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     Sheila Mary Poore was born on 8 April 1926. She married Gerald P Dearth, son of Walter Philip Dearth and Daisy J Edgington, in 1951 in Surrey, England.¹ Gerald and Sheila set up home in 11 Hurst Hill Cottages, Birtley Road, Bramley, Surrey, England. She died on 24 September 2016 in Bramley, Surrey, England, at age 90. Her body was cremated after a service led by Rev Derek Wensley on 14 October 2016 in Guildford Crematorium, Godalming, Surrey, England.

     Walter Philip Dearth was born on 16 July 1905 in Edwardstone, Suffolk, England.¹ He was listed as the son in the 1911 census of Charles and Anna Dea(r)th. His siblings were Charles, Frank and Albert. His father was a farm labourer they lived in The Groves, Edwardstone, Colchester, Essex, England.² He married Daisy J Edgington in 1926 in Guildford, Surrey, England.³ In 1929 Walter and Daisy lived in Wonersh Common, Wonersh, Surrey, England.⁴ On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Walter was listed as living at 19 Hurst Hill Cottages, Birtley Road, Bramley, Surrey, England, with his wife Daisy. Walter was a wood merchant.⁵ Walter Daisy and family lived from 1948 through to at least 1962 in 13 Chestnut Way, Bramley, Surrey, England.⁴ In 1963 Walter and Daisy were living with their daughter Daphne in 13 Chestnut Way, Bramley, Surrey, England.⁴ He died in 1972 in Surrey, England.⁶

     Daisy J Edgington was born on 9 February 1904. She married Walter Philip Dearth in 1926 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ In 1929 Walter and Daisy lived in Wonersh Common, Wonersh, Surrey, England.² On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Daisy was listed as living at 19 Hurst Hill Cottages, Birtley Road, Bramley, Surrey, England, with her husband Walter. Walter was a wood merchant.³ Walter Daisy and family lived from 1948 through to at least 1962 in 13 Chestnut Way, Bramley, Surrey, England.² In 1963 Walter and Daisy were living with their daughter Daphne in 13 Chestnut Way, Bramley, Surrey, England.²

     Henry Elyot was the son of Thomas Elyot and Alice Claverdon.^1,2 He married Joan ... in Green Place, The Street, Wonersh, Surrey, England, Henry and Joan had 12 sons and 11 daughters. They are all depicted on a memorial brass on the floor of St John the Baptist Church. They lived in Green Place which was given to Henry by his father Thomas. When Henry and Joan sold Green Place, a house that had belonged to the family for over 200 years, they bought and moved to Busbridge Hall near Godalming.¹ He died on 2 June 1503.¹

     Joan ... married Henry Elyot, son of Thomas Elyot and Alice Claverdon, in Green Place, The Street, Wonersh, Surrey, England, Henry and Joan had 12 sons and 11 daughters. They are all depicted on a memorial brass on the floor of St John the Baptist Church. They lived in Green Place which was given to Henry by his father Thomas. When Henry and Joan sold Green Place, a house that had belonged to the family for over 200 years, they bought and moved to Busbridge Hall near Godalming.¹

     Thomas was the High Sheriff of Surrey for one year from November 1437 and lived at Green Place in Wonersh.^2,3 Thomas Elyot married Alice Claverdon The Visitations of Surrey report that Alice was the daughter of William Claverdon.^4,3 He died on 20 December 1467.⁴

     Malcolm Percy Muncey was born on 10 January 1927 in England.¹ Stewart King Industries Limited (SKIL) purchased Little Tangley from Mrs Howard in 1947 for £27,000 and SKIL Nurseries Ltd was set up as a subsiduary of Stewart King Industries Ltd. The nursery comprised of 54 acres.² Mac came to Wonersh and started as Manager at the Nursery from June 1951 and stayed until December 1958. he had first visited the site with his father AP Muncey in the summer of 1943. His father was a fresh fruit and vegetable buyer for Mark's and Spencer.² He married Jean M I Gipps in 1955 in Surrey, England.³ He died on 21 June 2001 in Tissours, 35 New Road, Wonersh, Surrey, England, at age 74 A bench was placed on Wonersh Common with a dedication saying 'Mac who loved the village 1951-2001' The years refer to his time in Wonersh. Mac and Jean changed the name of their house to Tissours when they had paid off the mortgage 'IT IS OURS.⁴' The funeral of Malcolm Percy Muncey took place on 28 June 2001 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, followed by cremation in Guildford Crematorium.^5,6

