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Personal data Emma Hermitage 

  • She was born on March 24, 1870 in Gravesend, Kent. England.
    First name(s) EMMA
    Last name HERMITAGE
    Birth year 1870
    Birth quarter 2
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District North Aylesford
    County Kent
    Country England
    Volume 2A
    Page 399
  • She was christened on April 24, 1870 in Rosherville, Kent, England.
    First name(s) Emma
    Last name Hermitage
    Birth year 1870
    Birth date ? ? 1870
    Baptism year 1870
    Baptism date 24 Apr 1870
    Place Rosherville
    County Kent
    Country England
    Father's first name(s) George William
    Mother's first name(s) Mary Ann
    Source St.Marks Rosherville 1853-1901 baptisms
  • Profession: in the year 1891 Servant.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: 5, Lansdowne Road, Northfleet, North Aylesford, Kent.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      5, Lansdowne Road, Northfleet, North Aylesford, Kent, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      George Hermitage Head Married Male 31 1850 Northfleet, Kent, England Laborer
      Mary Hermitage Wife Married Female 32 1849 Northfleet, Kent, England -
      Emma Hermitage Daughter Single Female 11 1870 Northfleet, Kent, England Scholar
      Caroline Hermitage Daughter Single Female 8 1873 Northfleet, Kent, England Scholar
      Esther Hermitage Daughter Single Female 7 1874 Northfleet, Kent, England Scholar
      John Hermitage Son Single Male 5 1876 Northfleet, Kent, England Scholar
      George Hermitage Son Single Male 2 1879 Northfleet, Kent, England -
      Alice Hermitage Daughter Single Female 0 1881 Northfleet, Kent, England -
      William Stevens Lodger Single Male 31 1850 Gravesend, Kent, England Butcher
    • in the year 1891: Lordship Villas, Darnley Road, Gravesend, Kent.
      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Lordship Villas, Darnley Road, Gravesend, Kent, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      William Nice Head Of Family Married Male 40 1851 Middlesex, England Supervisor Post Office
      Anna Tranham Nice Wife Married Female 50 1841 Essex, England Telegraphist Post Office
      Emma Hermitage Servant Single Female 21 1870 Kent, England General Servant Domestic
    • in the year 1901: 120 Merton High Street, Wimbledon, Surrey.
      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      120, Merton High Street, Wimbledon, Kingston, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Christopher H Beard Head Married Male 30 1871 London, Middlesex, England Cycle Maker
      Emma Beard Wife Married Female 31 1870 Gravesend, Kent, England -
      Edith D Beard Daughter - Female 1 1900 Merton, Surrey, England -
      Edith G Hermitage Sister - Female 15 1886 Gravesend, Kent, England -
    • in the year 1911: 127 Penshurst Road Thornton Heath, Croydon, Surrey.
      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      127 Penshurst Road Thornton Heath, Croydon, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Christopher A Beard Father Married Male 40 1871 Southwark S E Commercial Traveller
      Emma Beard Mother Married Female 41 1870 Gravesend Kent -
      Ethel D V Beard Daughter Married Female 11 1900 High St Merton Surrey School
      Reginald G Beard Son - Male 7 1904 High St Merton Surrey -
      Christopher S Beard Son - Male 5 1906 High St Merton Surrey -
      Florence L M Beard Daughter - Female 0 1911 Croydon Sway -
      Alice Maria Hermitage Sister In Law Single Female 30 1881 Gravesend Kent -
    • from 1939 till 1960: 106 Frant Road, Croydon, Surrey.
      Beard Household (2 People)
      106 Frant Road , Croydon C.B., Surrey, England

      FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
      Christopher A Beard 13 Aug 1870 Male Commercial Traveller Mtry Cycle Hea? Married 4 1
      Emma Beard 24 Mar 1870 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 4 2
  • She died on November 18, 1960 in Croydon, Surrey. England, she was 90 years old.
    First name(s) EMMA Last name BEARD Birth year 1870 Age 90 Death quarter 4 Death year 1960
    District Croydon County Surrey Volume 5G Page 107 Country England

    Name: Emma Beard Death Age: 90 Birth Date: abt 1870 Registration Date: Oct 1960 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
    Registration District: Croydon Inferred County: Surrey Volume: 5g Page: 107
  • Probate on January 10, 1961 naar London, England.
    Name: Emma Beard
    Death Date: 18 Nov 1960
    Death Place: Surrey, England
    Probate Date: 10 Jan 1961
    Probate Registry: London, England Effects ¹1,081-7s-0d
  • This information was last updated on December 11, 2020.

Household of Emma Hermitage

She is married to Christopher Augustus Beard.

They got married on March 20, 1898 at Strood, Kent, England, she was 27 years old.

First name(s) CHRISTOPHER AUGUSTUS Last name BEARD Marriage quarter 2 Marriage year 1898 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ CHRISTOPHER AUGUSTUS BEARD married one of these people Emma Hermitage, Beatrice Fanny Denness District Strood District number - County Kent Country England Volume 2A Volume as transcribed 2A
Page number 1139

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Historical events

Birthday March 24, 1870

  • The temperature on March 24, 1870 was about 5.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
    • July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
    • July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
    • September 1 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
    • September 4 » Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
    • September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.

Christening day April 24, 1870

  • The temperature on April 24, 1870 was about 10.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
    • January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
    • February 23 » Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
    • August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
    • September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
    • October 27 » Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers.

Day of death November 18, 1960

  • The temperature on November 18, 1960 was between 6.2 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
    • June 30 » Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).
    • August 7 » Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
    • August 16 » Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,300m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.
    • October 1 » Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
    • October 12 » Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at the United Nations to protest a Philippine assertion.
    • November 3 » The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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