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     James Edgar Riley was born circa 1894.¹ He married Edith Mary Horn, daughter of William Horn and Matilda Edwards, on 3 June 1922 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by Robert Kirkham and William John Horn. James was a locomotive fireman from Milton in Portsmouth. His father James George Riley was a retired engine driver. Edith's father William John Horn was a labourer.²

     Mabel Fanny Davis was born in 1884 in Albury, Surrey, England.² She was the daughter of John Davis and Emily Lovering.¹ She was the daughter of John Davis and Emily Davis in the 1891 census Littleford Cottages, Shamley Green, Surrey, England.³ She was the daughter of John Davis and Emily Davis in the 1901 census in Littleford Cottages, Shamley Green, Surrey, England.⁴ She appeared in the 1911 census in 121 Cromwell Road, Kensington, London, England. Mabel was a domestic housemaid to Eduardo and Rosa M Lembeke. Eduardo was a Peruvian Charge d'Affaires.⁵

     Edith Lilian Davis was born in 1885 in Albury, Surrey, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Davis and Emily Lovering.¹ She was the daughter of John Davis and Emily Davis in the 1891 census Littleford Cottages, Shamley Green, Surrey, England.³ She appeared in the 1911 census in Great Linford Manor, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England. Edith was the domestic parlour maid to Charles Walter and Dorothea Julia Mead. Charles was a Barrister at law.⁴

     George Stewart Davis was born on 28 April 1887 in Albury, Surrey, England.^1,2 He was the son of John Davis and Emily Lovering.¹ He was the son of John Davis and Emily Davis in the 1891 census in Littleford Cottages, Shamley Green, Surrey, England.³ He was the son of John Davis and Emily Davis in the 1901 census in Littleford Cottages, Shamley Green, Surrey, England.⁴ He appeared in the 1911 census in 11 Clark Street West, St George Hanover Square, London, England. He was the butler to Thomas Geoffrey and Shirley Maud Blackwell. Thomas was a preserved provision manufacturer.⁵ He married Elizabeth ...¹ On 29 September 1939 in the National Register George was listed as living at 58 Chesham Road, Penge, Kent, England, Stewart as he was listed was an Inspector or telephone and cables living with his wife and brother and two others.⁶

     Gertude Kate Davis was born on 6 January 1891 in Wonersh, Surrey, England.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of John Davis and Emily Lovering.¹ She was baptised on 1 February 1891 in Christ Church, Shamley Green, Surrey, England, her father was a labourer.² She was the daughter of John Davis and Emily Davis in the 1891 census Littleford Cottages, Shamley Green, Surrey, England.⁴ She was the daughter of John Davis and Emily Davis in the 1901 census in Littleford Cottages, Shamley Green, Surrey, England.⁵ She appeared in the 1911 census in Shapley Hill, Winchfield, Hampshire, England. Gertrude was a domestic household servant for Henry Arnold and Anne Elizabeth Hardcastle Olivier. Henry as a retired clerk in holy orders.⁶ She married Alfred Kenneth Miles on 5 February 1914 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony as witnessed by Edith Lilian Davis and Richard Alwyn Miles. Alfred was a postal clerk living at 4 Knighton Road in Redhill, his father Alfred Miles was a teacher. Gertrude's father John Davis was a teamster (truck driver)
The wedding was reported in the Surrey Advertiser of 9 February 1914. Alfred was reported as coming from Catford and Gertrude from Little Ford in Shamley Green. The bride was given away by her father and was daintily gowned in white silk, with orange wreath and veil and carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley, carnations and white heather. She was attended by three bridesmaids, namely, Misses Edith and Margaret David (sisters of the bride) and Miss Margaret Miles (sister of the bridegroom) who were prettily attired in blue and white satin dresses, and carried bouquets. They all wore blue pendants, the gift of the bridegroom. Mr Richard Miles acted as best man. A reception was held at the bride's residence. the happy couple subsequently left for a short honeymoon, the bride's travelling costume being of navy blue serge, with a hat of black velvet and white ostrich feathers. Mr and Mrs C D Hodgson, of The Hallams, lent the bride their pair-horse carriage for the ceremony. The presents were numerous and useful.^7,8 On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Gertude was listed as living at 19 Woodside Way, Reigate, Surrey, England, with her husband Alfred. Alfred was working for the Overseas GPO living with his wife and.⁹ Her husband Alfred died on 21 November 1953 in Redhill County Hospital (Smallfield Annexe), Burstow, Surrey, England.^10,11 She died in 1975 in Surrey, England.¹²

