Mike Green Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 My grandfather Frederick William Green died in the hospital ship Gloucester Castle on December 15th 1915 on the journey away from Gallipolli. A matron, Eleanor Inglis write a lovely letter to my grandmother on that day, initially while he was alive but during the writing he sadly died of his gun wounds. It would be amazing to share that letter with the family of the matron. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Mike, Her QAIMNS{R] service record can be downloaded free from TNA. It may show her home address and clues to her family history. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10796863 Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 17 November , 2021 Admin Share Posted 17 November , 2021 In the 1911 Census she is single (of course) and Matron at the Boys Surgical House. Park Road, Banstead, Surrey (this correlates with her CV on her application). https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1911%2FRG14%2F02939%2F0161%2F1 Now to try to find her post war... I see from her records she was still single in 1926 applying for a post in a convalescent home, will look at 1939 register. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Green Posted 17 November , 2021 Author Share Posted 17 November , 2021 David many thanks, amazing work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 17 November , 2021 Admin Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Mike Alf put us on to the nursing record and the rest follows thorugh. I have found her in the 1939 register, sadly still single a retired nurse living in Gloucestershire https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=TNA%2FR39%2F5122%2F5122C%2F016%2F03 So, to locate family you are going to need to look for children of siblings, if there were any. The lady died aged 88 still in Gloucestershire, now to look for probate... https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BMD%2FD%2F1963%2F4%2FAZ%2F000419%2F082 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 17 November , 2021 Admin Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Here is her probate record, sadly may be a dead end, but experts may still be able to follow the trail https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=inglis&yearOfDeath=1964&page=3#calendar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Eleanor had a brother, Gilbert Charles Inglis. He died in 1915 but left a widow, Mary Ann Inglis. Perhaps they had children. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/31874_222833-00265?pId=3257977 Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 17 November , 2021 Admin Share Posted 17 November , 2021 2 hours ago, alf mcm said: Eleanor had a brother, Gilbert Charles Inglis. He died in 1915 but left a widow, Mary Ann Inglis. Perhaps they had children. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/31874_222833-00265?pId=3257977 Regards, Alf McM Are you sure about that Alf? Asking because the 1911 Census has Gilbert living with his widowed mother - Mary A Image courtesy FMP Edit: I can see where the confusion has arisen now. Mary Ann was Gilbert's mother. Image FMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 17 November , 2021 Admin Share Posted 17 November , 2021 So Gilbert wasn't married but all is not lost as Eleanor had a sister... Image from FMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 17 November , 2021 Admin Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Actually 2 sisters (different census years, courtesy FMP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 18 minutes ago, DavidOwen said: Are you sure about that Alf? Asking because the 1911 Census has Gilbert living with his widowed mother - Mary A Image courtesy FMP Edit: I can see where the confusion has arisen now. Mary Ann was Gilbert's mother. Image FMP Thanks David, This explains why I couldn't find his marriage! Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Green Posted 17 November , 2021 Author Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Many thanks for your tremendous work on this. I thought that you might like to see part of the letter that Eleanor sent to my grandmother. Frederick only 22 years old, died leaving a wife and 3 children, 4, 2 (my dad) and 6 months old. Terrible times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 17 November , 2021 Admin Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Thank you for posting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Thanks from me also, Mike. I wonder how many other letters she wrote. Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 17 November , 2021 Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Mike, There is a family tree on Ancestry which includes Ethel Inglis, who married William Collier Pridham in 1905. They had at least 4 children. Arthur, John and Marjorie married {links to their trees below}. Dorothy did not marry. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/109631936/person/340090107431/facts?_phsrc=9y41976628&_phstart=successSource https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/49839524/person/220142265239/facts?_phsrc=9y4-915191&_phstart=successSource https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/171039998/person/162234174362/facts https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/109631936/person/340090112558/facts Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Green Posted 17 November , 2021 Author Share Posted 17 November , 2021 Amazing. Many thanks, we'll try to make contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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