Lady Beatrice Lushington

From Surrey Archive

Godfrey Lushington's wife Beatrice, whom he married in 1865, was daughter of Samuel Smith of Combe Hurst, Surrey, and granddaughter of William Smith MP and a cousin of Florence Nightingale and Barbara Bodichon

From Darwin Online

Sir Godfrey Lushington, 1832–1907. Barrister & Civil Servant. KCB 1892 GCMG 1899. 5th son of Stephen Lushington, married 1865 Beatrice Ann Shore Smith. 1868 Charles Darwin & Emma Darwin gave luncheon to him and his wife in London — ED ii 189. 1882 Lushington and Mrs Lushington on 'Family Friends invited' list for Charles Darwin's funeral.

From FreeBMD - Registration of marriage of Beatrice Anne Shore Smith in 1865 and FreeBMD - Registration of marriage of Godfrey Lushington in 1865

• April to June 1865: Registration of marriage of Godfrey Lushington; in Kingston (Volume 2a, Page 345)
• April to June 1865: Registration of marriage of Beatrice Anne Shore Smith; in Kingston (Volume 2a, Page 345)

From British Newspaper Archive: British Standard Friday, 9 June 1865 Page 8 Marriages

Marriages: Lushington — Smith. — Saturday, 3 June 1865 at St John's Church, Grove Lane, Kingston upon Thames, London KT1 2SU 51.4031, -0.3008, Kingston Vale, Surrey, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster, Godfrey Lushington, of Lincoln's-inn, barrister-at-law, son of the Right Hon. Stephen Lushington, Judge of the High Court of Admiralty and Dean of the Arches, to Beatrice Anne Shore Smith, third daughter of Samuel Smith, of Combe Hurst, Surrey, Esq.

From MyHeritage: Godfrey Lushington: 1901 England & Wales Census

31 March 1901 Census for residents of [Stokke House, 148 Stokke Common, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire SN8 3PH 51.3771313, -1.6209341], England

• Godfrey Lushington, head, married, male, aged 69 [born about 1832], in St Margarets, Westminster, London; Retired civil servant, Somerset; Permanent under-secretary of state for the Home department
• Beatrice Lushington, wife, married, female, aged 66 [born about 1835], in Ashway[?] Lea Hurst, Derbyshire
• Margherita Ritter, servant, widow, female, aged 43 [born about 1858], in Darmstadt, Germany (German subject); Cook Domestic
• Sarah Brewer, servant, single, female, aged 29 [born about 1872], in Toddington, Bedfordshire; Lady's Maid Domestic
• Margaret Toves, servant, single, female, aged 29 [born about 1872], in Llandudno[?], Caernarfonshire; Housemaid Domestic Llanddeiniolen
• Amy Sweby, servant, single, female, aged 27 [born about 1874], in Harpenden[?], Hertfordshire; Parlourmaid Domestic
• Florence Newsome, servant, single, female, aged 20 [born about 1881], in Wellow, Somerset; Kitchenmaid Domestic
• Mary Day, servant, single, female, aged 18 [born about 1883], in Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire; Under House Parlourmaid Domestic
• Eliza Hastings, servant, married, female, aged 38 [born about 1863], in Camberwell, Surrey; Under Laundry maid Domestic
• Raymond Humble, servant, single, male, aged 19 [born about 1882], in Hull, Yorkshire; Groom Domestic
• Gilbert Clarke, servant, single, male, aged 24 [born about 1877], in Wakefield, Yorkshire; Under Gardener Domestic

From MyHeritage: Beatrice Anne Shore Lushington: 1911 England & Wales Census

2 April 1911 Census for residents of 34 Old Queen Street, Westminster, London, England; House with 11 rooms

• Beatrice Anne Shore Lushington, head, widow, female, aged 76 [born about 1835], in Dethick, Lea and Holloway, Derbyshire
• Minnie Stott, single, female, aged 40 [born about 1871], in Blackheath, Kent; Trained Nurse
• Amy Sweby, single, female, aged 37 [born about 1874], in Harpenden, Hertfordshire; Servant
• Edith Sutton, single, female, aged 42 [born about 1869], in Stretham, Cambridgeshire; Servant
• Fanny Elizabeth Streak, single, female, aged 38 [born about 1873], in Notting Hill, Middlesex; Servant
• Elizabeth Mabel Riglin, single, female, aged 17 [born about 1894], in Fulham, Middlesex; Servant

From FreeBMD - Registration of death of Beatrice A.S. Lushington in 1914

July to September 1914: Registration of death of Beatrice A.S. Lushington; aged 79 [born about 1835]; in St George Hanover Square, London (Volume 1a, Page 521)

From Ancestry 19141104 probate Beatrice Anne Shore Lushington 34 Old Queen Street Westminster Middlesex widow d 19140907 pr London Thomas Lister Coltman solicitor £34462

4 November 1914 probate of Dame Beatrice Anne Shore Lushington of [34 Old Queen Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9HP 51.5009117, -0.1314577], widow, who died 7 September 1914, probate granted at London on 4 November 1914 to Thomas Lister Coltman, solicitor. Effects £34461 19s. 1d.

From Florence Nightingale: An Introduction to Her Life and Family, edited by Lynn McDonald

From Florence Nightingale, 1820-1856 - a study of her life down to the end of the Crimean war by Ida Beatrice O'Malley Published 1931 Page 403

Genealogy tree - cousin of Florence Nightingale

From lifeandtimesofflorencenightingale - Shore Smith

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 4 2022, 9:47:16 UTC