Descendants of William & Sarah BOORMAN

Ninth Generation (Continued)

Family of George Thomas SEELEY (540) & Louisa BOORMAN (556)

1067. Florence Louisa SEELEY (George Thomas8, Ann TAMKIN7, Susannah BOORMAN6, William5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1). Born in Q2 1865 in Battersea, Wandsworth Reg Dist, Surrey, England. Florence Louisa died in Barstow, Surrey, England, in Dec 1946; she was 81.

- 1865 England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Florence Louisa Seeley
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1865
Registration district: Wandsworth
Inferred County: Greater London, London, Surrey
Volume: 1d
Page: 486
[Battersea is in Wandsworth Reg Dist]

- 1871 England Census, living in Hammersmith, London with parents and 3 siblings:
Florence L Seeley 5, daur, -, scholar, Surrey Battersea

- 1901 England Census
Name: Florance Louisa Seeley
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: New Wandsworth
Civil parish: Godstone
Ecclesiastical parish: Blindley Heath
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
Registration district: Godstone
Sub-registration district: Godstone
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Household schedule number: 153
Piece: 630
Folio: 120
Page Number: 25
Household Members:
Name Age
Chas Saml Stevens 42, head
Margaret Augusta Stevens 37, wife
Florance Louisa Seeley 35, servant, cook domestic
Gertrude Elizabeth Seeley 19, servant, housemaid
Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 630; Folio: 120; Page: 25.

FAMILY: married not very early in life and had no children, as per "Notes on the Life and the Descendants of Thomas Boorman"

LOCATION: Barstow, near Horley, Surrey

DEATH: died 12/1946, (or before 1946?) at Barstow, near Horley, Surrey, where she had been living along since the deat of her husband there some years previously, as per "Notes on the Life and the Descendants of Thomas Boorman"

1068. Frederick George SEELEY (George Thomas8, Ann TAMKIN7, Susannah BOORMAN6, William5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1). Born in Q2 1867 in Battersea, Wandsworth Reg Dist, Surrey, England. Frederick George died abt 1946; he was 78. Occupation: Mechanical Engineer.

- 1867 England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Frederick George Seeley
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1867
Registration district: Wandsworth
Inferred County: Greater London, London, Surrey
Volume: 1d
Page: 479

- 1871 England Census, living in Hammersmith, London with parents and 3 siblings:
Fred Geo Seeley 4, son, -, -, Surrey Battersea

- 1889 Marriages Sep 1889
SEELEY Frederick George Tenterden 2a 1209
Stedman Sarah Emily Tenterden 2a 1209
The district Tenterden is in the county of Kent

- 1891 England Census
Name: Frederick G Seeley
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah E Seeley
Gender: Male
Where born: Wandsworth, London, England
Civil parish: Wandsworth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Anns
Town: Wandsworth
County/Island: London
Country: England
[Street Address: 26 Eglantine Rd]
Registration district: Wandsworth
Sub-registration district: Wandsworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 31
Piece: 450
Folio: 100
Page Number: 21
Household Members:
Name Age
Frederick G Seeley 24, head, m, manager Engineers office, London Wandsworth
Sarah E Seeley 22, wife, m, -, Kent Biddenden
Dorothy H Seeley 1, daur, -, -, London, Wandsworth
Arthur W Seeley 22, brother, s, Clerk Silk Warehouseman, London Wandsworth
Mabel A Stedman 15, sister-in-law, s, -, Kent Biddenden
Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 450; Folio 100; Page 21; GSU roll: 6095560.
[living beside Thomas Boorman, 80 retired coach maker and his wife Emma, 50, born Plastowe Essex]

