Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameEdith Galfrida Powys 
[3, Birth, Q3 of 1864, MaryLeBone dist, vol 1A, p. 440], [19, Baptism on August 6 1864 at St Mary’s MaryLeBone, London], [4, 1871 ref: RG10, piece 1722, folio 39, p.1], [4, 1881 ref: RG11, piece 47, folio 110, p. 31], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Lilford article, vol II, p. 2332], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 901, folio 112, p. 12], [36]
[3, Birth, Q3 of 1864, MaryLeBone dist, vol 1A, p. 440], [19, Baptism on August 6 1864 at St Mary’s MaryLeBone, London], [4, 1871 ref: RG10, piece 1722, folio 39, p.1], [4, 1881 ref: RG11, piece 47, folio 110, p. 31], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Lilford article, vol II, p. 2332], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 901, folio 112, p. 12], [36]Birth1 Jul 1864, 17 Montagu Square, MaryLeBone, London
Baptism6 Aug 1864, St Mary’s, St MaryLeBone, Middlesex
Death18 Feb 1932, Queen Annes Mansions, St James Park, Westminster, Middlesex
General1st dau. dsp.
FatherLeopold William Henry Fox-Powys (1837-1893)
MotherLady Mary Acheson (1835-1892)
Spouses
Marriage9 Aug 1888, St Paul’s, Onslow Sq, London [3, Their marr., Q3 of 1888, Kensington dist, vol 1a, p. 309], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Lilford article, vol II, p. 2332]
No Children
2Edward Chenevix Austen-Leigh [3, His birth, Q2 of 1865, Kensington dist, vol 1a, p. 61], [4, 1871 ref: RG10, piece 19, folio 30, p. 10], [19, Marriage on 12 July 1904 at St Michael’s Church, Pimlico, London], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Lilford article, vol II, p. 2332], [3, Death, Q3 of 1949, Hailsham dist, vol 5h, p. 223], [36]
[3, His birth, Q2 of 1865, Kensington dist, vol 1a, p. 61], [4, 1871 ref: RG10, piece 19, folio 30, p. 10], [19, Marriage on 12 July 1904 at St Michael’s Church, Pimlico, London], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Lilford article, vol II, p. 2332], [3, Death, Q3 of 1949, Hailsham dist, vol 5h, p. 223], [36]FatherCholmley Austen-Leigh (ca1830-)
MotherMelesina Mary Trench (ca1836-)
Marriage12 Jul 1904, St Michael’s Church, Pimlico, London [62, 107th edn of 2003, Lilford article, vol II, p. 2332], [3, Their marriage, Q3 of 1904, St Geo Han Sq dist, vol 1a, p. 1015], [19, Marriage on 12 July 1904 at St Michael’s Church, Pimlico, London]
No Children
Notes for Edith Galfrida Powys
m. (1) Charles Blood Mulville, (2) (1904) Edward Cheuverix Austen Leigh.
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Her birth index on the online GRO site:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
POWYS, EDITH ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1864 S Quarter in MARYLEBONE Volume 01A Page 440
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Her baptism register image, thanks Ancestry, transcript by me:
> Westminster > St Mary, Bryanston Square > 1863-1869
“ Page 56
“BAPTISMS solemnized in ST MARY’S CHURCH, in the
“ Parish of St MaryLeBone, in the County of Middlesex, in
“ the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-four
“. . . .
“When Baptized: August 6 1864
“No: 450
“Child’s Forename: Edith Galfrida
“Parents’ Forenames: Leopold & Mary
“Parents’ Surname: Powys
“Abode: 17 Montagu Square
“Profession: Gentleman
“Celebrant: ??? …wood
“Birth: 1st July 1864
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From her baptism record, her birth date is fairly clearly either ‘1 or 5 st July 1864’. But this ‘st’ means it has to be 1st. Her birth date from Burke, IIRC, was 17 July 1864. I have decided to accept my reading of her baptism record.
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The next note is for her husband’s surname. Absolutely definitely he signed his name as ‘Mulville’ in the Marriage Register. So why did I write his name as Melville?
Let’s try the 1891, 1901 and/or 1911 censuses:
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In 1891 they were at Continental, Southcliff Road, Holdenhurst, Christchurch, Hampshire, almost certainly an hôtel. Amongst the residents were:
Name Relstion Cond Sex Age Job Birth Place
Edith G Mulville Visitor M F 26 - London, MaryLeBone
Mary T G Powys Visitor S F 19 - London, Hanover Sq
Emily M E F Powys Visitor S F 25 - London, MaryLeBone
Charles B Mulville Visitor M M 48 - Ireland
Ref:
Archive reference RG12
Piece number 901
Folio 112
Page 12
Combined: 1891 ref: RG12, piece 901, folio 112, p. 12
Definitely Mulville in 1891.
