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George Charles Edward COURT
1892 - 1948 (55 years) Has 93 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name George Charles Edward COURT Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 7 May 1892 Brentford, Middlesex, England - GRO ref: Court, George Charles E q2 1892 Brentford RD 3a 97; GRO online index shows 3rd Christian name as Edward and mother's maiden name as Tew
Baptism register gives actual date - month not totally clear but is also in the 1939 register where clear.
Baptised 24 Jul 1892 St. Paul’s Church, Brentford, Middlesex, England - PR entry shows son of George Charles and Emma Court, abode 8 Louisa Cottage, Enfield Rd., father a gardener
Gender Male Military Service In regular army including WW1 - I was told that George was in the regular army by his first cousin, by Great Aunt Ivy (Stainton nee HAMBLING), who knew her Court cousins personally. The 1911 census confirms this and shows that George was in the Middlesex Regiment, in 1911 based at Headley nr Alton, Hampshire in 1911.
He was a Drummer when saved by a Prayer Book during WW1. The Prayer Book was in his breast pocket and the bullet went into the Prayer Book rather than into George. It was on display in St. George's Church, Old Brentford. I wondered if it still was on display but discovered that this church has been redundant for some years. I enquired whether it was in the church of the parish now covering the area - it isn't, and reading about St. George's Church in notes at the London Metropolitan Archives I discovered it was badly damaged in WW2, so I expect the Prayer Book was lost then.
Died Mar Q 1948 Sodbury Reg Dist, Gloucestershire, England - GRO ref: Court, George C E q1 1948 aged 55 Sodbury RD 7b 536
Siblings 2 brothers Half-siblings 2 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of George Charles COURT and Ada Ellen KING) Patriarch & Matriarch John COURT, b. 22 May 1654, Chiddingfold, Surrey, England , d. Yes, date unknown (6 x Great Grandfather)
Emma TEW, b. Mar Q 1868, Westminster, London, England , d. Sep Q 1910, Brentford, Middlesex, England (Age ~ 42 years) (Mother)Person ID I2198 All | The descendants of Charles Court and Frances née Tapner Last Modified 4 Jun 2020
Father George Charles COURT, b. 12 May 1866, Chichester, Sussex, England , d. 10 Jul 1928, Brentford Reg Dist, Middlesex, England (Age 62 years)
Other Partners: Ada Ellen KING m. Sep Q 1910Mother Emma TEW, b. Mar Q 1868, Westminster, London, England , d. Sep Q 1910, Brentford, Middlesex, England (Age ~ 42 years) Married 26 Dec 1889 St. Paul’s Church, Brentford, Middlesex, England - Date from family Bible; also now have copy of PR entry (image on Ancestry)
GRO ref: Brentford RD 3A 105
Bach and sp, marr by banns, George a gardener, both of 26 Avenue Road (this was George's mother's address at the time of the 1891 census), both signed. Witnesses Harry Court (presumably George's bro) and Ada ?(Hauexoil)
Two sons by his second marriage according to his niece, my great Aunt Ivy; I guess she didn't know about the one who died in infancy (before Auntie Ivy was born).
Court Family Bible
A record of the death of George Court, the marriage and death of his eldest son and the death of his only daughter to survive infancy and her husband.Family ID F117 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Rose SMITH, b. 14 Nov 1894, d. Yes, date unknown Married Jun Q 1919 Bristol Reg Dist, Gloucestershire, England - GRO ref: q2 1919 Bristol RD 6a 185
Children + 1. Phyllis Edna Rose COURT, b. 17 Feb 1920, Bristol Reg Dist, Gloucestershire, England , d. 2 Mar 1994, Bristol Reg Dist, Gloucestershire, England (Age 74 years) ▻ William Albert STILES m. Sep Q 1939Last Modified 26 Aug 2015 Family ID F1689 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Court, George Charles E q2 1892 Brentford RD 3a 97; GRO online index shows 3rd Christian name as Edward and mother's maiden name as Tew
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Event Map Click to hide Born - 7 May 1892 - Brentford, Middlesex, England Baptised - 24 Jul 1892 - St. Paul’s Church, Brentford, Middlesex, England Married - Jun Q 1919 - Bristol Reg Dist, Gloucestershire, England Child - Phyllis Edna Rose COURT - 17 Feb 1920 - Bristol Reg Dist, Gloucestershire, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend
Photos George Court in Stonehouse
I know of no connection between George Court and Stonehouse, but it looks to me like the same person as in the signed photo of George.