- 1901 England Census
Name: Fredric G Seeley
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
[1867]
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah E Seeley
Gender: Male
Where born: Wandsworth, Surrey, England
Civil parish: Hathersage
Ecclesiastical parish: Hathersage St Michael
Town: Hathersage
County/Island: Derbyshire
Country: England
Street Address: [21 Wilford Villa]
Occupation:
Registration district: Bakewell
Sub-registration district: Tideswell
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Household schedule number: 21
Piece: 3268
Folio: 40
Page Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Fredric G Seeley 3 [34], head, m, mechanical Engineer Manager, worker, Surrey Wandsworth
Sarah E Seeley 32, wife, m, -, -, Kent Biddenden
Dorothy H Seeley 11, daur, -, -, -, Surrey Wandsworth
Gladys M Seeley 8, daur, -, -, -, Essex Woodford
Tress S Seeley 7, son, -, -, -, Essex Woodford
Herbert De S Seeley 3, son, -, -, -, Essex Woodford
Ethel H Stedman 22, s-in-law, S, living on own means, -, Kent Biddenden
Hilda F Roberts 19, serv, s, governess to family, worker crossed out, Yorks, Bridlington
Minnie Winterbottom 14, serv, s, general servant (domestic), worker crossed out, Derbys Hathersass?
Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 3268; Folio: 40; Page: 4.

- FAMILY: married 1st wife Emily about 1889 - she died while her 4 children were young. 2nd wife had 2 daughters (no names known) - from the "Notes on the Life and the Descendants of Thomas Boorman"

- OCCUPATION: mechanical engineer. In his young days, he travelled a good deal in Europe in connection with his work, - "Notes on the Life and the Descendants of Thomas Boorman"

- DEATH: lived to around 80
The only death registration for this name after 1930 is:
Deaths Mar 1941
Seeley Frederick G 73 Brentford 3a 517
The district Brentford is in the county of Middlesex

In Q3 1889 when Frederick George was 22, he married Sarah Emily* STEDMAN in Tenterden Reg Dist, Kent, England. Born in Q1 1869 in Biddenden, Tenterden Reg Dist, Kent, England. Sarah Emily* died in Lexden Reg Dist, Essex, England, in Q3 1910; she was 41.

- Births Mar 1869
Stedman Sarah Emily Tenterden 2a 676

- FAMILY: 4 children: Dorithy, Gladys, Tress and a son

- DEATH: died while her children were young
Deaths Sep 1910
Seeley Sarah E 41 Lexden 4a 308
The district Lexden is in the county of Essex

RESEARCH NOTES
- Last name was spelled STEDMAN or STEADMAN

They had the following children:

Dorothy Helen SEELEY (1890-)

ii.

Gladys Mabel SEELEY (1892-)

iii.

Tress Stedman SEELEY (1894-)

iv.

Herbert Di Shelvi SEELEY (1897-)

1069. Arthur William SEELEY (George Thomas8, Ann TAMKIN7, Susannah BOORMAN6, William5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1). Born in Q2 1869 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England. Arthur William died in 1963; he was 93. Occupation: Worked For De Selincourt Co, Wandsworth.

- Births Jun 1869
Seeley Arthur William Wandsworth 1d 517

- 1871 England Census, living in Hammersmith, London with parents and 3 siblings:
Arthur W Seeley 2, son, -, -, Surrey Wandsworth

MARRIAGE: Arthur married not very early in life to Kitty Bouvard, who was considerably his junior, and they had 2 children, Arthur and Mary
- England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940
Name: Arthur William Seeley
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1869
Age: 38
Father's Name: George Thomas Seeley
Spouse's Name: Kate Arimantine Martha Bouvard
Spouse's Age: 24
Spouse's Father's Name: Amand Delphin Bouvard
Marriage Date: 20 Jul 1907
Marriage Place: Elstree, Hertfordshire, England

- 1911 census:
name: Arthur William Seeley
event: Census
event date: 1911
gender: Male
age: 42
birthplace: Wandsworth, Surrey
record type: Household
registration district: Bromley
sub-district: Beckenham
parish: Beckenham
county: Kent [can’t view others in household on familysearch.org]

OCCUPATION: worked all his life for the firm of De Selincourt, in London, and only retired when he reached the age of 80 years.

LOCATION: c1950 he was living in Wandsworth and his daughter and son-in-saw share the same house

RESEARCH NOTES
- no death registrations under this name indexed for 1950+

On 20 Jul 1907 when Arthur William was 38, he married Kate Arimantine Martha “Kitty” BOUVARD in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England. Born abt 1883.

- Daughter of Amand Delphin Bouvard

They had the following children:

Arthur SEELEY Jr (Died as Child)

ii.

