Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameHelen Mary Brown 
[9, Andrew Haig, 7 Jan 2004, "Brown/Trotter"], [4, 1871: RG10, piece 784, folio 64, p. 9], [3, Her birth, Q2 of 1849, Chelmsford dist, vol 12, p. 52], [4, 1891: RG12, Piece 1522, Folio 6, p. 7]
[9, Andrew Haig, 7 Jan 2004, "Brown/Trotter"], [4, 1871: RG10, piece 784, folio 64, p. 9], [3, Her birth, Q2 of 1849, Chelmsford dist, vol 12, p. 52], [4, 1891: RG12, Piece 1522, Folio 6, p. 7]Birthca May 1849, Boreham, Essex
Baptism17 Jun 1849, Boreham, Essex
Death23 Aug 1922, 39 Southern Road, West Southbourne, Hampshire
General4th dau., 4th child. m. Capt Henry Wood of Rifle Brigade.
FatherRev Henry Brown (1804-1875)
MotherMaria Blomfield (<1814-ca1884)
Spouses
Marriageca Nov 1871, Woolwich district, Kent [3, Their marriage, Q4 of 1871, Woolwich dist, vol 1d, p. 1365]
ChildrenHazel Mary (1872-1958)
Mary Olive (ca1878-1947)
Isabel Myrtle (1881-1971)
Mary Holly (1890-1973)
Notes for Helen Mary Brown
Her birth year is [was] ill defined. All the censuses report her birth to be in 1850 but her birth registration is not clear as there are too many Helen M Brown births.
However her baptism has now appeared by courtesy of Family Search which clearly identifies her parents:
Name Helen Mary Brown
Gender Female
Christening Date 17 Jun 1849
Christening Place Boreham, Essex, England
Father's Name Henry Brown
Mother's Name Maria Brown
This then leads to this registration:
First name(s) HELEN MARY
Last name BROWN
Birth year 1849
Birth quarter 2
District CHELMSFORD
County Essex
Country England
Volume 12
Page 52
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
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In 1868 she became the godmother to her niece Phyllis Wolseley Haig, the daughter of her sister Maria Georgina née Brown.
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Not in 1881 census.
1891 census:
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born
WOOD, Henry Head Married M 56 1835 Retired Colonel Army Marylebone, London
WOOD, Helen M Wife Married F 41 1850 Boreham, Essex
WOOD, Hazell M Daughter Single F 18 1873 Southsea, Hampshire
WOOD, Mary A Daughter Single F 15 1876 Scholar Eastbourne, Sussex
WOOD, Isabel M Daughter Single F 9 1882 Scholar Punjab, India
WOOD, Mary H Daughter Single F 1 1890 Norwich, Norfolk
DALSON, Charles B Son In Law Married M 37 1854 Solicitor Lambeth, London
DALSON, Cecil B Visitor Daughter Married F 23 1868 Punjab, India
BRIGGS, Mary Servant Single F 27 1864 Cook Domestic Servant Bunwell, Norfolk
BRIGGS, Emma R Servant Single F 20 1871 Nursemaid Domestic Servant East Tuddenham, Norfolk
GORRED, Louisa M Servant Single F 24 1867 Parlour Maid Domestic Servant Norwich, Norfolk
SMITH, Clara Servant Single F 20 1871 Housemaid Domestic Servant Whitwell, Norfolk
RG number: RG12 Piece: 1522 Folio: 6 Page: 7
Registration District: Norwich Sub District: East Wymer
Enumeration District: Ecclesiastical Parish: St Matthew
Civil Parish: Norwich Municipal Borough: Norwich
Address: 95, Thorpe Road, Norwich
County: Norfolk
Additionally in 1891 a Mary O Wood was staying with the Overbury cousins. She was aged 23, b. 1878 in Eastbourne, Sussex and single. Or was she and Mary A above the one person and entered twice into the census?
Cecile B Dalson was born before Henry and Helen Mary were married (if this entry is to be believed and the enumerator’s form does say the same) so is probably the daughter of an earlier marriage of Henry so is not a Trotter descendant so is not being included in this database. The enumeratgor’s form says she was born in 1868 in Punjab, India.
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In the 1901 census, she was living with her husband and four servants, no offspring. Daughters all married? None of them can be found elsewhere.
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The photograph comes from the Science Museum with this information:
“Black and white photograph entitled 'Shipton Bellinger, Hants, The Manor House'. The photograph shows, from left to right, Mrs Formby, Mrs Wood, Formby and Richard in the Manor House garden at Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in England, between May and November 1910.
“From page 21 of snapshot photograph album number 6 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).”
