The Plumbe Family

Albert Edward Plumbe

Albert Edward Plumbe
Albert Edward Plumbe
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Birth: 30 December 1861, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 30 May 1862, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Plumbe

Mother: Ann Richardby (Strange) Plumbe

Occupation: Brewery Clerk

Death: 6 May 1886, aged 24, in Henley, Oxfordshire, England

Buried: 12 May 1886, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Census:
1881: Market Place, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

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Alexandra Plumbe

Birth: 8 March 1863, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 23 November 1864, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Plumbe

Mother: Ann Richardby (Strange) Plumbe

Occupation: Governess

Death: 17 October 1912, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Buried: 23 October 1912, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Census:
1881: Market Place, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

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Alice (Plumbe) Widdowson

Alice (Plumbe) Widdowson
Alice (Plumbe) Widdowson
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Birth: 1867/8, in Islington, Middlesex, England

Father: James Plumbe

Mother: Velebeth (Chibnall) Plumbe
Married: Joseph James Widdowson in 1895, in Amersham district, Buckinghamshire, England

Children: Occupation: Dressmaker (1891) and later landlady of the King's Head in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. This 15th century inn is now in the hands of the National Trust, but is still run as a public house.

Census:
1881: Box End, Kempston, Bedfordshire
1891: 18 Gery Street, Bedford St. Cuthbert, Bedfordshire
1901: Slough, Buckinghamshire

Death: 1948

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Alice Christine Norah Plumbe

Birth: 1896, in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Alice Jane (Leaker) Plumbe

Death: 1980

Census:
1901: Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire; Age: 6; Place of Birth: Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire

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Andrew Reed Plumbe

Birth: 5 May 1835, in London, Middlesex, England

Baptism: 28 June 1835, in Wycliffe Chapel Philpot Street-Independent, Stepney, London, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Ann Serena (Payne) Plumbe

Death: 1881, in Reigate district, Surrey, England aged 45

Notes: Andrew Reed Plumbe was named after Andrew Reed, a minister at the Wycliffe Chapel on Philpot Street with which the Plumbes were associated. Andrew Reed was a well known philanthropist, is credited with writing a number of hymns, and was later to work with Ann Serena Plumbe in the establishment of one the first hospitals for the insane in England.

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Anne (Plumbe) Ive

Birth: 9 January 1819, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptised:  8 February 1819, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: John Simmons Plumbe

Mother: Charlotte (Aldworth) Plumbe

Married: Alfred Ive on 20 July 1840, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England. Witnesses were John Simmons Plumbe, Jane Billingham, Lucy Ann Ive and Emma Plumbe.

Children: Occupation: Wine Merchant

Death: 4 September 1892, in Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Buried: 9 September 1892, in Holy Trinity, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Census:
1881: Hart Street, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

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Anne Clarissa (Plumbe) Seager

Baptised: 11 April 1821, in St. Martin in the Field, Westminster, London

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Anne Clarissa (Perkins) Plumbe

Married: Thomas Whittaker Seager

Death: 1858

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Anne Richardby Strange (Plumbe) Duggua

Birth: 8 January 1855, in Henley, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 28 February 1855, in St Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Plumbe

Mother: Ann Richardby (Strange) Plumbe

Married: George Oxley Duggua on 17 May 1888, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Children: Notes: Claire Freestone's data has Anne's middle name as Richway. The middle names of Richardby Strange are from the Henley baptism register and the marriage record (which has Richardby S.)

Census:
1881: Market Place, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

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Annie Plumbe

Birth: 1824/5, in London, Middlesex, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Caroline (Payne) Plumbe

Notes: Annie is referred to in Rolls Plumbe: An Authentic Memoir of a Child in A Series of Letters to a Child, and on on page 48, dated April 24 1832, we learn that Annie is seven years old.

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Annie Ethelreda (Plumbe) Gosnell

Annie Ethelreda (Plumbe) Gosnell
Annie Ethelreda (Plumbe) Gosnell
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Birth: 22 October 1859 in Cookham, Berkshire, England

Baptism: 6 December 1859, in Maidenhead Chapel, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. The sponsors at the baptism were Mrs Charretie (perhaps her great-aunt Kitty (Lloyd) Charretie?), Mrs Bellis (wife of her father's medical practice partner), and Captain Seager (uncle)

Father: Samuel Alderson Plumbe

Mother: Louisa Burton (Hulke) Plumbe

Married: Arthur William Gosnell on 21 February 1889 in the Church of Holy Trinity, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The engagement took place in December 1886.

Children: Death: 13 June 1943, in Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Will:
   MY WILL.

1, Annie Ethelreda Gosnell, make hereunder my last
will and testament.
I leave all I possess, completely and entirely, to
my husband Arthur William Gosnell, but if he
should predecease me I desire my assets to be
divided amongst my children as follows:-

A. To Wilfrid - I leave the four cottages, Nos 1,2,3,&4
   Park View, Harefield, which originally belonged to
   his Godfather Willie Kennell, subject to Wilfrid
   repaying to my estate the sum of £300 (Three
   Hundred Pounds)which is deemed by me to have
   been advanced to him.

B. The remainder of my assets, including the above £300,
   I wish to be divided equally amongst my remaining
   children, viz. Enid, Kenneth, Alan, Phyllis, and Joan.
   The amount left to Enid is not to be given her as
   a lump sum, but should be paid out in weekly
   or monthly instalments at the discretion of the
   Executors. The Executors shall decide in what
   manner this shall be done.

      I appoint Kenneth and Phyllis as co-executors,
   but in the event of Kenneth being detained abroad
   Phyllis shall act as sole executor, referring to
   Kenneth in case of difficulty.
                                                                   May  A.E.G.
     Signed at Bexhill-on-Sea this third day of April 1935
        Annie E. Gosnell
   in the presence of.
Witness. Benjamin Lister Oswell  Gentleman
                 17 Knebworth Road Bexhill on Sea
                                              3 May 1935
Witness. Lucy Oswell.   Wife.   Same address
          May 3rd 1935         as above

Addresses:
1888: "Monkendons", Maidenhead, Berkshire (letters written to her from Hobart by her fiance, Arthur Gosnell). One letter, arriving in Maidenhead on 27 July 1888, was forwarded to the home of her sister Harriet (Plumbe) Whitfield, in Uxbridge, where Annie must have been visiting, following the birth of Harriet's first child in June 1888.

