Caroline

Notes:

Died:
Dec Q 1870 2b 321 Alverstoke

Family/Spouse: William WILLIAMS. William (son of James WILLIAMS and Jenny HARRIS) was born in Wallop, Hampshire; was christened on 18 Aug 1782 in Nether Wallop; died in 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]