William WILLIAMS

Family/Spouse: Mary ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christened:
IGI - 22 Mar 1722

Family/Spouse: Mary BROWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christened:
IGI - 15 Jul 1759

James married Jenny HARRIS on 20 May 1782 (After Banns) in Nether Wallop. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1838; Publican
• Census: 1841, Spring Gardens, Gosport
• Census: 1861, The Railway Hotel, Gosport. (Top of Spring Garden Lane)
• Occupation: 1876; Landlord

Notes:

Probably lived at some time in either Milford on Sea or Upton Lovell

Occupation:
At the time of George's first marriage

Census:
Description: Tapkeeper

Census:
Description: Porter

Occupation:
Not known whether he was actually alive at this time (George's second marriage)

Died:
Dec Q 1863 2b 304 Alverstoke

Family/Spouse: Caroline. Caroline was born about 1800 in Middlesex; died in 1870 in Alverstoke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christened:
Parents recorded as James and Jane Williams

Notes:

Christened:
Parents recorded as James and Jenny Williams

Notes:

Christened:
Parents recorded as James and Jane Williams

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1871, 3, Charlie Street, Clayhall, Alverstoke; Recorded as a Widow, occupation Gardener and living with daughter Ann and son John

Notes:

Christened:
Recorded as son of William & Anne.

Possibility exists that Anne was the first wife of William Williams. Census records show a 17 year difference in age between William and Caroline which may also suggest that Caroline wasn't George's mother.

Died:
Described as:- Pensioner, Civil Service.
Informant was Mary Ann Williams nee Hutchins (wife of his son Charles George Williams)

George married Anna Maria GARRETT on 15 Sep 1838 in Fovant Parish Church, Wiltshire. Anna (daughter of Charles George MILLS and Elizabeth GARRETT) was born on 29 Dec 1816 in Fovant, Wiltshire; died on 04 Apr 1865 in Alverstoke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Maria BEAR on 28 Dec 1876 in Alverstoke. Maria (daughter of John BEAR and Ann PAYNE) was born on 9 Sep 1831 in Landport, Hampshire; died in 1913 in Alverstoke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Name: MOREY, Elizabeth Jane A
Registration District: Portsea Island
County: Hampshire
Year of Registration: 1876
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at death: 48
Volume No: 2B
Page No: 255

Elizabeth married James MOREY in 1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1873, Clayhall; a journeyman plumber at the birth of Eva Annie
• Census: 1891, 3, Palestine Place, Alverstoke, Hants
• Occupation: 1897; Plumber at the time of marriage of Eva & Thomas

Notes:

Birth:
Sep Q 1839 Warminster V111 3_5

Census:
Description: Plumber

Occupation:
This note is taken from Eva Annie's marriage certificate which presumably should have read "deceased"

Died:
Dec Q 1896 2b 354 Alverstoke

Description: Asthma, Bronchitis

Informant was M A Williams, Sister in Law.
This would have been his brother Charles Williams' wife - Mary Ann (Hutchins)

William married Amy Augusta NEWNHAM on 9 Mar 1868 in the Parish Church, Portsea. Amy (daughter of Obediah NEWNHAM and Augusta Priscilla Garret VINER) was born on 8 Mar 1846 in 2, St. Vincent Street, Southsea; died on 3 Jan 1925 in 88, Clayhall Road, Clayhall, Alverstoke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1861, Gosport
• Census: 1871, 2, Albert Street, Forton Road, Gosport
• Census: 1881, 3, Charlie Street, Clayhall, Alverstoke

Notes:

Birth:
Mar Q Warminster Vol. V111 Page ___

1861 Census says born Codford. Codford was the next village to Upton Lovell.
1881 Census says Upton Lovell.

Census:
Description: Seaman? Clarence Yard

Census:
Description: Able Seaman

Living with them was Alice, 9 years old - a niece

Census:
Description: General labourer

Could be Charley Street
Noted as Boarders - Lawrence Jones 14 and Alfred Jones 7, both born in Jamaica

Died:
Jun Q 1887 2b 329 Alverstoke

Charles married Mary Ann HUTCHINS on 31 Jul 1861 in Portsea. Mary was born about 1840 in Fareham, Hampshire; died in 1899 in Alverstoke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
1851 Census, place of birth, Codford St. Mary

Died:
FreeFormatDate:Mar Q 1870 2b 393 Alverstoke

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1861, 27, Oyster Street, Portsea
• Census: 1881, 26, Oyster Street, Portsmouth
• Census: 1891, 12, Landport Terrace, Portsea
• Census: 1901, 13, Landport Terrace, Portsea
• Census: 1911, 13, Landport Terrace, Portsea; With son George William, sister Mary Ann Williams and a servant

Notes:

Carry could be short for Caroline.

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:Jun Q V11 25 Alverstoke

Census:
Description: House Servant

In the employ of George Snook. Living with George was his nephew William Snook whom Caroline married in 1864.

