Birth: 13 July 1893 Witley, Surrey, UK
Father: Arthur James Grantham 1859-1897
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Ferrett 1866-1907
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 5 August 1915 St Andrew, Cobham, Surrey, UK
Husband: Archibald Weller 1892-1916
Marriage: April-June 1918 Epsom, Surrey, UK
Husband: David Gent 1890-1967
Death: January-March 1957 North Surrey, UK
By Archibald
Margaret Mary Weller [Mitcheson] 1916-a1947
By David
Agnes Dora Gent [Johnson] 1918-1995
Arthur David Gent 1923-1924
Leslie Ronald Gent 1926-1996
Birth of Dora Grantham in FreeBMD in July-September 1893 in Hambledon (2a 137).
Her father died in January-March 1897.
In the 1901 census as Dora Grantham aged 7, born in Witley, Surrey, and living with her widowed mother (Mary), two brothers (Albert and Arthur), and sister (Mary) in four rooms at Crossways, Witley, Surrey.
Her mother died in 1907 in Hambledon.
In the 1911 census as Dora Grantham aged 17, single, born in Whitley (sic - original could be Witley), Surrey, a kitchen maid, and living with Charles Challener Smith (aged 80, born in Liverpool, Lancashire), his wife (Matilda aged 61, born in Tucker, Canada, married for 30 years with 12 children, 11 still living), son (Eric Constance aged 29, born in Lee, Kent, single and a Commission Motor Car Trade on own account), three daughters (Constance Chaloner aged 35 and born in Tucker, Canada, Ethel Farguharson aged 38 and born in Liverpool, Lancashire, and Helen Hildegards aged 34 and born in Lee, Kent, all single and no stated employment), two nephews (Thenneth Farquharson Gilmore aged 33, and a banker and Dudly Feader Gilmore aged 28 and a broker, both born in Tucker, Canada and married), a visitor (Frank Harold Franks aged 24, born in Towbridge, Kent, single and a coal merchant) and six other servants in 17 rooms at The Grange, Cobham, Surrey, Chertsey, Surrey.
Marriage of Dora Grantham and Archibald Weller in FreeBMD in July-September 1915 in Epsom (2a 30).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 for Dora Grantham aged 22, father Arthur James Grantham, and Archibald Weller on 1 August 1915 in Cobham, Surrey.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937 for Dora Grantham aged 22, father Arthur James Grantham, and Archibald Weller on 5 August 1915 in Cobham, St Andrew. "Page 233 1915 Marriage solemnized at Saint Andrews Church in the Parish of Cobham in the County of Surrey. No. 465 First August 1915 Archibald Weller aged 23, a Bachelor and Gardener of Cobham, father Edward Weller, a Gardener, and Dora Grantham aged 22, a Spinster of Cobham, father Arthur James Grantham Deceased, a Publican. Married in the Above Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after Banns [...] in the Presence of us Mary Wooldridge and Walter Willis Steer".
Her daughter was born in Epsom in 1916.
Her husband died in 1916 in France.
Marriage of Dora Weller and David Gent in FreeBMD in April-June 1918 in Epsom (2a 89).
Her three children were born in Epsom from 1918 to 1926.
There are sixty four entries in Ancestry Surrey, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1962 for Dora Gent address Anyards Road, from 1919 changing to Stansfield Cottages, Anyards Road in 1923, changing to 4 Stansfield Cottages, Anyards Road in 1924 changing to 27 Anyards Road in 1930, Cobham, Esher to 1954, other occupants David Gent (husband?) from 1923, and Leslie R Gent (son?) from 1948 to 1952.
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Dora Gent born 13 July 1893, married, and living with David Gent (husband?), Leslie K Gent (son?) and Margaret M Metcheson (married daughter?) at 27 Anyards Road, Esher, Surrey.
Death of Dora Gent in FreeBMD in January-March 1957 aged 63 in Surrey Northern (5g 420).
Dora Grantham was the great granddaughter of Charlotte Hardy, wife of Jacob Smither, my seventh cousin four times removed
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