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NameEmma Gertrude Mary Scott-Waring 
[4, 1851, at Goring, Oxon.], [3, Her birth, Q3 of 1846, Helmsley dist, vol 24, p. 416], [4, 1871 ref: RG10/1435/F?], [4, 1911 ref: RG14 - PN15708 RD337 SD4 ED9 SN91]
[4, 1851, at Goring, Oxon.], [3, Her birth, Q3 of 1846, Helmsley dist, vol 24, p. 416], [4, 1871 ref: RG10/1435/F?], [4, 1911 ref: RG14 - PN15708 RD337 SD4 ED9 SN91]Birthca Aug 1846, Helmsley, Yorks
FatherHenry Reade Scott-Waring (ca1818-)
MotherMary Agar (-ca1849)
Spouses
Marriageca Nov 1867, Hendon district, Middlesex [4, Their marriage, Q4 of 1867, Hendon dist, vol 3a, p. 192]
Notes for Emma Gertrude Mary Scott-Waring
Her birth, corroborated by 1851 census:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Sep 1846 (>99%)
Waring Emma Helmsley 24 416
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One of these husbands looks like her marriage:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1867 (>99%)
Pooley Mary Hendon 3a 192
READE Compton Hendon 3a 192
Waring Emma Scott Hendon 3a 192
Wingfield John Thomas Hendon 3a 192
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This 1871 census entry has a son Scott and with her Helmsley birth, makes it likely that her husband was Rev Compton Reade:
Surname Forename Age Relation Occupation Birth Place
Reade Compton 36 Head Chaplain Maydalun College St George Bloomsbury, London
Reade Emma 24 Wife Clergyman's Wife Helmsley, Yorkshire
Reade Compton 1 Son All Saints Notting Hill, London
Reade Scott G C 5M Son St Clements, Oxfordshire
Leach Susan J 17 Servant Head Nurse Newfoundland
Johnson Margaret 13 Servant Under Nurse Cowley, Oxfordshire
Ref: RG10/1435/F?
Address: 12 Iffley Road
Parish: Cowley
Registration District: Headington
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In 1881 she and Compton were lodging in Marylebone, London. He was a ‘Clerk in Holy Orders and Journalist’, she was and Authoress. Where were their children? Neither child could be found separately on the 1881 census, nor did either have a death on record.
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On an internet site of victorian fiction, she had this entry:
Author: Emma Reade
Alternate Name(s): Mrs. Compton Reade (familiar name); Scott-Waring (maiden name)
Titles:
Rose and Rue. 3 vol. London: Bentley, 1874.
Sidonie: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Chapman and Hall, 1879.
The Brown Hand and the White: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Chapman and Hall, 1880.
Rose in the Sawdust, and other tales. 3 vol. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1881.
Cherry: A Novel. 3 vol. London: John Maxwell, 1884.
The Maid of the Mill: A Summer Story. 2 vol. London: Chapman and Hall, 1887.
[Rather prolific for those few years.]
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In 1891, they were living, with no children, at Burghill Rectory, Kenchester, Herefords; he was a clergyman.
In 1901 they were still there, with no live-in servants.
In 1911 she was a widow, lodging at 25 Castle Street, Hereford and an authoress of private means. Interestingly it gave her full name of Emma Gertrude Mary Reade.
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This is the only death entry that matches her birth year on FreeBMD:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Dec 1927 (>99%)
Reade Emma 80 Manchester S. 8d 79
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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Sep 1846 (>99%)
Waring Emma Helmsley 24 416
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One of these husbands looks like her marriage:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1867 (>99%)
Pooley Mary Hendon 3a 192
READE Compton Hendon 3a 192
Waring Emma Scott Hendon 3a 192
Wingfield John Thomas Hendon 3a 192
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This 1871 census entry has a son Scott and with her Helmsley birth, makes it likely that her husband was Rev Compton Reade:
Surname Forename Age Relation Occupation Birth Place
Reade Compton 36 Head Chaplain Maydalun College St George Bloomsbury, London
Reade Emma 24 Wife Clergyman's Wife Helmsley, Yorkshire
Reade Compton 1 Son All Saints Notting Hill, London
Reade Scott G C 5M Son St Clements, Oxfordshire
Leach Susan J 17 Servant Head Nurse Newfoundland
Johnson Margaret 13 Servant Under Nurse Cowley, Oxfordshire
Ref: RG10/1435/F?
Address: 12 Iffley Road
Parish: Cowley
Registration District: Headington
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In 1881 she and Compton were lodging in Marylebone, London. He was a ‘Clerk in Holy Orders and Journalist’, she was and Authoress. Where were their children? Neither child could be found separately on the 1881 census, nor did either have a death on record.
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On an internet site of victorian fiction, she had this entry:
Author: Emma Reade
Alternate Name(s): Mrs. Compton Reade (familiar name); Scott-Waring (maiden name)
Titles:
Rose and Rue. 3 vol. London: Bentley, 1874.
Sidonie: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Chapman and Hall, 1879.
The Brown Hand and the White: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Chapman and Hall, 1880.
Rose in the Sawdust, and other tales. 3 vol. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1881.
Cherry: A Novel. 3 vol. London: John Maxwell, 1884.
The Maid of the Mill: A Summer Story. 2 vol. London: Chapman and Hall, 1887.
[Rather prolific for those few years.]
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In 1891, they were living, with no children, at Burghill Rectory, Kenchester, Herefords; he was a clergyman.
In 1901 they were still there, with no live-in servants.
In 1911 she was a widow, lodging at 25 Castle Street, Hereford and an authoress of private means. Interestingly it gave her full name of Emma Gertrude Mary Reade.
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This is the only death entry that matches her birth year on FreeBMD:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Dec 1927 (>99%)
Reade Emma 80 Manchester S. 8d 79
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Notes for Compton & Emma Gertrude Mary (Family)
Their marriage:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1867 (>99%)
Pooley Mary Hendon 3a 192
READE Compton Hendon 3a 192
Waring Emma Scott Hendon 3a 192
Wingfield John Thomas Hendon 3a 192
The 1851 census clarified that Compton Reade was the husband of Emma Waring.
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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1867 (>99%)
Pooley Mary Hendon 3a 192
READE Compton Hendon 3a 192
Waring Emma Scott Hendon 3a 192
Wingfield John Thomas Hendon 3a 192
The 1851 census clarified that Compton Reade was the husband of Emma Waring.
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