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     Edward William J. Sweetman, son of George Thomas Sweetman and Ellen Grace, was born in 1879, 2a 708 1879 Q2.¹

     Alice Maud Elizabeth Sweetman, daughter of George Thomas Sweetman and Ellen Grace, was born in 1880, 2a 743 1880 Q3.


     Alice Maud Elizabeth Sweetman, daughter of George Thomas Sweetman and Ellen Grace, died in December 1880.

     She was buried in St. Mary's Church, Ashford on Friday, 31 December 1880.¹

     Alfred Harold Sweetman, son of George Thomas Sweetman and Ellen Grace, was born in 1882, 2a 765 1882 Q2.¹

     Arthur Reginald Sweetman, son of George Thomas Sweetman and Ellen Grace, was born in 1884, 2a 788 1884 Q4.

     Charles Herbert Sweetman, son of George Thomas Sweetman and Ellen Grace, was born in 1886, 2a 759 1886 Q4.¹

     Henry Ernest Sweetman, son of George Thomas Sweetman and Ellen Grace, was born in 1889, 2a 790 1889 Q1.¹

     Grace, daughter of William Grace and Charlotte Sanders, died about June 1867, in Doncaster, Yorkshire,"Doncaster 1867 Q2 9c 324."
     Grace, daughter of William Grace and Charlotte Sanders, was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, about June 1867, Doncaster 1867 Q2 9c 617.

     Florence Ellen Grace, daughter of William Grace and Charlotte Sanders, was born in 1874, Doncaster 1874 Q1 9c 696.


     Florence Ellen Grace, daughter of William Grace and Charlotte Sanders, died on Sunday, 4 May 1879,"aged 5 years & 4 months."

     Maud Martha Grace, daughter of William Grace and Charlotte Sanders, was born in 1876, Doncaster 1876 Q2 9c 738.


     Maud Martha Grace, daughter of William Grace and Charlotte Sanders, died in 1878, in Shardlow, Derbyshire,"aged 1 year."¹

     William Saunders, son of Joseph Alexander Sanders, was born in Loughborough, Leicestershire, in 1834, derived from Census information.


     William Saunders was married to Ann about 1854.

          In the 1861 U.K.Census, held on Sunday, 7 April 1861, William was recorded as the Head of the Household at 72 St. Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster, Yorkshire, also in the Household were Ann Saunders, Joseph Saunders, Harry Saunders, Charlotte Saunders and William Grace,
     the listing for the Household is -
          ; William Saunders     Head     Married     27     Engine Fitter     LEI. Loughborough.¹
          ; Ann Saunders     Wife     Married     27     Milliner     RUT. Oakham.¹
          ; Joseph Saunders     Son     6     ---     YKS. Doncaster.¹
          ; Harry Saunders     Son     2     ---     YKS. Doncaster.¹
          ; Charlotte Saunders     Sister     17     Unmarried     Milliner     LEI. Leicester.¹
          ; William Grace     Lodger     21     Unmarried     Coach Maker     KEN. Ramsgate.¹

     Ann was born in Oakham, Rutland, in 1834, derived from Census information.


     Ann was married to William Saunders about 1854.

     The 1861 U.K.Census listed her as the Wife of the Head of Household - William Saunders, at 72 St. Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster, Yorkshire, who is recorded as -
          William Saunders     Head     Married     27     Engine Fitter     LEI. Loughborough.¹
     Ann's entry for the 1861 Census was recorded as -
          Ann Saunders     Wife     Married     27     Milliner     RUT. Oakham.¹

     Joseph Saunders, son of William Saunders and Ann, was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, in 1855, derived from Census information.


     The 1861 U.K.Census  listed him as a son of the Head of Household - William Saunders, at 72 St. Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster, Yorkshire, who is recorded as -
          William Saunders     Head     Married     27     Engine Fitter     LEI. Loughborough.¹
     Joseph's entry for the 1861 Census was recorded as -
          Joseph Saunders     Son     6     ---     YKS. Doncaster.¹
     Joseph's entry for the 1861 Census was recorded as -
          Harry Saunders     Son     2     ---     YKS. Doncaster.¹

     Harry Saunders, son of William Saunders and Ann, was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, in 1859, derived from Census information.


