Charlotte Ellen Gilmore (1856?-1917)

  • Name:

  • Charlotte Ellen Gilmore1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1856 (est)

  • Pill, Somerset

  • Witness:

  • 28 Aug 1879 (age 22-23)

  • Charlotte witnessed the Marriage of Henry James Wakefield and Eliza Emily Adams

  • Census 1891:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 34-35)

  • 52 Berkley Place, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire2

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  • The household consisted of Charlotte and her cousin Sarah Adams with whom she shared a single room. There were 5 other families in the house - in all 12 people living in 9 rooms.

  • Census 1901:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 44-45)

  • 52 Berkley Place, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire3

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  • The household consisted of Charlotte who was the niece of Benjamin Adams, Sarah Adams who was Benjamin's daughter, Lilian Wakefield who was also Benjamin's niece and Benjamin Adams. Charlotte and Sarah had been living together at the same address in the previous Census. They had been joined by Benjamin whose wife had died in 1900 and Lilian who had been living with her parents Henry and Eliza Wakefield (Eliza was Benjamin's daughter) in the previous Census. Why Eliza had left her parents who were still living in Bristol is not known. They shared the house with 2 other families and 2 single people. In all there were 13 people in the house which had 10 rooms.

  • Census 19011:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 54-55)

  • Eldon Place, 3 Lower Clifton Hill, Bristol, Gloucestershire4

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  • The household consisted of Charlotte and Sarah Adams who was her cousin. Eldon Place appears to be the name of the house at 3 Lower Clifton Hill. One other family of two in 2 rooms are shown as living at Eldon Place and another family of 3 in 2 rooms at 3 Lower Clifton Hill. A modern aerial photograph of Lower Clifton Hill shows a terrace of Georgian houses but No. 3 appears to have been replaced by a modern building.

  • Death:

  • 1917 (age 60-61)

  • Bristol, Gloucestershire5

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  • Death:

  • Mar 1917 (age 60-61)

  • Bristol, Gloucestershire5

Marriage

  • Spouse:

  • Edmond Sydney Ray (1848?-1877)

  • Marriage:

  • 1874 (age 17-18)

  • St George's Church, Pill, Somerset6

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  • As the marriage was registered in Bedminster and they both lived in Pill it is certain that they were married in the parish Church.

    They has no children,

  • Marriage:

  • Jun 1874 (age 17-18)

  • Bedminster, Somerset6

Note on Marriage to Edmond Sydney Ray

They has no children and Ellen remained a widow for the remainer of her life.

Sources

1.

CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Edmund Sydney Ray and Charlotte Hellen Gilmore, Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Bedminster, Volume: 5c, Page: 1303, (Period, Apr-Jun 1874). CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Edmund Sydney Ray (646) and Charlotte Hellen Gilmore (638)A search of FreeBMD for the marriage of a groom with the surname of Ray and spouse with Christian name of Charlotte produced the following entriesQuarterRegistration DistrictJun 1874BedminsterSurnameFirst name(s)Gilmore Charlotte EllenGilmore Charlotte HellenRay Edmond SydneyWhy Charlotte Gilmore should be recorded twice with two different second Christian names is not known. Hellen has been selected because it was also used in Benjamin Hellen Adams name. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.

2.

1891 England Census for Household of Charlotte Ray, Census Type: 1891 England, Census Place: Clifton, Barton Regis, Bristol, Folio: 82, Page: 2. 1891 Census for Charlotte Ray (638)Administrative County:Registration District:Registration Sub-DistrictGloucestershireBarton RegisCliftonCivil Parish:Municipal BoroughMunicipal Ward:Urban Sanitary District:CliftonBristolCliftonBristolParliamentary Borough:Ecclesiastical Parish:Bristol WestCliftonAddress:52 Berkley PlaceId NamesRelCondAge OccupationEmployment Where Born638Charlotte RayHeadWid35------Pill, SomersetSarah AdamsCousinSingle24Pill, SomersetNotes:Charlotte and Sarah occupied a single room. There were 5 other families in the house - in all 12 people living in 9 rooms. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/1966.

3.

1901 Engand Census Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire for Household of Charlotte Ray, Census Type: 1901 England, Census Place: Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Folio: 79, Page: 9. Administrative County:Administrative District:Sub-District:GloucestershireBristolCliftonCivil Parish:Ecclesiastical Parish:Borough:BristolSt Andrews with St James, CliftonBristolWard:Parliamentary Borough:CliftonBristol WestAddress:52 Berkley Place, BristolId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWorkingWhere Born638Charlotte RayHeadWid45TailoressAt homePill, Somerset626Sarah AdamsBoarderS25TailoressAt homePill, Somerset511Lilian WakefieldBoarderS19Assistant in the Stationery TradeWorkerBristol253Benjamin AdamsBoarderWid70SailmakerWorkerPill, SomersetNotes:1.Charlotte Ray was probably the niece of Sarah Ray who was Benjamin Adams' wife2.Sarah Adams was Benjamin's daughter3.They shared the house with 2 other families and 2 single people. In all there were 13 people in the house which had 10 rooms. National Archives. Call Number: RG13/2365.

4.

1911 England Census for Household of Charlotte Ray, Census Type: 1911 England, Census Place: Clifton, Bristol. 1911 Census for Charlotte Ray (638)County:Registration District:Sub-District:Civil Parish:GloucestershireBristolCliftonBristolAddress:Eldon Place, 3 Lower Clifton Hill, BristolCond/ChildrenId NamesRelAge Yrs marTotLivDed OccupationWorkingWhere Born638Charlotte RayHead55WidowNoneTailoressEmployer working at homePill, Somerset623Sarah AdamsLodger45SingleTailoressEmployerPill, SomersetNumber of Rooms: 2Signature: Charlotte RayNotes: Eldon Place appears to be the name of the house at 3 Lower Clifton Hill. One other family of two in 2 rooms are shown as living at Eldon Place and another family of 3 in 2 rooms at 3 Lower Clifton Hill. A modern aerial photograph of Lower Clifton Hill shows a terrace of Georgian houses but No. 3 appears to have been replaced by a modern building. National Archives. Call Number: RG14/14839.

5.

CRI(E&W) for Death of Charlotte E. Ray, Event Type: Death, Registration District: Bristol, Volume: 6a, Page: 33, (Period, Jan-Mar 1917). CRI(E&W) for Death of Charlotte E. Ray (638)Quarter and Year Jan-Mar 1917Surname RayGiven Names Charlotte E.Age 59Registration District Bristol. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

6.

CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Edmund Sydney Ray and Charlotte Hellen Gilmore, Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Bedminster, Volume: 5c, Page: 1303, (Period, Apr-Jun 1874). CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Edmund Sydney Ray (646) and Charlotte Hellen Gilmore (638)A search of FreeBMD for the marriage of a groom with the surname of Ray and spouse with Christian name of Charlotte produced the following entriesQuarterRegistration DistrictJun 1874BedminsterSurnameFirst name(s)Gilmore Charlotte HellenRay Edmond Sydney. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.