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Birthca Aug 1857, Southampton, Hants
Death31 Jan 1930, Ridgway Lymington Hampshire
General2nd dau. Her parents were Hugh Montolien Hammersley and Henrietta Bonverie. dsp.
Notes for Constance Maria Hammersley
Her birth index, presumably with an illegible mother’s maiden name:

Name:                            Mother's Maiden Surname:
HAMMERSLEY, CONSTANCE MARIA      B...  
GRO Reference: 1856  S Quarter in SOUTH STONEHAM  Volume 02C  Page 52
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The 1861 census has her father missing likewise her mother’s forename.  So I have chosen her 1871 census to determine her parents at Ridgway, Lymington, Hampshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Hugh M           Hammersley  Head  M  M  46  1825  Landowner JP Capt Hants Militia  London, 69 Pall Mall
Henrietta        Hammersley  Wife  M  F  39  1832  -                                Nottinghamshire
Diana Emily      Hammersley  Daur  U  F  18  1853  -                                London, Middlesex
Constance Maria  Hammersley  Daur  U  F  14  1857  -                                Hampshire, Southampton
Bertha Caroline  Hammersley  Daur  U  F  13  1858  -                                Hampshire, Lymington
George           Hatchard    Serv  M  M  37  1834  Butler                           Hampshire, Lymington
Rebecca          Tucker      Serv  W  F  48  1823  Cook                             Somerset, Bath
Marian           Watson      Serv  U  F  34  1837  Ladies maid                      Yorkshire, Northallerton
Elizabeth        Baker       Serv  U  F  29  1842  Housemaid                        Hampshire, Bishopstoke
Ellen            Parker      Serv  U  F  17  1854  Under housemaid                  Hampshire, Melford
Fanny            Gosling     Serv  U  F  18  1853  Kitchen maid                     Hampshire, Bolder

Ref:
Archive reference  RG10
Piece number       1173
Folio              109
Page               1
Combined:          1871, RG10, piece 1173, folio 109, p. 1
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From the above census a marriage was found ewbtween Hugh Montolien Hammersley and Henrietta Bonverie at St Peter Eaton Sq, London in 1851 and this fiarly convincingly identifies Constance Maria’s parents.
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The 1891 census establishes which of the two candidates for his wife was the actual wife.  And this is what Burke had put anyway.
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No sign of any second marriage for her after her husband’s death.

In 1901 she was with her mother at The Ridgway, Lymington, both of them being widows and with a mere five servants to look after the pair of them plus one visitor.
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Her death index:

Name:                          Age at Death (in years):  
STOPFORD, CONSTANCE MARIA      73  
GRO Reference: 1930  M Quarter in LYMINGTON  Volume 02B  Page 947
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Will notes for Constance Maria Hammersley
Her probate index:

1930
STOPFORD Constance maria of Ridgway Lymington Hampshire widow died 31 January 1930  Probate London 15 March to William Van Sommer and Richard Herbert Chillcott solicitors.  Effects £50408 5s. 3d.  Resworn £49970 16s. 2d.

No ordered.
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Notes for Henry Edward & Constance Maria (Family)
Their marriage index:

First name(s)     Henry Edward
Last name         Stopford
Marriage quarter  4
Marriage year     1882
Marriage Finder   Henry Edward Stopford married one of these people
                  Mary Maria Warr, Constance Maria Hammersley
District          Lymington
County            Hampshire
Country           England
Volume            2B
Page number       1205
Record set        England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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Last Modified 18 Dec 2021Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220