Elizabeth (Grimmette) Gerrard (1870 - 1956)

Born 1870 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Alfred Henry Gerrard — married 19 Apr 1897 (to 1956) in Wesleyan Chapel, Prince of Wales Road, Haverstock Hill, London

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1870 in St Pancras, Middlesex the daughter of George Grimmett (~1819 - 1899) and Anne (Kentfield) Grimmett (~1827 - 1922).^[1]

1871 Census on the 2nd April 1871 Elizabeth was living at 6 Belmont Street, St Pancras, Middlesex with her parents George and Anne, and step-siblings from her father's first marriage David and Louisa shown as Laura, and also her siblings Annie, John, Mary and Henry.^[2]

1881 Census on the 3rd April 1881 Elizabeth was living at 38 Crogsland Road, St Pancras, Middlesex with her parents George and Anne, and her siblings Annie, John, Mary, Henry and Sydney.^[3], ^[4] The family members were:

- head George Grimmette, age 62, London Missionary, born in Charlbury, Oxfordshire

- wife Annie Grimmette, age 54, born in Earles Colne, Essex

- daughter Annie Grimmette, age 21, civil service telegraph clerk, born in St Pancras

- son John E Grimmette, age 19, clerk, born in St Pancras

- daughter Mary J Grimmette, age 17, dressmaker, born in St Pancras,

- son Henry E Grimmette, age 13, born in St Pancras

- daughter Elizabeth Grimmette, age 11, born in St Pancras

- son Sidney Grimmette, age 8, born in St Pancras

1891 Census on the 5th April 1891 the family was living at 10 Gaisford Street, St Pancras, Middlesex with her parents George and Anne, and her sister Annie.^[5], ^[6] Living with George and Annie were young Annie (age 30, telegraph clerk) and Elizabeth (21, music teacher). Also staying in the house was an oil painter named Alexander Chisholm (68).

On 19 April 1897 she married Alfred Henry Gerrard at the Wesleyan Chapel on Prince of Wales Road, Haverstock Hill, London. ^[7]

The family was living on Merton Road, Wimbledon, Surrey when the 1901 census took place. ^[8]

- head Alfred H Gerrard, age 31, surgeon (MB London), born in London

- wife Elizabeth Gerrard, age 31, born in London

- daughter Gwendoline Gerrard, age 0, born in Wimbledon

- servant Annie J Arthur

According to Gerrards of Wessex ^[9], they had two children:

• Gwendoline Gerrard, born in 1900; she married Eric Grant in 1921 and had two children
• Paul Gerrard, born in 1902; he married Alice Balfour in 1927, with whom he had one child, but then married again in 1945 and had two further children with Mollie Bernacchi

Elizabeth died in 1956.

Residence

(2.4.1871) 6 Belmont Street, St Pancras, Middlesex
(3.4.1881) 38 Crogsland Road, St Pancras, Middlesex
(5.4.1891) 10 Gaisford Street, St Pancras, Middlesex

Occupation

Music teacher (5.4.1891)

Sources

1. ↑ * Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office". GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 19 February 2022). Gremmell, Elizabeth (Mother's maiden name: Kentfield). GRO Reference: 1870 Jan-Feb-Mar in St Pancras Volume 01B Page 181.
2. ↑ 1871 Census Ancestry
3. ↑ 1881 Census Ancestry
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6R-7VCS : 10 December 2017), Elizabeth Grimmette in household of George Grimmette, St Pancras, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 56, Piece/Folio 214/31, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,360.
5. ↑ 1891 Census Ancestry
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3RMD-66Z : 1 May 2019), George Grimmett, Saint Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26M4-JJY : 13 December 2014), Alfred Henry Gerrard, 1897; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1897, quarter 2, vol. 1B, p. 243, Pancras, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9X8-6ZC : 20 May 2019), Gwendoline Gerrard in household of Alfred H Gerrard, Wimbledon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wimbledon subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ Gerrards of Wessex, by Sidney John Gerrard, published privately in 2014. Available from Russell Gerrard in pdf form