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Birth18 Feb 1906, Chelsea, London
Death8 Dec 1967, Hansel Cottage, Strete, Dartmouth, Devon
GeneralOnly child. In 1939: Dairy farmer. d.unm. & prob. sp.
MotherEffie Redsdale James (1874-1932)
Never married
Notes for Vere Eliza Stopford Sackville
Her birth index on FindMyPast, hoping to put data in to find her on GRO on-line index:

First name(s)  Vere E
Last name      Stopford-Sackville
Birth quarter  1
Birth year     1906
District       Chelsea
County         London
Country        England
Volume         1A
Page           394A
Record set     England & Wales Births 1837-2006
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Found it, no forename!  But two ‘Occasional’ entries the same.

Name:             Mother's Maiden Surname:
SACKVILLE, -      JAMES  
GRO Reference: 1906  M Quarter in CHELSEA  Volume 01A  Page 394  Occasional Copy: A
SACKVILLE, -      JAMES  
GRO Reference: 1906  M Quarter in CHELSEA  Volume 01A  Page 394  Occasional Copy: A
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In 1939 she was with her invalided grandmother and some other James who could well have been relations.  She then called herself Elizabeth Sackville.  But this gives the birth dates of both her and her grandmother. They were at The Yell Farm, Derby Road, Doveridge, Ashbourne, Derbyshire:

First name(s)  Last name(s)  Birth date  Sex  Occupation  Marital status  Schedule  Schedule sub number
Tom        James      31 Dec 1875  M  Dairy Farmer            Married  93  1
Frances    James      24 Apr 1887  F  Unpaid Domestic Duties  Married  93  2
Clara      James      05 Jan 1843  F  Invalid                 Widowed  93  3
Elizabeth  Sackville  18 Feb 1906  F  Dairy Farmer            Single   93  4
Noreen     Edwards    12 Oct 1920  F  Domestic Servant        Single   93  5
Phyllis    Edwards    20 Nov 1912  F  Private Nurse           Single   93  6
Rose       Ledbrook   10 Dec 1911  F  Cook                    Single   93  7

1939 ref: RG101/5931F/009/17
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Her death index, unmarried:

First name(s)  Vera E
Last name      Stopford-Sackville
Gender         Female
Birth year     1906
Age            61
Death quarter  4
Death year     1967
District       Totnes
County         Devon
Volume         7A
Page           916
Country        England
Record set     England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Vere Eliza Stopford Sackville
Her probate index:

SACKVILLE Vera Elizabeth Stopford of Hansel Cottage Strete Dartmouth Devon died 8 December 1967  Probate London 2 August.  £7968.

Her will has been ordered to see what relatives she named.
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Ordered on 16, del on 18 Nov ’21!  She signed the will on 17th November 1961 and appointed Thomas Gerald Oerton (of Barnstaple) to be her executor.

In the will she listed:

1. Her cousin Tom Hareshaw James, who was also her residual legatee
      and of Chiswane Marandella Southern Rhodesia,
2. Mr & Mrs Howard, if still her landlords,
3. Her cousin John Collinson James,
4. Her godson Christopher James, son of Tom Hareshaw James.

These were all relations on her mother’s side so are not Powys descendants.
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Last Modified 21 Nov 2021Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220