     Alfred Kenneth Miles was born on 2 February 1886.¹ He married Gertude Kate Davis, daughter of John Davis and Emily Lovering, on 5 February 1914 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony as witnessed by Edith Lilian Davis and Richard Alwyn Miles. Alfred was a postal clerk living at 4 Knighton Road in Redhill, his father Alfred Miles was a teacher. Gertrude's father John Davis was a teamster (truck driver)
The wedding was reported in the Surrey Advertiser of 9 February 1914. Alfred was reported as coming from Catford and Gertrude from Little Ford in Shamley Green. The bride was given away by her father and was daintily gowned in white silk, with orange wreath and veil and carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley, carnations and white heather. She was attended by three bridesmaids, namely, Misses Edith and Margaret David (sisters of the bride) and Miss Margaret Miles (sister of the bridegroom) who were prettily attired in blue and white satin dresses, and carried bouquets. They all wore blue pendants, the gift of the bridegroom. Mr Richard Miles acted as best man. A reception was held at the bride's residence. the happy couple subsequently left for a short honeymoon, the bride's travelling costume being of navy blue serge, with a hat of black velvet and white ostrich feathers. Mr and Mrs C D Hodgson, of The Hallams, lent the bride their pair-horse carriage for the ceremony. The presents were numerous and useful.^2,3 Alfred enlisted in Fenny Stratford Signal Depot in Bletchley as RE Telegraphist no 73814 in the London Regiment on 16 October 1915, giving his address as 144 Earlsbrook Road in Redhill. He was 5 foot 9½ inches tall, he weighed 131 lbs and had a chest measurement of 35 inches.⁴ On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Alfred was listed as living at 19 Woodside Way, Reigate, Surrey, England, with his wife Gertude. Alfred was working for the Overseas GPO living with his wife and.⁵ He died on 21 November 1953 in Redhill County Hospital (Smallfield Annexe), Burstow, Surrey, England, at age 67 his usual address was 16 Woodlands Road in Reigate.^6,7 His estate was probated on 18 December 1953 Administration papers were issued to his widow Gertude Kate Miles. His effects were valued at £683 1s 10d.⁷

     Hilda Gertrude Miles was born on 29 June 1915 in Reigate, Surrey, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Alfred Kenneth Miles and Gertude Kate Davis. She was baptised on 8 August 1915 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, her father was a postal clerk and the family lived in Redhill.³

     Kenneth Jhn Miles was born on 23 December 1919 in Reigate, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of Alfred Kenneth Miles and Gertude Kate Davis. He was baptised on 15 February 1920 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, his father was a postal clerk and the family lived at Earlswood in Redhill.²

     Barbara M Miles was born in 1925 in Reigate, Surrey, England.¹ She was the daughter of Alfred Kenneth Miles and Gertude Kate Davis.

     Ronald Alfred Miles was born on 1 September 1930 in Reigate, Surrey, England.^1,2 He was the son of Alfred Kenneth Miles and Gertude Kate Davis. On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Ronald Alfred Miles was listed as living at 19 Woodside Way, Reigate, Surrey, England, with his parents.³ He died in July 2006 in Kent, England, at age 75.⁴

     Ruth Rossall was born in 1946 in Surrey, England.¹ She was the daughter of Clarence Rossall and Moina Rosemary Davis. She died on 4 March 2017 in Herefordshire, England.

     Ernest Davis was born in 1892 in Blackheath, Surrey, England.² He was the son of John Davis and Emily Lovering.¹ He was the son of John Davis and Emily Davis in the 1901 census in Littleford Cottages, Shamley Green, Surrey, England.³ The Parish Magazine of June 1918 stated Ernest had served in Italy with our Forces and had lost a foot. He was one of the Blackheath Choir boys like his brothers Robert and Albert.⁴

     Elizabeth ... was born on 4 February 1888.¹ She married George Stewart Davis, son of John Davis and Emily Lovering.¹

     Grace Ellen Butler was born on 20 April 1880 in Chertsey, Surrey, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Humphry. She was baptised on 6 May 1880 in St Mary, Oatlands, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England, her father was a Civil Servant.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Butler in the 1881 census in Woodend House, Station Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.³ She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Butler in the 1901 census in Woodside, Church Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.⁴ On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Grace was listed as living at Wonersh Hollow, The Street, Wonersh, Surrey, England, Grace was a lady of private means with five others living with her. One may be her maid but I wonder whether the others were evacuees?⁵ Grace was living in 1960 in Wonersh Hollow, The Street, Wonersh, Surrey, England.⁶ By 1960 Grace had moved and was living in Little House, The Street, Wonersh, Surrey, England.⁷ She died in 1967 in Holy Cross Hospital, Haslemere, Surrey, England.^8,9 She was buried on 4 July 1967 in Wonersh and Blackheath Cemetery, Wonersh, Surrey, England, in plot 712 after a service in St John the Baptist in Wonersh.¹⁰