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Annie (Plumbe) Robinson

Birth: 1864, in Islington district, Middlesex, England

Father: James Plumbe

Mother: Velebeth (Chibnall) Plumbe

Married: to William Hensman Robinson in 1895, in Cookham district, Berkshire, England

Children: Death: 1937

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Arthur Plumbe

Title: Dr.

Birth: 20 July 1863, in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Elizabeth Jane (Richards) Plumbe

Married (1st): Winifred Hettie Giles in 1896, in Ashfield district, New South Wales, Australia

Children: Married (2nd): Frances Mack

Occupation: Medical doctor. In the 1881 census, Arthur's occupation is recorded as "Medical Student". He became a doctor in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia.

Death: 1944 in Mosman district, New South Wales, Australia

Census:
1871: Manor House, Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire
1881: Church Road, Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire

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Arthur Victor Plumbe

Birth: 12 October 1864, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 23 November 1864, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Plumbe

Mother: Ann Richardby (Strange) Plumbe

Married: Fanny Meagher in 1888 in Wandsworth, London, England

Children:
 Occupation: Commercial Clerk
Death: 15 May 1909, in Lewisham district, London, England

Buried: Brompton Cemetery

Census:
1881: Market Place, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

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Caroline Ada (Plumbe) Thomson

known as "Ada"

Birth: 9 July 1864 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

Father: Samuel Alderson Plumbe

Mother: Louisa Burton (Hulke) Plumbe

Married: Henry John Phipps Thomson on 18 March 1884, in Cookham, Berkshire, England

Children: Death: 29 April 1944

Notes:
Sponsors at christening were Caroline Plumbe (??), Elizabeth Hulke, and Mr Montgomery, her father's partner in medical practice. Cut first tooth on 10 February 1865 (from diary)

Ada lived at Kia-Ora in Cooden Drive, Bexhill, Sussex after her husband, Harry Thomson, died in 1907. Her daughters Muriel and Edie also lived there, and her sister Ellen joined them there after the family home at "Monkedons" was sold in 1907.

Census:
1881: High Street, Cookham, Berkshire

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Charles Plumbe

of St. Dioinis, Backhurst, London

Birth: 27 December 1804, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptised: 1 February 1805, in St. Mary, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Sarah (Simmons) Plumbe

Married: to Mary Simmonds on 14 February 1828, in St. Mary, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England. Witnesses were W. Plumbe and Robert Outhwaite. The first is presumably Charles's brother, William, and the second a relative of William's wife, Anne Outhwaite.

Death: 31 December 1875, in Henley, Oxfordshire, England

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Charles Strange Plumbe

Charles Strange Plumbe
Charles Strange Plumbe
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Birth: 19 October 1853, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 28 December 1853, in St Mary, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Plumbe

Mother: Ann Richardby (Strange) Plumbe

Education: Cleaver House School in Windsor

Married (1st): Frances Elizabeth Gosling on 20 March 1876, in Haverstock Hill, Pancras, London, England

Children: Married (2nd): Velebeth Plumbe on 11 August 1910, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

Charles's second wife was his second cousin. The common ancestors were his great-grandparents, John Plumbe and Sarah Simmons.
David Morris notes that the reverse of the marriage certificate to Velebeth Plumbe is stamped by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (19 January 1911) and by the Delta Metal Co. Ltd (dated 27 February 1911).

Children: Occupation: Draper, Accountant, Company Director.

After 2 years apprenticeship in London, Charles entered his father's draper's shop which fronted Market Place & Bell Street. After his father died in 1890, he became outside manager of Henley Brewery and lived at Everly House. In 1909, Charles became Secretary to Henley Water Co. and retired in 1934. In 1910 he became Secretary and Actuary to Henley Trustee Savings Bank which he served for about 20 years. Charles was a Borough Auditor and for many years was administrator for the Green School (a Henley charity founded by John Stevens in 1717) and was still auditor to the Henley Grammar School. He was a director of the former Henley Gas Co. for a number of years and chairman at the time of the amalgamation.

Death: 17 August 1939

Buried: 22 August 1939, in St Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

Notes: Charles was at one time a member of the Henley Rowing Club and won several prizes. He has always taken a keen interest in rowing and never missed viewing Henley Royal Regatta, usually from the river. He was a sidesman and regular attendant at St Mary's Church.

Census:
1881: Market Place, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

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Charles Leaker Plumbe

Birth: 9 July 1866, in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Elizabeth Jane (Richards) Plumbe

Married: Muriel K. Chaffers-Welsh in 1911, in Inverell district, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation: Charles became a pharmacist's assistant, then an Insurance Agent for AMP in Pagewood, Sydney.

Death: 1936, in Hornsby district, New South Wales, Australia

Notes: Lost top of his finger in an accident.

Census:
1871: Manor House, Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire
1881: King Alfreds College, Wantage, Berkshire

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Charles James Plumbe

Charles James Plumbe
Charles James Plumbe
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Birth: 1878, in Islington, Middlesex, England

Father: James Plumbe

Mother: Velebeth (Chibnall) Plumbe

Married: to Ellen Fensom in 1903, in Bedford district, Bedfordshire, England

Children: Occupation: Undertaker

Death: 1960

Census:
1881: Box End, Kempston, Bedfordshire
1891: 18 Gery Street, Bedford St. Cuthbert, Bedfordshire

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Charlotte (Plumbe) Coombs

Birth: 1828/9

Baptism: 11 March 1829, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: John Simmons Plumbe

Mother: Charlotte (Aldworth) Plumbe

Married: William Walter Coombs on 8 July 1856, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England. Witnesses were C. Plumbe, Wm Plumbe and Mary Strange. The first two witnesses are probably Charlotte's mother, Charlotte (Aldworth) Plumbe, and her brother William.

Children: Death: 2 April 1868, in Weymouth, Dorset, England, aged 39

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Ebenezer Erskine Plumbe

Birth: 8 June 1832, in Devon, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Caroline (Payne) Plumbe

Occupation: Labourer
Death: 24 May 1891, at Maitland St., Bingara, New South Wales, Australia, aged 58, of inflammation of the groin.