(Private)

1070. Catherine Eliza “Katie” SEELEY (George Thomas8, Ann TAMKIN7, Susannah BOORMAN6, William5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1). Born in Q3 1870 in Shepherds Bush, Kensington Reg Dist, MIddlesex, England. Catherine Eliza “Katie” died in Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna, BC, Canada, on 26 Mar 1969; she was 98. Buried on 31 Mar 1969 in Lakeview Memorial Park, Kelowna, BC, Canada. Occupation: Elementary School Teacher.

- 1870: Births Sep 1870
Seeley Catherine Eliza Kensington 1a 182
The district Kensington spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater London, London and Middlesex, including the civil parishes of Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington and Paddington [Wikipedia says Shepherds Bush is west of London in boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham]

- LOCATION: England, then Manitoba. By 1956, she had moved to British Columbia and was age 85
- “Katie qualified as an elementary school teacher and taught chiefly at schools in Sussex, but also for some time at Elstree, Herts. She then decided to go to Canada where she had some Seeley cousins. Finding she could not get a school there without qualifying under the Canadian regulations, she sat for the necessary examinations in Winnipeg, passed and went on teaching at various village schools in Manitoba. She also bought some land which she farmed with the help of her cousins. Since retiring from teaching, she was living on her farm around 1950. At the age of 85 she was living in British Columbia.”

- 1871 England Census, living in Hammersmith, London with parents and 3 siblings:
Catherine E Seeley 8 Months, dau, -, -, Midx, Kernm’th (Kemm’th?) [probably Hammersmith]

- 1881 census listed as Caroline, age 10 - see film, as the name is partially crossed out and “therine” poorly written above it.

- 1869 death: BC Canada Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Catherine Eliza Seeley
Event Date: 1969 3 26 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 98
Gender: female
Event Place: Kelowna [Kelowna General Hospital]
Reg. Number: 1969-09-005744
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13296
GSU Microfilm Number: 2034057
Added information from film:
Residence: 924 Bernard Avenue, Kelowna, BC. 15 years in Kelowna, 28 yeas in BC, 37 years in Canada
Canadian, white, single, born July 24, 1870 in London England, age 98
Father: George Seeley, born England; Mother: name not known, born England
Informant: Mrs. Blanche Tindall? [Tindalf?, Tindally?], niece, RR1 Woods Lake Road, Winfield BC
Burial: Mar 31 1969 Lakeview Memeorial Park Kelowna BC, undertaker: Garden Chapel Funeral Dir, 1134 Bernard Ave Kelowna
COD: pneumonia due to senile debility; attended by DP Ferguson MD of 237 Lawrence Ave Kelowna from July 1946 - Mar 26 1969

1071. Reginald Edward SEELEY (George Thomas8, Ann TAMKIN7, Susannah BOORMAN6, William5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1). Born on 1 Nov 1872 in Shepherds Bush, Kensington Reg Dist, MIddlesex, England. Reginald Edward died in Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna, BC, Canada, on 3 Feb 1976; he was 103. Buried on 6 Feb 1976 in Winfield Cemetery, Winfield, BC, Canada. Occupation: Bookkeeper.

- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Reginald Edward Seeley
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1872
Registration district: Kensington
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1a
Page: 212

- emigrated to Canada, married there [seems to have married in England instead], settled in BC. Married with 2 daughters (Doris & Erica), has a great-grandaughter, & grandchild. Location BC near daughters about 1955.
- OCCUPATION: went into the Army in England as a young man and was mostly employed in the Army on clerical work. After he emigrated to Canada, he married there and settled in the fruit growing districts of BC.
- FAMILY: 2 daughters, Doris and Erica. As of 1956 he has a grand-daughter and a great grandchild.

