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Eleanor Elizabeth Foster born 1876 Putney

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AustinQ

AustinQ Report 28 Aug 2016 14:10

Hello Deirdre,

Margaret has posted some great information- a bit of feedback would be good.

You can reply using the 'Add your reply' box at the bottom of the page.

Hope we hear from you soon :-)

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 28 Aug 2016 12:41

Nudging again. Deirdre???

I'd be very interested in knowing if this is the right person.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 27 Aug 2016 19:04

Nudging this up in the hopes that Deirdre will return to it.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Aug 2016 23:01

Looks like Korn on original:

Eleanor E Korva

in the 1901 England Census
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Name: Eleanor E Korva
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Spouse: George E Korva
Birth Place: Islington, London, England
Civil Parish: Stoke Newington
Search Photos: Search for 'Stoke Newington' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Hackney
Sub-registration district: Stoke Newington
ED, institution, or vessel: 02
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 204
Folio: 48
Page Number: 27
Household schedule number: 158
Household Members:
Name Age
George E Korva 28
Eleanor E Korva 23
Flora G Fostive 18, single, sister-in-law (should be Foster but looks like Fostive)
Kate E Jennings 22, servant

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Aug 2016 19:11

Eleanor Elizabeth's probate:

Eleanor Elizabeth Korn

in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
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Name: Eleanor Elizabeth Korn
Death Date: 19 Sep 1955
Death Place: Tunbridge Wells
Probate Date: 21 Nov 1955
Registry: London, England

Of 51 Chancellor House, Tunbridge Wells, wife of George Ernest Korn. Probate to George Ernest Korn, retired merchant banker and Christopher Gordon Colclough, solicitor. Effects £7798 13s 10d.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Aug 2016 19:04

Kathleen May's death:

Kathleen May Korn

in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
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Name: Kathleen May Korn
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1901
Date of Registration: Feb 1991
Age at Death: 89
Registration district: epping Forest
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 9
Page: 2844

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Aug 2016 19:00

Was Kathleen May George Ernest's sister?

Kathleen May Korn

in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
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Name: Kathleen May Korn
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 1 May 1901
Father's name: Francis Wranthan Korn
Mother's name: Florance Korn
Parish or Poor Law Union: Hackney
Borough: Hackney
Register Type: Parish Registers

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Aug 2016 18:56

George Ernest's probate?


George Ernest Korn

in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
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Name: George Ernest Korn
Death Date: 18 May 1965
Death Place: Tunbridge Wells
Probate Date: 15 Oct 1965
Registry: London, England

M.B.E. of 51 Chancellor House, Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells. Died at 5 Landowne Rd., Tunbridge Wells. Probate to Kathleen May Korn, spinster. Effects £29976. !!!

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Aug 2016 18:00

Eleanor Elizabeth Korn

in the 1911 England Census
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Name: Eleanor Elizabeth Korn
Age in 1911: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Canonbury, London, England
Civil Parish: Coulsdon Beddington
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County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Street address: Wadham, Foxley Lane Purley, Surrey
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 10
Estimated Marriage Year: 1901
Registration district: Croydon
Registration District Number: 39
Sub-registration district: Mitcham
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Household schedule number: 191
Piece: 3423
Household Members:
Name Age
George Ernest Korn 38
Eleanor Elizabeth Korn 33
Cissie Emery 23, housemaid
Alice Cooper 46, cook

Married 10 years, 1 child born who died.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Aug 2016 17:52

Grace Eileen Korn

in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
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Name: Grace Eileen Korn
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 20 Apr 1902
Father's name: George Ernest Korn
Mother's name: Eleanor Elizabeth Korn
Parish or Poor Law Union: Stoke Newington St Andrew
Borough: Hackney
Register Type: Parish Registers

10 S. Andrews Rd., father a commercial clerk.

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 26 Aug 2016 17:47

possible death:

First name(s) ELEANOR E
Last name KORN
Gender Female
Birth year 1877
Age 78
Death quarter 3
Death year 1955
District TONBRIDGE
County Kent
Volume 5B Page 726

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Aug 2016 17:47

Possible marriage?

Eleanor Elizabeth Foster

in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
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Name: Eleanor Elizabeth Foster
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Age: 23
Spouse: George Ernest Kan
Spouse Age: 27
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: Apr 1900
Parish: West Hackney
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Frederick Foster
Spouse Father: Francis Kan
Register Type: Parish Register

Her father an engineer (deceased). His father a gentleman. Her address 126 Cazenove? Rd., his 62 Reding? Rd.

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 26 Aug 2016 17:46

1939:

Korn Household (7 People) The Bridge House Dormons Park , Godstone R.D., Surrey, England

Eleanor E Korn 05 May 1877 Female Private Means Married
George E Korn 24 Oct 1873 Male Merchant Banker (Part Time ?) Hutty Jobbs Sons Lau? Married
Alice M Lees 29 May 1900 Female Domestic Duties Single
Gladys E Lees 22 Aug 1903 Female Shorthand Typist Single
Wilfred L Rose 22 Jun 1892 Male Chauffeur Married
Doris E May 26 Dec 1901 Female Cook Single
Lilian F Allen (Skeddem,Allen) 12 Oct 1902 Female House Parlour Maid Single

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 26 Aug 2016 17:43

Marriage:

Edit: Spouse surname looks like Korn on Image

Name: Eleanor Elizabeth Foster
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Age: 23
Spouse: George Ernest Kan
Spouse Age: 27
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: Apr 1900
Parish: West Hackney
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Frederick Foster (Engineer- deceased)
Spouse Father: Francis Kan
Register Type: Parish Register

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Aug 2016 17:41

A tree on Ancestry says that she married George Ernest Korn in 1901 and died 1955 in Tonbridge, Kent.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Aug 2016 17:36

Is his her birth?

Eleanor Elizabeth Foster

in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
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Name: Eleanor Elizabeth Foster
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 30 May 1877
Father's name: Frederick Foster
Mother's name: Rosetta Foster
Parish or Poor Law Union: St Matthew
Borough: Islington
Register Type: Parish Registers

56 Canonbury Park? South. Father an engineer.

Andrew

Andrew Report 26 Aug 2016 16:39

Possible?

Deaths Dec 1960 (>99%)
FOSTER Eleanor E 83 Edmonton 5e 340

Andy

Deirdre

Deirdre Report 26 Aug 2016 16:31

I have census records of Eleanor Foster 1881 to 1891 inclusive living in Putney. I understand from relatives that she never married. I thought she died about 1932 aged 56 but cannot find any details of her death or where she is buried. I do not know if she was baptised.