Person:Louisa Etherington (1)

Louisa Etherington was born on 1st January 1871 at Puttenham in Surrey, daughter of Louisa Etherington, formerly Buckell, and her husband Charles Etherington, an agricultural labourer. Louisa's baptism the following month gives the family's abode as The Heath in Puttenham, and young Louisa appears there in the 1871 census living with her parents and siblings.

She was still living at The Heath in the 1881, by which time her father had died.

In 1890, aged 19, Louisa had a son called Albert. The following year the census finds Louisa and Albert living at The Heath with Louisa's mother. Louisa was working as a general domestic servant.

By 1901, Louisa had left Puttenham and moved to Ealing in Middlesex. She was working as housekeeper for Enoch Kempson, a builder, whose wife had died in 1897. Her son Albert was boarding with her there. Louisa continued living with Enoch Kempson, appearing in the 1911 census described as housekeeper and cook.

In December 1917, during the First World War, Louisa married Enoch, who was some 35 years her senior; when they married she was 46 and he was 81. They were married for about five years, until Enoch's death in 1922.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Louisa was living at 59 Drayton Gardens in Ealing. She died in 1941, aged 70, and was buried at the Ealing and Old Brentford Cemetery in Ealing.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Louisa ETHERINGTON, March Quarter 1871, Guildford Registration District, Volume 2a, page 78, mother's maiden name Buckell

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Puttenham (Surrey). Parish registers, 1695-1916. (Woking: Surrey History Centre).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Puttenham in the County of Surrey in the Year 1871
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   101 Born Jan[uary] 1	1871 February 26th	Louisa dau[ghter] of	Charles and Louisa	Etherington	'The Heath', Puttenham	Labourer	Cha[rle]s Kerry, Curate

3. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 815; Folio 78; Page 1, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: The Heath, Puttenham, Surrey
   Charles Etherington, head, married, male, 27 [1843/4], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Headley, Hampshire
   Louisa Etherington, wife, married, female, 30 [1840/1], b. Guildford, Surrey
   Ellen Etherington, daughter, female, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Godalming, Surrey
   George Etherington, son, male, 3 [1867/8], b. Puttenham, Surrey
   Louisa Etherington, daughter, female, 3mo [1870/1], b. Puttenham, Surrey

4. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 780; Folio 95; Page 13, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: The Heath, Puttenham, Surrey
   Louisa Etherington, head, widow, female, 40 [1840/1], Lab[oure]r, b. Guildford, Surrey
   George Etherington, son, male, 13 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Puttenham, Surrey
   Louisa Etherington, daughter, female, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Puttenham, Surrey
   Emily Etherington, daughter, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Puttenham, Surrey
   Elizabeth A. Etherington, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Puttenham, Surrey
   Emma M. Etherington, daughter, female, 4 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Puttenham, Surrey
   Elizabeth Alexander, mother, widow, female, 81 [1799/1800], b. Worplesdon, Surrey

5. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 562; Folio 100; Page 8, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: The Heath, Puttenham, Surrey
   Louisa Etherington, head, widow, female, 50 [1840/1], Charwoman, employed, b. Guildford, Surrey
   George Etherington, son, single, male, 23 [1867/8], Gardener, employed, b. Puttenham, Surrey
   Louisa Etherington, daughter, single, female, 20 [1870/1], General Serv[ant] Domestic, b. Puttenham, Surrey
   Emily Etherington, daughter, single, female, 18 [1872/3], General Serv[ant] Domestic, b. Puttenham, Surrey
   Emma M. Etherington, daughter, female, 14 [1876/7], b. Puttenham, Surrey
   Albert Etherington, grandchild, male, 9mo [1890], b. Puttenham, Surrey

6. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 1192; Folio 67; Page 45, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 1 Leyland Road, Ealing, Middlesex
   Enock Kempson, head, widower, male, 60 [1840/1], Builders Foreman, worker, b. Dunstable, Bedfordshire
   Henry C. Kempson, son, single, male, 24 [1876/7], Carpetner, worker, b. Upper Norwood, Surrey
   Robert E. Kempson, son, single, male, 17 [1883/4], Bricklayer, worker, b. Lower Sydenham, London
   Frederick K. Kempson, son, single, male, 15 [1885/6], Carpenter, worker, b. Lower Sydenham, London
   Rosey A.S. Kempson, daughter, single, female, 12 [1888/9], Scholar, b. Lower Sydenham, London
   Arthur F. Kempson, son, single, male, 9 [1891/2], Scholar, b. Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   Daisy M. Kempson, daughter, single, female, 8 [1892/3], Scholar, b. Edenbridge, Kent
   Louisa Etherington, servant, single, female, 30 [1870/1], Housekeeper Domestic, worker, b. Puttenham, Surrey
   Albert Etherington, boarder, single, male, 10 [1890/1], Scholar, b. Puttenham, Surrey

7. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 6885; Schedule 91, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 45 Williams Road, West Ealing, Ealing, Middlesex
   5 rooms occupied
   Enock Kempson, head, male, 75 [1835/6], widower, Carman, own account, b. Totternhoe, Dunstable
   Rose Kempson, daughter, female, 22 [1888/9], single, Daily Domestic, worker, b. Sydenham, Kent
   Daisy Kempson, daughter, female, 18 [1892/3], single, Daily Domestic, worker, b. Edenbridge, Kent
   Arthur Kempson, son, male, 19 [1891/2], single, shop light porter, worker, b. Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   Louisa Etherington, housekeeper, female, 41 [1869/70], single, cook Housekeeper, worker, b. Puttenham, Surrey
   Albert Etherington, boarder, male, 20 [1890/1], single, Carman, worker, b. Puttenham, Surrey

8. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Ealing Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 59 Drayton Gardens, Ealing, Middlesex
   Gage, Emily F. / female / b. 28 Sep 1888 / widow / Housework Pension
   Gage [crossed out and replaced "Mowat"], Francis E.E. / female / b. 30 Jul 1916 / single / Saleswoman Stat[?]
   Taylor, Emily A. / female / 28 Jan 1857 / widow / O.A.P.
   Kempson, Louisa / female / 1 Jan 1871 / widow / O.A.P.

9.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Louisa KEMPSON, June Quarter 1941, Uxbridge Registration District, Volume 3a, page 228, aged 70 [1870/1]

10. ↑ England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016 (ancestry.co.uk).

    bur. 24 Jun 1941, Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery, Ealing, Middlesex: Louisa Kempson, aged 70 [1870/1], Ground d Division, Grave 28f