George Edwin Maylor Westman

George Edwin Maylor, also known as Edwin, was the son of James and Sarah Westman (née Maylor). His father James was born in 1851 at Turton, Lancashire, and worked as a coachman (domestic). His mother Sarah Maylor was born in 1848 at Liverpool. They were married in 1873 (reg. Bolton Lancashire) and had seven children, one of whom died in infancy and another in childhood: Richard Maylor b. 1875 (reg. Bolton) d. 1875 (reg. Market Bosworth Leics), Elizabeth Agnes b. Market Bosworth birth registered 1876 (J/F/M) and Eliza Alice (Alice) b. 1877, Margaret Emma b. 1879 d. 1890, James William b. 1880, Sarah Ellen (Nellie) b. 1882 and George Edwin Maylor b. 1885 who were all born in Colston Bassett. Elizabeth was baptised in Market Bosworth and Eliza, Margaret, James and Sarah at Colston Bassett St John. There is no record that either Richard or George were baptised. In 1881 James and Sarah and their four children, Elizabeth (5), Alice (3), Margaret (1) and William (under 1 year), were living in Colston Basset. Their first child, Richard had died in 1875 and Margaret died in 1890. James and Sarah were recorded living in Colston Bassett on the next three census, 1891-1911. Their five surviving children were living with their parents in 1891: Elizabeth a dressmaker's apprentice, William, Alice, Nellie and Edwin (5). However, by 1901 none of the children were living at home. Elizabeth and Nellie, both dressmakers, were living in Nottingham in the household of a widow who was working at home as a shirt maker on her own account. James was working as a footman, one of 19 staff at Cathell House, Cardiff, the home of Alfred Mackintosh and his wife. George was employed as a 'hall boy', and living in servants' accommodation at Freeland Lodge, Eynsham, Oxon, with six other domestic servants including one who was the 'servant in charge.' Alice has not yet been traced on the 1901 Census but in 1911 she was a housemaid at the Rectory, Binfield, Bracknell, in the household of Rev. Bevan who employed eight indoor servants including Alice. By 1911 her sister Elizabeth was married (Herbert Palmer, 1905) and she and her husband and daughter were living in Nottingham. Nellie was also married (John T Parker, 1910) and living in Edgbaston Warwickshire. James has not yet been traced on the 1911 Census but Edwin, a poultry farmer, was again living with his parents in Colston Bassett. Their mother Sarah died in December 1916; she was buried in St John's churchyard, Colston Bassett. Her husband James later moved to Swanage where he married Sarah Cooper in 1921 (reg. Wareham Dorset). He died in May 1934 and was buried in the Old Cemetery, Swanage. Probate was awarded to his widow and his son-in-law, Robert Chinchen, who had married Eliza Alice in 1921 (reg. Wareham). George Edwin married Ada Nellie Tarry (b. 1891) in 1915 (reg. Brixworth, Northants). The WW1 Pension Ledgers record gave her address as Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire. There were no children of the marriage. George's widow Ada married secondly Albert Walter Gibbons in August 1919 at Bronington parish church, Flintshire, Wales. Albert had served in the Royal Field Artillery, 25th Brigade in the war (55750 A/Bdr, Silver Badge B26192). In 1939 when the England & Wales Register was compiled Ada, Albert and their two children were living in Rugby, Warwickshire.