Census:
Description: Retired Coal Merchant

Census:
FreeFormatDate:Living on own means

Died:
Dec Q 1925 2b 697 Portsmouth

Caroline married William SNOOK on 21 Jan 1864 in St. Mary's Church, Alverstoke. William (son of John SNOOK and Caroline) was born about 1841 in Gosport, Hampshire; died on 24 May 1887 in 26, Oyster Street, Portsmouth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1891, 8, St. James Street, Westminster
• Census: 1901, 13, Landport Terrace, Portsea
• Census: 1911, 13, Landport Terrace, Portsea

Notes:

Census:
Description: General Servant

Census:
FreeFormatDate:With her sister Caroline Snook nee Williams

Description: Living on her own means

Other Events and Attributes:

• Death: 1890, Alverstoke, Gosport

Notes:

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:Mar Q Alverstoke Vol. V11 Page 29

Death:
FreeFormatDate:Sept Q Vol 2b Page 324

Died:
FreeFormatDate:Mar Q Vol 2b Page 366

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1871, 3, Charlie Street, Clayhall, Alverstoke

Notes:

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:June Q 1852 Alverstoke 2b 415

Died:
FreeFormatDate:Jun Q 2b 364 Portsea Island

Anna married Edwin Alfred ADAMS on 13 Apr 1879 in Portsea. Edwin was born about 1841 in Portsmouth; died in 1908. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1871, 3, Charlie Street, Clayhall, Alverstoke
• Census: 1881, 59, Davisville Road, Hammersmith
• Census: 1891, 15, Charley Street, Clayhall, Alverstoke

Notes:

Census:
Description: Labourer

Census:
Description: General labourer

Noted as an imbecile

Census:
Description: Imbecile

Died:
FreeFormatDate:Mar Q 2b 554 Alverstoke

Not confirmed that this is the right person

Notes:

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:Jun Q 1857 Alverstoke 2b 428

Died:
FreeFormatDate:Dec Q 1862 2b 307 Alverstoke

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Groomsman

Notes:

from Katie Woolf

Frederick was working as a groomsman at the Crown Hotel, Emsworth, Hampshire when he died 1896/97. Family myth is that he liked his drink and fell off the horse. He either worked for or followed the famous jockey Frederick Archer, and his son was called Archer after him. Following Frederick's death his wife (with four children) married George Henry Light and they had one daughter, Irene. Emily and James Williams are the witnesses to Fredrick’s wedding in 1886. Emily was James’s wife and also registered Fredrick’s death.

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:Jul Q 2b 441 Alverstoke

Died:
FreeFormatDate:Sep Q 1896 2b 259 Havant

Frederick married Elizabeth PHILLIPS in 1886. Elizabeth was born about 1862 in Poole, Dorset; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1911, 88, Clayhall Road, Alverstoke

Notes:

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:Sept Q Alverstoke 2b 484

Died:
FreeFormatDate:Mar Q Alverstoke Vol 2b Page 356

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1881, 3, Palestine Place, Alverstoke, Hants
• Occupation: 1891, 2, Hughenden Villas, Alverstoke, Hants; Cook (Domestic Servant)for Phoebe M Cox
• Census: 1901, not known

Notes:

Part of a posting on the Ancestry message boards dated 22nd Feb 2005:-

"The family story has it that she was working in a big house as a domestic servant when the next door neighbour who was a major in the army was visited by William Barr, a mere private, and after delivering the message was sent to the kitchen for a cuppa. There he met Ada from next door. They married soon after. Romantic isn't it? William Barr rose to a quartermaster sergeant in the Royal Engineers and 10-years later (1902) their son John Victor Barr was born in Gillingham, Kent."

Fred Wright (London)

I have been unable to trace Fred and I have no clues as to his connection with Ada. CVM



Birth:
1st quarter Alverstoke 2b 529

Christened:
IGI

Died:
Informant - John Victor Barr - present at the death.

Mar Q 1936 9d 459 Patrington

Ada married William BARR on 13 Jun 1892 in the Parish Church, Alverstoke. William (son of John BARR) was born on 30 May 1870 in Chatham, Kent (Source - 1911 Census); died on 6 Feb 1929 in Hull Royal Infirmary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 5 Jun 1873, St. Mary's Church, Alverstoke
• Address: 1891; Address:
  2, Hughenden Villas
• Occupation: 1891, 2, Hughenden Villas, Alverstoke, Hants; Housemaid (Domestic Servant)
• Census: 1911, 88, Clayhall Road, Alverstoke.

Notes:

William George Mills won a scholarship to Winchester College but Eva Annie turned it down, even though the Mills family offered to pay the fees. She insisted that he was going to join the R.E like his father.

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:Jun Q 1873 Alverstoke 2b 491

Baptism:
FreeFormatDate:Page 468 No. 3743

Address:
Description: as housemaid to Phoebe Cox

Occupation:
FreeFormatDate:for Phoebe M Cox

Died:
FreeFormatDate:aged 42 years

Description: Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Buried:
FreeFormatDate:246/1967

Her grave was supposedly marked by a headstone placed by WG Mills - not found when Celia & I visited in 2003.