     The 1861 U.K.Census  listed him as a son of the Head of Household - William Saunders, at 72 St. Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster, Yorkshire, who is recorded as -
          William Saunders     Head     Married     27     Engine Fitter     LEI. Loughborough.¹

     Sarah Jane Shepherd was born about 1870.¹


     Sarah Jane Shepherd was married to Ernest Sanders Grace, son of William Grace and Charlotte Sanders, in 1891 at St. Andrew's Church, Derby, Derbyshire.
     St. Andrew's Church Marriage Register Entry - "Ernest Sanders Grace, 22, Bachelor, Coach-Builder of Skerton, Lancaster, son of William Grace, Coach Builder and Sarah Jane Sheperd, 21, Spinster of 1 Midland Place, Derby, daughter of John Shepherd (deceased) Mechanic. By Banns. Witnessed by Harry Clark White and Elizabeth Kerenhappuch Smith."²

     Sarah Jane Grace died about 1910,"age 40 years, of TB", she was survived by her husband Ernest Sanders Grace.¹

     Daisy Grace, daughter of Ernest Sanders Grace and Sarah Jane Shepherd, was born in Derby, Derbyshire, in 1892.²


     Daisy Grace, daughter of Ernest Sanders Grace and Sarah Jane Shepherd, died before 1901.¹

     Ernest John Grace, son of Ernest Sanders Grace and Sarah Jane Shepherd, was born in Lancaster, Lancashire, in 1893.¹


     Stated to have been employed as a Coachbuilder and that he was a 'Good Pianist.²'

     William Sanders Grace, son of Ernest Sanders Grace and Sarah Jane Shepherd, was born in Lancaster, Lancashire, on Saturday, 8 September 1894.¹


     William Sanders Grace was married to Evelyn May Dawes on Saturday, 4 August 1917 at Regent Street Chapel, Smethwick, Staffordshire.¹

     Evelyn & Billy (WS) Grace
(Extracts from conversation (January 1991)
- Lived next door to each other in (97 & 95?) Regent St, Smethwick. Started dating when William asked Evelyn out to a whist drive. (Billy fancied the daughter (?Phyllis) whose brothers were coalminers, but was dissuaded by his father.) Due to the dipsomaniac stepmother (Evelyn's mother died when Evelyn was 7 years old ca. 1904), Evelyn was advised to get married straightaway by the doctor! Married in the Baptist Chapel opposite their homes. Moved into digs. Both Evelyn & Billy had stepmothers. The woman, ESG met in a pub while looking for work in London, turned out to be something of a harridan which convinced Billy that she "killed" his father!
- ESG moved to B'ham in connection with WWI, but when times were hard after the war he sought work in London. Found a good job, and Billy was left to run the household in B'ham.
- Story of their child is an unusual one. When the child was 11 months old, a lighted cigarette thrown from the top of a bus, while they were at a bus queue, landed on the neck of the baby, causing burns and trauma. The child, apparently very intelligent (speaking sentences towards the end of it's first year), when slowly downhill and died in her eighteenth year.
- Grandmother Charlotte (SANDERS) came to live with Ernest and Billy (assume after William died). Apparently, a very solemn and religious ("proper Victorian and bossy")
- Evelyn's father was a renowned maker of brass beds for a world market, a clever designer and draughtsman. Export to Indian princes mentioned.
- Two spinster SANDERS ladies mentioned with affection. Fanny confirmed as Tipton Postmistress - often inviting E&B to tea. The other sister ?Ginny, a school mistress. They lived at their own house, not at the post office.
- Billy told by his father when he left school to get down to a trade: started with book keeper then apprenticed as an engineer. Studied at technical college (night school) four or five nights a week. Brother Ernie had a good education at a Quaker School (Lancaster?).
- Evelyn's maternal grandfather used to visit "Lord Curzon" as a relative.
- Ernest Sanders GRACE in Lancaster - had a good singing voice. Was a member of the Lancaster Excelsior Quartet Party - an alto soloist. Travelled quite a lot incl. London.
- One of Billy's uncles FRED lived in Smethwick "at the bottom of the garden" (Lynton Ave.?), married to Aunt Sally. Also in the Coachbuilding trade.

