George Archibald GURNSEY

1884 - 1973  (88 years)

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• Name	George Archibald GURNSEY  [1]
  Born	7 May 1884	Chatham, Kent, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1901	38 The Beacon, Luton, Chatham, Kent, England
  	Occupation: Carpenter Apprentice
  Census	1911	137 Clarendon Place, Dover, Kent, England
  	Occupation: Telephone Lineman (Military Telegraphs)
  Military Service	4 Nov 1901	Chatham, Kent, England
  	Attested to join the Royal Engineers. Description on enlistment: Apparent Age 18yrs 5mnths (actually 17 1/2) Height: 5ft 11inches Weight: 143 lbs Chest: 34.5"/37" Fresh Complexion Blue eyes Brown hair Distinguishing marks: Upper incisor broken off
  	Age: 17
  Military Service	20 Feb 1904	Malta
  	Served with the Royal Engineers as a Sapper
  	Age: 19
  Military Service	20 Nov 1908	Malta
  	Finished service in Malta with Royal Engineers
  	Age: 23
  Military Service	3 Nov 1913	Dover, Kent, England
  	Discharged on termination of 1st period of engagement
  	Age: 29
  1939 Register	29 Sep 1939	3 Westbury Road, Dover, Kent, England   [2]
  	Occupation: Telephone Fitter. [Special Reserve. Royal Corp. Rank: Corporal]
  	Age: 55
  Died	12 Jan 1973
  Siblings	8 siblings
  + 1. Charles George GURNSEY,   b. 3 Mar 1875, Brixton, London, England ,   d. 4 Aug 1911, Brixton, London, England  (Age 36 years)   2. Eleanor Mary Elizabeth GURNSEY,   b. 10 May 1876,   d. 29 Jan 1877  (Age 0 years) + 3. Kate Eleanor GURNSEY,   b. 17 Jun 1877, Brixton, London, England ,   d. 27 Jan 1933  (Age 55 years) 4. Ernest Edward GURNSEY,   b. 17 Jan 1879, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 10 Mar 1942, Bromley, Kent, England  (Age 63 years) + 5. Sidney Richard GURNSEY,   b. 7 Apr 1880, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 24 Nov 1958  (Age 78 years) + 6. Mabel Mary GURNSEY,   b. 2 Sep 1881, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 14 Nov 1965  (Age 84 years) + 7. Isabel Hilda GURNSEY,   b. 10 May 1883, Medway, Kent, England ,   d. 5 Jan 1911, Medway, Kent, England  (Age 27 years) + 8. Constance Clarence GURNSEY,   b. 26 Jan 1888, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 18 Sep 1972  (Age 84 years)
  Person ID	I268	WILLIS01
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	George GURNSEY,   b. 22 Jul 1851, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 27 Jun 1930  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Catherine ROBINSON,   b. 9 Oct 1852, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 29 Jul 1929  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1874	Medway
  Children	9 children
  + 1. Charles George GURNSEY,   b. 3 Mar 1875, Brixton, London, England ,   d. 4 Aug 1911, Brixton, London, England  (Age 36 years)   2. Eleanor Mary Elizabeth GURNSEY,   b. 10 May 1876,   d. 29 Jan 1877  (Age 0 years) + 3. Kate Eleanor GURNSEY,   b. 17 Jun 1877, Brixton, London, England ,   d. 27 Jan 1933  (Age 55 years) 4. Ernest Edward GURNSEY,   b. 17 Jan 1879, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 10 Mar 1942, Bromley, Kent, England  (Age 63 years) + 5. Sidney Richard GURNSEY,   b. 7 Apr 1880, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 24 Nov 1958  (Age 78 years) + 6. Mabel Mary GURNSEY,   b. 2 Sep 1881, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 14 Nov 1965  (Age 84 years) + 7. Isabel Hilda GURNSEY,   b. 10 May 1883, Medway, Kent, England ,   d. 5 Jan 1911, Medway, Kent, England  (Age 27 years) + 8. George Archibald GURNSEY,   b. 7 May 1884, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 12 Jan 1973  (Age 88 years) + 9. Constance Clarence GURNSEY,   b. 26 Jan 1888, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 18 Sep 1972  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F97	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Amy Florence HUGGINS,   b. 14 Mar 1884, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 22 Feb 1978, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 93 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1909	Wesleyan Chapel, Farnborough, Hampshire.
  Children	1. Georgie GURNSEY,   b. 5 Aug 1910,   d. 17 Apr 1916  (Age 5 years) + 2. Nelly GURNSEY,   b. 30 May 1912, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 29 Dec 1991, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 79 years)   3. Frederick George GURNSEY,   b. 17 Feb 1917, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 6 May 2015, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 98 years) + 4. Amy GURNSEY,   b. 29 Mar 1920,   d. 12 Sep 1988, Kent  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Military Service - Discharged on termination of 1st period of engagement - 3 Nov 1913 - Dover, Kent, England 1939 Register - Occupation: Telephone Fitter. [Special Reserve. Royal Corp. Rank: Corporal] - 29 Sep 1939 - 3 Westbury Road, Dover, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Recordings

  'The Hoppers at Home' - amateur recording In about 1967 my dad bought a cassette recorded and used it to record everyday family life. One day my mum, then aged 21, took the opportunity to record a conversation with her parents and grandparents for posterity. In this recording are: Brenda (21), Alf Hopper (57), Nelly Hopper nee Gurnsey (55), George & Amy Gurnsey (nee Huggins) both 83.