The position is noted in the Sexton's records on Page 363 as "South of Stedmans (grave), North side of St. Mark's"

Eva married Thomas William MILLS, R.E on 2 Mar 1897 in the Parish Church, Alverstoke. Thomas (son of James MILLS and Sarah (Kate?) IRELAND) was born on 5 Mar 1874 in 3 Mead Terrace, Willesborough, Kent; was christened on 5 Apr 1874 in Willesborough, Kent; died on 25 May 1901 in Barrack No. 2, Newcastle upon Tyne; was buried on 29 May 1901 in Preston Cemetery, North Tyneside. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service Entered: 8 Nov 1894, HMS Excellent, Portsmouth
• Census: 1901, HMS Royal Oak
• Occupation: 1917; Petty Officer, Chief Armourer. No. 340452
• Occupation: 1925; Chargeman of fitters, Mining School, HMS Vernon
• Inquest: 2 May 1930

Notes:

Witnessed Eva Annie's Marriage in 1897

Medals

1914/15 Star
British War Medal
Long Service & Good Conduct
Military Medal for "bravery in the field"
Victory Medal
Croix de Guerre - Belgium

Birth:
Mar Q 1876 2b 543

Census:
Description: Acting Armourer

Inquest:
From the Hampshire Telegraph 2nd May 1930

The Explosion in H.M.S. VERNON.

Inquest on two victims

Handling of Hydrostatic Fuses


The explosion in HMS Vernon on March 19, 1930 which resulted in the deaths of Gilbert Hutchinson (46) of 39 Wadham Road, North End and William George Williams (54) of 94 Clayhalll Road Gosport was the subject of an exhaustive inquiry by the Portsmouth Coroner (Sir Thomas Bramsdom, JP) at the Guildhall on Wednesday afternoon.
The City Coroner sat with a jury, and Mr S. Brutton represented the Admiralty, Mr E J Bechervause was for the Mining School in HMS Vernon, Mr F A Maxwell-Wells represented the two widows, and Captain Pedlar, the Factory Inspector, was present on behalf of the Home Office. Harold Charles Shotter, a School Teacher, identified the body of the late Mr Hutchinson as that of his Uncle. The next witness was James Smith a clerk in the Dockyard who identified the body of the late Mr Williams as that of his father-in-law.
Lieut-Commander Douglas Geo. Wilberforce Curry, second assistant to the Superintendent of Design at Woolwich, said that last October he received the issue of two Hydrostatic Fuses. They were forwarded to the Superintendent of Mines in HMS Vernon. He understood that the Vernon tests would be carried out in deep water and not in a tank.
Percy Ernest Masters, the shop manager at Woolwich Arsenal spoke to the labelling of the fuses as being loaded when they left Woolwich for the Vernon, via Priddy's Hard. At Woolwich a fuse was always assumed to be loaded unless it was labeled otherwise.
William Neal, a storehouseman at Priddy's Hard said that the case (produced) arrived at the store on February 11. An "Experimental" label was on the box, but it did not show that the fuse was filled.
Commissioned Gunner Anthony Beard of HMS Vernon said that when the fuses were received by him he pointed out to Mr Pickford that there was a possibility of the fuses being loaded. Mr. Pickford, however, thought that they were unloaded. The fuses were delivered to the witness from Priddy's Hard in a box marked "Loaded" and the witness treated them as such.
P O Charles Crook of the Vernon, said that he received instructions from Mr Beard to issue the explosives to the late Mr Williams. The word "filled" did not appear on the box label.

THE EXPLOSION

A fitter named William Samuel, employed in the Mines School, said that on March 19 he saw the two deceased men and Mr Pickford.
Mr Williams had a fuse in his hand, and he asked the witness for a spanner, shortly afterwards be heard a sharp report and saw Mr Pickford with his hand covered in blood. Mr Hutchinson was lying on the floor and in the other end of the workshop Mr. Williams was lying in
great pain.
Mr Jessie Ward, a fitter in the School said that the heard the report and saw Mr Williams and Mr Pickford staggering about. He also saw Mr Hutchinson suffering from severe head injuries.

A FINGER BLOWN AWAY

The chief witness was Mr. Frederick Pickford, the principal technical officer in the Mines School, who appeared with his right hand heavily bandaged. He became distressed when he came to describe the accident. He said that he never thought that the fuse was filled, and he proceeded to take down the fuse. He went across to the test shop and asked the deceased man, Williams, to unscrew the detonator. Unfortunately for the late Mr Hutchinson, his was the first bench they came to and the operations were carried out on this bench. The explosion then occurred and the witness saw that a finger had gone from his right hand. He also saw Mr Hutchinson and Mr Williams collapse. The witness was discharged from Haslar Hospital on Monday. He never saw the box in which the fuses arrived from Woolwich via Priddy's Hard. Had he seen the box he would have expected to find the fuses loaded.
He agreed with the Coroner that in future it would be wise to distinctly mark a loaded fuse.
Replying to Captain Pedlar, the witness said that had he known that the fuses were loaded he would have sent them back to be emptied. He saw none of the correspondence accompanying the fuses.
Surgeon Commander Cory, Dr. R. H. Hodges, and Surgeon Commander O'Flynn gave medical evidence as to the cause of death in each case, and in his address to the jury, Sir Thomas Bramsdon said that the case emphasized the need for loaded fuses being marked as such.

VERDICT AND RIDER

The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death." and added a rider to the effect that the fuses should be clearly marked.

Died:
General Peritonitis following wounds to the abdomen and peritoneal cavity brought about by the explosion of hydrostatic fuse which was being taken to .... for experimental purposes at the Naval .... .... HMS Vernon on the 21st March 1930 of the same month accidental death.

