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alice semple born 1866 middlesex

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MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 29 Jun 2013 22:29

From the newspaper archives:

Publication:London Standard
Publication date:Thursday 07 June 1888

Marriages
WILLIS SEMPLE - June 5. at St. Mary's Church, Eastbourne, by the Rev. H. G. Miller. Edward Alexander Willis, of Clapham, to Alice, second daughter of J. G. Semple, Esq., of Sunny Side, Eastbourne.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 29 Jun 2013 22:25

The 1891 for her family explains why she married in Eastbourne:

SEMPLE, John G Head Married M 57 1834 Butcher Greenwich, Kent
SEMPLE, Mary Wife Married F 51 1840 Borden, Kent
SEMPLE, Frederick W Son Single M 27 1864 Butcher Marylebone, London
SEMPLE, Annie H Daughter Single F 22 1869 Marylebone, London
SEMPLE, William A Son Single M 20 1871 Butcher Kilburn, London
SEMPLE, Mary G Daughter Single F 17 1874 Kilburn, London
SEMPLE, John H Son Single M 15 1876 Butcher Camden Town, London
SEMPLE, Florence Daughter Single F 13 1878 Scholar Highgate, London
SEMPLE, Charlotte Daughter F 10 1881 Scholar Highgate, London
SEMPLE, Thomas P Son M 8 1883 Scholar Eastbourne, Sussex
GODFREY, Mary E Servant Single F 20 1871 General Servant Brighton, Sussex

Piece: 774 Folio: 44 Page: 21
Registration District: Eastbourne
Civil Parish: Eastbourne
Municipal Borough: Eastbourne

Address: Sunnyside, St Leonards Road, Eastbourne County: Sussex

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 29 Jun 2013 22:16

Alice had remarried by 1911 but her husband is recorded elsewhere according to the image.

HANAGAN, Alice Wife Married 16 years F 45 1866 London Paddington
WILLIS, Frederick Edward Sexby Son Single M 21 1890 Medical Student London Balham

RG number: RG14 Piece: 2317
Reference: RG14PN2317 RG78PN78A RD26 SD5 ED32 SN75
Registration District: Wandsworth
Sub District: Streatham
Enumeration District: 32
Parish: Wandsworth Borough

Address: 6 Beechcroft Mansions Hopton Road S W Streatham County: London

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 29 Jun 2013 22:11

Looks like she could have been widowed at a young age:

Deaths Sep 1892
Willis Edward Alexander 29 Wandsworth 1d 402



England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966

Name: Edward Alexander Willis
Probate Date: 6 Oct 1892
Death Date: 4 Aug 1892
Death Place: Surrey, England
Registry: London, England

A stockbroker of Fernhouse, Endlesham Road, Balham, Surrey.
Probate to widow Alice. Effects £6647 15s 2d. Resworn 1894 £9491 14s 8d


MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 29 Jun 2013 22:10

This could be her with husband in 1891:

WILLIS, Edwd Alex Head Married M 28 1863 Clerk To Stock & Share Dealer ater, London
WILLIS, Alice Wife Married F 25 1866 Kilburn, London
WILLIS, Fredk Edwd Saxby Son Single M 1 1890
HAWKER, Elizabeth Anne Servant Single F 24 1867 Domestic Servant Farmington, Gloucestershire

Piece: 454 Folio: 126 Page: 1
Registration District: Wandsworth
Civil Parish: Streatham
Municipal Borough: Wandsworth

Address: 54, Endlesham Road, Streatham, Wandsworth County: London

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 29 Jun 2013 21:53

The Banns for her marriage were read in London, where her husband to be lived

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921

Name: Alice Semple - of parish of St Mary, Eastbourne
Spouse Name: Edward Alexander Willis - of Ilminster Gardens, London Hill
Record Type: Banns
Event Date: 27 May 1888
Parish: Battersea St Mary
Borough: Wandsworth
Register Type: Parish Register

They married in Eastbourne

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1888
BOND Charles Eastbourne 2b 107
Semple Alice Eastbourne 2b 107 <<
WHITE Elizabeth Eastbourne 2b 107
WILLIS Edward Alexander Eastbourne 2b 107 <<

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 29 Jun 2013 21:32

I agree, there was an Alice Semple born 1866 in Middlesex!

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906

Name: Alice Semple
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 18 Feb 1866 - born 17 Jan
Father's Name: John Gustavus Semple - Butcher
Mother's Name: Mary Semple
Parish or Poor Law Union: St Marylebone
Borough: Westminster
Register Type: Parish Registers

Abode: Earl Street

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 29 Jun 2013 21:31

Hello Andy, welcome to the boards.

Hmm - what is it you want to know? What do you already know about her?

ANDRE

ANDRE Report 29 Jun 2013 21:22

from Andy