Buried: 25 May 1891

Probate: Granted in London on 13 July 1892 to Mary Ann Millar, wife of  George Robert Millar. Effects £37 10s.

Notes: Emigrated to Australia (ship record entry found in 1860). Ebenezer's death certificate claims that he had been in Australia for 40 years, while this entry date would indicate 31 years. Possibly he arrived earlier and this is a re-entry, but more likely the death certificate, which contains several other incorrect entries, is a bit out.

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Elizabeth Plumbe

Father: Samuel Plumb

Mother: Mary (Goff) Plumb

Buried: 25 November 1769, in SS Peter & Paul, Wantage, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England

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Ellen Plumbe

Birth: 7 April 1824, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 7 May 1824, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Plumbe

Mother: Anne (Outhwaite) Plumbe

Buried: 12 April 1827, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, aged 3

Notes: Baptised as Ellen, buried as Eleanor.

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Ellen (Plumbe) Cobb

known as "Nellie"

Birth: about 1865, in Islington, Middlesex, England

Father: James Plumbe

Mother: Velebeth (Chibnall) Plumbe

Married: to Thomas Cobb

Death: 1938

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Ellen Augusta Plumbe

Birth: 26 August 1867 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

Father: Samuel Alderson Plumbe

Mother: Louisa Burton (Hulke) Plumbe

Notes:
Diary notes show that Ellen had a rash in March 1876!

Ellen lived at "Monkendens" in Maidenhead until her brother Samuel Thomson Plumbe died in 1909. The house was sold in September 1909, and Ellen appears to have moved to Kia-Ora in Cooden Drive, Bexhill, Sussex to live with her widowed sister (Caroline) Ada, whose own husband, Harry Thomson, had died in 1907. Her nieces Muriel and Edie also lived there.

Census:
1881: High Street, Cookham, Berkshire
1891: 86-90 High Street, Cookham, Berkshire
1901: living in Maidenhead, Berkshire; Age: 34; Place of Birth: Maidenhead, Bucks

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Emily Plumbe

Birth: 23 February 1859, in Henley, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 3 March 1859, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Plumbe

Mother: Ann Richardby (Strange) Plumbe

Death: 3 March 1859, in Henley, Oxfordshire, England

Burial: 5 March 1859, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

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Emma (Plumbe) Kinch

Birth: 30 April 1823, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 28 May 1823, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: John Simmons Plumbe

Mother: Charlotte (Aldworth) Plumbe

Married: Charles Kinch on 12 August 1844 in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England. John Simmons Plumbe, the brides's father and Charlotte Plumbe, presumably the bride's sister, were witnesses.

Children: Notes: Emma is recorded on a Return of Owners of Land, 1873 in Oxfordshire as having land in Henley-on-Thames of 4 acres and 27 poles (1 pole = 37.25 square yards) with a rental value of £191 16s.

Census:
1881: 6 The Elms, Toxteth Park, Lancashire (note: appears as Emma Kinck)
1901: Seaton Carew, Durham, living with her married son, William

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Emma Charretie (Plumbe) Seager

Birth: 1 July 1828 in Lower Bedford Place, London, England

Baptism: 29 July 1828, in Old Church, St. Pancras, London, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Emma (Lloyd) Plumbe

Married: Thomas Whittaker Seager on 2 July 1863 in Chancelry of Neuchatel (Switzerland?)

Death: 4 November 1870, in Brighton district, Sussex, England, aged 42

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Eric Ashton Plumbe

Birth: 1903

Father: Thomas Plumbe

Mother: Susan (Argent) Plumbe

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Ernest Langley Plumbe

Birth: 12 May 1868

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Elizabeth Jane (Richards) Plumbe

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Ernest Augustus Plumbe

Birth: 15 February 1869, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 25 February 1876, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England (recorded as being aged 7)

Father: William Plumbe

Mother: Ann Richardby (Strange) Plumbe

Death: 27 June 1890, aged 21, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Buried: 30 June 1890, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Census:
1881: Market Place, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

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Ethel Plumbe

Birth: about 1888, in Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Arthur Victor Plumbe

Mother: Fanny (Meagher) Plumbe

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Fanny (Plumbe) Talbot

Birth: 9 May 1808, in Wantage, Berkshire, England

Baptism: 3 June 1808, in SS Peter & Paul, Wantage, Berkshire, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Molly (Aldworth) Plumbe

Married: _____ Talbot in Calcutta, India. Fanny went out to India to stay with her brother Dr Robert Plumbe, a surgeon in the East India Company, and while there met and married Colonel Talbot.

Notes: After the death of her husband in India, Fanny retuned to live in Kensington, London, possibly with her widowed sister-in-law, Louisa (nee Davies), although the 1881 census finds her living in Somerset.

Census:
1881: 4 Oxford Terrace, Lyncombe & Widcombe, Somerset

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Fanny Plumbe

Birth: 29 March 1826, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 3 May 1826, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Plumbe

Mother: Anne (Outhwaite) Plumbe

Death: 1896

Census:
1881: Box End, Kempston, Bedfordshire

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Fanny Elizabeth (Plumbe) Langley

Birth: 1830, in Wantage, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England

Baptism: 22 September 1830, in SS Peter & Paul, Wantage, Berkshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Elizabeth (Neate) Plumbe

Married: Noah Beldom Langley in 1869 in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

Death: 1891, in Cricklade, Wiltshire, England, aged 60

Census:
1851: Mill Street, Wantage, Berkshire
1881: High Street, Cricklade St. Sampson, Wiltshire

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Fanny Maria Grace (Plumbe) Moore

known as "Grace"

Birth: 1850/51, in South Veney, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Thomas Plumbe

Mother: Ellen (Moss) Plumbe

Married: James Sinclair Moore in 1881, in Lyncombe & Widcombe, Somerset, England

Census:
1881: Abbey Villa, Lyncombe & Widcome, Somerset

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Fanny Elizabeth (Plumbe) Hobbs

Fanny Elizabeth (Plumbe) Hobbs
Fanny Elizabeth (Plumbe) Hobbs
scan courtesy of Liza Hobbs
Birth: 20 September 1852, in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Elizabeth Jane (Richards) Plumbe

Married: Robert William Hobbs in 1874, in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

Children: Death: 1890, in Faringdon district, of pneumonia after being caught in a heavy downpour on a return journey to Kelmscott from a family visit to Meysey Hampton. She was 37.

