Henry Guiver (1841–1895)

Henry was born on 6 Oct, 1841 in the parish of Sandon in Essex, England^a1, the only known son of George Guiver (1813–1886)★, a gardener, and Rebecca Felton (1804–1873)★. He was baptised as an infant on 25 Oct, 1841 at St. Andrew's Church in Sandon, Essex, England^b1. He is Ian's great great grandfather.

Henry was recorded in the 1851 census in the parish of Springfield in Essex, England^c1 with his father George, now a gardener and green shop keeper and mother Rebecca.

By the time of the 1861 census he was living at Lodge House in Ramsden Crays, Essex, England^d1 with his father George and mother Rebecca.

He married Susan Young (1844–1921)★ on 11 Feb, 1862 at St. Mary's Church in Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex, England^a2 . They went on to have eleven children:–

Alice Eve baptised on 10 Aug, 1862 at St. Mary's Church, Ramsden Bellhouse^e1. Married Charles Rolfe on 25 Jun, 1888 at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Great Burstead, Essex, England^f1. Died on 11 Feb, 1921 at 7 Chapel Place Mill Road in Chelmsford, Essex, England^g1,h1,h2 at the age of fifty-eight.
Augusta Ada baptised on 7 May, 1864 at St. Mary's Church, Ramsden Bellhouse^e2. Died on 13 Dec, 1931 at 3 Chargeable Lane in Canning Town, West Ham, Essex, England^a3,k1 at the age of sixty-seven. She never married and had no children.
Eustace Young baptised on 22 May, 1866 at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead^f2. Died on 14 Apr, 1955 at St. Andrews Hospital in Billericay, Essex, England^a4,f3 at the age of eighty-nine. He never married and had no children.
Lawrence Felton baptised on 29 Mar, 1868 at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead^f4. Died on 22 May, 1946 at Central Home in Leytonstone, Essex, England^a5,k2 at the age of seventy-eight. He never married and had no children.
Herbert Albert died in infancy. Baptised on 24 Apr, 1870 at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead^f5 and buried on 22 Sep, 1870^f6.
Archibald Ernest born on 10 Sep, 1871 in the parish of Great Burstead in Essex, England^a6. Died on 15 Jan, 1932 at Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone, Essex, England^a7,k3 at the age of sixty. He never married and had no children.
Florence Amy baptised on 15 Feb, 1874 at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead^f7. Married William James Woolmore on 15 Dec, 1902 at Holy Trinity Church in Canning Town, West Ham, Essex, England^a8. Died on 10 Aug, 1954 in the registration district of Newmarket in Suffolk, England^g2 at the age of eighty.
Edith Amelia baptised on 8 Jul, 1877 at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead^f8. Married William Fuke on 19 May, 1907 at Christ Church in Poplar, Middlesex, England^a9. Died on 3 Mar, 1960 at St. Matthews Hospital in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England^g3 at the age of eighty-two.
Arthur Frederick Benjamin★, ww1 soldier, baptised on 26 Oct, 1879 at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead^f9. Married Ethel Sweetland★ on 21 Jan, 1918 at The Register Office in West Ham, Essex, England^a10. Died on 14 Aug, 1938 at Central Home, Leytonstone at the age of fifty-eight.
Emmeline Maud baptised on 1 May, 1881 at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead^f10. Died on 13 Apr, 1958 at Langthorne Hospital in Leytonstone, Essex, England^a11 at the age of seventy-seven. She never married and had no children.
Albert Edmund baptised on 16 Oct, 1887 in Great Burstead^f11. Killed in action and was buried in 1918 in Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension in Chauny, Aisne, France^m1.

Henry was recorded in the 1871 census at Jackson's Lane in Great Burstead, Essex, England^p1 with his wife Susan and four children Alice Eve, Augusta Ada, Eustace Young and Lawrence Felton.

By the time of the 1881 census he was living in South Green in Great Burstead, Essex, England^q1 with his wife Susan and eight children Arthur Frederick Benjamin, Alice Eve, Augusta Ada, Lawrence Felton, Archibald Ernest, Florence Amy, Edith Amelia and Emmeline Maud.

