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Ellen PYNE

Ellen PYNE

Female 1845 - 1917  (~ 71 years)

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  • Name Ellen PYNE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 1845  Blackawton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6] 
    Christened 11 May 1845  Blackawton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Blackawton village, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation: Scholar 
    Age: 5 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  Clarence Street, Dartmouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation: Servant 
    Age: 15 
    Banns of Marriage read 7 Sep 1867  Blackawton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Banns of Marriage read 14 Sep 1867  Blackawton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Banns of Marriage read 22 Sep 1867  Blackawton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 2 Apr 1871  1 Earth Pit Road, South Shoebury, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 25 
    Residence 5 May 1872  Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening of son, George Nicholls 
    Age: 27 
    Residence 13 Apr 1874  St Thomas' Mount, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of son, Charles 
    Age: 29 
    Residence 2 Mar 1876  Fort St George, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of son, Henry 
    Age: 31 
    Residence 7 Jun 1878  Rangoon, Burma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening of son, James Gorman 
    Age: 33 
    Residence 10 Nov 1883  Dover Castle Barracks, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of son, Patrick Gorman 
    Age: 38 
    Residence 11 Oct 1887  2 Adrian Street, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Recorded as Next of Kin on Attestation Papers of son, George 
    Age: 42 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Foss Street, Dartmouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 46 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  17 Winchelsea Terrace, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 56 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  24 Winchelsea Terrace, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 66 
    Residence 1881  Rangoon, Burma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birthplace of son, John Gorman 
    Age: 36 
    Died 28 Mar 1917  24 Winchelsea Terrace, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Age: 71 
    Cause: 1 Acute Lobar Pneumonia; 2 Cardiac Failure; 
    Buried 29 Mar 1917  St James's Cemetery, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322  WILLIS01
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2016 

    Father William PYNE,   b. 1814, Blackawton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1898, Kingsbridge, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah Tibble WATTS,   b. 1816, Blackawton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1871, Kingsbridge, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 16 Apr 1837  Blackawton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William NICHOLLS,   b. 1846,   d. 27 Jan 1877, Madras, India Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 01 Oct 1867  St Michael's Church, Blackawton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Ann NICHOLLS,   b. 1 Apr 1868, Blackawton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. William NICHOLLS,   b. 4 Feb 1870, East Allington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1932, 31 Monins Road, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     3. George NICHOLLS,   b. 1872, Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1893, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 20 years)
     4. Charles NICHOLLS,   b. 13 Apr 1874, St Thomas' Mount, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1875, St Thomas' Mount, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Henry James NICHOLLS,   b. 2 Mar 1876, Fort St George, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1876, Madras, India Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 John GORMAN,   b. 1844, St Georges, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1921, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 21 Jan 1878  Garrison Church, Rangoon, Burma Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    Children 
     1. James GORMAN,   b. 19 Jun 1878, Rangoon, Burma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1889, 30 Clarendon Place, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 11 years)
    +2. John GORMAN,   b. 29 Aug 1880, Rangoon, Burma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1917, 37 Victoria Street, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
    +3. Patrick Henry GORMAN,   b. 10 Nov 1883, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1970, Surrey North District, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 46 - 5 Apr 1891 - Foss Street, Dartmouth, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Wedding of William Nicholls and Susannah Kingsnorth, Faversham 1895.    		Wedding of William Nicholls and Susannah Kingsnorth, Faversham 1895.
    Ellen Gorman / Nicholls / Pyne    		Ellen Gorman / Nicholls / Pyne
    Ellen Gorman/Nicholls/Pyne - 1895    		Ellen Gorman/Nicholls/Pyne - 1895
    Taken from the wedding photo of Ellen's son, William to Susannah Kingsnorth, 30 Oct 1895 in Faversham, Kent. Ellen was aged 50.

    Documents
    Ellen PYNE/NICHOLLS/GORMAN - Interment Receipt - 29 Mar 1917    		Ellen PYNE/NICHOLLS/GORMAN - Interment Receipt - 29 Mar 1917

    Histories
    Ellen Pyne - Matriarch & Military Wife    		Ellen Pyne - Matriarch & Military Wife
    From rural Devon, Ellen Gorman went on to lead a remarkable life, demonstrating an indomitable strength of character and perseverance to push on through life despite the ‘slings and arrows’ that life threw at her.