Buried: Kelmscott Churchyard, Kelmscot, Oxfordshire, England

Census:
1871: Westham Farm, Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire
1881: Kelmscot, Oxfordshire

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Fanny (Plumbe) Fensom

Fanny (Plumbe) Fensom
Fanny (Plumbe) Fensom
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known as "Flo"

Birth: 1873, in Islington, Middlesex, England

Father: James Plumbe

Mother: Velebeth (Chibnall) Plumbe

Married: John Thomas Fensom in 1902, in Maidenhead district, Berkshire, England

Children: Census:
1881: Box End, Kempston, Bedfordshire

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Florence Plumbe

Birth: about 1891, in Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Arthur Victor Plumbe

Mother: Fanny (Meagher) Plumbe

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Frances (Plumbe) Sanders

Birth: 3 March 1771, in Wantage, Berkshire, England

Baptism: 27 March 1771, in SS Peter & Paul, Wantage, Berkshire, England

Father: Samuel Plumb

Mother: Mary (Goff) Plumb

Married: to William Sanders on 2 February 1796 in SS Peter & Paul, Wantage, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England

Children: Notes: It was around this time that the surname changed from Plumb to Plumbe. Frances' baptism record still uses Plumb.

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George Plumbe

George Plumbe
George Plumbe
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Birth: 1861, in Islington, Middlesex, England

Father: James Plumbe

Mother: Velebeth (Chibnall) Plumbe

Occupation: Dairy Farmer
Death: 16 February 1900, killed in action at Dordrecht, in South Africa during the Boer War. George was in A Squadron, 2nd Regiment, Brabant's Horse.

Notes:
Papers in the deceased estate of George Plumbe, filed 18 May 1901
Final Liquidation and Distribution Account
Personal effects, clothing, nicknacks sent to England (relatives) in terms of the last will of the deceased valued at £26/5/-
Sold cream from cattle held on shares with Messrs F & B Ainslie £6/12/3 since death
Sale of shares in certain stock in hands of Messrs F and B Ainslie £140
Share of profits of dairy at Emerald Hill from January up to part of May 1900 £84/16/10
Out of hand sales of various items inc horses, ox, guns, cart, saddle, butter washer, gun cartridges, cheese presses, etc
Value of estate £1022/10/10
Amount available for distribution £814/18/4
The following disbursements were made in accordance with the will
     William Plumbe,  brother        £116.1.2
     Annie Robinson, sister        £116.1.2
     Ellen Plumbe, sister            £116.1.2
     Alice Plumbe, sister            £116.1.2
     Velabeth, sister        £116.1.2
     Fannie, sister                £116.1.2
     Charles James Plumbe, brother     £116.1.2
 
The sum of £2/6/6, being 2% succession duty, was deducted from each of the above sums.
The difference between the value of the estate and the amount available for distribution is accounted for by the settlement of numerous small debts, mostly to traders in the areas or towns of Port Elizabeth, Bedford, Adelaide, Cradock, Grahamstown.

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Harold Plumbe

known as "Harry"

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Caroline (Payne) Plumbe

Death: Probably around 1825. Although Philip and Annie are mentioned often in Rolls Plumbe, no mention is made of Harold except as an unnamed younger brother who died when Rolls was about four.
from Rolls Plumbe p8
When (Rolls) was about four years old...
Some time after this, his little brother, less than he, died. He was very much affected by his death and would look frequently into the coffin and weep. His mother consoled him by saying, "Your brother is gone to heaven."...

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Harold Plumbe

Father: Henry Plumbe

Harriet Charlotte (Plumbe) Whitfield

Birth: 24 April 1861 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

Baptism: Christening sponsors were Mrs Venables, Charlotte Hulke and Fred Hulke (Deal); the latter two are presumably her uncle Frederick Thomas Hulke and his wife Charlotte (Backhouse) Hulke.

Father: Samuel Alderson Plumbe

Mother: Louisa Burton (Hulke) Plumbe

Married: George Sydney Whitfield on 30 June 1886, in Cookham, Berkshire, England

Children: Death: December 1937, in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England

Notes: Harriet travelled quite extensively for this period. In October 1879 she went to Paris, and in October 1881 she went to New Zealand for two years, returning in November 1883.

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Henry Plumbe

Birth: 7 June 1830, in St. George's, Bloomsbury, London, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Emma (Lloyd) Plumbe

Married (1st): Caroline Stafford

Children: Married (2nd): Mary Louisa Newman

Children: Occupation: Solicitor
Slaters Commercial Directory for Cheltenham, Gloucester, 1858-1859 lists:
Attorneys:
Plumbe Henry, Essex place, and at Winchcomb

Death: 10 August 1878 in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England

Census:
1851: "The Elms", Bray, Berkshire

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Henry Martyn Plumbe

Birth: 25 September 1836, in London, Middlesex, England

Baptism: 12 February 1837, in Wycliffe Chapel Philpot Street-Independent, Stepney, London, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Ann Serena (Payne) Plumbe

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Henry Frederick Shepherd Plumbe

Birth: 7 June 1855, at "Monkendons", Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

Father: Samuel Alderson Plumbe

Mother: Louisa Burton (Hulke) Plumbe

Death: 1858, in Cookham district, Berkshire, England

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Henry Plumbe

known as "Harry"
Birth: 27 November 1861, in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Elizabeth Jane (Richards) Plumbe

Census:
1881: Church Road, Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire

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Irenie Plumbe

Birth: 1893, in West Green, Edmonton district, Middlesex, England

Father: Thomas Plumbe

Mother: Susan (Argent) Plumbe

Death: 1913

Census:
1901: named as Irene; living in Leyton, Essex; Age: 8; Place of Birth: West Green, Middlesex

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James Plumbe

James Plumbe
James Plumbe
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James Plumbe
James Plumbe
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Birth: 10 July 1829, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 4 September 1829, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father:William Plumbe

Mother: Anne (Outhwaite) Plumbe

Married: Velebeth Chibnall on 24 December 1857, in All Saints, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. James was aged 28 at his marriage.

