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William and Mabel Hewitt with their daughters Hilda Marjorie and Elsie, Bournemouth 1910.

FAMILY MEMBERS ARRANGED IN DATE ORDER

To the family of Elsie Hewitt (1906-1990)

c.1745 - ?? JAMES KYTE

Born; around 1745.
Married; Anne Greenly on 12 April 1768 at Brobury, Hereford.
Children; Adam (1780-18??)

1780 - 18?? ADAM KYTE

Born; 1780, Brobury, Hereford.
Baptised; 24 October 1780, Brobury, Hereford.
Parents; James Kyte = Anne Greenly, married on 12 April 1768 at Brobury.
Married; Elizabeth Davies (1791-18??) on 6 December 1806, Moccas, Hereford.
Children; James (1819-1875)
Living in Weobley, Hereford at 1851 census

1819 - 1875 JAMES KYTE

Born; 4 October 1819, Moccas, Hereford.
Parents; Adam Kyte (1780-18??) = Elizabeth Davies (1791-18??)
Almost certainly the father of Alice Kyte (c.1851-1911) because Alice kept a remembrance card for him (now with H.R.Gilbert).
Married; Elizabeth? (c.1821-18?) around 1843?
Children; Thomas (1844-?), George (1846-?), Alice (1848 {or 1851} - ??), William (1850-?), Elizabeth (1855-1871).
Almost certainly this was the James Kyte (born in Moccas) living in Weobley, Hereford at the 1841 and 1851 censuses claiming birth year as 1820.
Died; 7 March 1875.
Buried; 10 March 1875, Hereford cemetery.

c.1821 - 18?? ELIZABETH KYTE (nee ??)

Born; c.1821, Brobury, Hereford.
Married; James Kyte (1819-1875) around 1843?
Children; Thomas 1844-?, George 1846-?, Alice 1848 (or 1851)-?, William 1850-?, Elizabeth 1855-1871.
Living in Weobley, Hereford at 1851 census.

1846 - 1??? GEORGE KYTE

Born; 1846, Moccas, Hereford.
Parents; almost certainly James Kyte (1819-1875) = Elizabeth ??
Married; Mary (c.1840-1???)
Children; George 1880-1???, may have died in 1882.
Occupation; Farm labourer
Address; Duke Street, Staunton on Wye, Herefordshire at the 1881 Census.

1850 - 1??? WILLIAM KYTE

Born; 1850.
Parents; almost certainly James Kyte (1819-1875) = Elizabeth ??

c.1851 - 1911 ALICE HEDGECOTT (nee KYTE)

Alice Kyte around 1864. Photo: W Bosley, Alexandra Studio, Westbourne Hall, Westbourne Grove, Bayswater, London.

Born; c.1851 at Moccas, Hereford.
Parents; almost certainly James Kyte (1819-1875) = Elizabeth ??
Married: William W. Hedgecott (c1853-1932?) in 1877 in Kensington, London.
Children: Four but one died (according to Hilda M. Hewitt)
William 'Willie' (1878-19??), Albert Edward (1880-19??), Mabel Alice (1883-1973), ?Wilfred Thomas? (c1885-19??)

Address; 9 Pelham Mews, Kensington at the 1881 Census.
Living in Kensington, London at 1891, 1901 and 1911 Census.
Also reputedly lived at 15 Pembridge Mews, Kensington at some time.

Alice Hedgecott (formerly Kyte) with her daughter Mabel and granddaughters Marjorie and Elsie, around 1911.

Died; 16 November 1911, aged about 70.

The following photographs are held in H.R.Gilbert's records;
1864U/P2, Alice Kyte.
1911U/GNP13 Alice +M.,E.& H.M.Hewitt.
1911U/GNP14 Alice +M.,E.& H.M.Hewitt.

c.1853 - 19?? WILLIAM W. HEDGECOTT

Born; c.1853, Marylebone, Middlesex
Married; Alice Kyte (1851?-1911) in 1877 in Kensington.
Children: Four but one died (according to Hilda M. Hewitt)
William 'Willie' (1878-19??), Albert Edward (1880-19??), Mabel Alice (1883-1973), ?Wilfred Thomas? (c1885-19??)