     Arthur John Butler was born on 21 June 1844 in Putney, London, England.^1,2 Arthur was admitteed into Trnity College Cambridge on 16 September 1862. His father was William John Butler a clerk from Wantage in Berkshire. He attended Bradfield and Eton. and matriculated in 1863; Scholar, 1865; B.A. (8th Classic) 1867; M.A. 1870. Fellow, 1869. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Jan. 24, 1870.² Arthur was an Examiner under the Board of Education, 1870-87. A partner in the publishing firm of Rivington (afterwards Longmans, Green and Co.), 1887-92. Editorial Manager to Cassell and Co., 1892-4. Assistant Commissioner to the Commission on Secondary Education, 1894. Professor of Italian Language and Literature at University College, London, 1898-1910. At the Public Record Office, editing ‘Calendars of Foreign State Papers,’ 1899-1910. He was widely known for his translations of and contribution to the study of Dante; also translated many French and German works. A regular contributor to the Athenaeum for 35 years; wrote the chapters on ‘The Wars of Religion in France’ and ‘The End of the Italian Renaissance’ for the Cambridge Modern History. A member of the Alpine Club, 1886; edited the Alpine Journal, 1890-3. Author, Dante, his Times and His Work; Life and Letters of William John Butler, etc. For an appreciation of his work and character see In Memoriam by G. W. Prothero and Memoir by Sir A. Quiller-Couch.² He married Mary Caroline Humphry on 2 April 1875 in St Martin in the Fields, Strand, London, England, after a licence had been taken out. The Rev William Gilson Humphry concented to the marriage of his monor daughter. Arthur John Butler was from Holy Trinity in Brompton.^3,4 He was listed as head of household in the 1881 census in Woodend House, Station Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England. Arthur was an Examiner in the Education Department living with his wife and daughters with five servants.⁵ He appeared as a boarder in the 1891 census in Haslehurst, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England. Arthur and his son William were boarding with Mary Callaway a lodging house keeper. Arthur was a retired civil servant.⁶ He was listed as head of household in the 1901 census in Woodside, Church Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England. Arthur was a retired Exminer for the Education Department and Professor University College living with his wife, daughters ad five servants.⁷ Arthur and Mary were passsengers on board SS Haverford which sailed from Liverpool on 20 May 1908 bound for New York. They gave Arthur's brother as next of kin, William George Butler of India Office in London.⁸ He died on 26 February 1910 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, at age 65.^1,9 His estate was probated on 7 April 1910 in London to his widow Caroline Butler. His effects were £12,507 11s 0d and the will was resworn as £12, 937 11s 0d.¹⁰ He was buried in Wantage, Oxfordshire, England.² He received the probate of the estate of Frances M Butler on 25 May 1926.¹⁰

     Mary Caroline Humphry was born circa 1855 in Northolt, Middlesex, England.¹ She married Arthur John Butler on 2 April 1875 in St Martin in the Fields, Strand, London, England, after a licence had been taken out. The Rev William Gilson Humphry concented to the marriage of his monor daughter. Arthur John Butler was from Holy Trinity in Brompton.^2,3 She was the wife of Arthur John Butler in the census of 3 April 1881 Woodend House, Station Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.⁴ She was the wife of Arthur John Butler in the 1901 census in Woodside, Church Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England. Arthur was a retired Exminer for the Education Department and Professor University College living with his wife, daughters ad five servants.⁵ Arthur and Mary were passsengers on board SS Haverford which sailed from Liverpool on 20 May 1908 bound for New York. They gave Arthur's brother as next of kin, William George Butler of India Office in London.⁶ Her husband Arthur died on 26 February 1910 in Chertsey, Surrey, England.^1,7 She received the probate of the estate of Arthur John Butler on 7 April 1910.⁸

     Frances M Butler was born in 1876 in St Mary Abbots, Middlesex, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Humphry.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Butler in the 1881 census in Woodend House, Station Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.³ She appeared on the census of 5 April 1891 in the household of Frances M Butler in The Rectory House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Frances was boarding with Katherine A Prior, a Governess and six other scholars.⁴ She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Butler in the 1901 census in Woodside, Church Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.⁵ She died on 13 March 1926 in Woodend, Oatlands, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.^6,7,8 She was buried on 16 March 1926 in St Mary, Oatlands, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.⁷ Her estate was probated on 25 May 1926 to her widowed mother Mary Caroline Butler. Her effects were valued at £693 1s 5d.⁸