In the 1891 census he was living in South Green^r1 with his wife Susan and six children Arthur Frederick Benjamin, Lawrence Felton, a grocer's porter, Archibald Ernest, a groom, Edith Amelia, Emmeline Maud and Albert Edmund.

Henry died at the age of fifty-four on 21 Dec, 1895 in South Green^a12. His death was attributed to "vascular diseases of the heart"^a12.

He was buried five days later at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead^f12 He was survived by his wife Susan.

Timeline

1841

6 Oct: Born in Sandon, Essex, England. The informant was his mother Rebecca Felton (1804–1873)★.^a1
25 Oct: Baptised as an infant at St. Andrew's Church, Sandon, Essex, England.^b1

1851

30 Mar: Recorded in the 1851 census living in Springfield, Essex.^c1

1861

7 Apr: Recorded in the 1861 census residing at Lodge House, Ramsden Crays, Essex.^d1
Occupation recorded as post messenger.^d1

1862

11 Feb: Married Susan Young★ at St. Mary's Church, Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex.^a2
Occupation recorded as post messenger.^a2
Recorded as living in Ramsden Crays, Essex.^a2
13 Jul: Daughter, Alice Eve Guiver (1862–1921), born in Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex, England.
10 Aug: Occupation recorded as post messenger.^e1
Recorded as residing in Ramsden Bellhouse.^e1

1864

6 Apr: Daughter, Augusta Ada Guiver (1864–1931), born in Ramsden Bellhouse.^a13
Occupation recorded as post messenger.^a13
7 May: Occupation recorded as post messenger.^e2
Recorded as residing in Ramsden Bellhouse.^e2

1866

2 Apr: Son, Eustace Young Guiver (1866–1955), born in Great Burstead, Essex, England.^f2
22 May: Occupation recorded as postman.^f2
Recorded as living in Great Burstead.^f2

1868

7 Feb: Son, Lawrence Felton Guiver (1868–1946), born at Jackson's Lane, Great Burstead, Essex, England.^f4
29 Mar: Recorded as living at Jackson's Lane, Great Burstead.^f4
Occupation recorded as postman.^f4

1870

24 Apr: Son, Herbert Albert Guiver (1870–1870), baptised at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead, Essex, England.^f5
Recorded as residing in Great Burstead.^f5
Occupation recorded as postman.^f5
22 Sep: Son, Herbert Albert Guiver (1870–1870), buried at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead.^f6

1871

2 Apr: Recorded in the 1871 census at Jackson's Lane, Great Burstead, Essex.^p1
Occupation recorded as post office messenger.^p1
10 Sep: Son, Archibald Ernest Guiver (1871–1932), born in Great Burstead.^a6
Occupation recorded as post messenger.^a6

1873

25 Feb: Mother, Rebecca, died in Great Baddow, Essex, England.^a14
6 Dec: Daughter, Florence Amy Guiver (1873–1954), born in Great Burstead.^f7

1874

15 Feb: Occupation recorded as postman.^f7
Recorded as residing in Great Burstead.^f7

1877

28 Apr: Daughter, Edith Amelia Guiver (1877–1960), born in Great Burstead.^a15
Occupation recorded as post messenger.^a15
8 Jul: Recorded as living in Great Burstead.^f8
Occupation recorded as letter messenger.^f8

1879

15 Aug: Son, Arthur Frederick Benjamin Guiver (1879–1938)★, born in Great Burstead.^a16
Occupation recorded as post messenger.^a16
26 Oct: Occupation recorded as letter messenger.^f9
Recorded as residing in Great Burstead.^f9

1881

29 Mar: Daughter, Emmeline Maud Guiver (1881–1958), born in Great Burstead.
3 Apr: Recorded in the 1881 census residing in South Green, Essex.^q1
Occupation recorded as rural letter carrier.^q1
1 May: Occupation recorded as rural letter carrier.^f10
Recorded as living in Great Burstead.^f10

1886

25 Feb: Father, George Guiver (1813–1886)★, died at The Union Workhouse, Billericay, Essex, England.^a17

1887

5 Sep: Son, Albert Edmund Guiver (1887–1918), born in Great Burstead.^f11
16 Oct: Occupation recorded as postman.^f11
Recorded as living in Great Burstead.^f11

1888

25 Jun: Witness to the marriage of Charles Rolfe and Alice Eve Guiver at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead.^f1