- 1903 Marriages Dec 1903
Bowser Blanche Gertrude Chester 8a 755
Seeley Reginald Edward Chester 8a 755
The district Chester spans the boundaries of the counties of Cheshire and Flintshire

- 1915 Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918
Name: Reginald Edward Seeley
Birth Date: 1 Nov 1872
Birth Location: Hammersmith, London, SW, England
Relative: Blanche G Seeley
Relationship: Wife
Regiment Number: 2166412
[172nd Batt. C.E.F Attestation Paper; served 13 years in other military forces: 10yrs army pay corps, 3 yrs East Kent Reg.; married with 2 children, residence Box 2, Kelowna, BC; signed 12 Nov 1915, no place indicated]

- 1976 Vital Event Death Registration
Name: Reginald Edward Seeley
Event Date: 1976 2 3 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 103
Gender: male
Event Place: Kelowna
Reg. Number: 1976-09-002709
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13349
GSU Microfilm Number: 2050531
Added information for film: died Kelowna General Hospital, residence Woods Lake Road, Winfield, BC; widowed - Blanche Gertrude Bowicer [should read Bowser as per wife’s death registration]; retired; born Nov 1, 1872 in London England, age 103, father George Seeley born England, mother Louisa Borman born England; informant: Mrs. D? Hanet, ganddaughter, of Woods Lake Road, Winfield BC; burial Feb 6, 1976 Winfield Cemetery Winfield BC, funeral director: The Garden Chapel Funeral Directors Ltd. 1134 Bernard Ave, Kelowna BC; COD: acute bronchopneumonia (24 hrs), recurrant cerebral arterial thrombosis (5 days), arteriosclerotic heart disease (several years); Dr. D K Campbell, MD, 1605 Glenmore St., Kelowna

RESEARCH NOTES
- no marriage for Reginald Seeley found in the BC Vital Events index (1872-1936)
- alternate death for a Reginald Seale in 1956 - age 80 - is not correct

In Q4 1903 when Reginald Edward was 31, he married Blanche Gertrude BOWSER in Chester Reg Dist, Cheshire, England. Born on 6 Jun 1881 in NS, Canada. Blanche Gertrude died in Valleyview Lodge Rest Home, Kelowna, BC, Canada, on 1 Feb 1968; she was 86. Buried on 5 Feb 1968 in Winfield Cemetery, Winfield, BC, Canada.

- 1968 BC Canada Vital Event Death Registration Index
Name: Blanche Gertrude Seeley
Event Date: 1968 2 1 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 86
Gender: female
Event Place: Kelowna
Reg. Number: 1968-09-002366
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13287
GSU Microfilm Number: 2033931
Additional information from film: diedValleyview Lodge Rest Home, “Rural” Kelowna, BC, residence RR5, Kelowna BC “Rural”; Canadian, white, married, born June 6, 1881 Nova Scotia, age 86, worked at home; husband: Reginald Seeley, father Alfred Bowser born Canada, mother name not known born Canada; informant Mrs Doris Lyndall, daughter, RR1 Winfield BC; Burial Feb 5 1968 Winfield BC, Undertaker Garden Chapel Funeral Dir. Ltd. Kelowna BC; COD: Cerebrovascular accident (12 hours) due to Art. Sc. Heart Disease (6 years) and cerebral ischaemia [stroke] (6 years)

RESEARCH NOTES
- Can’t find a birth registration in England for a Blanche Bowser. Using a phonetic search, lots of results but only 1 with the correct first and middle names:
Births Mar 1878
Baker Blanche Gertrude Plymouth 5b 261
The district Plymouth is in the county of Devon
- She may have been born in Canada

They had the following children:

Doris SEELEY

ii.

Erica SEELEY

1072. William Seager SEELEY (George Thomas8, Ann TAMKIN7, Susannah BOORMAN6, William5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1). Born in Q2 1875 in Shepherds Bush, Fulham Reg Dist, MIddlesex, England. William Seager died in Rochford Reg Dist, Essex, England, in 1955; he was 79.

