Ada Dorothy Brown

ADA DOROTHY BROWN birth: 15 July 1852 baptism 7 Aug 1852 Woolwich St Mary Magdalene
Father's Name: Henry Brown
Mother's Name: Maria Brown née Blomfield

marriage Joseph Watson Overbury and had issue.

".on 20 Aug 1874 at St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Rochester, the Rev. F. G. Blomfield, uncle of the bride assisting, Joseph Watson Overbury, son of Benjamin Overbury, Esq., of Highbury Place, to Ada Dorothy, fifth daughter of the Rev. Canon Brown, Rector..."

28 August 1874 - Essex Standard -

"The  Lord Bishop of Rochester from 1867-1877 was Thomas Legh Claughton (6 November 1808 – 25 July 1892) was a British academic, poet and clergyman. He was professor of poetry at Oxford University from 1852 to 1857; Bishop of Rochester; and the first Bishop of St Albans. )

NameJoseph Watson Overbury 3, Their marriage, Q3 of 1874, Woolwich dist, vol 1d, p. 1348], [3, His death aged 70, Q4 of 1909, Paddington dist, vol 1a, p. 47], [3, 1881, PRO ref RG11, piece 0017/15, p. 24]
Birthca 1839, Finsbury, Middx
Deathca Nov 1909, Paddington district, London
GeneralStock Broker.
Spouses
1Ada Dorothy Brown 36, Andrew Haig, 7 Jan 2004, "Brown/Trotter"], [3, Her birth, Q3 of 1852, Greenwich dist, vol 1d, p. 530], [3, Her death aged 56, Q3 of 1908, Marylebone dist, vol 1a, p. 284], [5, 1871: RG10, piece 784, folio 64, p. 9], 1C3R
Birthca Aug 1852, Woolwich, Kent
Deathca Aug 1908, Marylebone district, London
General5th dau., 6th child. m. Joseph Watson Overbury and had issue.
Father Rev Henry Brown (1804-1875)
Mother Maria Blomfield (<1814-ca1884)
Marriageca Aug 1874, Woolwich district, London [3, Their marriage, Q3 of 1874, Woolwich dist, vol 1d, p. 1348]
ChildrenWinifride D (ca1875-)
Olive Margaret (ca1876-)
Edith B (ca1878-ca1909)
John Giles (ca1881-)
Notes for Joseph Watson Overbury
FreeBMD has a birth of a ‘Joseph Overberry’ in Q3 of 1841 in Wheatenhurst, Glos. I’m not convinced it is him. Now for the 1881 census.

He and his family were living at 30 Norfolk Crescent, London:
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Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation DisabilityName :Ada D.Overbury
Spouse:Joseph N. Overbury
Children:Winifride D. Overbury
Birth1853 Woolwich, Kent, England
Residence1881 Paddington, London, England

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace census 1871
Henry Brown Head M 66 St Georges Bloomsburn, Middlesex
Maria Brown Wife F 57 Bunton, Buckinghamshire
Alice M Brown Daughter F 26 Finsbury, Middlesex
Constance J Brown Daughter F 23 Boreham, Essex
Helen M Brown Daughter F 21 Boreham, Essex
Ada Dor T Brown Daughter F 18 Woolwich, Kent
Ethel Louisa Brown Daughter F 16 Woolwich, Kent
Charles J Brown Son M 12 Woolwich, Kent
Henry B Brown Son M 20 Boreham, Essex
Jane Lomas Servant F 25 Stone, Staffordshire
Elizabeth Jenkyns Servant F 30 Llanville, Brecknockshire
Eliza Lloyd Servant F 23 Princefield, Berkshire
Mary Ann Alwin Servant F 17 Rugby, Warwickshire
 census 1901
Name: Joseph W Overbury
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: Paddington, London, Middlesex, England
County: London, Middlesex
Civil Parish: Paddington
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Johns
Sub-District: St John Paddington
Registration District: Paddington
Residence Note: Cambridge Square
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Occupation: Stock Broker
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
Birthplace: London
Schedule Type: 142
Page Number: 30


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Joseph W Overbury Head M 61 London
Ada D Overbury Wife F 58 Warwick
Wenifrida D Overbury Daughter F 25 London
Edith B Overbury Daughter F 23 London
John G Overbury Son M 20 London
Mary O Wood Niece F 23 Eastbourne, Sussex
Matilda A Brown Servant F 30 Warwick
Florence M Kettle Servant F 30 London
Henrietta Southam Servant F 33 Arley, Staffordshire
Ann E Hall Servant F 27 Saneyate, Kent
Mary A Collins Servant F 16 Walthamstow, Essex
Emily J Reid Servant F 20 Crowland, Lincolnshire

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