Gertrude Clifton

Gertrude Mary Clifton 

Born: 15 May 1882, Caistor 

Baptised: 11 November 1897, New Clee

Father: Alfred Clifton (b. 1839)

Mother: Eliza Ann Clifton (b. 1841)

Sisters: Frances M Clifton (b. 1871), Florence Clifton (b. 1873), Nellie Clifton (b. 1875), Lilian Daisy Clifton (b. 1880) [LDTC 1908], Elsie Grace Clifton (b. 1885) [LDTC 1908], Constance Eliza Clifton (b. 1888)

Marriage:        1929, Grimsby 

Husband:         John Henry Trolley 

                        b. 26 April 1874 

                        Managing Director Rope Manufacturer Company 

In 1891 – 

She is at Cleethorpes Road, Clee with Weelsby. Her father is listed as ‘Fish Merchant’. Lilian, Gertrude, Elsie, their mother and sisters (Frances and Constance) are unlisted. There is a servant, Mary A Plackett (b. 1871). 

In 1901 – 

She is at 405 Cleethorpe Road, Clee. Their mother is listed as a widow and ‘Living on Own Means’. Elsie and their sisters, Frances, Florence and Constance are unlisted. Gertrude and their sister, Nellie, are listed as ‘School Teachers’.

In 10/06 – 

PT at Holme Hill, Grimsby. 

In 10/08 – 

Appointed to Grimsby Education Committee. £75.

In 04/09 – 

Appointed to St. Johns' Infants', Grimsby. £75.

In 10/09 – 

Address is 405 Cleethorpes Road, New Clee, Grimsby. 

In 1921 – 

She is at Samorne, Humberston Avenue. Her brother-in-law, George Robert Jennison (b. 1871), is listed as ‘Picture Moulding Manufacturer’. Her sister, Elsie, her sister’s stepdaughter, Maud Jennison (b. 1900), and her sister’s son, George, are unlisted. Her sister, Constance, and Ellen Tod (b. 1873) are listed as ‘Nurse’. Gertrude is listed as ‘Teacher’. There is a servant, Annie Elizabeth Chapman (b. 1894). 

In 1939 –

She is at 21 Pelham Avenue, Grimsby. Her husband is listed as ‘Managing Director Rope Manufacturer’. Gertrude is unlisted.  

d.         3 April 1962, Grimsby 

TROLLEY, Gertrude Mary of 21 Pelham Avenue Scartho, Grimsby widow died 3 April 1962. Probate Lincoln 1 June to Midland Bank Executor and Trustee Company Limited and Mary Hall (wife of Ronald Cummins Stewart Hall). Effects £11, 796, 13s, 4d.