Eighth Generation (Continued)
Henry T “Harry” LEWIS (Mary Jane* RICHARDSON7, Henry Proctor6, Henry Proctor5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1).
Born in 1881 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
- Called “Harry”
- 1901 England census, living in family home with siblings at 45 Cedar St Derby:
LEWIS, Henry Son Single M 30 1881 Nursery Man's Son Assisting In Business Derbyshire Derby
- 1911 England census, living in family home at 45 Cedar Street, Derby with 6 siblings (parents were visiting their mother’s sister Annie in Surrey):
LEWIS, Henry Son Single M 30 1881 Nursery Man's Son Assisting In Business Derbyshire Derby
- 1923 inherited part of his father’s estate.
RESEARCH NOTES:
- possible birth registrations:
1. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Henry Lewis
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1881
Registration district: Derby
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 559
2. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Henry James Lewis
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1881
Registration district: Derby
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 506
- possible death registrations
1. England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
Name: Henry Lewis
Birth Date: 4 Feb 1881
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1973
Age at Death: 92
Registration district: Derby
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 3a
Page: 578
Sydney LEWIS (Mary Jane* RICHARDSON7, Henry Proctor6, Henry Proctor5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1).
Born on 8 Feb 1883 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. Christened on 27 Sep 1883 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
- named after his mother’s brother Sydney Richardson.
- 1883: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906
Name: Sydney Lewis
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 Feb 1883
Christening Date: 27 Sep 1883
Christening Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
Age at Christening: 0
Father's name: Frederick Lewis
Mother's name: Mary Jane
Source Citation: Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England; Collection: St Alkmund; -; Date Range: 1880 - 1885; Film Number: 1041160.
- 1891 England census: living witih parents, 4 siblings, 1 lodger [aunt] and 1 servant in St Alkmund Parish, Derby, Derbyshire England:
Sydney Lewis, Son,, 8, Scholar, Derbyshire Derby
- 1901 England census, living in family home with siblings at 45 Cedar St Derby:
LEWIS, Sydney Son Single M 28 1883 Nursery Man's Son Assisting In Business Derbyshire Derby
- 1911 England census, living in family home at 45 Cedar Street, Derby with 6 siblings (parents were visiting their mother’s sister Annie in Surrey):
LEWIS, Sydney Son Single M 28 1883 Nursery Man's Son Assisting In Business Derbyshire Derby
- 1915: British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
Name: Sydney Lewis
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Age at enlistment: 32
Residence: Leyland Nurseries, Derby
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 38936
Regiment Name: ?? Royal Garrn Arty
Number of images: 2 [1 only downloaded]
Trade: Gardener
Date enlisted: 11 Dec 1915
British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 [2nd entry]
Name: Sydney Lewis
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Age at enlistment: 32
Residence: Leyland Nurseries, Derby
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 329??
Number of images: 27
- Sydney Louis married.
- 1923: England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005 England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
Name: Sydney Lewis
Spouse Surname: Richardson
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1923
Registration district: St George Hanover Square
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 936
Spouse: Damaris E Richardson
RESEARCH NOTES:
- can’t find an exact match for birth in 1883 in Derby in freeBMD
- assumed that the Sydney Lewis that married Damaris E Richardson was this Sydney, her first cousin!
- 1932 Kelly’s Directory - found a Sydney Lewis, farmer, living/working at “The Limes”, Allestree Parish (on the river Derwent), 2 miles north of Derby.
- 1946 possible death (probate records only go to 1941):
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
Name: Sydney Lewis
Birth Date: abt 1883
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1946
Age at Death: 63
Registration district: Shardlow
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 447
In Q2 1923 when Sydney was 40, he married
Damaris Ella* RICHARDSON (332) , daughter of Henry “Harry” NEIL (1870-) &
Annie RICHARDSON (170) (1870-), in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England.
Born in Q3 1885 in Weston, Norfolk, England.
- Damaris Ella Richardson birth registration, Q3 1885, St Faiths Norfolk, vol 4b, page 86
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Damaris Ella Richardson
Year of Registration: 1885
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: St Faiths
County: Norfolk
Volume: 4b
Page: 86
-1891 England census: living with grandparents and Annie [mother] on Hall Street, Weston Longville, Norfolk:
- Damaris Ella Richardson abt 1886 Weston Longville, Norfolk, England Granddaughter Weston Longville, Norfolk
- 1901 England census, living with Henry and “Amir” [Annie] Niel in Kensington:
Demaris G Richardson abt 1886 Longville, Norfolk, England Niece Kensington, London [was she really a niece? - perhaps Annie’s baseborn daughter, or a daughter of one of Annie’s other siblings]
- 1911 England census, in household of Harry and Annie Neil at 18 London Street, Chertsey, Surrey:
RICHARDSON, Ella Visitor Single F 25 1886 Book Keeper Weston Norfolk
- 1923 - England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
Name: Damaris E Richardson
Spouse: Sydney Lewis
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1923
Registration district: St George Hanover Square
Registration county (inferred): Middlesex
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 936
RESEARCH NOTES:
- originally guessed Ella Neil’s date of birth to be 1895, around the time of Harry and Annie’s marriage. If Ella Richardson in the 1911 census is this same Ella, then she was born 9 years earlier out of wedlock and took on her mother’s maiden name. However, in 1901 census, Demaris is listed as a niece to head of household [Henry]. Either this is a fabrication due to the illegitemacy, or she was the daughter of one of Annie’s sister or brother? Probably base born daughter of Annie, although can’t find baptism record.
