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at about age 62
in Eldoret, Rift Valley, Kenya
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Biography
Edith's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1896 in the Hendon district.[1] She is the daughter of Henry Ryman and Elizabeth Sampson. Edith, daughter of Henry John Ryman and Elizabeth Mary, was baptised on 8 November 1896 in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, England.[2]
In the 1901 census Edith (age 4) was the daughter of Henry J Ryman in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, England.[3]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Henry J Ryman
Head
Married
M
48
Stationer & Printer
St Lukes, London
Elizabeth M Ryman
Wife
Married
F
46
Clerkenwell, London
Ethel A Ryman
Daughter
Single
F
20
Clerk (Printers)
Chorley Wood, Hertfordshire
Henry J S Ryman
Son
Single
M
7
Willesden Gn, Middlesex
Edith S Ryman
Daughter
Single
F
4
Willesden Gn, Middlesex
Margaret Walker
Servant
Single
F
16
Domestic Servant
Hemel Hempstd, Hertfordshire
In the 1911 census Edith (age 14), School, was the cousin of Nancy L King in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, England.[4]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Nancy L King
Head
Single
F
25
Nil
Berkhampstead
Edith Sophie Ryman
Cousin
F
14
School
Willesden Green, Middlesex
Eleanor Mary Dewsnap
Cousin
F
8
School
Sheffield, Yorkshire
George S R Dewsnap
Cousin
M
0
Chorley Wood
Edith (age 20), daughter of Henry John Ryman, married Gilbert East King on 10 March 1917 in St Anselm, Davies Street (Formerly Hanover Chapel), London, Westminster, England.[5]
Edith died on 4 February 1958 in Kenya and their estate passed probate on 7 March 1958 in London, England.[6]
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 6 September 2023)
Ryman, Edith Sophy (Mother's maiden name: Sampson). GRO Reference: 1896 Oct-Nov-Dec in Hendon Volume 03A Page 193.
↑Baptism:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004948049; FHL microfilm: 1537905; Record number: 79; Packet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: JQMN-62Z (accessed 6 September 2023)
Edith Sophy Ryman baptism on 8 Nov 1896, daughter of Henry John Ryman & Elizabeth Mary, in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
↑1901 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1901"
citing Rickmansworth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: XS4X-V4M (accessed 6 September 2023) FindMyPast Image
Edith S Ryman (4), single daughter, in household of Henry J Ryman (48) in Chorleywood in Watford registration district in Hertfordshire, England. Born in Willesden Gn, Middlesex.
↑1911 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1911"
citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: X7LW-K5Z (accessed 6 September 2023) FindMyPast Image
Edith Sophie Ryman (14) cousin, School, in household of Nancy L King (25) in Chorleywood in Watford registration district in Hertfordshire, England. Born in Willesden Green, Middlesex.
↑Marriage:
"Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935"
City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: SADS/PR/3/3 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61867 #90158146 (accessed 6 September 2023)
Edith Sophie Ryman (20) marriage to Gilbert East King on 10 Mar 1917 in St Anselm, Davies Street (Formerly Hanover Chapel), London, Westminster, England.
↑Probate:
"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #16882597 (accessed 6 September 2023)
Edith Sophie East King probate on 7 Mar 1958 in London, England. Died 4 Feb 1958 in Kenya.
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