Another sailor working with him was killed instantly.

Inquest around 30th April 1930

Buried:
Description: with his wife Lily

William married Lily PENN on 2 Dec 1896. Lily (daughter of Henry PENN and Harriet LIVERMORE) was born in 1873 in Sheet, Hampshire; died on 21 May 1959 in 169, Dover Road, Copnor, Portsmouth; was buried in Haslar Naval Cemetery, Plot N-20 2. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: 1901; Address:
  88, Clayhall Road, Clayhall

Notes:

Birth:
June Q Alverstoke 2b 528

Died:
Name: WILLIAMS, Charles F
Registration District: Gosport
County: Hampshire
Year of Registration: 1951
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at death: 73
Volume No: 6B
Page No: 266

Charles married Mary Lydia Elisabeth BROWN in 1910. Mary was born in 1885; died in 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: 1901; Address:
  88, Clayhall Road, Clayhall
• Occupation: 1901; Plumbers apprentice
• Occupation: 1906; 2nd Corporal R.E
• Address: 1955; Address:
  3, Netherton Road, Gosport

Notes:

Retired to Upper Tooting where he died. Conflicting Info

According to Ron Mills, Vic visited Ireland about 1937 ? with "Ciss" and Wilfred while William George and his family were stationed there.
In 1939 Ciss was with Vic at Audrey's wedding.

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:Jul Q 1881 Alverstoke 2b 534

Died:
FreeFormatDate:Mar Q 6b 1094 Gosport

Description: In a flat at a private home for the elderly

Albert married Laura Beatrice NUNN on 16 Apr 1906 in the Parish Church, Alverstoke. Laura (daughter of William Walter NUNN and Mary Keziah MUSSETT) was born on 12 Apr 1883 in Winsley Road, Magdalen, Colchester, Essex; died on 11 Jan 1956 in 4.30pm Gosport. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: 1901; Address:
  88, Clayhall Road, Clayhall
• Occupation: 1901; General labourer
• Census: 1911, 88,Clayhall Road, Alverstoke; Groundsman at Haslar Golf Club

Notes:

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:Jan Q 1884 Alverstoke 2b 559

Died:
Dec Q 1932 2b 709 Portsmouth

George married Mary C MCINTYRE in 1923 in Alverstoke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: 1901; Address:
  88, Clayhall Road, Clayhall
• Military Service Entered: 25 Aug 1904, Portsmouth; No. 344089 as a Boy Cooper
• Census: 1911, South China Sea, off the coast of Hainan. ; On board HMS Flora, a 2nd Class twin screw cruiser. Rating - 2nd Cooper.
• Military: 24 Aug 1926; Pensioned off from Royal Navy.

Notes:

Birth:
Dec Q 1886 Alverstoke 2b 519

Died:
Registration district: Portsmouth County:
Year of registration: 1975
Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Date of Birth:25 August 1886
Volume no: 20
Page no: 0842

Frederick married May Louisa ISAACS in 1920 in Alverstoke. May was born about 1890; died on 2 Nov 1959 in Andover. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:Dec Q 2b 392

Died:
Dec Q 1865 2b 306 Alverstoke

Notes:

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:Dec Q 2b 438

Died:
FreeFormatDate:Sept Q 2b 271 Portsea Island

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1901, 13, Landport Terrace, Portsea
• Census: 1911, 13, Landport Terrace, Portsea

Notes:

Birth:
Jun Q 1877 2b 518 Alverstoke

Census:
Description: Brewers Clerk

Died:
Dec Q 1944 2c 196 Petersfield, Hampshire

George married Eliza Mary BOOTY in 1908 in Brighton. Eliza was born in 1878 in Reigate; died on 11 Feb 1963 in 8 Alhambra Road, Southsea. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Annie married in 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Jun Q 1881 2b 492 Portsea

Charles married Florence Eva KING in 1904. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Dec Q 1888 2b 415 Havant

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Jun Q 1902 2a 732 Medway

Died:
Sep Q 1950 2a 168 Hull

John married Ethel Ellen LEGGETT in 1922 in Hull. Ethel was born in 1903 in Norfolk; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Sep Q 1904 2a 759 Medway

Name:
Medal listing of Barr, Herbert Charles
Discharge number: R123894
Date (Birth) 29 July 1904
Catalogue reference BT 395/1
Dept Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies
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Image contains 1 medal listing of many for this collection



The Destroyer HMS Decoy, commanded by Lt.Cdr. G.I.M. Balfour (RN), was assigned to operate in the North Atlantic, where she picked up 41 survivors of the British merchantman Quebec City, which was torpedoed and sunk by the German IXC class U-boat U-156 on 19 September 1942 north-northwest of the Ascension Island.

Family/Spouse: Ellen Kinniburgh SMITH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 16 Jun 1898, St. Mary's Church, Alverstoke
• Census: 1901, 59, Coburg St. North Shields, Northumberland
• Census: 1911, 88, Clayhall Road, Alverstoke
• Military: 9 Jul 1943, Whitehall Cinema, East Grinstead ; The East Grinstead Incident. 9th July 1943 At the time he was the Military Assistance Officer at Great House Court, Fairfield Road, East Grinstead. Captain W.G. Mills was at a cinema in East Grinstead watching a film. An air raid started and the cinema took a direct hit. He organised the orderly evacuation of the cinema and was mentioned in despatches. See:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/sussex/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8829000/8829228.stm and:- http://spartacus-educational.com/2WWwhitehall.htm
• Cremated: 4 Feb 1971, Portsdown Crematorium

Notes:

According to Ron Mills, a relative, whom he thought may have been Jesse Mills, was prepared to pay the costs of sending William George Mills to Winchester College. George's mother Eva Annie insisted that he go straight into the Army instead.
He did so as a bugler.