- she likely married her 1st cousin Sydney Lewis
Alice Rose LEWIS (Mary Jane* RICHARDSON7, Henry Proctor6, Henry Proctor5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1).
Born in 1887 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
- 1901 England census, living in family home with siblings at 45 Cedar St Derby:
LEWIS, Alice Rose Daughter Single F 24 1887 Derbyshire Derby
- 1911 England census, living in family home at 45 Cedar Street, Derby with 6 siblings (parents were visiting their mother’s sister Annie in Surrey):
LEWIS, Alice Rose Daughter Single F 24 1887 Derbyshire Derby
RESEARCH NOTES:
- no exact match for birth registrations
- possible marriages (too many choices):
1. England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Name: Alice Lewis
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1906
Registration district: Derby
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume Number: 7b
Page Number: 1105
Spouse: either William Henry Templer OR George Roscoe
2. England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Name: Alice Rose Lewis
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1910
Registration district: Hackney
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1b
Page Number: 639
Spouse: James William Hickson OR William Henry Townend
Frank LEWIS (Mary Jane* RICHARDSON7, Henry Proctor6, Henry Proctor5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1).
Born in Q4 1888 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
- 1888: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Frank Lewis
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1888
Registration district: Derby
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 646
- 1901 England census, living in family home with siblings at 45 Cedar St Derby:
LEWIS, Frank Son Single M 22 1889 Clerk Derbyshire Derby
- 1911 England census, living in family home at 45 Cedar Street, Derby with 6 siblings (parents were visiting their mother’s sister Annie in Surrey):
LEWIS, Frank Son Single M 22 1889 Clerk Derbyshire Derby
RESEARCH NOTES:
- nothing stands out after a quick look in the WW1 records, Britian
Joseph LEWIS (Mary Jane* RICHARDSON7, Henry Proctor6, Henry Proctor5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1).
Born in Q4 1890 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. Joseph died in France & Flanders, on 16 Jul 1916; he was 25.
- 1890: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Joseph Lewis
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1890
Registration district: Derby
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 477
- 1901 England census, living in family home with siblings at 45 Cedar St Derby:
LEWIS, Joseph Son Single M 20 1891 Clerk Derbyshire Derby
- 1911 England census, living in family home at 45 Cedar Street, Derby with 6 siblings (parents were visiting their mother’s sister Annie in Surrey):
LEWIS, Joseph Son Single M 20 1891 Clerk Derbyshire Derby
- 1916: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Joseph Lewis
Birth Place: Derby
Residence: Derby
Death Date: 16 Jul 1916
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Nottingham
Rank: Private
Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion: 10th Battalion
Number: 17404
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Frederick LEWIS Jr (Mary Jane* RICHARDSON7, Henry Proctor6, Henry Proctor5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1).
Born in Q4 1892 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
- 1892: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Frederick Lewis
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1892
Registration district: Derby
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 529
- 1901 England census, living in family home with siblings at 45 Cedar St Derby:
LEWIS, Frederick Son Single M 18 1893 Nurseryman's Son Assisting In Business Derbyshire Derby
- 1911 England census, living in family home at 45 Cedar Street, Derby with 6 siblings (parents were visiting their mother’s sister Annie in Surrey):
LEWIS, Frederick Son Single M 18 1893 Nurseryman's Son Assisting In Business Derbyshire Derby
RESEARCH NOTES:
Frederick Lewis is a very common name:
- Another Frederick Lewis birth registered Q1 1891 in Derby, vol 7b, pg 549.
- many by that name lost their lives in WWI, including:
1) UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Frederick Joseph Lewis
Residence: Matlock, Derbyshire
Death Date: 4 Oct 1918
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Derby
Rank: Private
Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion: 1/8th Battalion
Number: 203761
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
2) UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Frederick Lewis
Birth Place: Alkuminds, Derby
Death Date: 29 May 1918
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Derby
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
Number: 166404
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
3) UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Frederick Lewis
Birth Place: King's Heath, Birmingham
Death Date: 10 Mar 1915
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Birmingham
Rank: RFN. (L/Corporal)
Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
Battalion: 1st Battalion
Number: 2681
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
4) UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Frederick Lewis
Birth Place: Rotherham, Yorks
Death Date: 20 Feb 1916
Death Location: Home
Enlistment Location: Retford, Notts
Rank: Private
Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion: 3rd Battalion
Number: 31114
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: Home
Herbert LEWIS (Mary Jane* RICHARDSON7, Henry Proctor6, Henry Proctor5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1).
Born in 1895 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. Herbert died in France And Flanders, on 4 May 1917; he was 22.
- 1895: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Herbert Lewis
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1895
Registration district: Derby
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 539
- 1901 England census, living in family home with siblings at 45 Cedar St Derby:
LEWIS, Herbert Son Single M 15 1896 Student Derbyshire Derby
- 1911 England census, living in family home at 45 Cedar Street, Derby with 6 siblings (parents were visiting their mother’s sister Annie in Surrey):
LEWIS, Herbert Son Single M 15 1896 Student Derbyshire Derby
- 1915: British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
Name: Herbert Lewis
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Age at enlistment: 20
Residence: 45 Cedar St, Derby
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 33765
Regiment Name: Battn Notts & Derbyshire Regt
Number of images: 13
- 1917: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Herbert Lewis
Birth Place: Derby
Death Date: 4 May 1917
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Derby
Rank: L/Corporal
Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion: 2/5th Battalion
Number: 201944
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre