Allied Clans of Leader & Gurney - Family Tree

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description	Sources
Birth	1853	Tring, Berkhamstead Registration District, Hertfordshire, England	1881 Census	3a
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Marriage	1877-08-13	Berkhamstead Registration District, Hertfordshire, England	James Gurney	4a
	Event Note Specific date in julesi ancestry.co.uk; quarter in Marriage Registration; own FT: children Annie, Ethel, Rose, James, George, Joseph			4a
Residence	1881	Tring, Berkhamstead Registration District, Hertfordshire, England	Lower Dunsley St	3b
	Event Note 1881 Census of England: Gurney: James 34, Emma 28, and Amelia 1, living at Lower Dunsley St, Tring, Herts, all born in Tring. James is a General Labourer, Emma a Straw Plaiter. This is consistent with later Censuses. In addition Edward T Gurney 16, General Labourer, is living there as "Nephew". The dwelling is a semi-detached [my term] as it shares a wall with the neighbors: Henry 57 and Anna 46 Bain/d. He is a Chelsea Pensioner and General Labourer born Cathargh (?) Yorkshire, and she in Tring. [No mention of Amelia in family records - died young? Actually Hannah/Annie?]			3b
Residence	1891	Watford, Hertfordshire, England	2 Ballard Building	5a
	Event Note 1891 Census of England: Gurney: James 42, Emma 38, Hannah 11, James 8, George 5, Joseph 6 months. Occupation: James (Snr): General Labourer. Born: All - Tring, Herts, except Joseph, born in Watford, Herts. It is a stand-alone dwelling - 2 Ballard Building, St Mary's, Watford. They have six lodgers: Rafe Smith 25, General Labourer, and William and Ann Young and their three children. Findmypast transcription adds "Wells Yard" - have queried. Files: 1891EnglandCensusFor JamesGurney.jpg and 1891EnglandCensusForGeorgeGurney.jpg. Note: An overseas researcher, Julie Simmons, with Gurney family links say that Ballards Building was “One of the worst slums in the town, over crowded.” and resultingly unhealthy. When we see that James and Emma have six lodgers it lends weight to the suggestion. [“julesi” in the Simmons Family Tree – http://www.ancestry.co.uk and http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/answers/answers-2006/ans6-021-simmonds.htm . See also article: http://www.hertsmemories.org.uk/page_id__544.aspx from which the map is sourced.] - SJL			5a
Death	1900	Watford, Hertfordshire, England
	Event Note FreeBMD. England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915, Apr-May-Jun 1900
Death	before 1901
	Event Note "Both Emma? and James died young, leaving their daughter Annie to raise the family". In GFV1 There is a likely death registration for James in September 1898, and Julie Simmons says July 1898 (and may have a certificate) - see Note for 1891 Census. Emma not in 1901 Census. - SJL

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Simmons, UNKNOWN
Brother	Simmons, Tom
Brother	Simmons, James
Sister	Simmons, Charlotte
	Simmons, EMMA	1853	1900
Sister	Simmons, ??Keziah??
Sibling	Simmons, ??others