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In 1901: She cannot be found
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No Mulville births on the GRO online site from 1888 to 1902 with a mother’s maiden name of Powys or Fox-Powys.
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Did she re-marry? Yes, aged 40 and in 1904 she married on Edward Cheuverix Austen Leigh who was 39 at the church of St Michael Chester Square.
No Leigh births either, up to 1913 when she would have been 49.
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Her death index from FindMyPast, but not on the online GRO site (telling them):
First name(s) Edith G
Last name Austen-Leigh
Gender Female
Birth year 1865
Age 67
Death quarter 1
Death year 1932
District St. George Hanover Square
County London
Volume 1A
Page 701
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Her birth index on the online GRO site:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
POWYS, EDITH ACHESON
GRO Reference: 1864 S Quarter in MARYLEBONE Volume 01A Page 440
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Her baptism register image, thanks Ancestry, transcript by me:
> Westminster > St Mary, Bryanston Square > 1863-1869
“ Page 56
“BAPTISMS solemnized in ST MARY’S CHURCH, in the
“ Parish of St MaryLeBone, in the County of Middlesex, in
“ the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-four
“. . . .
“When Baptized: August 6 1864
“No: 450
“Child’s Forename: Edith Galfrida
“Parents’ Forenames: Leopold & Mary
“Parents’ Surname: Powys
“Abode: 17 Montagu Square
“Profession: Gentleman
“Celebrant: ??? …wood
“Birth: 1st July 1864
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From her baptism record, her birth date is fairly clearly either ‘1 or 5 st July 1864’. But this ‘st’ means it has to be 1st. Her birth date from Burke, IIRC, was 17 July 1864. I have decided to accept my reading of her baptism record.
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The next note is for her husband’s surname. Absolutely definitely he signed his name as ‘Mulville’ in the Marriage Register. So why did I write his name as Melville?
Let’s try the 1891, 1901 and/or 1911 censuses:
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In 1891 they were at Continental, Southcliff Road, Holdenhurst, Christchurch, Hampshire, almost certainly an hôtel. Amongst the residents were:
Name Relstion Cond Sex Age Job Birth Place
Edith G Mulville Visitor M F 26 - London, MaryLeBone
Mary T G Powys Visitor S F 19 - London, Hanover Sq
Emily M E F Powys Visitor S F 25 - London, MaryLeBone
Charles B Mulville Visitor M M 48 - Ireland
Ref:
Archive reference RG12
Piece number 901
Folio 112
Page 12
Combined: 1891 ref: RG12, piece 901, folio 112, p. 12
Definitely Mulville in 1891.
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In 1901: She cannot be found
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No Mulville births on the GRO online site from 1888 to 1902 with a mother’s maiden name of Powys or Fox-Powys.
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Did she re-marry? Yes, aged 40 and in 1904 she married on Edward Cheuverix Austen Leigh who was 39 at the church of St Michael Chester Square.
No Leigh births either, up to 1913 when she would have been 49.
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Her death index from FindMyPast, but not on the online GRO site (telling them):
First name(s) Edith G
Last name Austen-Leigh
Gender Female
Birth year 1865
Age 67
Death quarter 1
Death year 1932
District St. George Hanover Square
County London
Volume 1A
Page 701
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Edith Galfrida Powys
Her probate index:
1932
AUSTEN-
LEIGH Edithe Galfrida of Frog Firle Alfriston Sussex and of Queen Annes-mansions St James park Westminster Middlesex (wife of Edward Chevenix, Austen-Leigh) died 18 February 1932 at Queen Annes-mansions Probate London 6 May to the said Edward Chenevix Austen-Leigh and Mervyn Owen Warne Powys esquires. Effects £21281 15s. 5d.
Added to the list to be ordered.
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1932
AUSTEN-
LEIGH Edithe Galfrida of Frog Firle Alfriston Sussex and of Queen Annes-mansions St James park Westminster Middlesex (wife of Edward Chevenix, Austen-Leigh) died 18 February 1932 at Queen Annes-mansions Probate London 6 May to the said Edward Chenevix Austen-Leigh and Mervyn Owen Warne Powys esquires. Effects £21281 15s. 5d.
Added to the list to be ordered.
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Notes for Charles Blood & Edith Galfrida (Family)
On Sat 11th August 1888, the Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser carried this notice on p. 13:
“FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE.--At St Paul’s Onslow Square, London, on Thursday afternoon, the marriage of the eldest daughter of the Hon Leopold W H Powys and Lady Mary Powys with Captain Charles Blood Mulville, late of the Dragoon Guards was solemnised by the Rev the Hon E Powys. The bride wore a dress of white crepe, with a long train of poult de soie. The bridesmaids--the Misses Powys (2), Reeve, and Moore--were gowned in white nin’s veiling, and wore moire sashes and Leghorn hats. Captain and Mrs Mulville left later for the Continent.”
