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Grace Mary Gingell¹

(13 February 1892 - 8 January 1981)

Father

Henry Gingell¹ (cir. 1843 - )

Mother

Sarah Hayman Gibson¹ (bet. Jan 1870 - Mar 1870 - )

Relationship

3rd cousin 1 time removed of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

Grace Mary Gingell was born on 13 Feb 1892 Bristol, GLS, ENG

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Grace Mary Gingell married William H Aslin on 3 Jul 1919 Sr Luke, Brislington, Bristol, SOM, ENG

, cert. shows William Harry as 31 single, wheelwright resid. Rock Rd, Keynsham, s/o William Harry ASLIN cab proprietor, dec'd; Grace Mary as 27 resdi. 21 Grove Park Rd, Brislington, d/o Henry George GRINGELL bricklayer (indexed on Ancestry as SINGELL). Wir.: Mr J A BARNETT, C S LANGMEAD.²
Grace Mary Aslin married an unknown person in 1961 Trowbridge, WIL, ENG.³
Grace Mary Long died on 8 Jan 1981 Old Peoples Home, Melksham, WIL, ENG, at age 88.⁴

Has anyone found a birth entry of any sort for Grace Mary Gingell?
She, along with many of her assumed siblings were born prior to (assumed) mother Sarah Gibson's marriage to Henry Gingell, a bricklayer.
Grace's marriage cert. to William Aslind shows her father as Henry Gingeill bricklayer, which fits.
Ditto, where was she in 1901?
DNA is showing the correct relationships for assorted descendants of her siblings and distant cousins.⁵

Census/Where lived/Occupations

Grace Mary Gingell appeared on the census of 1911 Keynsham, SOM, ENG

, enumerated as KING: Helena 41 private means b. Keynsham, SOM; Servant: Grace M GINGELL, 20 serv. b. Bristol, GLS.¹
In Sep 1939 William and Grace Mary Gingell were living Keynsham, SOM

, William H Aslin Male 18 Jun 1888 greengrocer own acct
Grace M Aslin Female 13 Feb 1892 updd (annotated LONG)
Jesse M Aslin Female 3 Oct 1923 choc factory general worker (annotated PADDOCK) plus 2 closed records.⁶

Wills/bequests

Her estate was probated on 16 Mar 1981 Winchester, HAM, ENG

; £3049; Died 8 Jan 1981 Old Peoples Home, Melksham, prob. Winchdster.⁴

Family

William H Aslin (Jun 1888 - )

Last Edited

25 May 2025

Citations

1911 Census images, ENG, http://www.findmypast.co.uk/CensusPersonStartSearchServlet , http://ancestry.com, Keynsham, SOM; RG 317 / 14780 ED 8 hsehold of Hanna KING, extracted Jan 2025.
Births marriages burials: GLS, ENG, Marr. 3 Jul 1919 William Harry AS:OM & Grace Mary GINGELL, Par. Ch, Brislington, Counties of Bristol & Somerset, from ristol, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, extracted Apr 2025.
Birth death marriage index (St Caths), via Ancestry/FMP, Marr. 1961 Sampson LONG & Grace Mary ASLIN, reg. 1961 Q2 Trowbridge, WIL, Vol 7c Pg 1395, extracted Apr 2025.
UK Probate Calendar by via Ancestry.com online at http://ancestry.com, Prob. 16 Mar 1981 (Winchester) Grace Mary LONG (d. 8 Jan 1981 Melksham, WIL), extracted Apr 2025.
"Lorna's Family History Musings", Jan 2025.
1939 unknown record type, ENG/WLS, Keynsham, SOM; RG 101/7031F, hsehold of William H & Grace M ASLIN, extracted Jan 2025.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.

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