Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameCol Frederick Henry Harford 
[27, LG of 1879, Harford of Down Place article, vol I, p. 740], [3, His birth, Q2 of 1841, Warwick dist, vol 16, p. 490], [4, 1881 PRO ref RG11, piece 0098 / 103, p. 28], [4, 1851 Ref: HO107 Piece: 2072 Folio: 549 Page: 5], [3, His death aged 85, Q3 of 1826, Maidenhead dist, vol 2c, p. 397], [27, 1914 edn, Harford article, vol I, p. 893]
[27, LG of 1879, Harford of Down Place article, vol I, p. 740], [3, His birth, Q2 of 1841, Warwick dist, vol 16, p. 490], [4, 1881 PRO ref RG11, piece 0098 / 103, p. 28], [4, 1851 Ref: HO107 Piece: 2072 Folio: 549 Page: 5], [3, His death aged 85, Q3 of 1826, Maidenhead dist, vol 2c, p. 397], [27, 1914 edn, Harford article, vol I, p. 893]Birth20 Mar 1841, Leamington, Warks
Deathca Aug 1926, Maidenhead district, Berks
GeneralOnly s. Of Down Place, Bray, Berks. In 1879 was unm. with 2 sisters.
FatherFrederick Paul Harford (ca1803-ca1860)
MotherLouisa Eliza Bourke Hallifax (1809-ca1876)
Spouses
Marriage21 Mar 1881, Cookham district, Berks [3, Their marriage, Q1 of 1881, Cookham dist, vol 2c, p. 516], [27, 1914 edn, Harford article, vol I, p. 893], [62, 2003 edition, Rosse article, vol 3, p. 3404]
ChildrenFrederick Reginald (1882-ca1955)
Violet Evelyn (1883-1968)
Notes for Col Frederick Henry Harford
In Scots Fusilier Guards.
I cannot find his death record on FreeBMD up to 1910, but this looks like him:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Sep 1926 (>99%)
Harford Frederick H 85 Maidenhead 2c 397
A Frederick Henry Harford marriage record is on FreeBMD at a possible Q1 of 1881 at Cookham dist, vol 2c, p. 546. Unusually FreeBMD does not reveal any other people married at this time and place.
There is another Frederick Henry Harford who m. in June 1896 at Bridgwater, vol 5c, p. 586. The wife to this marriage was one of Edith Joanna Pollard and Eliza Stone.
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Not found in the 1861 census.
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There is a Lt-Col Fred Henry Harford in the Scots Guards in the 1881 census:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Fredk.Hy. HARFORD Head M Male 40 Leamington, Warwick, England Lt Col Scotch Gds
Florence H. HARFORD Wife M Female 27 London Eaton Place , London, Middlesex, England
Chas. WOOTTEN Servant M Male 38 Pimlico Butler Dom Serv
Harriet SELBY Servant U Female 32 Tiverton, Devon, England Housekeeper
Caroline MARTINAL Servant U Female 28 London Regents Pk , London, Middlesex, England Kitchenmd Dom Ser
Jane PRIOR Servant U Female 38 Pimlico Housemd Dom Ser
Jenny UNELSTON Servant U Female 23 Geneoa Ladys Md Dom Ser
Joseph COUSINS Servant U Male 15 Brighton Page
Source Information:
Dwelling 6 Chester St
Census Place London, Middlesex, England
Family History Library Film 1341022
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 0098 / 103
Page Number 28
This looks very much like him: born in Warks and in the Guards. No children as they were only just married.
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There is a marriage in Cookham in Q1 of 1881 that includes:
Parsons Florence Helen I Cookham 2c 516
The page number differs in only one digit from Frederick’s and, combined with the census entry a month or so later makes it virtually certain that Fred’s wife was Florence Helen Parsons.
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The 1891 census has them again at Down Place, Bray, this time with a son:
Frederick Harford, head, M, 50, Colonel Scots Guards, b. Leamington, Warks.