- Births Jun 1875
Seeley William Seager Fulham 1a 213
The district Fulham spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater London, London and Middlesex

MARRIAGE: to Kitty ?, who died before 1953
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Name: William Seager Seeley
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1905
Registration district: Orsett
Inferred County: Essex
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 989
Spouse either Alice Mary Gentry Jul-Aug-Sep 1905 Orsett Essex
OR Charlotte Elizabeth M Till Jul-Aug-Sep 1905 Orsett Essex

LOCATION: Southend-on-Sea around 1955

RESEARCH NOTES
- Death likely not included on freeBMD (not found).
-1911 possible sighting? (can’t view others in household):
name: William Seeley
event: Census
event date: 1911
gender: Male
age: 34
birthplace: Croydon, Surrey
record type: Household
registration district: Southampton
sub-district: Southampton Western
parish: Shirley
county: Hampshire

OR

name: William Seager Seeley
event: Census
event date: 1911
gender: Male
age: 36
birthplace: Greenwich, Kent
record type: Household
registration district: Rochford
sub-district: Rochford
parish: Eastwood
county: Essex

OR

name: William Seeley
event: Census
event date: 1911
gender: Male
age: 33
birthplace: Colchester, Essex
record type: Household
registration district: Fulham
sub-district: North Hammersmith
parish: Hammersmith
county: London

In Q3 1905 when William Seager was 30, he married Kitty? in Orsett Reg Dist, Essex, England. Born ca 1875.

RESEARCH NOTES
- There seem to be a few Seeley men marrying a Kitty - may be some errors here.

They had the following children:

Eric SEELEY

ii.

George SEELEY

iii.

Leslie SEELEY

iv.

Thomas SEELEY

1073. Walter Henry SEELEY (George Thomas8, Ann TAMKIN7, Susannah BOORMAN6, William5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1). Born in Q2 1877 in Battersea, Wandsworth Reg Dist, Surrey, England. Walter Henry died in Rye, Sussex, England, in Feb 1947; he was 69. Occupation: Market Gardener.

- Births Jun 1877
Seeley Walter Henry Wandsworth 1d 635

- MARRIAGE: to Kitty ??? [how many KItty’s were there???]
Marriages Dec 1907
SEELEY Walter Henry Lewes 2b 401
HOATHER Catherine Gurr Lewes 2b 401
The district Lewes spans the boundaries of the counties of Sussex and East Sussex

- from the "Notes on the Life and the Decendants of Thomas Boorman":
“he was, by preference, a market gardener, but during the 1914-18 war he was working on Munitions in Wales. Latterly he lived near Rye, in Sussex, and had a market garden there. But after some long period of ill health, he died there in Feb 1947. His widow is still living there (c1950) and he has left 3 children, Walter, Frances and Ernest.

In Q4 1907 when Walter Henry was 30, he married Catherine Carr “Kitty” HOATHER in Lewes Reg Dist, Sussex, England. Born in Q1 1885 in Lewes Reg Dist, Sussex, England.

- Births Mar 1885
Hoather Catherine Carr Lewes 2b 196

- Name listed as Catherine Gurr Hoather in marriage index.

They had the following children:

Ernest SEELEY

ii.

Frances SEELEY

iii.

Walter SEELEY Jr

1074. Clement SEELEY (George Thomas8, Ann TAMKIN7, Susannah BOORMAN6, William5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1). Born in 1879. Clement died in 1880; he was 1.

DEATH: died in infancy

1075. Gertrude Elizabeth SEELEY (George Thomas8, Ann TAMKIN7, Susannah BOORMAN6, William5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1). Born in Q2 1882 in West Ham Reg Dist, London/Essex, England. Gertrude Elizabeth died in Llanelly Reg Dist, Wales, in Feb 1934; she was 51.

- Births Jun 1882
Seeley Gertrude Elizabeth W. Ham 4a 73

- Marriages Mar 1907
Seeley Gertrude Elizabeth Kensington 1a 226
WATTS Ernest Thomas Kensington 1a 226
The district Kensington spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater London, London and Middlesex

- Gertrude Elizabeth married Ernest Watts, a brick-making engineer and an expert on brick making machinery. They settled many years ago (prior to 1950) at Lianelly, South Wales. Gertie died very suddenly in February,1934, leaving a large family. One son had predeceased her.

- 1901 census - Gertrude Elizabeth Seeley working as a housemaid (and her sister Florence was the cook) for a couple (Chas and Margaret A Stevens) in Godstone, Surrey
Gertrude Elizabeth Seeley 19, servant, housemaid

- Deaths Mar 1934
Watts Gertrude E 52 Llanelly 11a 1347
The district Llanelly spans the boundaries of the counties of Carmarthenshire and Glamorgan [Wales]

In Q1 1907 when Gertrude Elizabeth was 24, she married Ernest Thomas WATTS in Kensington Reg Dist, London, England. Born ca 1880.

