Agnes Patching

Agnes* (o/w Alice) Patching

*she starts using the name Alice from 1921 onwards 

Born: 25 January 1894, Basford 

Father: Samuel George Patching (b. 1847) (d. 1914)

Mother: Ann Cross (b. 24 September 1855) (d. 1908) [LDTC 1876] 

Brothers: John Ernest Patching (b. 1887), Samuel Ernest Patching (b. 1890)

Sisters: Ann Mary Patching (b. 1885), Elizabeth Patching (b. 1889)

Marriage:        1927, Basford 

Husband:         Geoffrey Horton 

                        b. 16 November 1891 

                        Corporated Accountant 

In 1901 –  

She is at Lower Ramsdale, Arnold, Basford. Her father is listed as ‘Farmer and Builder’. Agnes, her mother and her siblings, Ann, John and Samuel, are unlisted.

In 1911 –  

She is at Little Ramsdale, Oxton Lane, Arnold. Her father is listed as widower and ‘Farmer’. Her sister, Ann, is listed as ‘Housekeeper’. Her brother, John, is listed as ‘Bailiff on Farm’. Her brother, Samuel, is listed as ‘Bricklayer’. Agnes is unlisted. 

In 10/17 – 

At Arnold, Sherwood Lodge C. of E., Notts.

Qualification: Prelim. Cert. 1917.

In 05/20 –

Appointed to Ryland Road Boys, Erdington, Birmingham.

In 1921 – 

She is at 25 Wretham Road, Handsworth as a boarder. The head of the household, Jane Beddows (b. 1851), is listed as ‘Boarding Housekeeper’. Charles Henry Smith (b. 1893) is listed as a boarder and ‘Costing Clerk’. Alice and Winifred Ellen Collin [LDTC 1918] are listed as boarders and ‘Assistant School Mistress’. William John Helm (b. 1895) is listed as a boarder and ‘Assistant School Master’. There is a servant, Ellen Florence Child (b. 1903). 

In 1939 – 

She is at 64 Lansdowne Road, Birmingham. Her husband is listed as ‘Corporated Accountant’. Alice is unlisted. 

d.         7 January 1980, Birmingham

HORTON, Alice of 268 Chester Road, North Sutton, Coldfield died 7 January 1980. Probate Birmingham 14 February £43,182