Lucy Humphreys

Lucy Mary Humphreys 

Born: 1857, Dorking 

Baptised: 13 December 1857, Westcott

Father: William Humphreys (b. 1833) 

Mother: Sarah Abigail Humphreys (b. 1835) 

Brothers: Charles Humphreys (b. 1860), William J Humphreys (b. 1868), Arthur Curwood Humphreys (b. 1871)

Sisters: Alexandra C Humphreys (b. 1864), Margaret Ann Humphreys (b. 1866), Caroline Frances Humphreys (b. 1870), Amy Elizabeth Humphreys (b. 1874)

Marriage:        1917, Christchurch 

Husband:         Thomas Moore 

                        b. 1858

                        Schoolmaster

In 1861 – 

She is at Haven Bank, Wainfleet. Her father is listed as ‘National Schoolmaster’. Her mother is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Lucy, her siblings (Charles and Katherine) and her cousin, George Humphreys (b. 1849), are unlisted. Her aunt, Mary Elizabeth Humphreys (b. 1840), is listed as ‘Lady’s Maid’. There is a visitor, Ellen Jupp (b. 1843), listed as ‘School Assistant’. There is a servant, Anne Andrew (b. 1847). 

In 1871 – 

She is at Bethlem School, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. Her father is listed as ‘Schoolmaster Church of England’. Her mother is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Lucy and her siblings (Margaret, William, Caroline and ) are unlisted. There is a visitor, Ellen Jupp (b. 1843), listed as ‘Teacher’. There is a Nurse, Mary Smalley (b. 1836). There is a servant, Hannah Andrews (b. 1855). 

In 1881 – 

She is at Main Street, Swinderby. Lucy, Harriott Mary Dowman (b. 1858) and Maria Earl (b. 1858) are listed as ‘Elementary Teacher’. 

In 04/99 – 

Address is 31 Sutherland Place, Bayswater, W. 

In 1901 – 

She is at 22 Primrose Hill, Northampton as a visitor at Charlotte Mary Herbert’s [LDTC 1878], now Mrs. Agutter’s, house. Charlotte’s husband is listed as ‘Builder and Contractor’. Charlotte and her daughters, Doris and Elsie, are unlisted. Lucy is a visitor and listed as ‘Elementary Teacher’. There is a servant, Edith Prickett (b. 1887).

In 1911 –

She is at 31 Sutherland Place, Paddington. Her brother, Arthur, is listed as ‘Assistant Master in Secondary School’. Lucy is listed as ‘Assistant Mistress in LCC school’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 44 Portman Road, Bournemouth. Her husband is listed as ‘Schoolmaster (Retired)’. Lucy is listed as ‘Schoolmistress (Retired)’. Her stepdaughter, Ethel Moore (b. 1890), is unlisted. Rose Silence Todd (b. 1873) is listed as a visitor and ‘Schoolmistress (Retired)’. 

d.         16 January 1933, Bournemouth 

MOORE, Lucy Mary of 44 Portman Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, widow died 16 January 1933 at the Royal Victoria and West Hants Hospital, Boscombe. Probate London 2 March to Arthur Curwood Humphreys, schoolmaster. Effects £150, 18s, 9d.