RESEARCH NOTES
- there are quite a few birth registrations in this name, including these 2:
1) Births Dec 1874
WATTS Ernest Thomas Kensington 1a 219
2) Births Dec 1881
WATTS Ernest Thomas Godstone 2a 194
[Gertrude was working in Godstone in 1901; they were married in Kensington in 1907]

They had the following children:

George WATTS

ii.

Edgar WATTS

iii.

Ronald WATTS

iv.

Eric WATTS

John Harold WATTS

vi.

Kathleen Ruby WATTS

vii.

Barbara Joan WATTS

1076. Edgar Charles SEELEY (George Thomas8, Ann TAMKIN7, Susannah BOORMAN6, William5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1). Born on 9 Oct 1884 in Plaistow, West Ham Reg Dist, Essex, England. Edgar Charles died in Sutton, Surrey, England, on 10 Sep 1977; he was 92.

- Births Dec 1884
Seeley Edgar Charles W. Ham 4a 118

- From "Notes on the Life and the Descendants of Thomas Boorman" (as of 1950) :
Edgar Charles is a stained glass artist, in partnership with a friend, and carries on his work in his own home at Sutton, Surrey. He married Maud Sivell about 1911. He has 4 children.

- England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940
Name: Edgar Charles Seeley
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1885
Age: 26
Father's Name: George Thomas Seeley
Spouse's Name: Maud Evelyn Sivell
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas John Sivell
Marriage Date: 24 Jun 1911
Marriage Place: Elstree, Hertfordshire, England

On 24 Jun 1911 when Edgar Charles was 26, he married Maud Evelyn SIVELL in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England. Born abt 1888.

- Daughter of Thomas John Sivell

They had the following children:

Edgar Boyns SEELEY

ii.

John Stuart SEELEY

iii.

Robert Charles SEELEY

iv.

Audrey Marian SEELEY

1077. Margaret Ellen SEELEY (George Thomas8, Ann TAMKIN7, Susannah BOORMAN6, William5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1). Born in Q3 1887 in Plaistow, West Ham Reg Dist, Essex, England. Margaret Ellen died in Hastings, Sussex, England, bef 1950; she was 62. Occupation: Elementary School Teacher, Anglo/Catholic Sisterhood.

- Births Sep 1887
SEELEY Margaret Ellen W. Ham 4a 85

- From "Notes on the Life and the Descendants of Thomas Boorman" (as of 1950):
Margaret died unmarried at Hastings a few years ago. She was a qualified Elementary School Teacher, but joined an Anglo Catholic Sisterhood and became practically a nun. She had some years in India in this connection. She was obliged to cut herself off almost entirely from family ties.

RESEARCH NOTES
- no death registrations for Margaret or Margaret E are the right age.

1078. Mabel Ann SEELEY (George Thomas8, Ann TAMKIN7, Susannah BOORMAN6, William5, William4, William3, Thomas2, William1). Born in Q2 1889 in Leytonstone, West Ham Reg Dist, Essex/London, England.

- Births Jun 1889
Seeley Mabel Ann W. Ham 4a 218

- Marriages Sep 1911
Billings John Hailsham 2b 201
SEELEY Mabel A Hailsham 2b 201
The district Hailsham spans the boundaries of the counties of Sussex and East Sussex

- From "Notes on the Life and the Descendants of Thomas Boorman" (as of 1950):
Mabel Ann married John Billings, a farmer and gardener, and emigrated with him to Australia immediately after they were married. They now live a Paramatta, near Sydney, New South Wales, and have 8 children, who all live in that part of the world.

In Q3 1911 when Mabel Ann was 22, she married John BILLINGS in Hailsham, Sussex, England.

They had the following children:

Irene BILLINGS

ii.

Margaret “Madge” BILLINGS

iii.

Frank BILLINGS

iv.

Mabel BILLINGS

Reginald BILLINGS

vi.

Gladys BILLINGS

vii.

Helen BILLINGS

viii.

(Private)

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