Address; 9 Pelham Mews, Kensington at the 1881 Census.
Living in Kensington, London at 1891, 1901 and 1911 Census.
Also reputedly lived at 15 Pembridge Mews, Kensington at some time.
Occupation; Coachman for a family in Kensington at 1911 census.

c.1855 - 1871 ELIZABETH KYTE

Born; c.1855.
Parents; almost certainly James Kyte (1819-1875) = Elizabeth ??
Probably sister to Alice Kyte (1851-1911) as Alice kept a remembrance card for her (now with H.R..Gilbert).
Died; 21 January 1871, aged 15.
Buried; 25 January 1871, Brompton Cemetery.

1874 - 1956 EDITH 'EDIE' SUSANNAH HEDGECOTT (nee ??)

Born; 1874, Essex.
Married; William 'Willie' Hedgecott (1878-19??) in Brentford in 1905.
Children; Vera Edith Hedgecott (1906-1996).
Address; Living in Brentford, Middlesex at 1911 census.
Died; 1956, Middlesex

1876 - 1971 WILLIAM JOSEPH HEWITT

William Hewitt with his family in 1910.

Born; 1876, Marylebone, London.
Parents; Joseph Hewitt (1843-??) = Frances ?? (1846-19??)
Living at 17 Wybert Street, St Pancras, London at the 1891 Census.
A book presented to William as a Sunday School prize in 1895 shows that he was attending St.Peter's, Bayswater at that time, the same Sunday School as his future wife, Mabel. He became variously a garage operator, and an insurance salesman.

Married; Mabel Alice Hedgecott (1883-1973) in 1905 in London.
Children; Elsie Mabel (1906-1990), Hilda Marjorie (1907-1992) {always preferred to be called Marjorie}
The family lived at;
1907; 14 Belmore Road, Eastbourne.
1911; Bournemouth.
1913; 58 & 68 Cromwell Road, Weymouth.
1914; 77 Channel View Road, Eastbourne.
1929 onwards; 38 Gore Park Road, Eastbourne.

Around 1930 he left the family and set up with Frances Helena Steadman (who subsequently used the name Hewitt, but was not actually married to him). They had a daughter, Wendy Susan Steadman Hewitt, born in the 1930s. They all lived at 26 Undercliffe Road West, Felixstowe, Suffolk, but did not own it.
He did, however, own 38 Gore Park Road, Eastbourne, in which his real wife and youngest daughter Marjorie were living (the elder daughter Elsie having married and moved elsewhere). In his will dated 1948, and proved in 1972 after his death, he devised that his common-law wife Frances should sell the house and take £500 each for herself and her daughter Wendy. A codicil to the will dated 1958, increased the bequest to Frances to £1000. The remainder of the proceeds of the sale were to be bequeathed to his real wife.
This led to a panic in Eastbourne, while his daughter Marjorie made frantic efforts to raise the £1500 necessary to buy out the other two beneficiaries, and avoid having to sell the house.

Died; 18 December 1971 in Felixstowe.
A copy of his will is held in H.R.Gilbert's records.

1878 - 19?? WILLIAM 'WILLIE' HEDGECOTT

William Hedgecott around 1890 with his brother Albert and sister Mabel. Photo; Hollis & Sons, London.

Born; Paddington, 1878.
Parents; William W Hedgecott (c.1853-19??) = Alice Kyte (c.1851-1911)
Married; Edith ('Edie') Susannah ?? (1874-1956) in Brentford in 1905.
Children; Vera Edith Hedgecott (1906-1996)

At the 1881 Census living at 9 Pelham Mews, Kensington, London.
At the 1891 Census aged 13, living in Kensington.
At the 1911 and 1921 Censuses living in Brentford, Middlesex.

1880 - 19?? ALBERT EDWARD 'BERT' HEDGECOTT

Albert Hedgecott around 1890 with his brother William and sister Mabel. Photo; Hollis & Sons, London.

Born; 15 February 1880, in Hammersmith, Kensington (H.R.Gilbert has his birth certificate)
Parents; William W Hedgecott (c.1853-19??) = Alice Kyte (c1851-1911)
Married: Georgiana ?? (c.1883-1919?) in 1907 in London.
Children; Stella Grace Hedgecott (1913-19??)

