Frances Margaret Still (Stanley) Rouse (abt. 1896 - 1948)

Born about 5 Nov 1896 in India [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Horace Frederick Rouse — married 1 Sep 1920 (to 1923) in Bombay, Bombay, India

Died 8 Feb 1948 at about age 51 in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Frances Margaret Still was born in 1896. She is the daughter of Frances Mary (Toomey) Still (1866-1927) and Frederick Manning Stanley (abt.1855-1916).

Frances Margaret Still Stanley (age 25), daughter of Frederick Manning Stanley, married Horace Frederick Rouse (age 33, engineer) on 1 September 1920 in Bombay. Witnesses E Partridge, S C Cook.^[1]

Report in the Times of India of 9 Sep 1920: At St Thomas' Cathedral on the 1st September by Archdeacon Hatchell assisted by Rev JM Dart Horace Frederick Rouse MC late RAF younger son of Mrs L Rouse of Wandsworth London to Frances Margaret Stanley younger daughter of Mrs FM Stanley Bombay. ^[2]

Margaret Frances (born Stanley) and Horace Frederick Rouse were divorced in 1923 in South Africa. ^[3]

Frances M Rouse (age 30) arrived in London on 18 September 1925 from Aden, India. UK address: Clifton House, Warminster Rd, S Norwood, S E 25.^[4]

Frances M Stanley (age 35) arrived in London on 25 April 1930 from Bombay. UK address: 3 Crespigny Rd, Hendon, London.^[5]

Frances Still (age 37) departed Liverpool on 30 December 1932 for Bombay. UK address Laurel Bank, Tarbock Rd, Huyton, Liverpool.^[6]

1939 register: Nanhoe, Skipton Road Skipton Road, Ilkley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.^[7]

Frances M Rouse's death (age 52) was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1948 in the Upton upon Severn district.
Detail from the death record:

• Date: 8 Feb 1948
• Address: Brightside Nursing Home, Great Malvern, Malvern U.D.
• Name: Frances Margaret Rouse
• Age: 52 years
• Description: of White House, Pickersleigh Road, Great Malvern, Malvern U.D. Widow of Horace Frederick Rouse A Pilot. Royal Flying Corps
• Informant: M K Cook, sister, 44 Vaughan Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester 21

^[8][9]

Research notes

Frances's middle name of Still is referenced the Will of her father Frederick Manning Stanley, in which his main items were bequeathed to Mary Still alias Stanley and to Frances Still alias Stanley, except for the sum of 2000 Rupees to Mrs Ethel Forsyth.

DNA

An autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Chris Caldwell and Rob Wilson shows they share 50 cM across 5 segments, indicating a most probable relationship of 3rd cousin.

This match is shared with John Wynne Mr (27 cM match) who is a confirmed 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Toomey and Catherine Carpenter.

The match is also shared with a maternal cousin of Chris Caldwell, who shares 32 cM across 2 segments with Rob Wilson.

Chris Caldwell is the maternal grandson of Mary Kathleen Still (Stanley) Cook , sister of Frances Margaret Still (Stanley) Rouse (abt.1895-).

The above implies (but it is not confirmed) that Chris Caldwell, John Wynne Mr, and Rob Wilson are 3rd cousins and have John Toomey and Catherine Carpenter as common ancestors.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "British India Office Marriages"
   Reference: N-3-124
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription
   Frances Margaret Still Stanley (25) marriage to Horace Frederick Ronse (33) on 1 Sep 1920 in Bombay.
2. ↑ Marriage report: FIBIS
3. ↑ Divorce: National Archives of South Africa
4. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; London, England, UK; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: Bt26; Piece: 797; Item: 87
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1518 #11970812
   Name: Frances M Rouse; Arrival Age: 30; Birth Date: abt 1895; Port of Departure: Bombay, India; Arrival Date: 18 Sep 1925; Port of Arrival: London, England; Ports of Voyage: Gibraltar; Bombay; Port Said; Suez; Aden; Marseilles; Plymouth, Devon, England; Ship Name: Morea; Shipping Line: Peninsula and Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd; Official Number: 128235.
5. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; London, England, UK; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: Bt26; Piece: 933; Item: 93
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1518 #19218976
   Name: Frances M Stanley; Arrival Age: 35; Birth Date: abt 1895; Port of Departure: Bombay, India; Arrival Date: 25 Apr 1930; Port of Arrival: London, England; Ports of Voyage: Penang; Gibraltar; Singapore; Marseilles; Hong Kong; Kobe; Shanghai; Ship Name: Ranchi; Shipping Line: P & O S N Co; Official Number: 148130.
6. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-145517
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2997 #143701516
   Name: Frances Still; Gender: Female; Departure Age: 37; Birth Date: abt 1895; Departure Date: 30 Dec 1932; Departure Port: England; Ship Name: Mongolia; Shipping Line: P and O Steam Navigation Company; Destination Port: Bombay, India; Master: H R Rhodes.
7. ↑ Possible 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/3671b; Line Number: 8; Schedule Number: 206; Sub Schedule Number: 5
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61596 #22587287
   Frances M Rouse (born 5 Nov 1896), widowed, Professional Nurse, on Nanhoe Skipton Road Skipton Road, Ilkley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.
8. ↑ Possible Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
   General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9d; Page: 224
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7579 #22759677
   Frances M Rouse death registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1948 in Upton upon Severn (age 52).
9. ↑ Death record image: WT Images