John William Glover 1891-1917

For many years the fate of Emily Kate Couch's son has been a mystery. I have now found what became of this poor orphan. After his parents' deaths the child was cared for by his Aunt Margaret, William Glover's sister, who had married Frederick Taylor. They lived in Leeds with Harry Glover.

In WWI John was killed in France and is buried at the Douchy-Les-Ayette British Cemetery. The following is the entry at the War Graves Commission website:

In Memory of
Private JOHN WILLIAM GLOVER
19/1473, 13th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers
who died age 27
on 30 March 1917
Son of William Glover, of g Brudenell Rd., Hyde Park, Leeds.
Remembered with honour
DOUCHY-LES-AYETTE BRITISH CEMETERY

 

Frank and Marjorie Price - gravestone

My grandparents, Frank Victor Price and Marjorie Synott Price, are buried at Wentworth Falls Cemetery. The inscription reads:

In Loving Memory of
Our Dear Mother and Father
MARJORIE SYNOTT PRICE
27th Nov. 1976., 79 yrs
FRANK VICTOR PRICE
24th May 1977., 78 yrs

Ivor and Elsie Thomas - gravestones

  

Hard to read date

 

I'm usually pretty good at decyphering old handwriting but this one has me beat. It appears to start with the letter "L". Feb or Sep? What do you think?

UPDATE: The certificate is from the September quarter, so September it is. Should have checked that first!

Wadsley Parish Church, Sheffield

 

Wadsley Parish Church in Sheffield features strongly in the Laister family history. It was here that Henry Laister and his wife Mary Ann (nee Couch) are buried and where their daughter Elizabeth married John Oldfield.

Laister Family Tree updated

Many thanks to Margaret Sturdy for providing me with a copy of the Third Section of the Herbert Laister Inheritance Chart. This chart was drawn up by the Solicitor for Herbert Laister's estate. Herbert died on the Isle of Wight in 1952. As he had no children his estate was divided between his closest living relatives, who happened to be the descendants of his Laister and Gillott aunts and uncles.

I have been able to use this chart to update the Laister Family tree. This prints out the tree as a descendancy chart.

Claythorpe and Aby with Greenfield

  

Claythorpe Watermill

Claythorpe Watermill appears to have been either owned or managed by the Couch family, into which Henry Laister and Emma Kezia Laister married.

It appears as if Henry was working there as a Miller. Sometime after marrying Mary Ann he began to work as a porter and then a clerk for the railways. The railway line used to run to Claythorpe until it was closed down around 1961.

Sarah Couch (Mary Ann's mother) continued to run the mill after her husband's death in 1855, retiring some time after 1861 on a annuity. She then lived with her daughter, Elizabeth and her husband George Crow at Aby with Greenfield, just a short walk from Claythorpe.

Thomas Laister and James Couch - occupations

This is part of the marriage certificate of Henry Laister and Mary Ann Couch. I think it reads:

Thomas Laister - Mail Contractor
James Couch - Miller

In every other document Thomas Laister is referred to as a farmer or a grocer. Maybe he did a short stint delivering the local mail. The same document shows Henry Laister as a "Miller". Maybe he met Mary Ann through working with her father.

St. John the Baptist Church, Belleau parish, Claythorpe, Lincolnshire, England

On 20 Dec 1846 Henry Laister (brother to Sarah Ann Laister) married Mary Ann Couch at the St. John the Baptist Church, Belleau parish, Claythorpe, Lincolnshire, England. This is a photograph of the church.

This is also the church at which the Couch children would have been christened.

Bond grave at Comboyne

 

Strange family ceremony?

 

Victoria does the chicken dance near her 3rd great-grandmother's grave. I can't explain it either.

 

Sarah Price (nee Parsons) 1838-1907

  

Herbert Laister Inheritence Chart Section Two

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Herbert Laister Inheritence Chart Section One

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Herbert Laister Inheritance Chart Section Three

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Carol King (nee Williamson) 1948-1986

  

Elizabeth Agnes Price 1863-1920 and Mary Ann Esther Price 1882-1956

 

Inscription reads:
In Dear Remembrance
of our mother
Elizabeth Agnes Price
Died 18th November 1920
Aged 56 Years
Also her daughter
Mary Ann Esther
21st Jan 1956 73 Yrs

 

Joseph Price 1860-1911

• Inscription:
  In loving memory of
  Joseph Price
  died 6 Oct 1911 aged 51 years
  also his son
  William James Charles
  Died 4 May 1962 - 69 years
  At Rest
• Name: Joseph Price
• Birth Date: 1860
• Birthplace: Bristol, Gloucester
• Death Date: 6 Oct 1911
• Death Place: 141 Foveaux Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia
• Spouse: Elizabeth Agnes Brown


• Name: William James Charles Price
• Birth Date: 1893
• Birthplace: Sydney, NSW, Australia
• Death Date: 4 May 1962
• Death Place: Burwood, NSW, Australia


• Name: Elsie Ruby Price
• Birth Date: Apr 1903
• Birthplace: Sydney, NSW, Australia
• Death Date: 9 Feb 1904
• Death Place: 103 Goodlet Street, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia


• Cemetery: Rookwood Cemetery, Lidcombe, NSW, Australia
• Location: Methodist Section 5W Grave 281


• Remarks: Joseph's youngest daughter, Elsie, who was only 11 months old when she died, is also buried in this grave but not included on the gravestone.

Thomas and Sarah LAISTER - grave

Thomas and Sarah Laister, along with son Edwin and his wife Anne, are buried at Moorgate Cemetery, Rotherham.

Inscription reads:
In Affectionate Remembrance of
Thomas Laister who departed this life
February 20th 1869 aged 75 years.
Also Sarah, relict of the above
who died May 5th 1877 aged 76 years.
Prepare to meet thy God
Also Edwin John,
son of the above
who died April 6th 1907 aged 66 years.
He that believeth in me, though he were dead,
yet shall he live
Also Anne, wife of the above named
Edwin John Laister
who died December 13th 1916
The Lord is my shepherd
Make them to be numbered with
thy saints in glory everylasting

Many thanks to Margaret Sturdy for obtaining these photographs and making them available to me. Its thrilling to be able to see the grave of my Third-great Grandfather.