Georgiana was taken ill with tuberculosis during World War 1. Bert was given compassionate leave from the Army but she died after he had returned to service (possibly 1919).
At the 1881 Census Albert was living at 9 Pelham Mews, Kensington.
At the 1891 Census he was shown as a scholar in London.
At the 1902 Census he was shown as a clerk in London.
At the 1911 Census he was shown as a builder's manager, living in Kensington.
At the 1921 Census he was living in Kensington.

Albert Hedgecott, probably in 1901, possibly wearing an Edward VII coronation medal. Photo; Thomas Morgan, 120 Terminus Road, Eastbourne.

Several photographs of Albert are in H.R.Gilbert's records.

c.1883 - 1919? GEORGIANA (or GEORGINA) HEDGECOTT (nee ?? )

Born; c.1883.
Married; Albert Edward Hedgecott (1880-19??) in 1907 in London.
Children; Stella Grace Hedgecott (1913-19??)
Living in Kensington at 1911 census.

Georgiana taken ill with tuberculosis during World War 1. Albert was given compassionate leave from the Army but she died after he had returned to service.
This is possibly the Georgina L.S. Hedgecott who died in London in 1919.

1883 - 1973 MABEL ALICE HEWITT (nee HEDGECOTT)

Mabel Hedgecott around 1890 with her brothers Albert and William. Photo; Hollis & Sons, London.

Born; 30 July 1883, at 15 Pembridge Mews, Kensington.
Parents; William W Hedgecott (c.1853-19??) = Alice Kyte (c1851-1911)
Scholar in London at the 1891 Census.
Two books presented as Sunday School prizes show that Mabel was attending St.Peter's, Bayswater in 1893 and 1899, the same Sunday School as her future husband, William Hewitt.
Dressmaker in London, aged 17, at the 1901 Census.

Married; William Joseph Hewitt (1876-1971) in 1905 in London.
Children; Elsie Mabel (1906-1990), Hilda Marjorie (1907-1992) {always preferred to be called Marjorie}

Mabel Hewitt around 1911.

The family lived at;
1907; 14 Belmore Road, Eastbourne.
1911; Bournemouth.
1913; 58 & 68 Cromwell Road, Weymouth.
1914; 77 Channel View Road, Eastbourne.
1929 onwards; 38 Gore Park Road, Eastbourne, for the rest of her life.
William left the family around 1930 but they remained in the Eastbourne house.

Mabel Hewitt around 1938.

Mary Gilbert's diary 23 December 1967; "Went to Dick and Elsie's for Christmas supper. Charlotte came too, just ourselves and two boys and Marjorie Hewitt, Mrs.Hewitt not agile enough to come, only moves from one room to another. Her wrist which was broken is not good enough to get herself up in the morning."
Died; 18 March 1973.
Buried; Ocklynge Cemetery, Eastbourne, Thursday 22 March 1973.

Held in H.R.Gilbert's records are;
Birth certificate.
Two books presented to her in 1893 and 1899.
National Registration Identity Card 1943.
Death certificate.
A copy of her will.
Many photographs of Mabel.

c.1885 - 19?? WILFRED THOMAS HEDGECOTT

Wilfred Hedgecott around 1906. Photo; F Bolland, Elthorne Studio, Hanwell, London.

Born; around 1885.
Parents; William W Hedgecott (c.1853-1932?) = Alice Kyte (c.1851-1911)

1894 - 1988 RICHARD GILBERT

Richard Gilbert during his last week at work, Croydon Advertiser newspaper office, May 1959.

Born; 13 May 1894, Eastbourne.
Parents; David Gilbert (1861-1902) = Ellen Isabel Morris (1857-1951)
Richard met Elsie Hewitt through Eastbourne musical connections.
Married; Elsie Mabel Hewitt (1906-1990) on 15 June 1935 at All Souls Church, Eastbourne.
Children; David (born 1939), Hilary Richard (born 1947)
Died; 23 May 1988, Uckfield.

More details of Richard and Elsie's family

1906 - 1996 VERA EDITH HEDGECOTT

Born; 1906, Hanwell, Middlesex.
Parents: William Hedgecott (1878-??) = Edith ('Edie') Susanah ?? (1874-1956)
Living in Brentford, Middlesex at the 1911 & 1921 censuses.
Living at 68 Whitestile Rd., Brentford, Middlesex in 1990.
There is an entry by Vera in Hilda M.Hewitt's autograph book (held by H.R.Gilbert) dated 1921, with an excellent pen sketch of a 'flower fairy'.
Died; 1996, Greater London.

