Malcolm Smith's Family History Archive


Biography of

BEATRICE  ARCHBALD

[Ref. P.266]


Ancestors Profile Dwellings Index for ARCHBALD

 
Beatrice Archbald was born on 17 September 1871 at 9 Harvist Road, Islington, Middlesx, a daughter of John Renton Archbald and Sophia, née Gilfoy. The
census of 1881 shows the family living at 6 Marlborough Terrace in Holloway Road, Upper Holloway.

In 1891, Beatrice was living with her sister Edith at 5 Hertslet Road in Highbury and was working as a Shop Assistant. There were two other families living in the same building.

Beatrice married Henry Robert Gibson at St.Michaels Church St.Pancras on 24 December 1896. He was a Railway Clerk and a son of Henry and Mary Ann Gibson from Enfield. Daughter Constance Beatrice was born in Hornsey, Middlesex in October 1897 but daughter Ethel Kathleen was born in Altrincham in January 1899. The census of 1901 shows their address as 23 Ashley Road in Altrincham, Cheshire. Daughter Dora was born in May of the that year then son Henry Archbal in February of 1903 but he sadly only survived for two weeks.

By 1911 the family had moved to Nottinghamshire and were shown as living at Lorne Grove in Radcliffe-on-Trent. Henry died in 1932 and Beatrice was still living in Nottinghamshire when she passed away in 1958.

 


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