Allied Clans of Leader & Gurney - Family Tree

1851 Census of England:
Gurney: Maria 30 (widow) as head of household, with Hannah 10, and George 8, at the end of this sheet (#6). At the beginning of the next sheet (#7): Daniel 6, James 4, and Charlotte 2,  Gurney. Boarder: Mary Dolderfield (?) 32, (widow).  
Born: Maria - Drayton Beauchamp, Bucks;  all children in Tring, Herts. Boarder in Wheathamstead, Herts.
Rank, Profession, or Occupation: Hannah and Daniel are Scholars.
The house is a stand-alone dwelling.

England Census 1861
Gurney, James (14), Charlotte (12) at Lower Dunsley, Tring.
James is an Ag Lab, and Charlotte a Straw Plaiter, both born Tring.
They live in a stand-alone house - mother Maria and siblings previous page.

"Did come across that army paybook which my bro Ken passed on to me  telling me it was our Dad's. It turned out it must have been his father's James Gurney Pvte 1533 in the 64th Regiment of Foot enlisted in Westminster in May 1867, aged 20 and served just about 10 years a lot of it in Malta." email EJ Leader, 14 August 2013

Also: joined in London Westminster - from 131027 EJ Leader email abbrv.txt

27 Dec 2014: full paybook scanned in.

After enlistment until Malta posting Dec 3rd 1867

Garrison Duty - December 3 1867 – March 27 1872

"The 64 th was stationed at various garrisons in Ireland between 1873 and 1875: Clare Castle
1873, Limerick 1874, Dunbar 1875. This was likely to be “police action” as needed with the
unrest which arose periodically in Ireland. In 1876 the Regiment returned to England and was
stationed at Portsmouth – this may also have been garrison duties, perhaps in support of the
UK's main Naval Base." - SJL

Specific date in julesi ancestry.co.uk; quarter in Marriage Registration; own FT: children Annie, Ethel, Rose, James, George, Joseph

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?]

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

"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