     Evelyn May Dawes was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, on Wednesday, 28 July 1897.¹


     Evelyn May Dawes was married to William Sanders Grace on Saturday, 4 August 1917 at Regent Street Chapel, Smethwick, Staffordshire.¹

     Vera Evelyn Grace, daughter of William Sanders Grace and Evelyn May Dawes, was born around 1920.¹


     Vera Evelyn Grace, daughter of William Sanders Grace and Evelyn May Dawes, died around 1938,"aged 18 years."¹

     Selwyn Davies was born around 1895.¹


     Selwyn Davies was married to Nellie Grace around 1920 Selwyn was a Gardener & Nellie was a Laundry Seamstress.¹

     Dorothy was born around 1900.¹


     Dorothy was married to John Frederick Grace around 1925.¹

     Dorothy Grace died before 1929,"'of Tuberculosis.¹'"

     Phyllis Eleanor Doherty was born in Handsworth, Birmingham, Warwickshire, on Tuesday, 30 March 1909.¹


     Phyllis Eleanor Doherty was married to John Frederick Grace in July 1929.¹ Phyllis Eleanor Grace and John Frederick Grace were divorced after 1940.¹

     Phyllis Eleanor Grace was married to Frank Scott after 1940.¹

     Phyllis Eleanor Scott died on Sunday, 12 February 1984, in Kingstanding, Birmingham, Warwickshire.¹

     Frank Scott was born around 1915.


     Frank Scott was married to Phyllis Eleanor Grace after 1940.¹

     Carolyn Mary Grace, daughter of John Frederick Grace and Phyllis Eleanor Doherty, was born on Thursday, 20 June 1940.¹


     Carolyn Mary Grace was married to Brian Frederick Wragg on Saturday, 16 December 1961 at Perry Barr, Birmingham, Warwickshire.¹

     Carolyn Mary Grace, daughter of John Frederick Grace and Phyllis Eleanor Doherty, died before 1998.¹

     Brian Frederick Wragg was born on Wednesday, 15 July 1931.¹


     Brian Frederick Wragg was married to Carolyn Mary Grace on Saturday, 16 December 1961 at Perry Barr, Birmingham, Warwickshire.¹

     Brian Frederick Wragg died on Thursday, 27 April 1967,"of an Asthma Atack, had been employed as a Caretaker."¹

     Francis Seal was born around 1820.¹


     Francis Seal was married to Rosanna Grace in 1845 at the Register Office, Derby, Derbyshire, vol:3 page:38.¹

     Annie Elizabeth Robins was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire, in 1862.¹


     Annie Elizabeth Robins was married to Arthur Tipper, son of John Tipper and Mary Clark, in Saltergate Wesleyan Chapel, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, in 1891.
     Their Marriage was recorded in the Chesterfield Registration District in the Oct-Nov-Dec Quarter of 1891.^2,3

     The 1901 U.K.Census listed her as the Wife of the Head of Household - Arthur Tipper, at Constabulary House, Church Broughton, Derbyshire, who is recorded as -
          Arthur Tipper     Head     Married     36     Police Constable     DBY. Hollington.⁴
     Annie's entry for the 1901 Census was recorded as -
          Ann Elizabeth Tipper     Wife     Married     39     ---     DBY. Bolsover.⁴

     The 1911 U.K.Census listed her as the Wife of the Head of Household - Arthur Tipper, at Police Station, Hathersage, Derbyshire, who is recorded as -
          Arthur Tipper     Head     Married     46     Police Constable     DBY. Hollington.⁵
     Annie's entry for the 1911 Census was recorded as -
          Ann Elizabeth Tipper     Wife     49     Married 19 years, (Children born alive: Born: 1. Living: 1. Died: 0.)     At Home     DBY. Bolsover.⁶ She witnessed the death of Arthur Tipper on 16 May 1911 in Hathersage, Derbyshire, Bakewell; Apr-May-Jun Quarter.^7,8,9