Florence Harford, wife, N, 37, b. London
Frederick (not very legible), son, 9, b. London
Violet Harford, daur, S, 7, b. Bray, Berks.
In addition there were 8 servants inside, 4 in the stables, and in a cottage and a lodge: a gardener with family and a cowman with family.
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The 1901 census has them in Down Place, Bray:
Frederick Harford, head, M, 60, Colonel Retired Army Off, b. Leamington, Warks.
Florence Harford, wife, N, 46, b. London
Violet Harford, daur, S, 17, b. Bray, Berks.
plus 11 live-in servants.
Any sons might have been at school or work.
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In 1911 he and Florence were living with a mere 9 servants in the house, Down Place, Bray, Berks. The had been married for 30 years and had 2 children, both of whom had survived.
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Times announcements:
27 Sep 1882: Given honorary rank of colonel on retirement.
22 Dec 1883: HM’s staghounds caught a deer in the grounds of his Down Place.
I cannot find his death record on FreeBMD up to 1910, but this looks like him:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Sep 1926 (>99%)
Harford Frederick H 85 Maidenhead 2c 397
A Frederick Henry Harford marriage record is on FreeBMD at a possible Q1 of 1881 at Cookham dist, vol 2c, p. 546. Unusually FreeBMD does not reveal any other people married at this time and place.
There is another Frederick Henry Harford who m. in June 1896 at Bridgwater, vol 5c, p. 586. The wife to this marriage was one of Edith Joanna Pollard and Eliza Stone.
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Not found in the 1861 census.
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There is a Lt-Col Fred Henry Harford in the Scots Guards in the 1881 census:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Fredk.Hy. HARFORD Head M Male 40 Leamington, Warwick, England Lt Col Scotch Gds
Florence H. HARFORD Wife M Female 27 London Eaton Place , London, Middlesex, England
Chas. WOOTTEN Servant M Male 38 Pimlico Butler Dom Serv
Harriet SELBY Servant U Female 32 Tiverton, Devon, England Housekeeper
Caroline MARTINAL Servant U Female 28 London Regents Pk , London, Middlesex, England Kitchenmd Dom Ser
Jane PRIOR Servant U Female 38 Pimlico Housemd Dom Ser
Jenny UNELSTON Servant U Female 23 Geneoa Ladys Md Dom Ser
Joseph COUSINS Servant U Male 15 Brighton Page
Source Information:
Dwelling 6 Chester St
Census Place London, Middlesex, England
Family History Library Film 1341022
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 0098 / 103
Page Number 28
This looks very much like him: born in Warks and in the Guards. No children as they were only just married.
_______________________________________________
There is a marriage in Cookham in Q1 of 1881 that includes:
Parsons Florence Helen I Cookham 2c 516
The page number differs in only one digit from Frederick’s and, combined with the census entry a month or so later makes it virtually certain that Fred’s wife was Florence Helen Parsons.
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The 1891 census has them again at Down Place, Bray, this time with a son:
Frederick Harford, head, M, 50, Colonel Scots Guards, b. Leamington, Warks.
Florence Harford, wife, N, 37, b. London
Frederick (not very legible), son, 9, b. London
Violet Harford, daur, S, 7, b. Bray, Berks.
In addition there were 8 servants inside, 4 in the stables, and in a cottage and a lodge: a gardener with family and a cowman with family.
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The 1901 census has them in Down Place, Bray:
Frederick Harford, head, M, 60, Colonel Retired Army Off, b. Leamington, Warks.
Florence Harford, wife, N, 46, b. London
Violet Harford, daur, S, 17, b. Bray, Berks.
plus 11 live-in servants.
Any sons might have been at school or work.
______________________________________________
In 1911 he and Florence were living with a mere 9 servants in the house, Down Place, Bray, Berks. The had been married for 30 years and had 2 children, both of whom had survived.
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Times announcements:
27 Sep 1882: Given honorary rank of colonel on retirement.
22 Dec 1883: HM’s staghounds caught a deer in the grounds of his Down Place.