Was this the reason behind a possible rift between the Mills and Williams families?.
It is clear that William George was prevented from knowing anything about his relatives apart from some very sketchy details.



Birth:
The copy of his birth certificate is dated 18th October 1901 and stamped
"Royal Commission Patriotic Fund". This is just five months after the death of Thomas William.
The assumption is that Eva Annie may have had a grant to pay for the burial of her husband.
Ron & I visited the offices of the Patriotic Fund in London during May 2003. They don't have any records of grants to individuals.

Baptism:
Page 312 No. 2490

Cremated:
Cremation Reference 34261

His ashes were scattered :-
North Border 13/14 posts, South of Chestnut

Died:
Description: Cerebral Thrombosis Ateriosclerosis Disseminated Sclerosis (MS)

Family/Spouse: Eileen Grace FRANCIS. Eileen (daughter of William John FRANCIS and Alice Maud Mary SAIT) was born on 10 Jan 1900 in 70, North Street, Gosport, Hants.; died on 28 Oct 1988 in Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, Gosport. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:Mar Q 2b 446 Portsea

Died:
Name: GARNHAM, Lilian Amy
Registration District: Great Yarmouth
County: Norfolk
Year of Registration: 1977
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Date of Birth: 1 January 1897
Volume No: 10
Page No: 1238

Lillian married Charles Edward GARNHAM in 1918 in Alverstoke. Charles was born about 1892; died on 29 Jan 1951 in General Hospital, Gt. Yarmouth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: Address:
  131 Toronto Road, Portsmouth
• Address: Address:
  Fearon Road, Portsmouth

Notes:

Birth:
Mar Q 1907 2b 546 Alverstoke

Address:
Address from Carol Pettitt - date unknown

From this address they ran a Sweet & Liquor store. It was an end of terrace house on a corner - (A Corner Shop)

Died:
Mar Q Vol 20 Page 889 Reg No. 389 Portsmouth

Winifred married James SMITH on 23 Apr 1927 in Alverstoke. James (son of James SMITH and Rhoda HEDGER) was born in 1903; died on 15 Dec 1960 in Portsmouth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1970, Shrewsbury; Educational Technician; : 60

Notes:

Last known address:- 1959
169, Dover Road, Copnor, Portsmouth

Birth:
Sept Q 1910 2b 536 Alverstoke

Died:
May 1984 Vol 30 Page 32 Reg No. 584

Recorded as a Technician Instructor

Informant - Anthony William George Williams - Son

William married Edith Ellen PHILLIPS in 1931 in Atcham, Shropshire. Edith was born on 26 Jul 1909 in Swansea (possibly); died in 1970 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Olive CHALLINOR on 10 Oct 1970 (Licence) in Shrewsbury Register Office. Olive (daughter of William H CHALLINOR and Emma DENSON) was born in 1919; died in 1999 in South Pembrokeshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Sep Q 1910 2b 532 Alverstoke

Died:
Cause of Death - Cancer

Charles married Mary Hynd HEMPSEED on 18 Aug 1938 in Gosport. Mary was born in 1912; died on 13 Jan 2006 in Auchterarder. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Sep Q 1914 2b 1035 Alverstoke



Died:
Name: PRIESTLEY, Amy Rose
Registration District: South East Hampshire
County: Hampshire
Year of Registration: 1985
Month of Registration: March
Date of Birth: 8 August 1914
Volume No: 20
Page No: 2072
Reg No: 385

Family/Spouse: William John PRIESTLEY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: School Teacher

Notes:

Birth:
Jun Q 1910 5a 166 Salisbury

Died:
District No: 5561B
Reg No: B65A
Ent No: 109
DOR: 0497

Doris married Harold HALL on 3 Sep 1935. Harold and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lived West Wickham, Hampshire ?

Birth:
Sep Q 1912 5a 315 Wilton

Audrey married Ronald CLARK on 14 Oct 1939 in Streatham ?. Ronald was born on 15 Apr 1915; died on 9 Feb 1991 in Lambeth District. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1953, The War Office; Clerical Officer

Wilfred married Phyllis Violet MAY on 16 May 1953 in Dartford Register Office. Phyllis (daughter of Ernest James MAY and Ethel Florence May STANDEN) was born on 11 Jun 1920 in 6, Victoria Road, Dartford; died in yes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Name: WILLIAMS, Irene W M
Registration District: Alverstoke
County: Hampshire
Year of Registration: 1923
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Mother's Maiden Name: Isaacs
Volume No: 2B
Page No: 825

Died:
Name: COOK, Irene Winifred M
Registration District: South East Hampshire
County: Hampshire
Year of Registration: 2001
Month of Registration: February
Date of Birth: 9 October 1923
District No: 5011
Reg No: F44
Ent No: 286
DOR: 201

