes:
Elsie was born in Coventry, but her family moved down to Bournemouth, where she was apprenticed to a dressmaker. She returned to Coventry in 1938.
During the war she worked for a while as a machinist at Hood and Sidescreen, Union Street, Coventry.
Her dressmaking skills have been very useful over the years, both domestically and as a source of income. She did much alteration work in her later years for a shop in Earlsdon.
Elsie married John RUSHTON on 21 Apr 1945 in St. Margarets Church, Walsgrave Road, Coventry. John (son of John RUSHTON and Alice PROCTER) was born on 13 Aug 1916 in Augustus Road, Coventry; died on 16 Dec 2002 in Coventry & Warwick Hospital. Philip Ward. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Dennis CLARK (5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1928 in Stockingford, Nuneaton. Notes:
Birth:
Registration district: Nuneaton
County: Warwickshire
Year of registration: 1928
Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Mother's maiden name: Taylor
Volume no: 6D
Page no: 987
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11. | George CLARK (5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1929 in Poole. Notes:
Birth:
Registration district: Poole
County: Dorset
Year of registration: 1929
Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Mother's maiden name: Taylor
Volume no: 5A
Page no: 332
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12. | Colin CLARK (5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 12 May 1932 in Poole; died in 2002. Notes:
Birth:
Registration district: Poole
County: Dorset
Year of registration: 1932
Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Mother's maiden name: Taylor
Volume no: 5A
Page no: 322
Died:
Name: CLARK, Colin
Registration district: Coventry
County: Warwickshire
Year of registration: 2002
Month of registration: April
Date of Birth:12 May 1932
District no: 0631C
Reg no: C72A
Ent no: 026
DOR: 402
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Generation: 4
14. | Anthony WARD (7.Thomas3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1)Other Events and Attributes:
- Emigration: Forest Field, Western Australia
Notes:
Trained as a Chef in the U.K.
An accident at work, resulted in ulcerated legs which never healed and effectively curtailed his working life.
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Generation: 5
Generation: 6
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