Frisby, Hamilton, Avender and Hare history

[ianmarkh]

I am trying to find out the history of my family from Grantham. My grandparents (my mother's side) were William Frisby and Myrtle Avender. My father's father was Harry Hamilton who in the 1920s was an actor alongside Olga Jefferson sister of Stan Laurel and my grandmother was Florence Hare from Market Deeping.

Thanks
Ian

[GeoffE]

Hi Ian
This may be their marriage registration and birth registrations (perhaps)-

Marriages Mar 1917 
AVENDER    Myrtle    Grantham    7a   724a
RISBY    William    Grantham    7a   724a

Births Jun 1891 
FRISBY    William Frisby        Grantham    7a   502

Births Jun 1885 
AVENDER    Ruth Myrtle E         Newark    7b   461

I'll have a look at 1901 census - anyone, feel free to join in.

[GeoffE]

Births Jun 1885 
AVENDER    Ruth Myrtle E         Newark    7b   461

I've now found that Ruth had a sister Myrtle, born in Sussex - but I can't find a birth registration.

1901 census
Kite's Nest Cottage, Behill, Sussex
James AVENDER 44 Brickmaker, Sussex Heathfield
Hellen 37 Monthly Nurse, Lincs Marston
Ruth 15 Lincs Marston
Myrtle 3 Sussex Bexhill

1901 census
22 Rugby Cottages, Grantham
George FRISBY 34 Maltster's Lab, Sedgebrook
Annie 34 Barrowby
William 10 Grantham
Ethel 8 Grantham
Arthur 6 Grantham

[ianmarkh]

Thanks so much this is the right family, Myrtle had a sister called Kathleen. I believe their grandmother was called Mary Seymour, my great great grandmother. Mary married Henry Avender who I believe came from the Scilly Isles.

[GeoffE]

Thanks so much this is the right family, Myrtle had a sister called Kathleen.

Yes, that seems probable, another birth in Sussex-

Births Jun 1903 
AVENDER  Kathleen Louisa R     Battle    2b   42

[GeoffE]

1891 census
3 Station Rd North, Bexhill
James AVENDER 36 Gen Labourer, Sussex Hellingley
Ellen 27 Lincolnshire
Ruth 6 Lincolnshire

1881 census
66 Commercial Rd, Grantham
Henry COOK 44 Lab in Brewery, Ropsley
Rebecca 40 Marston
George 14 Errand boy, Spitalgate
Betsy 12 Spitalgate
William Henry 4 Spitalgate
Ellen AVENDER (sis in law,mar) 17 Soldiers Wife, Marston

Marriages Mar 1881 
AVENDER    James Eames,    Hartley Wintney    2c   237 - this district is in Hampshire
to
PERRY    Elen         Hartley W.    2c   237
or
PERRY    Mary Ellinor         Hartley W.    2c   237

I believe Henry COOK (with whom Ellen was staying in 1881) was married to Rebecca FLOWERS, so I'm struggling to find a connection at present.

EDIT:  Ive now found a Mary Ellen FLOWERS bap at Marston 24 Jan 1864, dau of Eliza ... Eliza appears to be a sister of Rebecca, so "sister in law" apparently means "niece".

[GeoffE]

You may have seen this article about Olga JEFFERSON and the Lincs connection http://users.tinyworld.co.uk/dtomlinson/BARKSTON1.htm

[annieoburns]

Greetiungs.
Just to say I have Frisbey's in my tree but going back to 1700's in Market Harborough/ Deeping but married out in 1813.  There are online church records for this line.

Anne