Children: Occupation: Ironmonger

Death: 1894, in Bedford district, Bedfordshire, England

Census:
1891: 18 Gery Street, Bedford St. Cuthbert, Bedfordshire

Sources:

James Ashton Plumbe

Birth: 1893, in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Alice Jane (Leaker) Plumbe

Census:
1901: Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire Age: 8; Place of Birth: Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire

Death: 1945

Notes: The Gloucester records office has numerous items of miscellania from James's youth such as school report cards at Cirencester Grammar School (D4128/F11/7) and cricket fixture cards (D4128/F11/8)

Sources:

John Plumbe

Birth: 12 January 1764

Baptism: 25 January 1764, in SS Peter & Paul, Wantage, Berkshire, England

Father: Samuel Plumb

Mother: Mary (Goff) Plumb

Married: Sarah Simmons on 8 February 1792, in Turville, Buckinghamshire, England

Children: Occupation: Draper. In 1778 John was apprenticed to Robert Rathill of Henley upon Thames, Oxfordshire, a tailor and salesman. This seven year indenture contains terms that seem astonishing when viewed from a modern point of view. In 1792 John became a Burgess of Henley and became an Alderman in 1812. In 1812 and 1824 he was the Mayor of Henley.


Apprenticeship:
                     THIS Indenture Witnesseth,That John Plumb Son of Samuel
                                                    Plumb of Wantage in the County of Berks Clothier By and
                                                     with the approbation and consent of his said Father
                                                     testified by his executing these presents
                             doth put him self Apprentice to Robert Rathill of Henley upon Thames
                   in the County of Oxford Taylor and Salesman
                                                            to learn his Art, and with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the Twelfth
                     day of January last past     - - - - - -          unto the full End and Term of
                           Seven Years from thence next ensuing, and fully to be compleat and ended, during which Term the
                                                            said Apprentice his  Master  faithfully shall serve, his  Secrets keep, his  lawful
                                                           Commands every where gladly do ; he shall do no Damage to his said Master nor see it be done
                                                            of others, but to his Power shall let or forthwith give notice to his said Master of the same.
                                                            The goods of his said Masterhe shall not waste, nor the same without Licence of his to
                                                            any give or lend. Hurt to his said Master he will not do, cause, or procure to be done ;
          he shall neither buy nor sell without his Masters Licence. Taverns, Inns, or Alehouses he shall not haunt. At Cards, Dice,
          Tables, or any other unlawful Games he shall not playMatrimony he shall not contract
            ~     nor from the Service of his said Master Day nor Night absent himself, but in all things as an honest and faithful Appren-
          tice shall and will demean and behave himself toward his said Master and all his during all the said Term. And the said
          Robert Rathill in Consideration of the Sum of Six pounds to him in hand paid by the Said
          Samuel Plumb before the Execution hereof the Receipt whereof the said Robert
          Rathill doth hereby acknowledge  -   -   -   -   -     the said Apprentice in the Art of
Taylor & Salesman which he now useth shall teach and instruct, or cause to be instructed, the best Way and Manner that he
          can, finding and allowing unto his said Apprentice sufficient Meat, Drink, Apparel, Washing, Lodging, and all other Necessaries
          during the said Term

          And for the true Performance of all and every the Covenants and Agreements aforesaid, either of the said Parties bindeth himself &
     themselves firmly by these Presents. In witness whereof the Parties abovesaid to these Indentures interchangeably have set their
          Hands and Seals, the Second Day of March in the EighteenthYear of the Reign of our
          Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith,
          and in the year of our Lord 1778

                                                                                                 John Plumb
                                                                Saml Plumb

N.  B.  The Indenture, Covenant, Article, or Contract, must bear Date the Day it is executed ; and what
    Money or other Thing is given or contracted for with the Clerk or Apprentice, must be inserted in
    Words at Length ; and the Duty paid to the Stamp Office, if in London, or within the Weekly Bills of
    Mortallity, within one Month after the Execution; and if in the Country, and out of the Bills of Mor-
    tality, within two Months, to a Distributor of the Stamps, or his Substitute; otherwise the Indenture will
    be void, the Master or Mistress forfeit Fifty Pounds, and another Penalty, and the Apprentice to be disa-
    bled to follow his Trade, or be made Free.

Death: 23 August 1840

Burial: 29 August 1840, in St. Mary, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Sources:

John Simmons Plumbe

Birth: 5 December 1792, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 11 January 1793, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Sarah (Simmons) Plumbe

Married: Charlotte Aldworth on 14 December 1815, in SS Peter and Paul, Wantage, Berkshire, England

Children: Death: 14 February 1854

Burial: 3 March 1854, in Holy Trinity, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Occupation: Draper, JP and Alderman. From 1833 to 1834, John Simmons Plumbe was the Mayor of Henley

Sources:

John Plumbe

Birth: 3 January 1797, in Wantage, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England

Baptism: 30 January 1797, in SS Peter and Paul, Wantage, Berkshire, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Molly (Aldworth) Plumbe

Married (1st):  Elizabeth Neate on 29 August 1822, in Cherhill, Wiltshire, England.

Children: Married (2nd): Matilda

Occupation: Draper and Coal Merchant. John is described as a draper at the baptism of his first two children and by the baptism of the third he is an "agent". In the census of 1841 and 1851, and a bond issued by his son in 1851, he is a coal merchant.

Census:
1851: Mill Street, Wantage, Berkshire

Death: 1868, in Wantage, Berkshire, England

Sources:

John Philip Plumbe

Birth: 29 May 1823, in Holborn, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Caroline (Payne) Plumbe

Notes: Probably known as Philip. The boy is referred to many times in Rolls Plumbe: An Authentic Memoir of a Child in A Series of Letters to a Child, but is always referred to as Philip.

