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Honor Shann01.
Honor Shann| 1893-08-19 | b. Boston Spa, Yorkshire | GRO index; TNA: RG 13/4057 f106 p9; RG 14/28944 RD527 ED20 SN366 |
| 1899-06-07 | one of the bridesmaids at the wedding of Joseph S. Watson and Elizabeth Ormston Carrick, at Haughton; the bridesmaids were "attired in dresses of white moussetine de soie, over white silk, with white hats, and carried bouquets of white roses." | Northern Echo, 1899-06-08 |
| 1901 | living at The Terrace, Boston Spa, with her family, a cook, a housemaid, a nurse, and two boarders | RG 13/4057 f106 p9 |
| 1911 | school, boarder, of Westlands School, 3 & 5 Trinity Road, Scarborough, Yorkshire | RG 14/28944 RD527 ED20 SN366 |
| 1912-01-04 | of Farnham, Knaresborough; with her father, attended the annual Charity Ball in aid of the Ripon Cottage Hospital, at the Ripon Spa Hotel | Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 1912-01-05 |
| 1914/1920 | special military probationer, attached Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | medal card |
| 1919-07-01 | bridesmaid at the wedding of the Rev. H.G.B. O'Donnell and Mary Elizabeth Guest-Williams, at Pittington pc, Durham; described as a cousin, presumably of the bride | Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 1919-07-03 |
| 1921 | not found in census | |
| before 1939-09-29 | m. Arthur Ernest Alexander (1890–1968) | GRO index; electoral registers; Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 1949-04-23; 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1939-09-29 | chartered masseuse & unpaid domestic duties; first aid party, Far[ . . . ] masage [sic] corps, living at The Bungalow, Nidderdale, Yorkshire, with her husband (agent & demonstrator for [illeg. word] Hoes Ltd WR | 1939 England and Wales Register |
| 1945/1947 | living with her husband at Old Hall Farm, Farnham, Knaresborough, Yorkshire | electoral registers |
| 1949-04-30 |
HALL FARM, FARNHAM, 2 miles Knaresborough, BASIL JOHNSTON is instructed by Mr. A.E. Alexander to sell by Auction SAT. APRIL 30, at 1.30 p.m. the valuable LIVE and DEAD FARM STOCK comprising 2 HORSES, 39 head of very grand home bred CATTLE, 3 Pure Bred Berkshire Breeding GILTS, 1 Berkshire PIG, IMPLEMENTS, Surplus HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Auctioneer's Offices, The Square, Boroughbridge. |
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 1949-04-23 |
| 1949/1950 | living at Quarry Cottage, Farnham, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, with her husband, her mother, and her sister Mary Grace | electoral registers |
| 1951 | living at Quarry Cottage, Farnham, Knaresborough, with her husband and her sister Mary Grace | |
| 1960 | living with her husband at Quarry Cottage, Farnham | electoral register |
| 1978-07-23 | of 5 Silverfields Rd, Harrogate, Yorkshire; d. Claro RD | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| 1978-10-06 | will proved at Leeds; £39,940 | National Probate Calendar |
02.
Kenneth Shann| 1895 Q2 | b. Boston Spa, Yorkshire | GRO index; TNA: RG 13/4057 f106 p9; RG 14/28411 RD517 ED28 SN49 |
| 1901 | living at The Terrace, Boston Spa, with his family, a cook, a housemaid, a nurse, and two boarders | RG 13/4057 f106 p9 |
| 1911 | school, boarder, St Peter's School, Clifton, York, Yorkshire | RG 14/28411 RD517 ED28 SN49 |
| educated at Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland; member of OTC | CWGC; Newcastle Journal, 1915-05-18; Newcastle Journal, 1915-06-15 | |
| for two years a member of the Durham University OTC | The Bond of Sacrifice: A Biographical Record of British Officers Who Fell in the Great War | |
| 1914-08 | gazetted to the 3rd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers | |
| 1915-05-08 | 2nd Lieut., 3rd Bn, Northumberland Fusiliers; d. Belgium, killed in action | CWGC; Newcastle Journal, 1915-05-18; Newcastle Journal, 1915-06-15 |
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killed in the trenches near St Julien: "His Company and two others of his Battalion, while occupying poor and newly-constructed trenches, were surrounded by the enemy, and he was shot from behind in rising to look over the parapet towards the enemy on their original front." |
The Bond of Sacrifice | |
| recorded on panels 8 & 12, Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | CWGC; Newcastle Journal, 1915-05-18; Newcastle Journal, 1915-06-15 |
03.
