Dorothy HANBURY-KING nee WHITEHEAD - Galton Lodge, Surrey

[AussieGaz]

Relatives of ours who migrated out to South Africa, where they are buried, were married in England.

My mothers maternal grandmother was Dorothy Hanbury Hanbury-King (born Whitehead - confirmed from detail obtained in the 1938 book The South African Woman's Who's Who).  She was born around 1870 in Galton Lodge, Surrey and her father was a John Dunstan Whithead of Barnjet, Kent

She died on 23rd July 1946 in Durban, South Africa aged 76 years. She married Frederick Thomas King.

From the Death Certificates of Frederick and Dorothy, it’s recorded that they were married in England.

Family folk law has it that Frederick Thomas King arrived in South Africa with the surname of only King, but on discovering that there were numerous King’s in the country, he decided to change his name to Hanbury-King. He is still recorded on the 1891 Census as living in Stockton, Wiltshire where he was still a "King". My great grandmother was born in 1901 in South Africa, so I assume that the change might well have happened soon after he got married, whenever that was!! I have not been able to confirm what name he arrived in South Africa as.

According to their death certificates, Frederick Thomas and Dorothy Hanbury-King had 8 children.

Would any Rootschatterer have any knowledge at all on Dorothy Whitehead??

thanks

Gaz

[skylark]

Dorothy Hanbury Whitehead - birth registered Dec.qtr 1871 Reigate Surrey

Dorothy Hanbury Whitehead married Frederick Thomas King
June qtr 1893 District.Barnet 3a 330

[AussieGaz]

Hi skylark

Thanks for the information you provided on Dorothy Whitehead - will add it to my notes.

These days it is more often that the wife takes on the name of her husband, however it seems that in this case Frederick Thomas took on Dorothy's and so it became a double-barrelled surname.

I will try and order a copy of the relevent certificates.

Since February, I have also been sent information from the 1881 census of the Whithead family headed by John D. so its seems to be jelling together slowly

much appreciated and regrads

Gaz

[vazzycat]

Hi

Family Search Pilot Christening: Dorothy Hanbery  WHITEHEAD , Female , 19 Dec 1871 , Gatton Surrey England , father John Dunstan WHITEHEAD , mother Rose

Free BMD Marriage: Jun 1852, John Dunstan WHITEHEAD & Rose SELBY Malling 2a 424

Family Search Pilot Burial: John Dunstan WHITEHEAD, male, 21 Mar 1887, Merstham Surrey, aged 60, birth date 1827

Family Search Pilot Burial: Rose WHITEHEAD, Female, 25 Aug 1886, Merstham Surrey, age 51, birth date 1835 (one of two likely looking options on this site)

If you take a look at the free site http://pilot.familysearch.org you will find quite alot pertaining to Dorothy, her parents, and her siblings.

Do you have the family on the census' prior to the 1881 census you mentioned?

Cheers
Vaz 

[allibaker]

just in case you dont have the earlier cencus returns for this family
here is the 1871 cencus
living at gatton lodge,london road,reigate surrey
john dunstan whitehead 44yrs married  hop factor born kent
rose 35yrs wife born kent
maria.r 18yrs daughter born kent
clara.m 17yrs daughter born kent
gertrude.a 10yrs daughter born surrey
magdalene.r 6yrs daughter born surrey
edward.d 4yrs son born surrey
elizabeth comlin 30yrs servant
caroline weeks 21yrs servant
harriett.m austin 17yrs servant
SOURCE INFO-RG10-830
FOLIO-110
PAGE-22
regards
alli

[allibaker]

living at  ::)6 gresham road,lambeth in 1861-
john whitehead 35yrs married hop factor born yalding hertfordshire
rose 27yrs wife born west maling hertfordshire
maria.r 8yrs daughter born chart sutton hertfordshire
clara.m 7yrs daughter born chart sutton hertfordshire
john.d 5yrs son born chart sutton hertfordshire
anachel.e 4yrs daughter born chart sutton hertfordshire
maud.a 2yrs daughter born barwick st johns wiltshire
gertrude.a 10 months daughter born brixton surrey
+ 4 servants
SOURCE INFO-RG9-365
FOLIO-97
PAGE-17
regards
alli

[allibaker]

this is the 1851 cencus with john dunston whitehead at home with his family
living at barnyett,extrapariochial west barming,maidstone
john whitehead 52yrs marrried land proprietor born ash kent
mary 37yrs wife born gouldhurst kent
john dunston 23yrs unmarried son farmer of 180 acres employing 14 men born yalding kent
arthur 15yrs son born yarding kent
gervase 14yrs son born westbarming
edmund 11yrs son born west barming
francis.v 10yrs son born west barming
albert 8yrs son born west barming
elizabeth 5yrs daughter born west barming
alice.r 1yr daughter born west barming
+5 servants
SOURCE INFO-H0107-1616
FOLIO-555
PAGE-36
regards
alli

[allibaker]

living at the same address in 1841-
john whitehead 40yrs
mary 25yrs
charles 7yrs
arthur 6yrs
gowan 5yrs
clara catherine 3yrs
edmund 1yr
francis vincent 4 months
+5 servants
SOURCE INFO-H0107-456
FOLIO-6/18
PAGE-4
hope this helps?
regards
alli

[skylark]

and -

1891 - Rowley Bank, Shenley, Hertfordshire

Sydney Claris H.mar.37 stock jobber b.Canterbury Kent
Gertrude A Claris W.mar.26 b,Brixton London
Sydney D Claris.S.5 b.Shenley Herts.
Gertrude E Claris.D.3 b.Shenley Herts.
Douglas J Claris.S.1 b.Shenley Herts.
Phyllis M Claris.D.10m. b.Shenley Herts.
Dorothy P? Whitehead.S. wife's sister 19 b.Reigate Surrey
Jane B Perry serv. 40 cook domestic b.Witham Essex

1901 - Knoll View, Bayham Road, Sevenoaks, Kent

Clara Hanbury H.mar. 47 b. Chart? Sutton Kent
John Whitehead, brother. singl. 46 Hop factor, agent, employer. b. Chart? Sutton Kent
Gladys Hanbury, daughter, single 20 b. Maidstone Kent
Dorothy Hanbury, daughter, single 18 b.Maidstone Kent
Sydney Claris, br.in.law. mar. 48 stock jobber-agent employer b. Canterbury Kent
Gertrude Claris, sister, mar, 40 b. Brixton
Sarah Burgess, cook, S. 28 b Lamberhurst Kent
Annie Burgess, parlor maid S 19 b.Edenbridge Kent
Marjorie Whitehead, sister, S. 27 b. Red Hill Surrey