LACEY family of Colchester

[Glory1505]

Hi there

I am trying to trace living descendants of the LACEY family who were living in Colchester in the late 1800s.

My Great Aunt was married to Charles Briggs who was the son of Dorothy LACEY (b. 1895, Colchester to Edward Lacey and Clara BURCH). Charles was an only child and they did not have any children of their own so I have inherited (from Charles via my Great Aunt) lots of family documents and photographs for the Lacey family which I would like to return to a living descendant.

Dorothy's siblings who may have living descendants include Minnie/Minna (b. 1886), Edward (b. 1888), Charles (b. 1890), Evelyn (b. 1897) and May (b. 1903) all born in Colchester.

If anyone has any connections to help me send the things I have to their rightful home, that would be fantastic.

Otherwise if anyone has any suggestions as to where we might donate these that would be great too.

Thanks
:-)

[Kloumann]

Dorothy was not born in Colchester but South Stoneham in Hampshire.

Dorothy Lilian 1895, MMN Burch

Evelyn Victoria 1897, MMN Burch also Sth Stoneham

May Clara 1903, MMN Burch also Sth Stoneham

Charles 1890,  MMN Burch Colchester

Minna Elizabeth 1886, MMN Burch Colchester
Died 1926, Sthampton, unmarried

Edward Charles, 1888  MMN Burch Colchester
May have married in 1922, Uxbridge to a Gertrude Gardiner
May have died in 1962 Middlesex Sth
There is a death of an Edward Lacey Sth Stoneham in 1894

[Glory1505]

Yes I see you’re right now. Sorry they’re not my family so I had to do a quick search!

Have shared my post in the Hampshire group too in case anyone has links with the Hampshire Laceys!

[Ladyhawk]

from family search 1911 c

Edward Lacey   Head   52   Newark Notte, Nottinghamshire
Clara Lacey   Wife   52   Ipswich, Suffolk
Charles Lacey   Son   20   Colchester, Essex
Dorothy Lacey   Daughter   15   Netley, Hampshire
Evelyn Lacey   Daughter   13   Shirley, Hampshire
Issay Lacey   Daughter   8   Swaythling, Hampshire
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X72T-NXT

edit to add 1901census

Cottage, South Stoneham, Hampshire
Edward   Lacey   Head   1858   Coachman (Domestic) Newark, Nottinghamshire
Clara   Lacey   Wife   1859   -   Hawick, Suffolk
Charles   Lacey   Son   1891   -   Colchester, Essex,
Bertie   Lacey   Son   1893   -   Colchester, Essex
Dorothy   Lacey   Daughter   1896   -   Hampshire
Evelyn   Lacey   Daughter   1898   -   Shirley

Bertie William LACEY  mmn   BURCH 
1892  J Quarter in COLCHESTER  Volume 04A  Page 596

[Glory1505]

Bertie died on the Titanic so we know he didn’t have any children.

We have a lot of Titanic paraphernalia saved by his family as a result. This is included in the collection we want to pass on. I’m just struggling to find a living relative I can contact.

[Ladyhawk]

Hopefully having all the children listed for Edward LACEY & Clara for anyone looking to help we can try and work out who they married , if they had children etc.......

[Ladyhawk]

This appears to be May's death married in 1946 will send a PM with husbands name as I have not checked if he is still living

MAY CLARA HUGHES
Birth    8 5 1902
Death year   1985
District   Southampton
Register number   185

FreeBMD is working really slowly at the moment so cannot tell you if there are any children to the marriage

[Ladyhawk]

Yes I see you’re right now. Sorry they’re not my family so I had to do a quick search!

Have shared my post in the Hampshire group too in case anyone has links with the Hampshire Laceys!

Here's the link to the Hampshire board
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=832341.new#new

I have added a link to this thread there as not to duplicate efforts

[Kloumann]

May Clara married in 1946. Unlikely to have had any children. Certainly cannot find any.

Dorothy Lilian Married a Walter Briggs in 1915 & had one son, Charles Edward B. Briggs, born Ripon, Yorkshire in 1917. She died in 1986. Charles died Hitchin, Herts, 1977

Evelyn Victoria married a Gerald Knowles, 1923 & had one son, Raymond G Knowles, born 1926, Wandsworth. Raymond died 1990, Nottingham.

Charles died 1946 in Sthampton. He may have married an Edith Chamberlain in 1914.
If it is his marriage, he had six children between 1916 & 1926.  1 male & 5 females

If the marriage in Uxbridge was the correct Edward Charles, he had two sons between 1923 & 1927