Born in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of Philip Charles Soulbien Desprez
and Caroline (Carden) Desprez
Sister of
Philip Henry Soulbien Desprez, Caroline Eliza Soulbien (Desprez) Butler, Mary Allanson Soulbien Desprez, Fanny Desprez, Charles Edward Carden Desprez, Agnes Emma Desprez, Edward Desprez, Isabel Soulbien (Desprez) Bicknell and Walter Desprez
Wife of
Arthur Gordon Gordon
— married
24 May 1873 in Alvediston, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Mother of
Ethel Carden Gordon Gordon, Lilian Mary (Gordon) Kelly, Sybil Allanson Gordon (Gordon) Gallagher, Winifred Emily Gordon (Gordon) Jenkins, Mabelle Augusta Gordon, Rumbold Arthur Philip Gordon and Bertram Charles Becher Gordon
Died
at about age 80
in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Emily's birth was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1842 in the Chippenham district.[1] She is the daughter of Philip Desprez and Caroline Carden.
Emily, daughter of Philip Desprez and Caroline, was baptised on 20 June 1842 in Biddestone, Wiltshire, England.[2]
Emily (full age), daughter of Philip S Desprez, married Arthur Gordon Gordon on 24 May 1873 in Alvediston, Wiltshire.[3] [4]
In the 1881 census Emily (age 39), None (Lives On Property), was the married head of household in Cypress Villa, Milford, Wiltshire, England.[5]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Emily Gordon | Head | Married | F | 39 | None (Lives On Property) | Harnham, Wiltshire, England |
| Ethel Gordon | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 7 | Alvediston, Wiltshire, England | |
| Lilian Gordon | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 5 | Scholar | Cosham, Somerset, England |
| Winifred Gordon | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 4 | Scholar | Fyfield, Wiltshire, England |
In the 1891 census Emily (age 49) was the wife of Arthur Gordon in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales.[6]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Arthur Gordon | Head | Married | M | 56 | Retired Master Mariner | Somersetshire, England |
| Emily Augusta Gordon | Wife | Married | F | 49 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Lilia Mary Gordon | Daughter | Single | F | 15 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Winefred Emily Gordon | Daughter | Single | F | 14 | Wiltshire, Bristol | |
| Sybil Allison Gordon | Daughter | Single | F | 14 | Wiltshire, Bristol | |
| Mabella Augusta Gordon | Daughter | Single | F | 12 | Wiltshire, Bristol |
In the 1911 census Emily (age 68), Private Means, was a widowed mother in Wavertree, Lancashire, England.[7]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Emily Gordon | Mother | Widowed | F | 68 | Private Means | Biddertine, Wiltshire |
| Ernest Gallagher | Son-in-law | Married | M | 34 | Hotel Waiter | T Silway Ireland, County Kilkenny |
| Sybil Allanson Gallagher | Daughter | Married | F | 30 | Pfield Salesbury, Wiltshire | |
| Eileen Carden Gallagher | Granddaughter | F | 5 | Wavertree Liverpool | ||
| Gordon Desprez Gallagher | Grandson | M | 2 | Wavertree Liverpool | ||
| Ellen Lee | Servant | Single | F | 21 | Edge Hill Liverpool |
Emily's death (age 80) was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1922 in the Birkenhead district.[8]
Sources
- ↑
Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 27 August 2023)
Desprez, Emily Augusta Soulbien (Mother's maiden name: Carden).
GRO Reference: 1842 Apr-May-Jun in Chippenham Volume 08 Page 311. - ↑
Baptism:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007561253; FHL microfilm: 1239329; Record number: 3276504
FamilySearch Record: J3PB-BZF (accessed 27 August 2023)
Emily Augusta Soulbien Desprez baptism on 20 Jun 1842, daughter of Philip Desprez & Caroline, in Biddestone, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. - ↑
Marriage:
"Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916"
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 1052/54
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61189 #900147864 (accessed 27 August 2023)
Emily Augusta Soulbieu Desprez (full age) marriage to Arthur Gordon Gordon on 24 May 1873 in Alvediston, Wiltshire. - ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
citing 1873, quarter 2, vol. 5A, p. 399, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
FamilySearch Record: 2DLT-WP8 (accessed 27 August 2023)
Emily Augusta S Desprez marriage registered Apr-May-Jun 1873 in Tisbury. - ↑
1881 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1881"
citing p. 7, Piece/Folio 2070/59, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,649
FamilySearch Record: Q278-5CBD (accessed 27 August 2023)
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Emily Gordon (39), married, None (Lives On Property), head of household in Milford in Alderbury registration district in Wiltshire, England. Born in Harnham, Wiltshire, England. - ↑
1891 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1891"
citing PRO RG 12, Anglesey county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: 4YVM-GW2 (accessed 27 August 2023)
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Emily Augist Gordon (49), wife, in household of Arthur Gordon (56) in Holyhead registration district in Anglesey, Wales. Born in Northumberland, England. - ↑
1911 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1911"
citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: XWT5-827 (accessed 27 August 2023)
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Emily Gordon (68), widowed mother, Private Means, in household of Emily Gordon (68) in Wavertree in West Derby registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Biddertine, Wiltshire. - ↑
Death Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 8a; Page: 695
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7579 #17528928 (accessed 27 August 2023)
Emily A Gordon death registered Apr-May-Jun 1922 in Birkenhead (age 80).
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