Eighth Generation (Continued)
Damaris Ella* RICHARDSON (Annie7, Henry Proctor6, Henry Proctor5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1).
Born in Q3 1885 in Weston, Norfolk, England.
- Damaris Ella Richardson birth registration, Q3 1885, St Faiths Norfolk, vol 4b, page 86
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Damaris Ella Richardson
Year of Registration: 1885
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: St Faiths
County: Norfolk
Volume: 4b
Page: 86
-1891 England census: living with grandparents and Annie [mother] on Hall Street, Weston Longville, Norfolk:
- Damaris Ella Richardson abt 1886 Weston Longville, Norfolk, England Granddaughter Weston Longville, Norfolk
- 1901 England census, living with Henry and “Amir” [Annie] Niel in Kensington:
Demaris G Richardson abt 1886 Longville, Norfolk, England Niece Kensington, London [was she really a niece? - perhaps Annie’s baseborn daughter, or a daughter of one of Annie’s other siblings]
- 1911 England census, in household of Harry and Annie Neil at 18 London Street, Chertsey, Surrey:
RICHARDSON, Ella Visitor Single F 25 1886 Book Keeper Weston Norfolk
- 1923 - England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
Name: Damaris E Richardson
Spouse: Sydney Lewis
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1923
Registration district: St George Hanover Square
Registration county (inferred): Middlesex
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 936
RESEARCH NOTES:
- originally guessed Ella Neil’s date of birth to be 1895, around the time of Harry and Annie’s marriage. If Ella Richardson in the 1911 census is this same Ella, then she was born 9 years earlier out of wedlock and took on her mother’s maiden name. However, in 1901 census, Demaris is listed as a niece to head of household [Henry]. Either this is a fabrication due to the illegitemacy, or she was the daughter of one of Annie’s sister or brother? Probably base born daughter of Annie, although can’t find baptism record.
- she likely married her 1st cousin Sydney Lewis
In Q2 1923 when Damaris Ella* was 37, she married
Sydney LEWIS (308) , son of Frederick LEWIS (1852-1923) &
Mary Jane* RICHARDSON (163) (1853-), in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England.
Born on 8 Feb 1883 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. Christened on 27 Sep 1883 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
- named after his mother’s brother Sydney Richardson.
- 1883: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906
Name: Sydney Lewis
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 Feb 1883
Christening Date: 27 Sep 1883
Christening Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
Age at Christening: 0
Father's name: Frederick Lewis
Mother's name: Mary Jane
Source Citation: Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England; Collection: St Alkmund; -; Date Range: 1880 - 1885; Film Number: 1041160.
- 1891 England census: living witih parents, 4 siblings, 1 lodger [aunt] and 1 servant in St Alkmund Parish, Derby, Derbyshire England:
Sydney Lewis, Son,, 8, Scholar, Derbyshire Derby
- 1901 England census, living in family home with siblings at 45 Cedar St Derby:
LEWIS, Sydney Son Single M 28 1883 Nursery Man's Son Assisting In Business Derbyshire Derby
- 1911 England census, living in family home at 45 Cedar Street, Derby with 6 siblings (parents were visiting their mother’s sister Annie in Surrey):
LEWIS, Sydney Son Single M 28 1883 Nursery Man's Son Assisting In Business Derbyshire Derby
- 1915: British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
Name: Sydney Lewis
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Age at enlistment: 32
Residence: Leyland Nurseries, Derby
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 38936
Regiment Name: ?? Royal Garrn Arty
Number of images: 2 [1 only downloaded]
Trade: Gardener
Date enlisted: 11 Dec 1915
British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 [2nd entry]
Name: Sydney Lewis
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Age at enlistment: 32
Residence: Leyland Nurseries, Derby
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 329??
Number of images: 27
- Sydney Louis married.
- 1923: England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005 England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
Name: Sydney Lewis
Spouse Surname: Richardson
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1923
Registration district: St George Hanover Square
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 936
Spouse: Damaris E Richardson
RESEARCH NOTES:
- can’t find an exact match for birth in 1883 in Derby in freeBMD
- assumed that the Sydney Lewis that married Damaris E Richardson was this Sydney, her first cousin!
- 1932 Kelly’s Directory - found a Sydney Lewis, farmer, living/working at “The Limes”, Allestree Parish (on the river Derwent), 2 miles north of Derby.
- 1946 possible death (probate records only go to 1941):
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
Name: Sydney Lewis
Birth Date: abt 1883
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1946
Age at Death: 63
Registration district: Shardlow
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 447
Noel Henry NEIL (Annie RICHARDSON7, Henry Proctor6, Henry Proctor5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1).
Born on 19 Dec 1999 in South Kensington, Kensington Reg Dist, London, Middlesex, England. Christened on 18 Feb 1900 in South Kensington St Luke, London, Middlesex, England. Noel Henry died in New Forest Reg Dist, Hampshire, England, in Q3 1980; he was <1.
- 1900: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Noel Henry Neil
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1900
Registration district: Kensington
Inferred County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
Volume: 1a
Page: 165
- 1900 baptism: London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Noel Henry Neil
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1900
Baptism Date: 18 Feb 1900
Father's name: Henry Neil
Mother's name: Annie Neil
Parish or Poor Law Union: South Kensington St Luke
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Luke, South Kensington, Register of baptisms, P84/LUK, Item 001
Extra information from film: Entry No 1130, born: 19 Dec 1999, Henry was a butcher, abode: 2 Claro Terrace, Performed by: Evan J. Hopkins
- 1901 census, Kensington, London, England, living with parents and cousin [half-sister?]:
Holl Harvey Niel 1 [Noel Henry on the original] Henry, Amir[Annie] abt 1900 Carls Court, London, England Son Kensington, London
- 1911 census living with parents and visiting relatives:
NEIL, Noel Henry Son M 11 1900 South Kensington
- 1980: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
Name: Noel Henry Neil
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1898
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1980
Age at Death: 81
Registration district: New Forest
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 20
Page: 0258
RESEARCH NOTES:
- No probate record up to 1941
- No exact match in London marriage records up to 1921
- Possible marriage in 1926:
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
Name: Noel H Neil
Spouse Surname: Cuell
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1926
Registration district: Bournemouth
Inferred County: Dorset
Volume Number: 2b
Page Number: 1687
Find Spouse: Ella F Cuell