Thanks to Richard Bond for passing this on with a host of other valuable information.
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In 1911 the youngest daughter was at home and aged 21. Helen Mary reported she had had 7 children of whom 3 had by then died.
No sign of Helen Mary’s death up to c. 1934 on FreeBMD.
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Her death index:
First name(s) HELEN M
Last name WOOD
Gender Female
Birth year 1848
Age 74
Death quarter 3
Death year 1922
District CHRISTCHURCH
County Hampshire
Volume 2B
Page 700
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
The birth year is a year out.
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However her baptism has now appeared by courtesy of Family Search which clearly identifies her parents:
Name Helen Mary Brown
Gender Female
Christening Date 17 Jun 1849
Christening Place Boreham, Essex, England
Father's Name Henry Brown
Mother's Name Maria Brown
This then leads to this registration:
First name(s) HELEN MARY
Last name BROWN
Birth year 1849
Birth quarter 2
District CHELMSFORD
County Essex
Country England
Volume 12
Page 52
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
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In 1868 she became the godmother to her niece Phyllis Wolseley Haig, the daughter of her sister Maria Georgina née Brown.
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Not in 1881 census.
1891 census:
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born
WOOD, Henry Head Married M 56 1835 Retired Colonel Army Marylebone, London
WOOD, Helen M Wife Married F 41 1850 Boreham, Essex
WOOD, Hazell M Daughter Single F 18 1873 Southsea, Hampshire
WOOD, Mary A Daughter Single F 15 1876 Scholar Eastbourne, Sussex
WOOD, Isabel M Daughter Single F 9 1882 Scholar Punjab, India
WOOD, Mary H Daughter Single F 1 1890 Norwich, Norfolk
DALSON, Charles B Son In Law Married M 37 1854 Solicitor Lambeth, London
DALSON, Cecil B Visitor Daughter Married F 23 1868 Punjab, India
BRIGGS, Mary Servant Single F 27 1864 Cook Domestic Servant Bunwell, Norfolk
BRIGGS, Emma R Servant Single F 20 1871 Nursemaid Domestic Servant East Tuddenham, Norfolk
GORRED, Louisa M Servant Single F 24 1867 Parlour Maid Domestic Servant Norwich, Norfolk
SMITH, Clara Servant Single F 20 1871 Housemaid Domestic Servant Whitwell, Norfolk
RG number: RG12 Piece: 1522 Folio: 6 Page: 7
Registration District: Norwich Sub District: East Wymer
Enumeration District: Ecclesiastical Parish: St Matthew
Civil Parish: Norwich Municipal Borough: Norwich
Address: 95, Thorpe Road, Norwich
County: Norfolk
Additionally in 1891 a Mary O Wood was staying with the Overbury cousins. She was aged 23, b. 1878 in Eastbourne, Sussex and single. Or was she and Mary A above the one person and entered twice into the census?
Cecile B Dalson was born before Henry and Helen Mary were married (if this entry is to be believed and the enumerator’s form does say the same) so is probably the daughter of an earlier marriage of Henry so is not a Trotter descendant so is not being included in this database. The enumeratgor’s form says she was born in 1868 in Punjab, India.
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In the 1901 census, she was living with her husband and four servants, no offspring. Daughters all married? None of them can be found elsewhere.
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The photograph comes from the Science Museum with this information:
“Black and white photograph entitled 'Shipton Bellinger, Hants, The Manor House'. The photograph shows, from left to right, Mrs Formby, Mrs Wood, Formby and Richard in the Manor House garden at Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in England, between May and November 1910.
“From page 21 of snapshot photograph album number 6 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).”
Thanks to Richard Bond for passing this on with a host of other valuable information.
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In 1911 the youngest daughter was at home and aged 21. Helen Mary reported she had had 7 children of whom 3 had by then died.
No sign of Helen Mary’s death up to c. 1934 on FreeBMD.
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Her death index:
First name(s) HELEN M
Last name WOOD
Gender Female
Birth year 1848
Age 74
Death quarter 3
Death year 1922
District CHRISTCHURCH
County Hampshire
Volume 2B
Page 700
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
The birth year is a year out.
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Will notes for Helen Mary Brown
Her probate index:
WOOD Helen mary of 39 Southern Road West Southbourne Hampshire widow died 23 August 1922 Probate London 17 November to Hazel Mary Close widow and Havard Noel Bridgwater solicitor, Effects £751 8s 4d.
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WOOD Helen mary of 39 Southern Road West Southbourne Hampshire widow died 23 August 1922 Probate London 17 November to Hazel Mary Close widow and Havard Noel Bridgwater solicitor, Effects £751 8s 4d.
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