Sources:

John Plumbe

Birth: 27 February 1825

Baptism: 8 April 1825, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: John Simmons Plumbe

Mother: Charlotte (Aldworth) Plumbe

Death: November 1825

Burial: 2 November 1825 in Henley, Oxfordshire, England

Sources:

John Plumbe

Birth: 31 May 1826, in Wantage, Berkshire, England

Baptism: 28 June 1826, in SS Peter & Paul, Wantage Berkshire

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Elizabeth (Neate) Plumbe

Married: Elizabeth Jane Richards on 21 July 1851

Children: Occupation: Farmer. John farmed the Ashton Fields farm, in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire. Many of the records of this farm are held in the Gloucestershire Record Office (Reference: D4128).

In 1840, John had been apprenticed to "Jos. Plowman, Oxford, ironmonger, brush factor, oil and colour merchant, tinman, smith and cooper", but we have no further record of how John came from this apprenticeship to farming the large Ashton Field farm. A bond issued in 1851 "from Jn. Plumbe jnr., Ashton Keynes, yeoman, to Jn. Plumbe snr., Wantage, coal merchant, to secure £1000 and interest" does provide a clue!

Notes: In 1863, John Plumbe was given a "Testimonial presented with a 'handsome purse to Mr. John Plumbe of Ashton Keynes for the trouble and expense...that he has given to the prosecution of a gang of South Cerney thieves'"

John Plumbe's family was clearly close to the family of Charles Hobbs of Meysey Hampton in Gloucestershire. Not only did two of his daughters marry two of Charles's sons, but we see in the 1871 census that Robert Hobbs is visting the Plumbes at the Westham farm and that two of the young Plumbe boys (ages 7 and 4) are visting at the Hobb's farm in Meysey Hampton. Both families appear to have sent at least some of their boys to King Alfreds College in Wantage.

Death: 1871, in Cricklade district, Wiltshire, England, aged 44

Sources:

John Plumbe

John Plumbe
John Plumbe
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Birth: 12 September 1852, in Henley, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 27 October 1852, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Plumbe

Mother: Ann Richardby (Strange) Plumbe

Occupation: Draper

Death: 3 January 1898, in New Windsor, Berkshire, England, aged 45

Buried: 6 January 1898, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Census:
1881: Market Place, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

Sources:

John Plumbe

Birth: 20 July 1854, in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Elizabeth Jane (Richards) Plumbe

Married: Alice Jane Leaker in 1891 in Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England

Children: Occupation: Farmer

Death: 20 May 1927, aged 72, at Ablington Manor, Bibury, Gloucestershire

Will: written 1895, proved 1927

Census:
1871: Westham Farm, Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire
1881: Church Road, Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire
1901: Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire Age: 46; Occupation: Farmer; Place of Birth: Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire

Notes: John farmed Ashton Fields farm near Ashton Keynes from his father's death in 1871 until 1915. (In the 1871 census, John and his mother are recorded on "Westham farm" but since they are surely on Ashton Fields at this point, either Westham was an earlier or alternative name for Ashton Fields, or there is an error in the 1871 census). In 1915, John moved to Manor Farm in Ablington, Bibury, Gloucestershire which he farmed as a tenant of the Sherborne estate. Farm records (Gloucester Records Office: D4128/F11/4) contain correspondence congratulating John Plumbe on proving the guilt of a shepherd and receiver of stolen lambs in 1892.

According to a short obituary in the "Gloucestershire Graphic" for May 28 1927, he was Chairman of the Parish Council and a prominent Freemason.

Sources:

John Hulke Plumbe

John Hulke Plumbe miniature
Portrait Miniature, possibly of Major John Hulke Plumbe
The miniature above, and the one of his wife, was found amongst the effects of my grandfather, Ken Gosnell (John Plumbe's nephew), with a note dated 2 Oct 1977 that reads "possibly Major John Plumbe, brother of Annie Plumbe, and John Plumbe's Wife". Some family members have expressed doubt that this is in fact John Plumbe, and I don't really have any proof either way.
Death of Major Plumbe
DEATH OF MAJOR PLUMBE AT THE BATTLE OF ENSLIN.
His little terrier followed him up the hill and kept watch by him for hours after he had been mortally wounded, until he was picked up by the ambulance.
The illustration by F.J. Waugh is from "With the Flag to Pretoria" pg 151
Title: Major

Birth: 2 June 1858, in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

Father: Samuel Alderson Plumbe

Mother: Louisa Burton (Hulke) Plumbe

Married: Florence Hodgson on 15 October 1889 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Education: 27 Jan 1873: went to Philberds School.
Attended Kensington School of Art.
6 Sept 1876: went to Military College, Cowley, and then to Sandhurst.

Occupation: Officer, in the Royal Marine Light Infantry. He entered the Royal Marines in 1877, became a Captain in 1880 and a Major in 1885.

John Plumbe is listed in the book "Officers who died in the Boer War 1899-1902 extracted from The "Last Post" being a roll of all officers (Naval, Military or Colonial) who gave their lives for Their Queen, King and Country, in the South African War, 1899-1902." by Mildred G. Dooner (buy used):
Plumbe. - Major John Hulke Plumbe, Royal Marine Light Infantry, was killed in action at Graspan, Nov. 25th, 1899. The third son of the late Dr. S. A. Plumbe, of Maidenhead, he was born in 1858, and educated at the Oxford Military College. He entered the Royal Marines in 1877, was promoted capt. 1880, and major 1885, and is stated to have been a highly qualified officer, being a specialist in gunnery, fortification, torpedoes, and other subjects. He served in the Royal Marine Batt. in Egypt in 1882, and was present at every action in which it was engaged from the occupation of Alexandria to the actions of Tel-el-Mahuta, Kassassin, Aug. 28th, Kassassin, Sept.  9th, and Tel-el-Kebir, where he was slightly wounded in the hand and hip. He received the medal with clasp and bronze star. In the battle of Graspan Major Plumbe was in command of the Royal Marines belonging to the Naval Brigade. In this action their losses amounted to forty-three per cent., due to the "unflinching and self-sacrificing heroism of the troops that led the assault." Three officers and 72 men of the Royal Marines were killed or wounded out of a total of 5 officers and 190 men. In the Naval Brigade Major Plumbe, Commander Ethelston, Captain Senior, and Midshipman Huddart were killed, and almost all the petty and non-commissioned officers were struck down. Just before he was killed Major Plumbe said, "Rush for the hill, men," and when mortally wounded his last words were, "Forward! never mind me." A pet dog he took into action with him watched by his body for six hours, until the arrival of the ambulance. Major Plumbe was at first buried on the battlefield, but on the morning of Nov. 26th his body was moved, and he now lies close to Enslin Station beside Commander Ethelston and Capt. Senior.  Their graves are marked by a large cross. Major Plumbe's servant, Private Doran, died of his wounds. The names of Major Plumbe and his servant are inscribed on the monument erected in the Cambridge enclosure, St. James's Park, by the officers and men of the Royal Marine Artillery and Light Infantry, in memory of their comrades who fell in South Africa and China.