     Following the sudden death of her husband, she developed Diabetes and for her last 2 years she was totally blind.⁸

     Annie Elizabeth Tipper died on Sunday, 28 April 1918 in Main Road, Hathersage, Derbyshire, her Death was Registered at the Bakewell Register Office in the Apr-May-Jun Quarter of 1918.^10,8,11,12
     Her Gravestone Inscription in St. Michael's Churchyard, Hathersage, Derbyshire,shows - / In loving memory of / Arthur Tipper / ( of Hollington ) / Born June 4th. 1864 / Died May 16th . 1911 / Thy will be done / Also, Ann Elizabeth, his wife / Who died April 28th. 1918 / Aged 56 years / Also, Elsie Elizabeth, their daughter / Who died November 18th. 1918 / Aged 21 years / Peace Perfect Peace /¹³

     Probate for Annie's Estate was granted on 12 June 1918 at Derby.
     Probate Register Entry - " Effects £312 5s. 4d.
Ann Elizabeth Tipper of Main Road, Hathersage, Derbyshire died 28 April 1918. Administration granted at Derby on 12 June 1918 to Elsie Elizabeth Tipper, Spinster."¹⁴

     Elsie Elizabeth Tipper, daughter of Arthur Tipper and Annie Elizabeth Robins, was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire, in 1897, her Birth was Registered at the Chesterfield Register Office in the Jan-Feb-Mar Quarter of 1897.¹

     The 1901 U.K.Census  listed her as a daughter of the Head of Household - Arthur Tipper, at Constabulary House, Church Broughton, Derbyshire, who is recorded as -
          Arthur Tipper     Head     Married     36     Police Constable     DBY. Hollington.²
     Elsie's entry for the 1901 Census was recorded as -
          Elsie Elizabeth Tipper     Daughter     4     ---     DBY. Bolsover.²

     The 1911 U.K.Census  listed her as a daughter of the Head of Household - Arthur Tipper, at Police Station, Hathersage, Derbyshire, who is recorded as -
          Arthur Tipper     Head     Married     46     Police Constable     DBY. Hollington.³
     Elsie's entry for the 1911 Census was recorded as -
          Elsie Elizabeth Tipper     Daughter     14     Single     School Girl     DBY. Bolsover.⁴ She witnessed the death of Arthur Tipper on 16 May 1911 in Hathersage, Derbyshire, Bakewell; Apr-May-Jun Quarter.^5,6,7

     She trained as a Nurse at Sheffield General Infirmary. After qualifying she obtained a post at the Derbyshire Royal Infimary and lodged with family friends, a Mr & Mrs Leverette of Derby. They became victims of the 1918 Influenza epidemic, Elsie nursed them back to health, but became a victim herself and died age 21 years.⁸

     Her mother Annie Elizabeth Tipper's Death was Registered in Hathersage in the Apr-May-Jun Quarter of 1918.^9,6,10,11


Elsie Elizabeth Tipper was listed as an Executrix of the Will of Annie Elizabeth Tipper, which was Proved and Probate granted on the Estate on 12 June 1918 at Derby, Derbyshire,
     Probate Register Entry -; Effects £312 5s. 4d.
Ann Elizabeth Tipper of Main Road, Hathersage, Derbyshire died 28 April 1918. Administration granted at Derby on 12 June 1918 to Elsie Elizabeth Tipper, Spinster.¹²

     Elsie Elizabeth Tipper, daughter of Arthur Tipper and Annie Elizabeth Robins, died on Monday, 18 November 1918, in Derby, Derbyshire,"she had been a victim of the 1918 influenza epidemic."^6,13,10
     Her Gravestone Inscription in St. Michael's Churchyard, Hathersage, Derbyshire,shows - / In loving memory of / Arthur Tipper / ( of Hollington ) / Born June 4th. 1864 / Died May 16th . 1911 / Thy will be done / Also, Ann Elizabeth, his wife / Who died April 28th. 1918 / Aged 56 years / Also, Elsie Elizabeth, their daughter / Who died November 18th. 1918 / Aged 21 years / Peace Perfect Peace /¹⁴