     Margaret Dorothy Butler was born on 20 May 1884 in Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Humphry.¹ She appeared in the 1891 census in 19 Sussex Gardens, Paddington, London, England, and was listed as niece of Alice M Humphry a single lady living on her own means. Sisters Margaret and Rhoda were lodging with their Aunts Alice and Ellen Humphry.³ She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Butler in the 1901 census in Woodside, Church Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.⁴ She married Alfred Edward Western on 16 January 1915 in St Mary, Oatlands, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England, after the banns were read. The ceremony was witnessed by Mary C Butler, Alice M Humphry, William G Butler, Agnes Western, Ernest Western and A Helen Wrighton. Alfred was a solicitor like his father Edward Young Western. Margaret's father Arthur John Butler was a Civil Servant.^5,6 Her husband Alfred died on 11 October 1961 in Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, England.^7,8 She received the probate of the estate of Alfred Edward Western on 6 December 1961 in London to his widow Margaret Dorothy Western, Oswald Western a retired solicitor, solictors Cecil Francis Tatham and Malcolm Bardsley Heatman. His effects were valued at £44,235 19s 0d.⁸ She died on 15 March 1973 in Hollowdene, Shortfield Road, Frensham, Surrey, England, at age 88.^9,8 Her estate was probated on 2 May 1973 in London. Her effects were valued at £27,181.⁸

     Rhoda Butler was born on 2 April 1887 in Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Humphry.¹ She appeared in the 1891 census in 19 Sussex Gardens, Paddington, London, England, and was listed as niece of Alice M Humphry a single lady living on her own means. Sisters Margaret and Rhoda were lodging with their Aunts Alice and Ellen Humphry.³ She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Butler in the 1901 census in Woodside, Church Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.⁴ She married Andrew Allan Hunt in 1912 in Chertsey, Surrey, England.⁵ Her husband Andrew died on 2 October 1945 in The Minehead and West Somerset Hospital, Minehead, Somerset, England.^6,7 She received the probate of the estate of Andrew Allan Hunt on 16 May 1946.⁷ She died on 7 December 1979 in Brendon Nursing Wing, Park Road, Winchester, Hampshire, England, at age 92.^8,7 Her estate was probated on 8 January 1980 in Winchester, her effects were valued at £2,113.⁷

     Rachael Elizabeth Butler was born on 22 January 1889 in Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Humphry. She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Butler in the 1901 census in Woodside, Church Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.³ Rachael gave her address as Fairfax House in Weybridge when she sailed on Edinburgh Castle arriving in Southampton from Durban in South Africa on 25 April 1932.⁴ She married William J F Mayne in 1937 in Kensington, London, England.⁵ She died on 10 January 1982 in Moorhouse Nursing Home, Tilford Road, Hindhead, Surrey, England, at age 92.^6,7,8 Her estate was probated on 30 March 1982 in Winchester, her effects wer valued at £36,386.⁸

     Mary Caroline Butler was born on 26 March 1891 in Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Humphry.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Butler in the 1901 census in Woodside, Church Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.³ She witnessed the marriage of Alfred Edward Western and Margaret Dorothy Butler on 16 January 1915 in St Mary, Oatlands, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.^4,5 She married Michael Robert Newbolt, son of William Charles Edmund Newbolt and Fanny Charlotte ..., on 3 February 1917 in St Mary, Oatlands, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England, after the banns had been read. Michael was a Priest in the Church of England, hs father William Newbolt was a Canon of St Paul's Cathedral. Mary lived in Wood End, Oatlands, her father Arthur John Butler was deceased.^6,4 Her husband Michael died on 7 February 1956 in Cowley House, Bierton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.⁷ She received the probate of the estate of Michael Robert Newbolt on 16 April 1956.⁷ She died on 1 October 1977 in 13a Woodlands Road, Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England, at age 86.^8,7 Her estate was probated on 30 March 1978 in Ipswich . Her effects were valued at £13,284.⁷

     Michael Robert Newbolt was born on 27 September 1874 in Newent, Gloucestershire, England.^1,2 He was the son of William Charles Edmund Newbolt and Fanny Charlotte ...³ He was baptised on 12 October 1874 in Dymock, Gloucestershire, England.² He married Mary Caroline Butler, daughter of Arthur John Butler and Mary Caroline Humphry, on 3 February 1917 in St Mary, Oatlands, Walton on Thames, Surrey, England, after the banns had been read. Michael was a Priest in the Church of England, hs father William Newbolt was a Canon of St Paul's Cathedral. Mary lived in Wood End, Oatlands, her father Arthur John Butler was deceased.^4,5 He died on 7 February 1956 in Cowley House, Bierton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, at age 81.⁶ His estate was probated on 16 April 1956 in London to his widow Mary Caroline Newbolt. His effects were valued at £5,150 18s 7d.⁶

     William Charles Edmund Newbolt married Fanny Charlotte ...