Bessie Boys

Bessie Maria Boys 

Born: 1851, Northampton 

Father: William Boys (b. 1823)

Mother: Hannah Boys (b. 1824)

Sister: Sarah Louisa Boys [LDTC 1867]

Marriage:        1882, Northamptonshire

Husband:         Nathan Hepworth

                        b. 1857

                        Certificated School Master

                        d. 1922

Issue: 

#1 Margaret Helen Hepworth (b. 1883)

#2 William Stanley Hepworth (b. 1884) (d. 1884)

#2 Edwin Harold Hepworth (b. 1885)

In 1861 – 

She is at Northamptonshire. Her mother is listed as ‘Bonnet Maker’. Bessie and her sister, Sarah, are unlisted. 

In 1871 – 

She is at LDTC as a ‘student’. 

In 1881 – 

She is at Mistresses House National School, Hendon, Middlesex. She is listed as ‘Certificated Mistress at Elementary School’.

In 1891 – 

She is at Government Row, Enfield, Edmonton. Her husband is listed as ‘Certificated School Master’. Bessie and her children, Margaret and Edwin, are unlisted. Her father, William, is listed as ‘Retired Plumber Living on Own Means’. 

In 1901 – 

She is at 15 St. Andrews Road, Enfield, Edmonton. Her husband is listed as ‘Clerk to Enfield School Board’. Bessie and her son, Edwin, are unlisted. Their daughter, Margaret, is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher in Board School’. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 15 St. Andrews Road, Enfield, Edmonton. Her husband is listed as ‘Clerk of Education Committee’. Bessie is unlisted. Their son, Edwin, is listed as ‘Assistant Clerk of Education Committee’. There is a servant, Gertrude Mabel Fuller (b. 1886). 

d.         29 January 1919, Enfield        

HEPWORTH Bessie Maria of 15 St. Andrew’s Road, Enfeild, Middlesex, (wife of Nathan Hepworth) died 29 January 1919. Administration London 06 June to the said Nathan Hepworth, clerk to Education Committee. Effects £464, 13s, 2d.