Death: 25 November 1899, in Graspan, Cape Colony, South Africa, shot through the heart.

John died in the Battle of Enslin, in the Boer War. This battle was also known as Graspan, and Rooilaagte. In H. W. Wilson's With the Flag to Pretoria (pp150-51) (buy used), there is an account of the action which took place during the march of Lord Metheun's forces to the Modder River, and the book includes this illustration entitled "Death of Major Plumbe at the Battle of Enslin." which has this note below it, "His little terrier followed him up the hill and kept watch by him for hours after he had been mortally wounded, until he was picked up by the ambulance". Family folklore has it that this episode was the subject of a Rudyard Kipling poem, but I have been unable to find any such poem in Kipling anthologies. His last words, after his wounding, were encouragement to his troops to keep going... "Forward! never mind me.".

Another account of the battle, including details of the Graspan memorial on Admiralty Arch can be found here. A memorial to the John Hulke Plumbe can be found at the West End Cemetery in Kimberley, South Africa. The memorial reads  'In memory of the Officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines of the Naval Brigade who fell at the battle of Graspan, 25 November 1899, Commander A.P. Ethelston, R.N. H.M.S. 'Powerful' Major J.H. Plumbe, R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'Doris' Captain G. Senior, R.M.A. H.M.S. 'Monarch'', and the HMS Doris "Gun" Memorial in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon has an inscription that reads: ~ This gun captured from the Boers during the South African War 1899-1902 has been erected here by the Officers and Men of HMS Doris in the memory of their shipmates who lost their lives in that campaign.   J H Plumbe, Major, HMLI; C A E Hubbart, Midshipman, RN; John Boyle, Private, HMLI; Francis Doran, Private, HMLI; Francis Coleman, AB; Matthew Wise, AB; Albert C Edwards, AB; John E Hook, Ord; William Lockett, Stores; W J Phillips, 2nd SBS; Lewis Wills, 2nd (Dom).   Ready - Aye - Ready. ~
Another plaque to Major Plumbe can be found in St Mary Church in Upper Walmer, Kent, and his name is inscribed on a monument erected in the Cambridge enclosure, St. James's Park

Buried: 26 November 1899, near Enslin Station, South Africa

Administration:

DEATH ON OR AFTER 1st JANUARY, 1898

    BE IT KNOWN that   John Hulke Plumbe of Ladywell
Herschell Road Walmer in the County of Kent

died on the 25thNove day of November 1899
at Graspan Cape Colony South Africa
intestate
 
 
 

AND BE IT FURTHER KNOWN that at the date hereunder written
Letters of Administration of all the Estate which by law devolves to and
vests in personal representative of the said intestate were granted by
Her Majesty's High Court of Justice at the District Probate Registry therof
to Florence Hulke Plumbe of Ladywell
aforesaid the lawful Widow and Relict
 

of the said intestate.     Resworn July 1902 £1104-19-7
Dated the 20thday of January 1900
Gross value of Estate ... £500.17. 6 .
Net value of Personal Estate £

Notes: John was the "Berger Master" of Deal, Kent.

Other events in John's life, mostly from a diary in the possession of Claire Freestone:
2 Feb 1859: cut first tooth.
22 October 1877: diary shows that "John joined at Chatham".
24 July 1879: "ill at Haslar Hospital".
Later "went to Haslar with Scarlet Fever".
29 June 1882: sailed for Egypt Involved in battles at Kassassin and Tel el Kebir, where wounded in hip and hand.
23 Oct 1882: returned to England.
29 April 1883: to Hong Kong (also in Diary).
October 1886: returned to England.

John sailed to South Africa on the Norman on 23 September 1899. The London Times reports on 22 September 1899, pg 8a:
"The Union Steamship Company's steamer Norman leaves Southampton tomorrow with the following officers on board: Maj.-Gen J.D. French, commanding cavalry brigade; Maj. D. Haig, brigade major; Lt. J.P. Milbanke, ADC; Col C. M. Downing; Maj. S.C.N. Grant; Rev. E.G. Macpherson and another chaplain; Maj. H. Earle, D.S.O., KOYLI; Maj. J.H. Plumbe, RMLI; Maj. W.H. Thomas, ASC; Capt. R. Stewart-Wortley; Capt. F.W. Foley, Royal Berkshire Regt.; Capt. I.T. Owen, Royal Berkshire Regt.; Capt. E. Studdart, ASC; Lt. J.G. Dugdale, 18th Hussars; Lt. P.G. Reynolds, 5th DG; Lt.R.G. Jeff, KRRC; Lt. C. de Putson, 1/Loyal North Lancs.; Lt. R.H. Collins, Royal Berkshire Regt; and Lt. Fitzmaurice, RN, Capt. Lord Douglas Compton, 9th Lancers, Miss M. Russell, superintendant of the Army Nursing Service and a staff of nurses, leave for Natal in the Castle liner Tintagel Castle, which leaves Southampton tomorrow."

Census:
1881: Vessel "Duncan", Minster In Sheppey - Sheerness, Kent

Sources:

John Cecil Plumbe

known as "Cecil"

Birth: 1888, in West Green, Edmonton district, Middlesex, England

Father: Thomas Plumbe

Mother: Susan (Argent) Plumbe 

Death: 1920

Census:
1901: (named as Cecil) living in Leyton, Essex; Age: 13; Place of Birth: West Green, Middlesex

Sources:

John Leaker Plumbe

Birth: 1892, in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Alice Jane (Leaker) Plumbe

Occupation: with the Railways. Retired in 1956.

