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Hope this is the information you want re your message for "Margaret Tragett (nee Rivers)"
The name was slightly different to what you were looking for - Believe this to be Margaret Rivers Larminie born 1886 West Indies Jamaica (according to 1881 Census) and died June 1964 Surrey North Western.
Here she is with parents in 1891 Alverstoke Hampshire.
Edward M Larminie 50 Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers. Born Ireland.
Laura F Larminie 43 Born Middlesex. London.
Stanley G Larminie 11 Born East Indies.
Vera Larminie 9 Born Sheffield Yorkshire.
Lionel E Larminie 8 Born Sheffield Yorkshire.
Margaret R Larminie 5 Born West Indies.
Ellen West 29
Georginia Hewitt 25
Elizabeth Carter 23
Family went under Lawrie in 1901 Teddington Middlesex.
Edward M Lawrie 59 Loura F Lawrie 54
Stanley G Lawrie 21 Vera Lawrie 19
Lionel E Lawrie 18 Margaret R Lawrie 15
Mary Barr 21
Ethel Edwards 19
Miss M. R. Larminie described as playing with conspicuous success – she won the All England Singles in 1911 and as Mrs M R Tragett in 1912. She come back in 1928 to take the singles title again and add to four ladies’ doubles and two mixed titles. She edited the Badminton Gazette for a time in 1922 being paid £75 a year. She wrote many articles on playing badminton, and published a book -Badminton for beginners. As Margaret Rivers Larminie she wrote three popular novels, Search, Echo and Deep Rivers.
Margaret Rivers Larminie married Robert Clayton Tragett - both aged 21 years. Married 22 May 1911 - St George Hanover Square.
Margaret Rivers Tragett died 31 st March 1964 - Probate 1 Jun 1964
Margaret of 8 Kingsdown Road, Surbiton Surrey feme sole died 31 st March 1964 at Brookwood hospital, Knaphill, Woking. Surrey. Probate 1 st June to Dorothy Betty Neville spinster and Frederick
Thomas Brockes - Solicitor - Effects £ 900
Robert Clayton Tragett - Died 17 Dec 1961 - Probate Date 7 Mar 1962
Robert Clayton Tragett of Croft Wych Hill, Woking Surrey died 17 th December 1961 - Probate London 7 March to Leda Charlotte Grace Tragett (widow) Effects £11595 9s 0d
The couple may have divorced because Robert Clayton remarried to Charlotte Grace Couchman in 1934 - Q1 - Westminster Middlesex.
Margaret's Mother was Laura Frances Pollock born 22/5/1846 in Bedfont St Mary the Virgin.
Laura has previously been married to Col. Charles Henry Tilson Marshall - born 8/7/1841 in Bridgenorth, Shropshire, and died 20/1/1927 in Paddington, London. The couple divorced. Husband's petition for divorce I 1878 naming Larminie. Petition Filed 19 January 1978. decree Nisi :- 13 th march 1878 - Final decree 5 th November 1878.
Laura then married Edward Merry Larminie at St Geo H Square - Dec 1878 - 1 a 817
Laura's father was Sir ( Jonathan ) Frederick Pollock MP. Judge. Born 1783 in Middlesex, England Died 22/8/1870 in Middlesex, England.
Portrait :-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/sir-jonathan-frederick-pollock-1st-bthttp://lordbyron.cath.lib.vt.edu/persRec.php?choose=PersRefs&selectPerson=FrPollo1870http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/printable/22479Edward Merry Larminie - died 21 may 1905 Probate 2 June 1905
Edward of Warrington Lodge, Warrington Road Maida Vale Middlesex - Probate granted to laura Frances Larminie - Effects £ 592 12 s 5 d
Edward was born 3 rd April 1841 Castlebar Ireland. Canadian Service Record - 25 Jun 1862 - Royal Engineers.
Served in the Afghan Campaign 1878 =- 1880 (second phase) as Brigade Major RE with the Northern Afghan Field Force under Sir D Stewart and General Hill. Present at the actions Ahmed Kheland Arzu near Ghazni.
Hope this helps
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Sandra
