NameNorah Grace Eden Stopford [3, Birth, Q3 of 1889, Chelsea dist, vol 1A, p. 340], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 63, folio 19, p. 36], [4, 1939 ref: RG101/2211A/013/33], [3, Death, Q4 of 1966, Reading dist, vol 6A, p. 137]
Birth14 Jul 1889, Chelsea district, London
Death27 Oct 1966, Royal Berks Hospital, Reading, Berks
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Notes for Norah Grace Eden Stopford
Her birth index:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
STOPFORD, NORAH GRACE EDEN MACDOWEL
GRO Reference: 1889 S Quarter in CHELSEA Volume 01A Page 340
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Her baptism from an image of the Register, thanks to FindMyPast, and transcript by me:
“ Page 33.
“BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Racliff on Weake
“ in the County of Leicester in the Year 1887 [sic]
“. . . .
“When Baptized: 1889 Sept 1st
“No: 264
“Child’s Forename: Norah Grace Eden
“Parents’ Forenames: * Horace Robert and Marguerite Louisa Greated
“Parents’ Surname: Stopford
“Abode: London, 12 Lower Sloane Street
“Profession: Captain in H.M. Coldstream Guards
“Celebrant: George Henry Woodcock, Rector
Added at the foot of the page is this note:
“*Lieut Col Horace Robert Stopford killed in action at Mudder River South Africa Nov 28th 1899. He obtained a Lieutenant commission in the said Coldstream Guards in 1874, became Captain in 1885, and Major in 1893.”
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A search for their children produced:
Last name First name(s) Year Of Birth Registration District
Dickin Margaret N 1912 Ware, Hertfordshire, England
Dickin Evelyn 1915 Farnham, Surrey, England
Dickin Robert 1918 Wokingham, Berkshire
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She is in the 1939 Register, see her mother’s Notes.
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Her death index:
First name(s) Norah G E
Last name Dickin
Gender Female
Birth year 1889
Age 77
Death quarter 4
Death year 1966
District Reading
County Berkshire
Volume 6A
Page 137
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Norah Grace Eden Stopford
Her probate index:
DICKIN Norah Grace Eden of Spenford House Loppington Shropshire died 27 October 1966 at Royal Berks Hospital Reading Probate London 21 march to Thomas Lloyd Robert Spencer Dickin engineer Margaret Noral lay married woman and lady Evelyn Nancy Stopford Macpherson-Grant married woman. £52243.
Will ordered, to see what she has regarding her son Robert.
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In her will dated 6th May 1965 she explicitly appointed her three children as executors and named them as:
1. Thomas Lloyd Robert Spencer Dickin of Sevendales, 304 Moorside REoad, Urmston Manchester Lancashire engineer,
2. Margaret Norah Lay of Grove Farm House Goring near Reading Berkshire married woman,
3. Lady Ev elyn Nancy Stopford MacPherson-Grant of Craigs House Montrose Angus in Scotland married woman,
and she also named these relatives:
4. Her grand-daughter Clare Nancy Macpherson-Grant
5. Her son-in-law Sidney Edward Lay
6. Her son-in-law Sir Ewan George Macpherson-Grant
7. Her daughter-in-law Hilda Dicin
8, Her brother Commander Robert Maurice Stopford
9. Her brother’s wife Elsie Stopford,
10. Her grandson John Lay,
11. Her grandson Anthony Lay
12. Her adopted grandson Richard Dickin
13. Her brother’s child Michael Robert Horace Stopford
14. Her brother’s child Stephen Robert Anthony Stopford,
15. Her brother’s child Rosemary Mills.
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Notes for Edward Spencer & Norah Grace Eden (Family)
Their marriage index:
First name(s) Norah J E
Last name Stopford
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1911
Marriage Finder Norah J E Stopford married one of these people
Edward S Dickin
District Kingston
County Surrey
Country England
Volume 2A
Page number 884A
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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