Irene married John E G COOK in 1946 in Bristol. John was born in 1923. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Name: Murielle Lena Snook
Registration Year: 1909
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Portsmouth
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 2b
Page: 427

Murielle married John R STONE in 1936 in Portsmouth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Jun Q 1922 9d 581 Hull

Notes:

Birth:
Jun Q 1924 10b 602 Tynemouth

Notes:

Birth:
Sep Q 1926 11a 2140 Pembroke

Died:
Sep Q 1931 9d 300 Patrington

Notes:

Birth:
Dec Q 1929 9d 239 Sculcoates

Notes:

Birth:
Sep Q 1932 9d 491 Patrington

Died:
Possible death

NAME: Terence J Barr
BIRTH DATE: abt 1932
DATE OF REGISTRATION: Dec 1955
AGE AT DEATH: 23
REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Wirral
INFERRED COUNTY: Cheshire
VOLUME: 10a
PAGE: 689

Notes:

Birth:
Jun Q 1936 9d 489 Patrington

Notes:

Birth:
Sep Q 1938 9d 177 Hull

Died:
Sep Q 2001 District No. 3401D, Reg No. D53, Ent No. 265 Dor 901, Chester/eP.

Family/Spouse: Margaret Alice LEE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living Glasgow ?

Family/Spouse: Margaret?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Telephonist/Receptionist
• Cremated: Oct 1988, Portsdown Crematorium

Notes:

Suffered with terrible leg ulcers throughout later life.
After she retired she toured Europe on package tours with Bill Francis and her friends, Doddy and Topsy.

Birth:
Description: She did not marry and lived with her parents until her death.

Cremated:
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Her ashes were scattered :-

North Border 13/14 posts, South of Chestnut

Died:
Description: a Cerebro Vascular Accident

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cremated: 24 Jan 2007 ; Portchester Crematorium. The Service was conducted by Lance Blake, a Franciscan Friar from The Rowans Hospice. Celia read the following poem:- The words of this poem reflect how the family believes Daddy would be thinking now Death is nothing at all I have only slipped away into the next room I am I and you are you Whatever we were to each other That we are still Call me by my old familiar name Speak to me in the easy way you always used Put no difference into your tone Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow Laugh as we always laughed At the little jokes we always enjoyed together Play, smile, think of me, and talk to me Let my name be ever the household word that it always was Let it be spoken without effort Without the ghost of a shadow in it Life means all that it ever meant It is the same as it ever was There is absolute unbroken continuity What is death but a negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind Because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you for an interval Somewhere very near Just around the corner All is well. Nothing is past; nothing is lost One brief moment and all will be as it was before How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again! by Canon Henry Scott Holland. Lance concluded with this:- Death is only an old door Set in a garden wall. On gentle hinges it gives at dusk, When the thrushes call. Along the lintel's green leaves beyond, The light lies still. Very willing and weary feet Go over that sill. There is nothing to trouble any heart, Nothing to hurt at all Death is only a quiet door In an old wall. Author Unknown

Notes:

Dec 1995 - Heart attack.
May 1996 - Incident 1
Jun 1996 - Ventricular aneurysm resected combined with bypass surgery.
May 1998 - Incident 2
Mar 2001 - Incident 3
Oct 2001 - Near Miss

17th Jun 2006 - Admitted with "community acquired pneumonia"
23rd Jun 2006 Discharged.
12th August 2006 - Readmitted with double pneumonia.
Whilst in hospital acquired C difficile infection.

* Incidents - Ambulance to A&E - Extreme shortness of breath and lungs filling with fluid inducing anxiety and panic.

Christened:
St. Matthews Church, Gosport

Cremated:
It was his wish that his ashes be scattered on the grave of his Grandmother Eva Annie in St.Mark's Church Cemetery, Alverstoke.

Died:
Cause of Death:-
Severe cardiac failure
Ischaemic heart disease

Ronald married Joyce Olive BILLSON on 24 Aug 1946 in the Parish Church, Rugby. Joyce (daughter of Leonard Sidney Henry BILLSON and Adelaide Victoria May WILSON) was born on 18 Nov 1924 in 227, Clifton Road, Rugby; died on 6 Aug 2018 in Gracewell Nursing Home, Fareham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: Address:
  13, Spring Garden Lane, Gosport, Hants.
• Baptism: 28 Nov 1926, St. Matthews Church, Gosport
• Occupation: From 12 Nov 1951 to 28 Jul 1958, Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment at Portsdown; as scientific assistant
• Occupation: From 28 Jul 1958 to 15 Dec 1961, HMS Excellent, Experimental Department, Portsmouth; Scientific Assistant
• Stationed: Between 29 Sep 1958 and 15 Dec 1961, HMS Girdle Ness, Malta
• Occupation: 1 Jul 1961, HMS Excellent, Experimental Department, Malta; promoted to Senior Scientific Assistant
• Occupation: 1 Jan 1962, Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment at Portsdown; Senior Scientific Assistant
• Occupation: From 1 Jul 1966 to, Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment at Portsdown; Experimental Officer
• Occupation: From 1 Jan 1970 to, Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment at Portsdown; Senior Experimental Officer
• Occupation: From 1 Jan 1971 to, Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment at Portsdown; Senior Scientific Officer
• Retired: 5 Oct 1986
• Funeral: 9 Jun 2003, Portsdown Crematorium

Notes:

GORDON RAYMOND MILLS

Gordon Raymond Mills was a unique character, born the youngest of three, in Gosport on the October 5th 1926. He spent his childhood in various places around the world due to the fact that his father, William George was in the Royal Engineers.

