| Family Details |
| William
Gaunt & Caroline Andrews |
| 2nd
Great Grandparents
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Husband: |
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William
Gaunt 
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Born: |
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1843 |
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Offord Darcy, Huntingdonshire |
Marriage: |
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1871 |
in: |
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St Neots area, Huntingdonshire |
Died: |
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3rd May 1933 |
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Lewisham, London |
Burial: |
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May 1933 |
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Ladywell Cemetery, Lewisham, London |
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Father: |
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Mother: |
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Occupation: |
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Bricklayer |
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Wife: |
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Caroline
Andrew |
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Born: |
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1841 |
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Great Paxton, Huntingdonshire |
Christened: |
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13 December
1841 |
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Great Paxton, Huntingdonshire |
Died: |
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1928 |
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St Neots, Huntingdonshire |
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Father: |
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James Andrew |
Mother: |
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Sarah Mary Hook |
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Occupation: |
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Housemaid
(prior to marriage) |
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William Gaunt was born
in 1834 in Offord Darcy, Huntingdonshire and was one of
eleven children. He worked as a Bricklayer
and his father was a Master Sawyer.
Caroline Andrew was born
in 1841 in Great Paxton, Huntingdonshire and was one of
nine children. Before marrying she worked as a Housemaid,
her father was a Brickmaker.
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William Gaunt |
Caroline Gaunt |
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Caroline Gaunt |
William and Caroline
Gaunt |
William Gaunt with
three of his Elkins granddaughters |
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| Children
William and Caroline had five
children, my Great Grandmother being the second.
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| 1 |
Name: |
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William Gaunt |
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Born: |
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1872 |
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Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire |
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Marriage: |
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March 1898 |
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Islington, London, Middlesex |
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Spouse: |
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Sarah Weston |
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Died: |
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[to confirm] |
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[to confirm] |
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Occupation: |
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Drug Store Manager |
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William and Sarah had four children and their first born,
Gustavus, worked as a Camerman in films.
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Name: |
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Born: |
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1873 |
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Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire |
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Marriage: |
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30 November 1903 |
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The Parish Church, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire |
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Spouse: |
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Died: |
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23 July 1961 |
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Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire |
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Occupation: |
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Parlour Maid (prior to marriage) |
Alice and John had five children, grandmother being the third
(their first baby died as was never spoken about).
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(top) John, Louise,
Daisy, John,
(bottom) Alice, Kathleen & Helen
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Alice Elkins (nee
Gaunt) |
| 3 |
Name: |
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Charles Gaunt |
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Born: |
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1874 |
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Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire |
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Marriage: |
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[never married] |
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Died: |
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1904 |
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South Africa |
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Buried: |
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1904 |
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Bloemfontein, South Africa |
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Occupation: |
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Bricklayer [1901 Census] |
Charles died shortly after emigrating to
South Africa. Below is a photo of his stripy shirted nephew
Alan Gaunt (George's son) and the caretaker at his grave.
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Charlie's grave in
Bloemfontein, South Africa |
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Name: |
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Louisa Gaunt |
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Born: |
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1876 |
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Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire |
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Marriage: |
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[to confirm] |
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[to confirm] |
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Spouse: |
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Died: |
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[to confirm] |
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[to confirm] |
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Occupation: |
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Domestic Nurse [1901 Census] |
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Unfortunately I haven't been able to find anything else out
about Louisa yet.
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Name: |
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George Gaunt |
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Born: |
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1882 |
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Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire |
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Marriage: |
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March 1913 |
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Epsom, Surrey |
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Spouse: |
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Lucy Wood |
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Died: |
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23 October 1917 |
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France & Flanders (WWI casualty) |
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Buried: |
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1917 |
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Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Leper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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Stone Mason |
George and Lucy had two son's in the short time they were
married. Lucy swiftly remarried in 1918 and had one more son.
George's casualty details state:
- Name: GAUNT, GEORGE
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Rank: Private
- Regiment/Service: Leicestershire
Regiment
- Unit Text: 11th Bn.
- Age: 36
- Date of Death: 23/10/1917
- Service No: 46653
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Additional information:
Son of William and Caroline Gaunt, of Eynesbury, St. Neots,
Hunts; husband of Lucy Blake (formerly Gaunt), of 7, Woodley
Terrace, Plough Rd., West Ewell, Surrey.
- Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
- Grave/Memorial Reference: I. I. 15.
- Cemetery: Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
Below is a photo of George's widow Lucy and
their son Maurice at his grave, note the original wooden crosses,
which were later replaced with stone. It was very rare for
widows to actually go over to France and Flanders to visit
their husbands graves as it was very expensive.
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George's
grave in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Leper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. |
George Gaunt &
Son |
Stone grave image courtesy of Clive
Gilbert © 2008, taken from Epson
and Ewell History War Memorails. George's photo courtesy
of Paul Blake. |
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Census
Information
William Gaunt:
- 1851: Scholar (age 7)
- Son - High Street, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1861: Son (age 17) - Crown Street House,
Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1871: Bricklayer (age
27) - Head - Wash Bank Lane, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1881: Bricklayer (age
37) - Head - Montague Street, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1891: Bricklayer (age
47) - Head - Wash Bank Road, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1901: Bricklayer (age
57) - Head - River Terrace, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
Caroline Andrew:
- 1851: Daughter (age 9) - Berry Green,
Great Paxton, Huntingdonshire
- 1861: Housemaid: Servant
[in boarding school] (age 19) - Boarding School, Eaton Socont,
Bedfordshire
- 1871: Bricklayers Wife
(age 29) - Wash Bank Lane, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1881: Bricklayers Wife
(age 37) - Montague Street, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1891: Bricklayers Wife
(age 49) - Wash Bank Road, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1901: Bricklayers Wife
(age 59) - River Terrace, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
(1) William Gaunt:
- 1881: Scholar (age 9)
- Son - Montague Street, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1891: [not found]
- 1901: Drug Store Manager (age 29) - Head
- 132 Rosebery Avenue, East Ham, Essex
(2) Alice Gaunt:
- 1881: Scholar (age 7) - Daughter
- Montague Street, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1891: Cook: Domestic Servant [for
Secretary] (age 17) - 31 Blozbury Road, Fulham, London
- 1901: Parlour Maid: Domestic Servant
[for widow Living on Independent Means] (age 27) - The Beacon,
Chevening, Kent
(3) Charles Gaunt:
- 1881: Scholar (age 6)
- Son - Montague Street, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1891: Errand Boy (age
16) - Son - Wash Bank Road, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1901: Bricklayer (age
26) - Son - River Terrace, Eynesbury,
Huntingdonshire
(4) Louisa Gaunt:
- 1881: Daughter (age 4) - Montague
Street, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1891: Niece [of Frederick Gaunt] (age 14) - John of Gaunt
Pub, Village, Sutton, Bedfordshire
- 1901: Nurse: Domestic Servant [for Clergyman]
(age 24) - St Peters Vicarage, Worfield, Shropshire
(5) George Gaunt:
- 1891: Scholar (age 9)
- Son - Wash Bank Road, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
- 1901: Mason's Apprentice
(age 19) - Son - River Terrace, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire
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