Harriet Ada WEST (1887-1957)

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2. Harriet Ada West (1887 - 1957)

Spouse : Oswald Terry (C 1890 - 1953)

1. Nola Irene Warren

2. .... Iris Ella Ford & George Ernest Edward Warren

3. .... .... Sarah Jane West & George Dixie Ford

4. .... .... .... Arthur Cornelius West and Annie Eliza Devonshire

... Children 1. Alfred John West & Mary Gertrude Tindall

2. Harriet Ada West & Oswald Terry
3. Sarah Jane West
4. Emily West
5. Clara May West

Harriet Ada West

Birth               1887, November 5 in Clifton, Bedfordshire
Baptism         1888, April 22 in Clifton, Bedfordshire
Father            Arthur Cornelius West
Mother            Annie Eliza Devonshire

Marriage      1918, September 25 at Parish of Palmers Green t. John the Evangelist, Enfield
Spouse          Oswald Terry

Born About 1890

Father Henry Terry

Mother Jane Everest

Occupation Police Constable
Died   1953, March 8, Holborn, London, UK

Death            1957, December 26, in Islington, London
Age at Death   70 years
Cremation     1958, January 2 at Islington, London, UK

Residences   1891 - 65 Admiral Square, Clifton (aged 3 years)
                    1901 - 54 Henlow Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire (aged 13 years)
                    1911 - Holly Cottage, Green House, Palmer Green, Southgate, Middlesex (aged 23 years)
                                     Employed as a servant

Children 1. Cynthia Hilda Pamela Terry

Born 1920

Father Oswald Terry
Mother Harriet Ada West

Married 1946, April at Edmonton, UK

Spouse Harold T.J. Ansell

Died 1977 Brentwood, Essex, UK

2. Marie Doreen Ruby Terry

Born 1922
Father Oswald Terry
Mother Harriet Ada West

Marriage 1950, July in Birmingham, Warwick, UK
Spouse Maurice Underlin

Death 2009, May 10, Bournemouth, Dorset

1887 - Birth

Harriet was born on November 5, 1887 in Clifton Bedfordshire

Name                       Harriet West
Registration Date     1887
Registration Place   Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England
Volume                     3bPage355
England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

1888 - Baptism

She was baptised on April 22, 1888 at Clifton, in Bedfordshire

1891 - Census - 65 Admiral Square, Clifton

Arthur C West 25 years married head Agricultural Labourer BP Clifton
Annie E West 27 years married wife
Alfred J. West 7 years son Scholar
Harriet West 3 years dau

1901 - Census

Arthur West 35 years married head Labourer Brickyards BP Clifton Annie West 37 years married wife BP Clifton
Arthur J West 17 years single son Labourer General Farm BP Clifton
Harriett West 13 years single dau BPClifton
Sarah West 8 years single dau BP Clifton
Emily West 4 years single dau BP Clifton
Clara M West 2 years dau BP Clifton

1911 - Census

Living at Holly Cottage, Green House, Palmer Green, Southgate, Middlesex
Harriet was employed as a servant in the house of Thomas and Charlotte Scammell
She was aged 23 years at the time and her birth year was about 1888
She had been born in Clifton, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire and was unmarried

Name                            Harriet Ada West
Age in 1911                  23
Estimated Birth Year   abt 1888
Relation to Head         Servant
Gender                        Female
Birth Place                   Clifton Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England
Civil parish                   Southgate
County/Island               Middlesex
Country                        England
Street Address             Holy Cottage, Green House, Palmer Green
Marital Status               Single
Occupation                   Servant
Household members
Name                        Age
Thomas Scammell   63
Charlotte Scammell 88
Harriet Ada West    23

1914 - Witness to marriage

of her sister, Sarah Jane West to George Dixie Ford

1918 - Marriage

Married Oswald Terry on September 28. His father was Henry Terry (dec'd)

The marriage took place at the church of St. John the Evangelist in Palmers Green.

Harriet gave her father's name as Arthur West. She was 28 years old at the time.

Their address was Holly Cottage, Greenhouses.

Oswald's occupation was Police Constable

Harriet's father, Arthur Cornelius signed the marriage register as one of the witnesses to the marriage.

1918 - Marriage Certificate

1939 - Census

Name                       Oswald Terry
Gender                    Male
Marital Status          Married
Birth Date                1 Dec. 1889
Residence Date      1939
Address                   7 Residence Place Islington, London, England
Occupation              Police Constable (Retired)
Inferred Spouse       Harriet Terry
Inferred Children      Cynthia H P Terry
Household members
Name                   Gender
Oswald Terry        Male
Harriet Terry         Female
Cynthia H P Terry Female
1939 England and Wales Register

1958 - Death

Harriet died in April 1957 at Islington, London

Documentatiion

1918 - Marriage Certificate, Harriet Ada West