1891

5 Apr: Recorded in the 1891 census residing in South Green.^r1
Occupation recorded as rural postman.^r1

1895

21 Dec: Died at the age of fifty-four in South Green. The informant was his son Lawrence Felton Guiver (1868–1946).^a12
Occupation recorded as postman.^a12
26 Dec: Buried at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead.^f12
Recorded as residing in Great Burstead.^f12

1902

13 Dec: Occupation recorded as postman.^a8

1907

19 May: Occupation recorded as postman.

1918

21 Jan: Occupation recorded as postman.^a10

1921

19 Feb: Occupation recorded as postman.^a18

1931

14 Dec: Occupation recorded as postman.^a3

Facts

Birth
6 Oct 1841
Sandon, Essex, England

Baptism
25 Oct 1841
St. Andrew's Church, Sandon, Essex, England

Death
21 Dec 1895
South Green, Great Burstead, Essex, England

Burial
26 Dec 1895
Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead, Essex, England

Names and variations
Henry Guiver^{a16,a1,a12,a18,b1,e1,e2,f2,f4,f5,f7,f8,f9,f10,f11,a2,a9,a8,c1,d1,p1,q1,r1,a6,a13,a15,f12}

Literacy
signed name on one occasion^f1

Citations and Notes

General Register Office of England and Wales

a1: Birth entry for Henry Guiver, Chelmsford, Oct-Dec Qtr 1841, Vol 12, Page 33, No 283 (more details...)

a2: Marriage entry for Henry Guiver and Susan Young, Billericay, Jan-Mar Qtr 1862, Vol 4a, Page 111, No 75; Certified copy obtained 1 Aug 1980 (more details...)

a3: Death entry for Augusta Ada Guiver, West Ham, Oct-Dec Qtr 1931, Vol 04A, Page 85, No 484; Certified copy obtained 26 Jan 2002 (more details...)

a4: Death entry for Eustace Guiver, Brentwood, Apr-Jun Qtr 1955, Vol 04A, Page 376, No 362; Certified copy obtained 1 Mar 2002 (more details...)

a5: Death entry for Laurence Guiver, Essex South-Western, Apr-Jun Qtr 1946, Vol 4A, Page 135, No 273; Certified copy obtained 2 Mar 2002 (more details...)

a6: Birth entry for Archibald Ernest Guiver, Billericay, Oct-Dec Qtr 1871, Vol 4a, Page 171, No 248; Certified copy obtained 8 Feb 2002 (more details...)

a7: Death entry for Archibald Ernest Guiver, West Ham, Jan-Mar Qtr 1932, Vol 04A, Page 333, No 341; Certified copy obtained 26 Jan 2002 (more details...)

a8: Marriage entry for William James Woolmore and Florence Amy Guiver, West Ham, Oct-Dec Qtr 1902, Vol 4A, Page 18, No 247; Certified copy obtained 18 Sep 2009 (more details...)

a9: Marriage entry for William Fuke and Edith Amelia Guiver, Poplar, Apr-Jun Qtr 1907, Vol 1C, Page 751, No 51; Certified copy obtained 18 Sep 2009 (more details...)

a10: Marriage entry for Arthur F B Guiver and Ethel Sweetland, West Ham, Jan-Mar Qtr 1918, Vol 4a, Page 631, No 2; Certified copy obtained 11 Jan 2002 (more details...)

a11: Death entry for Emily M Guiver, Essex South-Western, Apr-Jun Qtr 1958, Vol 5a, Page 126, No 376; Certified copy obtained 1 Mar 2002 (more details...)

a12: Death entry for Henry Guiver, Billericay, Oct-Dec Qtr 1895, Vol 4A, Page 259, No 218; Certified copy obtained 2 Mar 2002 (more details...)

a13: Birth entry for Augusta Ada Guiver, Billericay, Apr-Jun Qtr 1864, Vol 4a, Page 144, No 138; Certified copy obtained 11 Feb 2002 (more details...)

a14: Death entry for Rebecca Guiver, Chelmsford, Jan-Mar Qtr 1873, Vol 4A, Page 140; Certified copy obtained 8 Dec 1980 (more details...)

a15: Birth entry for Edith Amelia Guiver, Billericay, Apr-Jun Qtr 1877, Vol 4a, Page 239, No 110; Certified copy obtained 25 Jan 2002 (more details...)

a16: Birth entry for Arthur Frederick B Guiver, Billericay, Jul-Sep Qtr 1879, Vol 4A, Page 274, No 447 (more details...)

a17: Death entry for George Guiver, Billericay, Jan-Mar Qtr 1886, Vol 4A, Page 235, No 316; Certified copy obtained 8 Feb 2002 (more details...)

a18: Death entry for Susan Guiver, West Ham, Jan-Mar Qtr 1921, Vol 4A, Page 113, No 407; Certified copy obtained 2 Mar 2002 (more details...)