    Census Records
    1851 - PYNE William    		1851 - PYNE William
    1861- PYNE, Ellen    		1861- PYNE, Ellen
    1871 - NICHOLLS, William & Ellen [Pyne]    		1871 - NICHOLLS, William & Ellen [Pyne]
    1871 Census return for William & Ellen Nicholls at Earth Pit Row, South Shoebury, Rochford, Essex, England
    1891 - GORMAN, John & Ellen [PYNE/NICHOLLS]    		1891 - GORMAN, John & Ellen [PYNE/NICHOLLS]
    1901 - GORMAN, John & Ellen [PYNE/NICHOLLS]    		1901 - GORMAN, John & Ellen [PYNE/NICHOLLS]
    1911 - GORMAN, John & Ellen [PYNE/NICHOLLS]    		1911 - GORMAN, John & Ellen [PYNE/NICHOLLS]
    1911 Census return for John & Ellen Gorman at 24 Winchelsea Terrace, Dover, Kent, England

    Obituaries
    Funeral Report - Ellen Gorman (nee Nicholls, nee Pyme). Dover Express 06 April 1917    		Funeral Report - Ellen Gorman (nee Nicholls, nee Pyme). Dover Express 06 April 1917

    BMD Records
    MARRIAGE - NICHOLLS, William & PYNE, Ellen - 1867    		MARRIAGE - NICHOLLS, William & PYNE, Ellen - 1867
    DEATH - PYNE, Ellen - 1917    		DEATH - PYNE, Ellen - 1917
    BAPTISM - PYNE, Ellen    		BAPTISM - PYNE, Ellen
    MARRIAGE - William Nicholls & Ellen Pyne - Marriage Register entry    		MARRIAGE - William Nicholls & Ellen Pyne - Marriage Register entry
    Marriage Banns: William Nicholls & Ellen Pyne, 1845    		Marriage Banns: William Nicholls & Ellen Pyne, 1845

    Portraits
    PYNE, Ellen    		PYNE, Ellen

  • Notes 
    • MARRIAGE to John GORMAN
      Presidency of Marriage: BENGAL
      Marriage Year: 1878
      Husband First Names: John
      Husband Surname: Gorman
      Wife First Names: Ellen
      Wife Surname: Nicholls
      Prefix: N1
      Source Year: 1878
      Volume Number: 163
      Folio: 179
      LDS Film Reference: 510855

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    • It is highly unlikely that William Nicholls and John Gorman knew each other.
      William died on 27 January 1877, but John Gorman's army records show that he didn't arrive at St Thomas' Mount with the 5th Brigade, Royal Artillery until 16 March 1877 - around seven weeks later.

  • Sources 
    1. [S02] **1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1670; Folio: 67; Page: 24; GSU roll: 829958.
      Name: Ellen NichollsBirth Date: abt 1846Birth Place: Blackawton, Devon, EnglandResidence Date: 1871Residence Place: South Shoebury, Essex, England
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1871&h=13217235&ti=5538&indiv=try

    2. [S03] **1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1875; Folio: 8; Page: 8; GSU roll: 221023.
      Name: Ellen PyneBirth Date: abt 1845Birth Place: Blackawton, Devon, EnglandResidence Date: 1851Residence Place: Blackawton, Devon, England
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1851&h=6631496&ti=5538&indiv=try

    3. [S04] **1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 843; Folio: 8; Page: 8.
      Name: Ellen GormanBirth Date: abt 1846Birth Place: Blackawton, Devon, EnglandResidence Date: 1901Residence Place: Dover, Kent, England

    4. [S05] **1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1710; Folio 89; Page 8; GSU roll: 6096820.
      Name: Ellen GormanBirth Date: abt 1846Birth Place: Blackawton, Devon, EnglandResidence Date: 1891Residence Place: Dartmouth, Devon, England

    5. [S102] **1911 England Census, FindMyPast,.com, RG14PN4598 RG78PN193 RD65 SD2 ED8 SN262.

    6. [S12] FreeBMD - Birth Index: 1837-1983, http://www.freebmd.org.uk , Kingsbridge v9 p353 .

    7. [S250] FindMyPast.co.uk, http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=gbprs%2fdev%2f005843528%2f00165.

    8. [S13] FreeBMD - Death Index: 1837-1983, http://www.freebmd.org.uk, Dover, Volume 2a, Page 1881.

    9. [S73] CERTIFICATE: Death [GRO] (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S106] Blackawton Families (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S18] FreeBMD - Marriage Index: 1837-1983, Kingsbridge v5b p399 (Reliability: 2).

    12. [S72] CERTIFICATE: Marriage [GRO] (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S101] Families In British India Society [FIBIS], Transcription of Bengal Marriage Indexes 1874 - 1896.

    14. [S229] Attestation Papers [Military].