Birth18 Feb 1906, Chelsea, London
Death8 Dec 1967, Hansel Cottage, Strete, Dartmouth, Devon
GeneralOnly child. In 1939: Dairy farmer. d.unm. & prob. sp.
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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