Gertrude Hemsley

Gertrude Mary Hemsley 

Born: 10 March 1878, Lincoln

Baptised: 7 April 1878, Lincoln 

Father: George Thomas Hemsley (b. 1847)

Mother: Rebecca Hemsley nee Haines/Haynes (b. 1849) [LDTC 1868]

Brothers: Philip Hector Hemsley (b. 1885), Godfrey Hamilton Hemsley (b. 1886)

Sisters: Grace Mary Hemsley (b. 1879) [LDTC 1900], Eleanor Mary Hemsley (b. 1881), Mary Dorothea Hemsley (b. 1882)

Marriage:        9 August 1904, Lincoln 

Husband:         George William Foxon 

                        b. 24 September 1874 

                        Schoolmaster 

                        d. 1863

In 1881 –

She is at 93 Bailgate, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Teacher of Music’. Her mother is listed as ‘Certificated Teacher’. Gertrude and her sister, Grace and Eleanor, are unlisted. A boarder, Fanny Kellett (b. 1868), is unlisted. There is a servant, Mary Price (b. 1862). 

In 1891 –

She is at St Leonards Lane, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Cathedral Day Vicar Teacher of Music’. Gertrude, her mother and her siblings (Grace, Mary, Philip and Godfrey) are unlisted. There is a servant, Sarah A Greaves (b. 1877). 

In 10/96 – 

PT at S. Peter's-in-Eastgate Girl's School, Lincoln. 

In 10/98 – 

Appointed to S. John's School, Brighton. Salary £65.

In 04/99 – 

Appointed to Board School, Hastings. Assistant.

In 1901 – 

She is at 55 Mount Pleasant Road, St Helen’s, Hastings. She is listed as ‘School Mistress’. Her sister, Grace, is also listed as ‘School Mistress’. 

In 04/04 – 

Address is 55 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings. 

In 10/04 – 

Marries George Foxon on 09.08.04 in Lincoln.

In 1911 – 

She is at 147 Edmund Road, Hastings. Her husband is listed as ‘Elementary Schoolmaster Assistant’. Gertrude is unlisted. Her sister-in-law, Mary Letitia Foxon (b. 1885), is unlisted. George’s cousin, Alice Mary Foxon (b. 1888), is listed as ‘Post Office Clerk’. 

In 1921 - 

She is at 147 Edmund Road, Hastings. Her husband is listed as ‘School Master’. Her father is listed as ‘Lay Vicar (Retired)’. Gertrude and her mother are unlisted. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 147 Edmund Road, Hastings. Her husband is listed as ‘School Master (Retired)’. She is listed as ‘Married Woman Town Councillor’.

d.         9 December 1950, Hastings