Mary Grace Shann| 1898-07-15 | b. Boston Spa, Yorkshire | GRO index; TNA: RG 13/4057 f106 p9; RG14PN25901 RG78PN1499 RD489 SD1 ED12 SN103 |
| 1901 | living at The Terrace, Boston Spa, with her family, a cook, a housemaid, a nurse, and two boarders | RG 13/4057 f106 p9 |
| 1911 | student, living in 13 rooms at The Limekilns, Farnham, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, with her family, her paternal uncles George and Frederick Shann, her maternal grandmother, her cousin Foster Watson, a cook, and a housemaid | RG14PN25901 RG78PN1499 RD489 SD1 ED12 SN103 |
| 1920/1935 | of Quarry Cottage, Farnham, Knaresborough; registered with the Chartered Society of Massage and Medical Gymnastics | UK physiotherapy and masseuse registers |
| 1920/1938 | of Farnham; tel. Knaresborough 3271; M., M.G., M.E., and L.E.T. | UK physiotherapy and masseuse registers |
| 1921 | poultry farmer, own account at home; living with
her parents in 14 rooms at |
RG 15/21084 RD489 SD1 ED12 SN124 |
| 1927-12-12 | paid 10s. 6d. for registration on the Medical Gymnastics Register | UK physiotherapy and masseuse registers |
| 1931/1932 | living at Quarry Cottage, Farnham, with her parents, her sister Faith, and her uncle George Shann | electoral registers |
| 1932-12-12 | paid 10s. 6d. for registration for Light and Electro-Therapy | UK physiotherapy and masseuse registers |
| 1933/1936 | living at Quarry Cottage, Farnham, with her parents and her sister Faith | electoral registers |
| 1939-09-29 | chartered masseuse, massage corps, living with her parents at Quarry Cottage, Nidderdale, Yorkshire | 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1940 | living at Quarry Cottage, Farnham, with her parents and her sister Faith | electoral registers |
| 1945 | living with her parents at Quarry Cottage, Farnham | |
| 1946/1947 | living with her mother at Quarry Cottage, Farnham | |
| 1946 | of Quarry Cottage, Farnham; tel. Knaresborough 3271; registered for M., M.G., M.E., and L.E.T. | UK physiotherapy and masseuse registers |
| 1949/1950 | living at Quarry Cottage, Farnham, with her mother and her sister and brother-in-law Honor and Arthur Ernest Alexander | electoral registers |
| 1951 | living at Quarry Cottage, Farnham, Knaresborough, with her sister and brother-in-law Honor and Arthur Ernest Alexander | |
| 1952/1961 | of 49 Kingsley Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire | |
| 1964 | of 7 Silverfields Road, Harrogate; tel. Harrogate 83810; Chartered Society of Massage and Medical Gymnastics and CSP member in private practice | UK physiotherapy and masseuse registers |
| 1985-05-05 | of Fairways, 62 York Pl, Harrogate; d. Claro RD | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| 1985-09-16 | will proved at Leeds; £93,893 | National Probate Calendar |
04. Faith Shann (Biddy)| 1907-02-06 | b. Wetherby RD | GRO index; TNA: RG14PN25901 RG78PN1499 RD489 SD1 ED12 SN103 |
| 1911 | student, living in 13 rooms at The Limekilns, Farnham, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, with her family, her paternal uncles George and Frederick Shann, her maternal grandmother, her cousin Foster Watson, a cook, and a housemaid | RG14PN25901 RG78PN1499 RD489 SD1 ED12 SN103 |
| 1921 | not found in census | |
| 1930/1932 | living at Quarry Cottage, Farnham, Yorkshire, with her parents, her sister Mary Grace, and her uncle George Shann | electoral registers |
| 1933/1936 | living at Quarry Cottage, Farnham, with her parents and her sister Mary Grace | |
| 1939-09-29 | assistant hotel manageress, living at the Bay Tree Hotel, Sheep St, Witney, Oxfordshire | 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1940 | living at Quarry Cottage, Farnham, with her parents and her sister Mary Grace | electoral registers |
| 1985-10-10 | of Plum Tree Cottage, Witney St, Burford, Oxfordshire; d. West Oxfordshire RD | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| 1985-11-15 | of Burford, Oxfordshire; former resident of Farnham; ashes buried at St Oswald pc, Farnham, North Yorkshire | parish register |
| 1985-11-26 | will proved at Oxford; £278,624 | National Probate Calendar |
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