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Her marriage register image, thanks Ancestry, transcript by me:
> Kensington and Chelsea > St Paul, Kensington > 1894-1919
“1888. Marriage solemnized at St Paul’s Onslow Square
“ in the parish of St Paul’s South Kensington in the County of Middlesex
“No: 377
“When Married: August 9th 1888
His Hers
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“Name: Charles Blood Mulville Edith Galfrida Powys
“Age: Full Full
“Condition: Widower Spinster
“Profession: Late Captain Dragoon Guards -
“Residence: 6 Seville Street, Lowndes Square 16 Queensberry Place
“Father: Dan Mulville (Deceased) Leopold William Henry Powys
“Father’s job: Gentleman Gentleman
“Married in the Parish Church of St Paul’s according to the Rites and Ceremonies
“ of the Established Church by Licence by me, Edward V R Powys
“ [ with sub-signatures of]: Jphn Hadford, Principal Regr
“This Marriage was solemnised between us: Charles Blood Mulville, Edith Galfrida Powys
“ in the Presence of us, Leopold WH Powys, Mary Powys, Blanche Phencorn(?) ???, Ellen Ward
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Note that at the time of this marriage neither she nor either of her parents used the surname of Fox-Powys, which surname was only taken by him in November 1890, two years after Edith’s marriage. So she was always plain Powys until she became Edith Mulville. I have therefore altered her maiden surname.
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“FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE.--At St Paul’s Onslow Square, London, on Thursday afternoon, the marriage of the eldest daughter of the Hon Leopold W H Powys and Lady Mary Powys with Captain Charles Blood Mulville, late of the Dragoon Guards was solemnised by the Rev the Hon E Powys. The bride wore a dress of white crepe, with a long train of poult de soie. The bridesmaids--the Misses Powys (2), Reeve, and Moore--were gowned in white nin’s veiling, and wore moire sashes and Leghorn hats. Captain and Mrs Mulville left later for the Continent.”
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Her marriage register image, thanks Ancestry, transcript by me:
> Kensington and Chelsea > St Paul, Kensington > 1894-1919
“1888. Marriage solemnized at St Paul’s Onslow Square
“ in the parish of St Paul’s South Kensington in the County of Middlesex
“No: 377
“When Married: August 9th 1888
His Hers
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“Name: Charles Blood Mulville Edith Galfrida Powys
“Age: Full Full
“Condition: Widower Spinster
“Profession: Late Captain Dragoon Guards -
“Residence: 6 Seville Street, Lowndes Square 16 Queensberry Place
“Father: Dan Mulville (Deceased) Leopold William Henry Powys
“Father’s job: Gentleman Gentleman
“Married in the Parish Church of St Paul’s according to the Rites and Ceremonies
“ of the Established Church by Licence by me, Edward V R Powys
“ [ with sub-signatures of]: Jphn Hadford, Principal Regr
“This Marriage was solemnised between us: Charles Blood Mulville, Edith Galfrida Powys
“ in the Presence of us, Leopold WH Powys, Mary Powys, Blanche Phencorn(?) ???, Ellen Ward
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Note that at the time of this marriage neither she nor either of her parents used the surname of Fox-Powys, which surname was only taken by him in November 1890, two years after Edith’s marriage. So she was always plain Powys until she became Edith Mulville. I have therefore altered her maiden surname.
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Notes for Edward Chenevix & Edith Galfrida (Family)
Their marriage register page, Image thanks to Ancestry, transcript by me:
> St Michael, Chester Square > 1903-1919
“ Page 7
“. . . .
“1904. Marriage solemnizedat St Michael’s church in the Parish of
“ St Michael Pimlico in the County of London
“No:
“When married:
“Name:
“Age:
“Condition:
“Profession:
“Residence:
“Father:
“Father’s job:
“Married in the District Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies
“ of the Established Church after Banna by me, S???? Amaldson
“This Marriage was solemnized between us, Edward Chenevix Austin Leigh, Edith Galfrida Mulville
“ in the Presence of us, Lilford, Mary T G Powys
‘Lilford’ in 1904 was John Powys, 5th baron. Mary T G Powys was Edith Galfrida’s sister.
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> St Michael, Chester Square > 1903-1919
“ Page 7
“. . . .
“1904. Marriage solemnizedat St Michael’s church in the Parish of
“ St Michael Pimlico in the County of London
“No:
“When married:
“Name:
“Age:
“Condition:
“Profession:
“Residence:
“Father:
“Father’s job:
“Married in the District Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies
“ of the Established Church after Banna by me, S???? Amaldson
“This Marriage was solemnized between us, Edward Chenevix Austin Leigh, Edith Galfrida Mulville
“ in the Presence of us, Lilford, Mary T G Powys
‘Lilford’ in 1904 was John Powys, 5th baron. Mary T G Powys was Edith Galfrida’s sister.
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