In his younger days, Gordon was a keen and enthusiastic sportsman, involved in many sporting teams, notably football, hockey, swimming and tennis, both at school and college. He had great pride in showing the scar from an operation to pin his broken leg; the result of a footballing injury obtained when he was 12, which he maintained to his last days, was NOT an accident!

One thing he will always be remembered for was his love of taking things apart to see how they worked or, more importantly, how he could improve them! He was never very good at putting things back together however, hence lots of bits and pieces lying around which may come in handy for something else!

Gordon began his working life as an electronics engineer with the Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment. He worked his way up through the years and perhaps one of his happiest times, when on board HMS Girdleness, was his involvement in the development of new surface to air guided missile systems. He was very proud of his work, but never really talked about it in detail. We think he took his oath of secrecy very seriously!

He continued to work at A.S.W.E. until his early retirement having achieved the dizzy heights of Senior Scientific Officer, a position of which he and his family were justifiably proud.

Gordon was a loving and devoted son who cared for his parents and elder sister Eileen in their final years. He liked to keep himself to himself but always maintained a loving relationship with his older brother Ron and Sister in law, Joyce. As in all sibling relationships, the elder brother offered the younger much advice, most of which was duly ignored or forgotten!

Gordon was a generous and loving uncle to his nephews, Brian and Corin, and niece, Celia, and was always on hand to help out when financial crises occurred. This continued with his great nephews, Matthew and James and nieces, Emma, Elena and Zoe all of whom have experienced the kindness and generosity of the man.

It came as shock to Gordon to have become ill, as he had always enjoyed good health. His last eight weeks spent in hospital was a considerable trial for him, but he managed to maintain a dignified and grateful demeanour with the hospital staff whose care was very much appreciated.

Over the last few weeks, Gordon was pleased and comforted to know that he had the love and support of his family in his hour of need. He will be missed by all of them.

Rest in peace, Gordon; no doubt you will be sitting in your comfy reclining chair and watching a state of the art wide screen TV! Say "Hello" to your Dad, Mum and Eileen for us. We love you.

Celia Walker - 9th June 2003 - read at Gordon's funeral.

Occupation:
The Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment originated in an Experimental Department set up in 1917 at HM Signal School, Portsmouth, to coordinate research work undertaken since 1896 on the Torpedo School ships HMS Defiance and HMS Vernon. In 1941 the Experimental Department became the Admiralty Signal Establishment which, like its predecessors, was largely concerned with communications. However, technological advances during the Second World War necessitated an increase in related fields of research, and in 1948 these were brought under one body, the Admiralty Signal and Radar Establishment at Portsmouth. In 1959 it was decided that missile technology justified an extension of its scope, and on being amalgamated with the Admiralty Gunnery Establishment (AGE) it received the title of Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment (ASWE). It is responsible for various aspects of research, development, design and trial of equipment, devices and techniques in the fields of communications, radar missile control, and electronic counter-measures and in related fields.
In 1971 the Admiralty Compass Observatory was absorbed into ASWE as its Navigation Division, and in 1984 the Establishment was amalgamated with Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment (AUWE) and Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment (AMTE) to form the Admiralty Research Establishment (ARE).

(National Archives ADM 220)

Occupation:
Posted to HMS Experimental Department, Malta, on 30th June 1959 aboard HMS Girdle Ness.

Stationed:
Description: Britain's first guided missile test ship for Sea Slug

Seaslug missile tests - Malta
WH876, in U.14 configuration, was used as a pilotless drone target by 728B Squadron. This was a Royal Navy squadron, at Hal Far, Malta, who flew these target drone Canberras on guided missile trials [Seacat and Seaslug]. WH876 was numbered "595" whilst with the RN. The Canberras, six of them, were painted all-over white with wide black bands around the outer part of the wings. The navy only managed to shoot down one of the six - WH921 ("590") - brought down by a missile fired by HMS Girdle Ness on 6 October 1961. Having survived the Navy(!), WH876 returned to the UK in December 1961 where it was put into store at Pershore. The cockpit section is kept at Boscombe Down.

Occupation:
Staff Number 117752H

Retired:
Description: having been employed in the Civil Service for 34 years and 11 months

Died:
Description: Heart failure

Notes:

Birth:
Dec Q 1929 2b 770 Alverstoke

Ian married Elizabeth J N SINCLAIR in 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
FreeFormatDate:Jun Q 2b 861 Alverstoke

Kenneth married June Margaret RAISTRICK on 24 Feb 1951 in Lancaster. June was born on 28 May 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Sep Q 1936 2b 857 Gosport

June married Leonard Stanley WHITCOMBE in 1956 in Portsmouth. Leonard (son of John Thomas WHITCOMBE and Florence Dorothy HODGES) was born in 1932 in Portsmouth; died in 1988 in Portsmouth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Dec Q 1935 6a 765 Shrewsbury

