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 1886 - 1968 (82 years)
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Lottie SQUIRE |
- According to Faith Boxold, Lottie died at Lynton Cottage Hospital, Lynton, North Devon, England. She was living with Wal and Marg, at their present home 'The Falls', 22 Tors Road, Lynmouth, and had a stroke. She was moved to the hospital at Lynton, but rallied a bit and was moved to a home for elderly people. She then had another stroke, from which she died.
There was a flood at Lynmouth in 1952, caused a lot of damage throughout the place, and it undermined the house that mum and dad were living in. They were running a Private Hotel and they and their guests had to take refuge in the upper rooms. All their personal posessions were in the basement which was flooded and filled with rocks and boulders. They lost most everything, only the guests' bedroom furniture was salvagable. Lorna and Len from Bristol came down and did what they could, also Wal from London (?). Mum and dad then went to live in Bristol with Lorna and Len, and it was after this that dad got ill and died. Then mum went to live with Wal and Marg at Lynmouth. Reg and I were in NZ at this time.
Source documents
Letters from Faith Boxold.
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| Born |
12 May 1886 |
Lynmouth, Devon, England  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
1891 |
Alcombe, Dunster, Somerset, England [1] |
| Census |
1901 |
Alcombe, Dunster, Somerset, England [2] |
| Died |
05 Aug 1968 |
Lynmouth, Devon, England |
| Person ID |
I300 |
Squire Family History |
| Last Modified |
10 Mar 2012 |
| Father |
Isaac SQUIRE, b. 02 Dec 1846, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England , d. 22 Dec 1924, Alcombe, Dunster, Somerset, England (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Emily GILL, b. 15 Apr 1851, d. 15 Feb 1939, Lynmouth, Devon, England (Age 87 years) |
| Married |
5 Jul 1877 |
Exton, Somerset, England [3] |
- In the 1881 census, Emily was at Hemyock with William and Mary; no sign of Isaac, and had four of their children here. They had moved to Staunton Cottage Alcombe Dunster by 1886 when Lottie was born. Emily's family is always shown as living in Lower Alcombe, so we guess the Gill family lived in Staunton Cottage. Emily's mum died in 1886 which coincides with the Squire's moving to Staunton Cottage. James Gill is shown on censuses as living with the Squire family in 1891 and 1901.
The Smith family were neighbours to the Squire family, and in 1896, Charles Smith (b 1894) came to live with Isaac and Emily. Charles' mother had died, and his father was supporting a four year old severely disabled lad and several older children. Charles was still with the Squire family in 1901, but went on to serve in WW1 and later returned badly injured to live a long life in Bristol.
Isaac and Emily's youngest daughter Lottie probably went into service in London, and met Thomas Isaac Gilson. They married and moved back to Alcombe, bringing two children. Interestingly, they lived next door to Charles' brother Harry. In 1914, Wally Gilson was born at the Squire's cottage.
Isaac Squire died on 22nd December,1924, at the age of 78 years. They were still at Staunton Cottage, Staunton Meade. This cottage belonged to the Luttrell family, of Dunster Castle. After Isaac's death, Emily went to live with Thomas and Lottie Gilson, who had moved from Alcombe to Lynmouth (North Devon). Faith and Reg visited the U.K in 1985 and visited their grave, placing flowers from the garden at Staunton Cottage.
I visited the cottage in 2007 with Wally Gilson, and met the current owner. We were invited to have a look inside, and I could visualise how different it must have been 100 years ago. Wally could describe to the current owner what the place was like in the 1920s. Many thanks to Mary Chorley from Bridgwater Somerset for the information about her grandfather Charles Smith and for the photo of Isaac and Emily, and to Daphne of Minehead-Online for the postcard photo of Staunton Cottage. [3]
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| Family ID |
F25 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Thomas Isaac GILSON, b. 18 Nov 1882, South Ockendon, Essex, England , d. 20 Sep 1953, Bishopston, Bristol, England (Age 70 years) |
| Married |
1909 |
Kensington, London, England [4] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Lorna Mary GILSON, b. 04 Dec 1909, London, England , d. 26 Oct 1984, Palmerston North, New Zealand (Age 74 years) |
| | 2. Stanley GILSON, b. 19 Jan 1913, d. 18 Oct 1940, El Alamein, Egypt (Age 27 years) |
| | 3. Thomas Walter GILSON, b. 21 Aug 1914, Alcombe, Dunster, Somerset, England , d. 27 Apr 2008, Lynmouth, Devon, England (Age 93 years) |
| + | 4. Irena Faith GILSON, b. 21 Dec 1919, d. 1997, New Zealand (Age 77 years) |
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| Last Modified |
4 May 2022 |
| Family ID |
F101 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 12 May 1886 - Lynmouth, Devon, England |
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 | Census - 1891 - Alcombe, Dunster, Somerset, England |
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| Census - 1901 - Alcombe, Dunster, Somerset, England |
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 | Married - 1909 - Kensington, London, England |
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| Died - 05 Aug 1968 - Lynmouth, Devon, England |
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| Sources |
- [S7] 1891 Census (Findmypast/TheGenealogist website), 10 Mar 2012.
Staunton, Dunster, Rodhuish, Somersetshire.
GILL, James, Head, Widower, M 77 1814, Retired Farm Labourer, Dunster Somersetshire
SQUIRE, Isaac, Son-In-Law, Married, M 41 1850, General Labourer, Wiveliscombe Somersetshire
SQUIRE, Emily, Daughter, Married, F 39 1852, Dunster Somersetshire
SQUIRE, Mary, Granddaughter, F 11 1880, Hemyock Devonshire
SQUIRE, John, Grandson, M 9 1882, Scholar, Hemyock Devonshire
SQUIRE, Annie, Granddaughter, F 6 1885, Scholar, Hemyock Devonshire
SQUIRE, Lottie, Granddaughter, F 4 1887, Scholar, Dunster Somersetshire
RG12, Piece 1864, Folio 23, Page 12.
Reg. District Williton, Sub District Dunster, Parish Dunster, Enum. district 3.
- [S8] 1901 Census (Findmypast website), 10 Mar 2012.
SQUIRE, Isaac, Head, Married, M 52 1849, Agricultural Labourer, Hemyock Devonshire
SQUIRE, Emily, Wife, Married, F 49 1852, Dunster Somersetshire
SQUIRE, John, Son, Single, M 19 1882, Coach Builder, Hemyock Devonshire
SQUIRE, Annie, Daughter, Single, F 16 1885, Hemyock Devonshire
SQUIRE, Lottie, Daughter, F 14 1887, Dunster Somersetshire
SMITH, Charlie, Visitor, M 6 1895, Dunster Somersetshire
RG13, Piece 2262, Folio 31, Page 30.
Reg. District Williton, Sub District Dunster, Parish Dunster, Enum. District 2, Ecclesiastical District Dunster St. George.
- [S31] UK Parish Mariages, 10 Jun 2020.
On 15 July 1877, at Exton anglican church, Somerset.
Groom Isaac SQUIRE, single, res Hemyock, Devon.
Bride Emily GILL, single, res Exton, Somerset.
Transcribed from a parish marriage index (Findmypast on-line record).
- [S24] Marriage GRO England, 4 May 2022.
In the 3rd quarter 1909, at Kensington, London.
Groom Thomas Isaac GILSON.
Bride Lottie SQUIRE.
Transcribed from a GRO index (Findmypast on-line record).
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