Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Birthca Aug 1936, Cambridge district, Cambs
GeneralOnly child. No children found.
FatherErnest R L Glasscock (1896-ca1965)
MotherRhoda Mary Fowke (1907-1973)
Notes for Ruth Rhoda Glasscock
Her birth:

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Sep 1936   (>99%)
GLASSCOCK Ruth R Fowke Cambridge 3b 574
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No Gover children with a mother’s maiden name of Glasscock can be found.
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After her highly probable marriage to David Gover in 1954, there is this marriage in Plymouth where her parents had moved to:

First name(s) RUTH R
Last name GLASSCOCK
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1972
Registration month -
MarriageFinderâ„¢ RUTH R GLASSCOCK married
Christopher G Stevens
Spouse's last name Stevens
District Plymouth
District number -
County Devon
Country England
Volume 7A
Page 1261
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2008

It needs the certificate first.  Ordered on 22 Feb 2017.  Arrived 1 Mar 2017.

The above marriage was hers as it had the samed father and gave her age as 35 which was correct.

The certificate gave the following extra information:

1. She was formerly known as Ruth Rhoda Gover and her previous marriage was dissolved.
2. She was a secretary to some insurance brokers.
3. Her father’s full name was Ernest Reginald Lawrence Glasscock and was deceased and had been a motor engineer.
4. She was living at 11 Frehill Road, Ivybridge
5. Her husband’s full name was Christopher Gerald John Stevens
6. Her husband was 18 and a bachelor.
7. Her husbande was an Engine Fitter Apprentice (at H.M. Dockyard)
8. Her husband had been living at 25 Station Road, Keyham, Plymouth
9. Her husband’s father was Gerhard Kasmisch Stevens and was a cabinet maker.
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No births can be found for any Stevens with a mother’s maiden name of Glasscock.
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This is the only later record that is very probably hers, with the same address as she gave at marriage in 1972:

First name(s) Ruth R
Last name Stevens
Age guide 65+
Address 11, Trehill Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0AZ
Town Ivybridge
District Ivybridge
County Devon
Country England
Year 2002-14
Electoral rolls 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Occupancy (years) 33
Record set Uk Electoral Registers 2002-2014
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Notes for David W & Ruth Rhoda (Family)
Their marriage index:

First name(s) RUTH R
Last name GLASSCOCK
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1954
MarriageFinderâ„¢ RUTH R GLASSCOCK married
David W Gover
Spouse's last name Gover
District Cambridge
County Cambridgeshire
Country England
Volume 4A
Page 355
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2008
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Notes for Christopher Gerald John & Ruth Rhoda (Family)
Their marriage index:

First name(s) RUTH R
Last name GLASSCOCK
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1972
Registration month -
MarriageFinderâ„¢ RUTH R GLASSCOCK married
Christopher G Stevens
Spouse's last name Stevens
District Plymouth
District number -
County Devon
Country England
Volume 7A
Page 1261
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2008

The certificate gave the following extra information:

1. She was formerly known as Ruth Rhoda Gover and her previous marriage was dissolved.
2. She was a secretary to some insurance brokers.
3. Her father’s full name was Ernest Reginald Lawrence Glasscock and was deceased and had been a motor engineer.
4. She was living at 11 Frehill Road, Ivybridge
5. Her husband’s full name was Christopher Gerald John Stevens
6. Her husband was 18 and a bachelor.
7. Her husbande was an Engine Fitter Apprentice (at H.M. Dockyard)
8. Her husband had been living at 25 Station Road, Keyham, Plymouth
9. Her husband’s father was Gerhard Kasmisch Stevens and was a cabinet maker.
10. The marriage was on 22 Jan 1972 at Plymouth Register Office.
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Last Modified 1 Mar 2017Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220