     Jean M I Gipps was born in 1930 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England.¹ She married Malcolm Percy Muncey in 1955 in Surrey, England.² Her husband Malcolm died on 21 June 2001 in Tissours, 35 New Road, Wonersh, Surrey, England.³ Jean moved to a home in 2014 following a nasty fall in her home.⁴ She died in June 2018 in Knowle Park Nursing Home, Knowle Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey, England.⁵ Her body was cremated at 12:45 on 29 June 2018 in Guildford Crematorium, Godalming, Surrey, England.⁵

     John Dorrington Metcalfe was born on 22 March 1946 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.¹ He was the son of Eric Dorrington Metcalfe. He married Susan Margaret Phillips in 1968 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales.² John and Susan moved with their children David and Rebecca around 1982 to Wonersh.³ His wife Susan died on 5 April 2012 in Gatesbury, Wonersh Common, Wonersh, Surrey, England.⁴ He married Wendy Anne Carter on 27 June 2014 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by Rebecca Tomlinson and Graham Carter. John was an engineering consultant. His father Eric Dorington Metcalfe was a civil servant. Wendy was a carer, her father Neville Frank Carter was deceased and had been a chartered accountant. Both John and Wendy were widowed and they gave their address as Perigrines 2 The Close in Wonersh.⁵ Wendy and John were stalwarts of the congregation at St. John’s (the groom John was a former churchwarden) so it was a full house in the church for their wedding ceremony, with many friends from the village filling every available pew alongside Wendy and John’s respective family members. After the church service everyone moved to a marquee on Church Green where tea and cakes was served, speeches delivered, and the wedding cake cut.⁵ He died on 2 April 2020 in Royal Surrey Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, England, at age 74.⁶ The funeral of John Dorrington Metcalfe took place on 28 April 2020 The entry in the paper read: METCALFE JOHN Passed away on 2nd April 2020 at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. He loved his grandchildren, driving fast, having an alcoholic drink whenever he could, booking holidays, the Welsh rugby team, gardening and being part of his local church (not necessarily in that order)! John was an active member of his church community as a lay reader, treasurer, church warden and worked tirelessly to ensure the church he loved continued to grow and flourish. He loved being an engineer and never wanted to fully retire, after years working and travelling for ExxonMobil, UOP and Jacobs, he continued to work as a consultant. He has been a loving husband to his wife Wendy and they were able to enjoy just under 6 years of marriage, where they enjoyed lots of holidays and time with the grandchildren. John is survived by David and Rebecca and has 2 grandchildren. He can now rest having lived a full and happy life, he will be missed by many here in Surrey, but also across the globe, however we believe he's now joined his first wife, Sue. A funeral is being held on 28 April, but the family will invite friends and loved ones to come together to celebrate John's life as soon as it's safe to do so.⁶

     Neil Brian was born in 1971 in Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of Stanley Brian and Gillian E Carpenter.

     James Ireland Harbroe was born circa 1839 in Pulborough, Sussex, England. He married Elizabeth Hurdle in 1874 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ He was listed as head of household in the 1881 census in 13 Mitchell Row, Shalford, Surrey, England. James was brewers labourer living with his wife and children.² He was listed as head of household in the 1891 census in Shalford Common, Shalford, Surrey, England. James was a farm labourer living with his wife and children.³ He died in 1897 in Hambledon, Surrey, England.⁴

     Elizabeth Hurdle was born circa 1850 in Farnham, Surrey, England. She married James Ireland Harbroe in 1874 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ She was the wife of James Ireland Harbroe in the census of 3 April 1881 13 Mitchell Row, Shalford, Surrey, England.² She was the wife of James Ireland Harbroe in the 1891 census in Shalford Common, Shalford, Surrey, England. James was a farm labourer living with his wife and children.³ Her husband James died in 1897 in Hambledon, Surrey, England.⁴ She was listed as head of household in the 1901 census in Shalford Common, Shalford, Surrey, England. Elizabeth was a charwoman living with her children.⁵ She was listed as head of household in the 1911 census in Mitchells Row, Shalford, Surrey, England. Elizabeth was living with her children, they had one visitor Beatrice Mabel Hotson, who was about to married Ernest.⁶