  
  

  Photos » Slide Show		George A GURNSEY, before 1909 [back row, first on the left]
  		George & Amy Gurnsey, c1965
  		George Gurnsey in Sapper uniform
  		George Gurnsey in uniform
  		George & Amy Gurnsey, c1950
  		George Gurnsey
  		George & Amy Gurnsey (nee Huggins) with daughter Amy Gurnsey, c1942
  		George & Amy Gurnsey (nee Hopper) c1942
  		George Gurnsey in WW2 uniform Fred, George's son, recalls: 'During the War George had to join the army (he was 56 years old) and was given the rank of Sergeant in the Royal Corps of Signals, but was allowed to remain in Dover doing the same work he had done as a civilian. He was offered a promotion to Warrant rank but refused because it would have meant moving away from Dover.…
  		George Gurnsey in uniform, c1942
  		George Gurnsey on his bike! George's son, Fred, recalls: 'After World War 2 George was appointed superintendent of the Baptist’s mission at Capel-le-Ferne, near Folkestone. Being superintendent meant taking the Sunday evening service and, since he did not use public transport on a Sunday, he bought a bicycle and cycled to Capel every Sunday – a journey of about 5 miles…

  
  

  Headstones

  GURNSEY, George, Amy & Georgie

  
  

  Histories

  George and Amy GURNSEY – ‘Devoted to each other until the end’ George and Amy - my Great Grandparents - were both born in 1884 into a world that is so different from today that it is difficult for us to imagine. Married in 1909 they lived well into old age, and were devoted to each other until the end.

  
  

  1939 Register

  The 1939 Register - GURNSEY, George & Amy (nee Huggins) Living at 3 Westbury Road, Dover, Kent, England

  
  

  Census Records » Slide Show		1901 - GURNSEY, George & Catherine [ROBINSON]
  		1911 - GURNSEY, George & Amy [HUGGINS] 1911 Census return for George & Amy Gurnsey at 137 Clarendon Place, Dover, Kent, England.
  		1891 Census - George & Catherine Gurnsey 1891 Census return for George & Catherine Gurnsey, 38 Beacon Road, Luton, Kent.

  
  

  Obituaries

  Newspaper report of Funeral of Georgie Gurnsey Report in the Dover Express & East Kent News, 28 April 1916 on the Funeral of Georgie Gurnsey, who died aged 5 years and 8 months.

  
  

  Newspapers » Slide Show		Newspaper advertisement published in the Dover Express on 19 April 1940 Advert for the Daily Star Mission meeting on 21 Apr 1940 at 6.30pm.
  		Dover Express - 17 Jun 1917. Dover Education Committee meeting minutes The Committee received a further application from Mr G Gurnsey of 137, Clarendon St, for the transfer of his daughter, Amy Gurnsey, from Christ Church Infants' School to St Martin's Girls' School, and complaining that subsequent to his previous application other scholars residing outside the school district had been admitted to the latter school.…
  		Dover Express - 20 Jul 1934 CAPEL-LE-FERN - Baptist Church Anniversary
  		Dover Express - 10 Oct 1922 Thursday, 28th October, 1922 At Three o'clock pm, in Fourteen Lots, the undermentioned desirable FREEHOLD COTTAGES Lot 5 - No 137, CLARENDON PLACE; let to Mr George Gurnsey at 8/2 a week, including rates.
  		Dover Express - 21 May 1937 EWELL MINNIS Baptist Mission Anniversary Anniversary services were held at the Baptist Mission Hall on Whit-Sunday and Monday. The Pastor, the Rev S G Tween, conducted the Sunday services. The services were continued on Monday, when 120 sat down to tea, after which the Sunday School scholars held their races in a field adjoining the Hall,…
  		Dover Express - 5 Apr 1940 OPENING OF REST ROOMS FOR H M FORCES In connection with the opening of rest rooms for HM Forces on April 6th, at the Day Star Mission Guest House (top of Queen St), the following have consented to act as a committee: Mrs J R P Clarke, Miss L Francis, the Rev E C Galpin, Capt and Mrs H M Geary, Mr C E Golden (treasurer), Corporal G A Gurnsey, Mr J…

  
  

  Portraits

  GURNSEY, George Archibald

  
  

  Albums

  GURNSEY, George - Attestation Papers - 4 Nov 1901 (4)

  
  

• Sources

  [S04] **1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 730; Folio: 141; Page: 26. Name: George GurnseyBirth Date: abt 1885Birth Place: Chatham, Kent, EnglandResidence Date: 1901Residence Place: Chatham, Kent, England http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&h=5450150&ti=5538&indiv=try [S303] 1939 Register, Ref: RG101/1709D/003/3 Letter Code:.