1906 - 1990 ELSIE MABEL GILBERT (nee HEWITT)

Elsie Hewitt around 1911.

Born; 5 March 1906, Hammersmith, London. According to her sister Marjorie, Elsie was nearly born on the Broadway when her mother slipped over on the ice.
Parents; William Joseph Hewitt (1876-1971) = Mabel A.Hedgecott (1883-1973)
The family lived at;
1907; 14 Belmore Road, Eastbourne.
1911; Bournemouth.
1913; 58 & 68 Cromwell Road, Weymouth.
1914; 77 Channel View Road, Eastbourne.
1929 onwards; 38 Gore Park Road, Eastbourne, for the rest of her life.

Elsie Hewitt with her sister Marjorie, probably in 1917.

William left the family around 1930 but they remained in the Eastbourne house.
Elsie was an accomplished pianist and met her husband through musical connections.

Elsie Hewitt, around 1925, Eastbourne. Photo; G Churchill, Eastbourne.

Married; Richard Gilbert (1894-1988) on 15 June 1935 at All Souls Church, Eastbourne.
Children; David (1939-20??), Hilary Richard (1947-20??)

Died; 5 July 1990 at Eastbourne District General Hospital and was cremated at Langney Crematorium on 16 July 1990. Ashes scattered at Cuckmere Haven, as were her husbands'.
Her will dated 13 September 1989 left small bequests to her three grandchildren, around £7500 to her sister Hilda Marjorie, and the residue to her two sons equally.
Held in H.R.Gilbert's records are the following;
Original marriage certificate, 1935.
Newspaper reports of her wedding, 1935.
National Registration Identity Card 1943.
Death certificate and cremation certificate.
A very large number of photographs of Elsie.

Elsie Gilbert, June 1969.

More details of Elsie and Richard's family

1907 - 1992 HILDA MARJORIE HEWITT (always preferred to be called 'Marjorie')

Born; 5 August 1907, 14 Belmore Road, Eastbourne.
Parents; William Joseph Hewitt (1876-1971) = Mabel Alice Hedgecott (1883-1973)
The family lived at;
1907; 14 Belmore Road, Eastbourne.
1911; Bournemouth.
1913; 58 & 68 Cromwell Road, Weymouth.
1914; 77 Channel View Road, Eastbourne.
1929 onwards; 38 Gore Park Road, Eastbourne, for the rest of her life.

Hilda Marjorie Hewitt with her sister Elsie, probably in 1917.

Around 1930 her father William left the family and set up with Frances Helena Steadman (who subsequently used the name Hewitt, but was not actually married to him). They had a daughter, Wendy Susan Steadman Hewitt, born in the 1930s, and all lived at 26 Undercliffe Road West, Felixstowe, Suffolk, but did not own it.
William did, however, own 38 Gore Park Road, Eastbourne, in which his real wife and youngest daughter Marjorie were living (the elder daughter Elsie having married and moved out in 1935). Sometimes Hilda and Marjorie took in lodgers to help make ends meet. Marjorie then inevitably became a carer for her ageing mother until her death in 1973.
In William's will dated 1948, and proved in 1972 after his death, he devised that his common-law wife Frances should sell the house and take £500 each for herself and her daughter Wendy. A codicil to the will dated 1958, increased the bequest to Frances to £1000. The remainder of the proceeds of the sale were to be bequeathed to his real wife.
This led to a panic in Eastbourne, while his daughter Marjorie made frantic efforts to raise the £1500 necessary to buy out the other two beneficiaries, and avoid having to sell the house. She did succeed.

Marjorie Hewitt on 5 August 1989 at the front door of her house, 38 Gore Park Road, Eastbourne.

Occupation; music teacher, very accomplished on the violin.
Travelled frequently to Germany in the 1930s and made many lifelong German friends. Died; 2 March 1992, Eastbourne.
A large number of photographs are in H.R.Gilbert’s records.

1913 - 19?? STELLA GRACE HEDGECOTT

Stella Hedgecott in 1919.

Born; 1913, London.
Parents; Albert Edward Hedgecott (1880-19??) = Georgiana ?? (c.1883-191?)
Living in Kensington at the 1921 Census.
Possibly the Stellla G Hedgecott married in 1940 in Middlesex.