Elizabeth West

Elizabeth Edith West 

Born: 1 October 1882, Sleaford 

Father: John Edward West (b. 1856)

Mother: Corinda Dight West (b. 1853)

Brothers: John Almond West (b. 1882), Richard Pengelly A West (b. 1885), Charles Hugh West (b. 1888)

Sisters: Gertrude West (b. 1883) [LDTC 1905], Alice West (b. 1886), Dorothy West (b. 1890)

Marriage:        3 November 1915, Blankney 

Husband:         Rev. William Vernon Walmsley 

                        b. 16 February 1886 

                        Clerk in Holy Orders 

Issue – 

#1 Monica Vernon Walmsley (b. 20 August 1918)

In 1891 – 

She is at Blankney Village, Sleaford. Her father is listed as ‘Land Agents Clerk’. Elizabeth, her mother and siblings (John, Gertrude, Richard, Alice, Charles and Dorothy) are unlisted. Her aunt, Lizzie Almond (b. 1860), is unlisted. There is a servant, Eliza A Walker (b. 1872)

In 1901 – 

She is at 15 Abbott Street, Lincoln as a boarder. Walter Spurr (b. 1872) is listed as ‘Iron Turner’. His wife, Emma A Spurr (b. 1872), and granddaughter, Marguerite E Spurr (b. 1899) are unlisted. Elizabeth and her sister, Gertrude, are listed as ‘Pupil Teachers’.

In 10/04 – 

PT at S. Botolph's, Lincoln.

In 10/06 – 

Appointed to Sheffield Council. £75.

In 10/08 – 

Address is 192 City Road, Sheffield. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 40 Tylney Road Park, Sheffield. Her father is listed as ‘Land Agent’. Elizabeth is listed as ‘Trained Elementary Assistant Teacher’. Her sister, Gertrude, is listed as ‘Trained Elementary Head teacher’.

In 04/16 – 

Marries Rev. William Vernon Walmsley on 03.11.15 at Blankney. Add: 27 Industry Road, Sheffield.

In 1921 – 

She is at 21 Marshside Road, Southport. Her husband is listed as ‘Clerk in Holy Orders’. Elizabeth and her daughter, Monica, are unlisted.

In 1939 – 

She is at The Vicarage, St Paul’s Street, Southport. Her husband is listed as ‘Clerk in Holy Orders’. Elizabeth is unlisted. Her daughter, Monica, is listed as ‘University Undergraduate’. 

d.         7 December 1948, Southport 

WALMSLEY, Elizabeth Edith of St. Paul’s Vicarage, Southport, Lancashire (wife of the reverend William Vernon Walmsley) died 07 December 1947. Administration Liverpool 05 February to the said reverend William Vernon Walmsley, clerk and Monica Vernon Walmsley, spinster. Effects £2988, 12s, 6d.