Charles Henry STIMPSON (1876-1960)
Events
| Born | 19-Aug-1876 | at Radley Berkshire UK |
| Baptised | 5-Nov-1876 | at Radley Berkshire UK |
| Married 1 | 6-Apr-1907 | Beatrice Humphries at St Helens church Abingdon |
| Died | 4-Oct-1960 | at Cowley Rd Hospital Oxford |
| Buried | 1960 | at New Cemetry, Spring Gardens, Abingdon |
Parents
| Father | James Stimpson (1835-1932) |
| Mother | Anne DENTON (1836-1908) |
Children
| Dennis STIMPSON (1908) |
| F Aubrey STIMPSON (1909) |
| George STIMPSON (1911) |
| Francis STIMPSON (1915) |
| Charles STIMPSON (1916) |
| Norman STIMPSON (1920) |
| HARRY STIMPSON (1924) |
Life History
Charles Henry STIMPSON was born at Radley on 19-Aug-1876 being the youngest son of James STIMPSON and Ann DENTON. At the time of the 1891 census he was living at Cholswell Berks with his parents and working as a Ploughboy. He later worked at Radley College as a ManServant and by the time of his marriage in 1907 he was a Footman and living at Teesdale Terrace Abingdon. He married Beatrice Humphries on 6-Apr-1907 at St Helens church Abingdon. A group photograph was taken at this event as shown below. After the marriage Charles and Beatrice set up home at Sutton Wick Berks.
Charles later went on to be enlisted in the Army during WW1.
Charles and Beatrice had 7 children (as above) and they lived most of their lives in Spring Road Abingdon. Charles wife Beatrice died in 1949 aged 67, and Charles later spent his life being nursed at Southmoor. Charles died at Cowley Rd Hospital Oxford on 4-Oct-1960 aged 84. He was buried beside his wife at New Cemetry, Spring Gardens, Abingdon.
Charles acted as Godfather to Neice Agnes Rose Denton at her christening in 1896.
Wedding photo of Charles STIMPSON and Beatrice HUMPHRIES 1907
Photograph of Charles STIMPSON and Beatrice nee HUMPHRIES. c1947
Census transcripts
| 1881 Census RG11 1283 Page 10 Scedule 22 Village: Radley | ||||
| James STIMPSON | Head | 46 | Ag Lab | Marcham |
| Ann STIMPSON | Wife | 46 | Sutton Wick | |
| Emma STIMPSON | Daug | 19 | Ag Lab | Drayton |
| Tom STIMPSON | Son | 16 | Ag Lab | Sutton |
| George STIMPSON | Son | 14 | Ag Lab | Sutton |
| Ely STIMPSON | Son | 11 | Scholar | Sutton |
| Ellen STIMPSON | Daug | 10 | Scholar | Sutton |
| Charles STIMPSON | Son | 4 | Scholar | Radley |
| 1891 Census Cholswell Radley | ||||
| James STIMPSON | Head | 55 | Ploughman | Berks Marcham |
| Ann STIMPSON | Wife | 54 | Berks Sutton Wick | |
| Charles STIMPSON | son | 14 | Ploughboy | Berks Radley |
| 1901 Census Institution Radley List of all persons who slept or abode in this institution on the night of Sunday March 31st 1901 | ||||
| Charles Henry STIMPSON | Manservant | 24 | For domestic service of institution | Berks Radley |
| 1911 Census 38 Bostock Road Abingdon Berks | ||||
| Charles Henry STIMPSON | Head | 34 | Brewery Drayman | Berks Abingdon |
| Beatrice STIMPSON | Wife | 29 (4) | Sewing Machinist Tailoring | Berks Abingdon |
| Dennis Henry STIMPSON | Son | 3 | Berks Abingdon | |
| Aubrey Bernard STIMPSON | Son | 2 | Berks Abingdon | |
BMD Certificates
| Birth Certificate 2c270 Abingdon Q3 1876 | |||||||
| Marriage Certificate 2c603 Q2 1907 solemnized at the parish church of St Helens Abingdon | |||||||
| 6-Apr-1907 | Charles Henry STIMPSON | 29 | Bach | Footman | Teesdale Terrace Ab | James Stimpson | Labourer |
| Beatrice HUMPHRIES | 25 | Spin | Machinist | Edward St Abingdon | Dennis Joseph Humphries | Deceased | |
| In the presence of George Cramer Lester, Emily Humphries & Polly Smart | |||||||
| Death Certificate | |||||||
The information on these pages was compiled by Peter Stimpson from sources available at the time of research. If any errors or additional information is known then please drop me an e-mail.
Last updated May-2010