Died:
Name:WILLIAMS, Anthony William G
Registration District: Rhuddlan -(50 mile NW of Shrewsbury)
County: Denbighshire
Year of Registration: 1988
Month of Registration: May
Date of Birth: 6 November 1935
Volume No: 24
Page No: 679
Reg No: 588

Anthony married Patricia F EMPSON in 1959 in Shrewsbury. Patricia (daughter of GROOM) was born in 1938 in Shrewsbury; died in 1995. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Leslie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jan. Jan and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sandy. Sandy and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Description: She lived just six days and is buried in Osterly Cemetery

Carol married Graham PETTITT on 23 Sep 1967 in Marylebone Parish Church. Graham was born on 20 Mar 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Registration District: Eton
County: Buckinghamshire
Year of Registration: 1948
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Mother's Maiden Name: Williams
Volume No: 6A
Page No: 608

Michael married Lynda S M STAGG on 3 Apr 1982 in St. Stephens, Dulwich. Lynda was born in 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Name: COOK, David A
Registration District: Bristol
County: Gloucestershire
Year of Registration: 1947
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Mother's Maiden Name: Williams
Volume No: 7B
Page No: 148

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: Address:
  36, Almshill Road, Eccleshall, Sheffield
• Address: Address:
  74, Alwyn Road, Old Bilton, Rugby, Warwickshire
• School Attendance: 1957, St. Marks Junior School, Old Bilton, Rugby, Warks.
• School Attendance: 1961, Lawrence Sheriff Grammar School, Rugby
• Employment: Oct 1967, Associated Electrical Industries (AEI) Rugby; Technician apprentice - 8 months. Resigned when I discovered AEI weren't employing their apprentices after qualification.
• Employment: Aug 1968, Bishop Wulstan RC High School, Rugby; Student Teacher to gain A level to enter College of Education.
• College: 1969, Sheffield City College of Education
• Address: 1972, 516, Bloxwich Road, Leamore, Walsall
• Address: 1975, 56, Redlock Field, Lichfield, Staffs
• Occupation: 1972 - 1981, Chasetown Comprehensive School, Staffs.; Handicraft Teacher. Studied for and gained an Open University B.A Degree whilst teaching.
• Business Startup: From Oct 1981 to 2001, Unit 7a & 8, Eagle Industrial Estate, Church Green, Witney, Oxon
• Retired: 22 May 2015

Notes:

Christened:
Apparently Ron & Joyce had their childrens names carved into the beams of the church.

Birth:
Jun Q 1950 9c 1462 Rugby

College:
Handicraft (Distinction) & P.E

Business Startup:
Tradewind. Domestic & Commercial Glazing Systems.

Corin married Lynne RUSHTON on 5 Aug 1972 in Coventry Registry Office. Lynne (daughter of John RUSHTON and Elsie WARD) was born on 11 Mar 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Maternity nursing home for British women in Calcutta

Celia married Paul BROWNE in Aug 1973. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Celia married John S WALKER on 8 Apr 1988. John (son of John Stanley WALKER and Molly PEDWELL) was born on 27 Nov 1949. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Brian married June Ann QUARTERMAN on 31 Dec 2003 in Poole Registry Office. June (daughter of Leonard Owen QUARTERMAN and Lilian Marjorie GARTON) was born on 6 Jun 1948. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gary married Patricia DEERING on 9 Sep 1984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Jun Q 1961 6b 944 Portsmouth

Notes:

Birth:
Mar Q 1963 6b 871 Portsmouth

Mark married Tracy K OWENS in 1987 in South Glamorgan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Jun Q 1962 9a 306 Shrewsbury

Robin married Karen Yvette MORLEY on 18 Apr 1992. Karen was born on 22 Mar 1971. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Jun Q 1979 32 1277 Birmingham

Elena married John Robert Frederick ABELL on 15 May 2011 (After Banns) in St. Mary's Church, Batsford, Gloucestershire. John (son of Neil J ABELL and Catherine B FLEXMAN) was born on 30 Dec 1977 in Hounslow. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Sep Q 1981 20 3027 Oxford

James married Sarah Victoria CROMPTON on 2 Jul 2011 (After Banns) in St. James the Great, South Leigh, Oxfordshire. Sarah (daughter of Richard Geoffrey CROMPTON and Catherine Mary SMITH) was born on 16 Sep 1980 in The John Radcliffe Hospital. Oxford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Christopher John BOLTON. Christopher was born on 15 Oct 1976. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Matthew married Kelly Joanne MITCHELL on 29 Jul 2006 in Quayside, The Port House, Port Solent, Portsmouth. Kelly (daughter of Alan Keith MITCHELL and Sylvie Janet PRYCE) was born on 6 Oct 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zoe married Darren LAMBE on 13 Mar 2004 in Portsmouth Registry Office. Darren was born on 1 Feb 1973. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Born at 9-00am
Weighed in at 6lbs. 14oz.

Notes:

Birth:
Born 11-57am, weighing 6lbs. 13 oz.

Notes:

Birth:
Description: weighed 7lbs 14oz.

Notes:

Birth:
7lbs. 9oz. at birth

Notes:

Birth:
Description: 7lbs 8oz

Born at twelve minutes past twelve on the twelfth of July 2004