Florence Barber [Vint] (1876-1952)

Dates

Birth: 11 December 76 Hackney, Middlesex, UK
Father: Alfred Barber 1848-1933
Mother: Mary Ann Richardson 1848-1927

Christening: 23 February 1882 St Mark, Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, London, UK

Marriage: October-December 1911 Islington, London, UK
Husband: George Henry Vent (Vint) 1880-1951

Death: April-June 1952 Hendon, Middlesex, UK

Children

George Bramwell Vint 1913-1983

Notes

Birth of Florence Barber in FreeBMD in January-March 1877 in Hackney (1b 522).

In the 1881 census as Florence Barber aged 4, born in Hackney, Middlesex, and living with her parents (Alfred and Mary A), three brothers (Alfred J, Arthur and Willie) and sister (Nellie) at 56 Churchill Road, Hackney, London.

Entry in Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 for Florence Barber baptised on 23 February 1882 at Victoria Park St Mark, Tower Hamlets, parents Alfred and Mary Ann Barber. Page 51 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of [blank] in the County of [blank] in the Year One thousand eight hundred and [blank] [...] 11 Dec 76 1982 23 Feby No. 405 Florence, parents Alfred, a horse keeper, ad Mary Ann Barber of 15 Montwith? Road". Her sister Nellie is in the next entry, and her brother Frederick was baptised on 19 January 1982.

In the 1891 census as Florence Barber aged 14, born in Clapton, London, and a servant living with Richard G Friday (aged 21, born in Brighton, Sussex, single and a butcher's manager) his brother (Ernest Wm Friday aged 19, born in Hackney, London, single, and a butcher's book keeper) his aunt (Elizabeth Lloyd aged 67, born in Gravesend, Kent, widowed and a house keeper) and two servants (Herbert G Lindsay aged 21 and born in Poplar, London, and Ernest Goodman aged 18 and born in Hackney, London, both single and butchers) at 51 Wilton Road, Hackney, London.

In the 1901 census as Florence Barber aged 24, born in Hackney, London, single and a servant living with Harry Wm Barnes (aged 35, born in Dalston, London and a flag maker and employer), his wife (Ada Doris aged 33 and born in St Giles, London), and son (Harry Leonard aged 6 and born in Hackney, London) at 9 Bergholt Crescent, Hackney, London.

In the 1911 census as Florence Barber aged 34, born in London, single and a servant living with Alfred Darey aged 45, born in London and a silk merchant and employer working on his own account) and his wife (Emily M aged 44 and born in London) in seven rooms at 16 St Andrews Road, Stoke Newington N

Marriage of Florence Barber and George H Vint in FreeBMD in October-December 1911 in Islington (1b 609).

Her son was born in Paddington in 1913.

Entry in Ancestry UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 for Florence Vint aged 52 departing from London on 17 February 1928 on Modasa, British India Shipping and Navigation Company, Limited for Mombasa, Kenya accopanmanied by Geo Henry Vint (husband), Geo Bramwell Vint (son) and Elizabeth Betts, all of 31 Highbury Quadrant N6 and employed by the Salvation Army.

Entry in Ancestry UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 for Florence Vint aged 56, employed by Salvation Army, arriving in London on Mashobra, British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd, 2nd class, on 24 August 1932 from Beira, Mozambique, but boarded in Kilindini, Kenya [harbour for Mombasa], address c/o Salvation Army, 101 Queen Victoria Street, EC, accompanied by Geo Henry Vint (husband) and George Bramwell Vint (son?).

Her husband died at 6 Essex Grove, Central Hill, Upper Norwood on 26 March 1951.

Death of Florence Vint in FreeBMD in April-June 1952 aged 75 in Hendon (5e 386).

There are eight entries in Ancestry Public Member trees for Florence Barber born in Hackney, Middlesex in 1877, parents Alfred Barber and Mary Ann Reeves (Bridge in one). I think all have the wrong mother.

Relationship

Florence Barber was the mother of George Bramwell Vint, husband of Dorothy Louise Bishop, my first cousin once removed.

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