Evelyn Sophia Girdlestone, SM/PROG

Born in Cheshire Jan-Mar 1865 registration, Wirral, Cheshire: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XMR-XYN
HARRIS, EVELYN SOPHIA (mmn) JEFFERSON
GRO Reference: 1865 M Quarter in WIRRAL Volume 08A Page 426

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Christening at Rock Ferry (Birkenhead, Cheshire), 30 Mar 1865:
"England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3VG-KFJ : 7 December 2017), Evelyn Sophia Harris, 30 Mar 1865, Christening; citing item 10 p 52, , Rock-Ferry, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,656,758.

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1881 Census, at St Mary's School in Wantage, Berkshire:
"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-W7LD : 13 December 2017), Evelyn S Harris, Wantage, Berkshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 19, Piece/Folio 1287/13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,565.

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1891 Census, at Pennington cottage, Lymington, Hampshire. Birthplace given as Bebington. (See Sources.):
Name Evelyn S Harris
Event Type Census
Event Date 1891
County Hampshire
Parish Milford
Ecclesiastical Parish PENNINGTON
Registration District Lymington
Residence Note Front Lane
Gender Female
Age 26
Marital Status Single
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1865
Birthplace Cheshire, England
Page Number 20
Registration Number RG12
Piece/Folio 900/ 13
William S Harris Head M 70 Lancashire, England
Mary Harris Wife F 70 Cumberland, England
Mabel J Harris Daughter F 27 Cheshire, England
Evelyn S Harris Daughter F 26 Cheshire, England
William S Edmonds Nephew M 8 Lincolnshire, England
Arthur S Harris Nephew M 8 Lancashire, England
Maria Jackson Servant F 23 Sussex, England
Florence M Saunders Servant F 16 Hampshire, England
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4QND-56Z : 11 December 2017), Evelyn S Harris in household of William S Harris, Milford, Hampshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Hampshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

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Marriage to Henry (Harry) Girdlestone in Lymington, Oct-Dec 1894:
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DBN-79Y : 13 December 2014), Evelyn Sophia Harris, 1894; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1894, quarter 4, vol. 2B, p. 1311, Lymington, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

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December 1925 - Death notice, with will (made a month before her death) on the following page. Daughters Dorothy and Murial are executors. Her will refers to affairs in England, but no probate document is to be found on the London register.
"South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91S-39KC-L?cc=2517051... : 24 January 2018), 007733410 > image 17 of 561; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.

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From NAAIRS: 1927: GIRDLESTONE, EVELYN SOPHIA. LIQUIDATION AND DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS. FIRST AND FINAL ACCOUNT.
Start Date: 1927
End Date: 1927
Extent and medium: Correspondence File
Source: MOOC
Reference: 971
Volume: 13/1/5894
Part number: 1
- Cannot find this one via FamilySearch - numbers don't seem to correspond.

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