Parish Registers of St. Andrew, Sandon, Essex

b1: Baptism entry for Henry Guiver, 25 Oct 1841, Page 54, No 431 (more details...)

1851 England and Wales Census

c1: Class HO107, Piece 1776, Folio 398, Page 32, Schedule 144 (more details...)

1861 England and Wales Census

d1: Class RG9, Piece 1076, Folio 97, Page 8, Schedule 47 (more details...)

Parish Registers of St Mary the Virgin, Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex

e1: Baptism entry for Alice Guiver, 10 Aug 1862, Page 91, No 728 (more details...)

e2: Baptism entry for Augusta Ada Guiver, 7 May 1864, Page 95, No 759 (more details...)

Parish Registers of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead, Essex

f1: Marriage entry for Charles Rolfe and Alice Guiver, 25 Jun 1888, Page 129, No 258 (more details...)

f2: Baptism entry for Eustace Youngs Guiver, 22 May 1866, Page 68, No 539 (more details...)

f3: Burial entry for Eustace Guiver, 22 Apr 1955, No 1778 (more details...)

f4: Baptism entry for Lawrence Felton Guiver, 29 Mar 1868, Page 72, No 573 (more details...)

f5: Baptism entry for Herbert Albert Guiver, 24 Apr 1870, Page 77, No 611 (more details...)

f6: Burial entry for Herbert Albert Guiver, 22 Sep 1870, Page 53, No 419 (more details...)

f7: Baptism entry for Florence Amy Guiver, 15 Feb 1874, Page 84, No 671 (more details...)

f8: Baptism entry for Edith Amelia Guiver, 8 Jul 1877, Page 91, No 725 (more details...)

f9: Baptism entry for Arthur Frederick Benjamin Guiver, 26 Oct 1879, Page 96, No 766 (more details...)

f10: Baptism entry for Emmeline Maud Guiver, 1 May 1881, Page 99, No 786 (more details...)

f11: Baptism entry for Albert Edmund Guiver, 16 Oct 1887, Page 111, No 882 (more details...)

f12: Burial entry for Henry Guiver, 26 Dec 1895, Page 26, No 207 (more details...)

FreeBMD

g1: Death entry for Alice Rolfe, Age 58, Chelmsford, Jan-Mar Qtr 1921, Vol 4a, Page 645

g2: Death entry for Florence A Woolmore, Age 80, Newmarket, Jul-Sep Qtr 1954, Vol 4b, Page 776

g3: Death entry for Edith Fuke, Age 82, Shoreditch, Jan-Mar Qtr 1960, Vol 5d, Page 534

The Essex Newsman

h1: No 2667, 19 Feb 1921, Page 4, Col 5, Deaths, Rolfe (more details...)

h2: No 2667, 19 Feb 1921, Page 4, Col 4, Chelmsford, Death of Mrs Alice Rolfe (more details...)

Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration

k1: Probate entry for Augusta Ada Guiver, 9 Mar 1932, London (more details...)

k2: Probate entry for Lawrence Felton Guiver, 29 May 1947, London (more details...)

k3: Probate entry for Archibald Ernest Guiver, 19 Jul 1932, London (more details...)

Find a Grave

m1: Memorial ID: 56405269, Albert Emund Guiver

1871 England and Wales Census

p1: Class RG10, Piece 1658, Folio 50, Page 2, Schedule 9 (more details...)

1881 England and Wales Census

q1: Class RG11, Piece 1758, Folio 59, Page 13, Schedule 67 (more details...)

1891 England and Wales Census

r1: Class RG12, Piece 1383, Folio 108, Page 8, Schedule 58 (more details...)