     Probate for Elsie's Estate was granted on 5 February 1919 at London.
     Probate Register Entry - " Elsie Elizabeth Tipper of Hathersage, Derbyshire, Spinster, died 18 November 1918 at Derby. Administration granted at London on 5 February 1919 to John Tipper, Postmaster     Effects = £248."¹²

     Louisa Annie Tipper, daughter of John Tipper and Hannah Wood, was born in Stretton, Staffordshire, on Thursday, 18 July 1889, her Birth was Registered at the Burton Register Office in the Jul-Aug-Sep Quarter of 1889.^1,2

     The 1891 U.K.Census  listed her as a daughter of the Head of Household - John Tipper, at Stretton, Staffordshire, who is recorded as -
          John Tipper     Head     Married     35     Wheelwright     DBY. Longford.³
     Louisa's entry for the 1891 Census was recorded as -
          Louisa A. Tipper     Daughter     1     Scholar     STS. Stretton.³

     Her parent, Hannah Tipper nee Wood, died in Burton on Trent in 1900; Oct-Nov-Dec Quarter.⁴

     The 1901 U.K.Census  listed her as a daughter of the Head of Household - John Tipper, at 76 Uxbridge Street, Burton Extra, Staffordshire, who is recorded as -
          John Tipper     Boarder     Widower     47     Wheelwright     DBY. Longford (in the Household of Joseph Mason and his family.)⁵
     Louisa's entry for the 1901 Census was recorded as -
          Annie Tipper     Boarder     11     ---     STS. Stretton.⁵

     James Tipper, son of John Tipper and Hannah Wood, was born in Stretton, Staffordshire, on Friday, 25 September 1891, his Birth was Registered at the Burton Register Office in the Oct-Nov-Dec Quarter of 1891.^1,2

     His parent, Hannah Tipper nee Wood, died in Burton on Trent in 1900; Oct-Nov-Dec Quarter.³

     The 1901 U.K.Census  listed him as a son of the Head of Household - John Tipper, at 76 Uxbridge Street, Burton Extra, Staffordshire, who is recorded as -
          John Tipper     Boarder     Widower     47     Wheelwright     DBY. Longford (in the Household of Joseph Mason and his family.)⁴
     James's entry for the 1901 Census was recorded as -
          James Tipper     Boarder     9     ---     STS. Stretton.⁴

     The U.K.Census of 2 April 1911 listed him as a Boarder in the household of Benjamin John Tipper, at 131 Overseal Road, Newhall, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, who is recorded as -
          Benjamin John Tipper     Head     Married 1 year     (1) (1) (0)     26     1885     Coal miner Stall Man     STS. Burton on Trent.⁵
     James's entry for the 1911 Census was recorded as -
          James Tipper     Boarder     Single     19     1892     Coal Miner Loader     STS. Stretton.⁵

     James Tipper, son of John Tipper and Hannah Wood, was married to Elizabeth Catherine Quinn in the Register Office, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, in 1915.
     Their Marriage was recorded in the Burton Registration District in the Oct-Nov-Dec Quarter of 1915.⁶

          In the 1939 Registration, held on 29 September 1939, James Tipper was recorded as the first person in the 4 person Household at 41 Rose Valley, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire. Also in the Household were Elizabeth Catherine Tipper and John James Tipper plus 1 officially closed record,
     the listing for the Household is -
          ; James Tipper;     DoB - 25 September 1891     Male;     Coal Miner Hewer     Married.⁷
          ; Catherine E. Tipper;     DoB - 16 September 1893     Female;     Unpaid Domestic Duties     Married.⁸
          ; John J. Tipper;     DoB - 3 May 1916     Male;     Wood Machinist     Single.⁹