Death: 1961, in Ablington, Bibury, Gloucestershire

Census:
1901: Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire Age: 9; Place of Birth: Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire

Notes: The Gloucester records office has numerous items of miscellania from John's youth such as school report cards at Cirencester Grammar School (D4128/F11/7) and cricket fixture cards (D4128/F11/8)

Sources:

Joseph Plumbe

Birth: 27 June 1800, in Wantage, Berkshire, England

Baptism: 25 July 1800, in SS Peter & Paul, Wantage, Berkshire, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Molly (Aldworth) Plumbe

Married: Hannah _____. Hannah was born about 1794, in Wick Rissington, Gloucestershire, England

Occupation: Landed Proprietor

Death: in Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England, of "softening of the brain"

Buried: 9 April 1867, in Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England

Notes: Said to have gone abroad to South America, came home married but with no children.

Census:
1841: Mill Street, Wantage, Berkshire

Sources:

Kate Plumbe

Birth: 31 July 1831

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Emma (Lloyd) Plumbe

Notes: Died young

Sources:

Kate Plumbe

Birth: 23 November 1864, in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Elizabeth Jane (Richards) Plumbe

Death: 1894

Census:
1881: Farm House, Bampton, Oxfordshire

Sources:

Kitty Plumbe

Birth: 7 September 1825

Baptism: 5 October 1825, in Old Church, St. Pancras, London, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Emma (Lloyd) Plumbe

Sources:

Laura Kate (Plumbe) Mason

Birth: 21 November 1865, at 37 Lower St, Deal, Kent, England

Father: Samuel Alderson Plumbe

Mother: Louisa Burton (Hulke) Plumbe

Married: Charles Arthur Mason on 15 February 1890, in Bombay, India. Laura and Charles were engaged in June 1889.

Children: Death: 3 April 1937

Census:
1881: High Street, Cookham, Berkshire
1901: Maidenhead, Berkshire; Age: 36; Place of Birth: Deal, Kent


Sources:

Lillian Mary Plumbe

Lillian Mary Plumbe
Lillian Mary Plumbe
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Birth: 1877, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 31 October 1877, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Charles Strange Plumbe

Mother: Frances Elizabeth (Gosling) Plumbe

Married: Edward Strange Lang

Death: 1928

Notes: At the 1881 census, Lillian, aged 3, is with her grandparents. Her mother had just had another baby.

Census:
1881: Market Place, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

Sources:

Louisa Elizabeth (Plumbe) Thomson

known as "Lily"

Birth: 11 September 1856 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

Father: Samuel Alderson Plumbe

Mother: Louisa Burton (Hulke) Plumbe

Married: George Osmond Lees Thomson on 18 December 1884, in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. The couple were engaged in August 1884.

Children: Death: 1900, in Bicester district, Oxfordshire, England, aged 44

Buried: 16 October 1900, in Merton, Oxfordshire, England

Census:
1881: High Street, Cookham, Berkshire

Sources:

Louisa Jane (Plumbe) Hobbs

Louisa Jane (Plumbe) Hobbs
Louisa Jane (Plumbe) Hobbs c1905
(click for full photo)
photo courtesy of Peter Duffill
Birth: 5 May 1859, in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Elizabeth Jane (Richards) Plumbe

Married: Charles Hobbs

Children: Census:
1881: Farm House, Bampton, Oxfordshire

Sources:

Mabel G. Plumbe

Birth: 1869/70, in London, Middlesex, England

Father: Rowland Plumbe

Mother: Fanny Payne (Russell) Plumbe

Census:
1881: 13 Fitzroy Square, St. Pancras, London
1891: 13 Fitzroy Square, St. Pancras, London

Sources:

Margaret (Plumbe) Thomson

Birth: 29 December 1826, in London, Middlesex, England

Baptism: 29 January 1827, in Old Church, St. Pancras, London, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Emma (Lloyd) Plumbe

Married: John Buck Thomson on 11 December 1851, in St Georges, Ramsgate, Kent, England

Children: Death: 1874, in Thanet district, Kent, England

Notes:
Margaret received a legacy of £250 from her uncle, Robert Plumbe, in January 1874.

Sources:

Margaret Shepherd Plumbe

Birth: 1864, in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Henry Plumbe

Mother: Mary Louisa (Newman) Plumbe

Married: Edward Waddy in 1888, in Cheltenham district, Gloucestershire, England

Children:
 Census:
1881: 4 Bassett Road, London, Middlesex
1901: Bournemouth, Winchester Age: 37 Place of Birth: Winchester, Gloucestershire; Occupation: Lady Matron

Sources:

Marian Charlotte Plumbe

Birth: 17 March 1851, in Henley, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 28 May 1851, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Plumbe

Mother: Ann Richardby (Strange) Plumbe

Buried: 28 August 1920, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Census:
1881: Market Place, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

Sources:

Martha Plumbe

Birth: 9 April 1810, in Wantage, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England

Baptism: 4 May 1810, in SS Peter & Paul, Wantage, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Molly (Aldworth) Plumbe

Death: 8 August 1887, in Wantage, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England

Census:
1841: Mill Street, Wantage, Berkshire
1851: Mill Street, Wantage, Berkshire
1881: Mill Street, Wantage, Berkshire

Sources:

Martha Plumbe

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Caroline (Payne) Plumbe

Notes: From clues in Rolls Plumbe we conclude that Martha died young. It is noted on p47 that two siblings of Samuel Rolls', born after him, had died young (and before his death in 1832). Since Philip and Annie are alive at Rolls' death, the conclusion is that Harold and Martha were the ones who died young.

Sources:

Mary (Plumbe) Aldworth

Birth: 26 October 1798, in Wantage, Berkshire, England

Baptism: 28 November 1798, in SS Peter & Paul, Wantage, Berkshire, England

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Molly (Aldworth) Plumbe

Married: Joseph Aldworth on 4 August 1823, in Wantage, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England

Children: Occupation: School Mistress

Census:
1851: Lock House, Latton, Wiltshire
1881: Mill Street, Wantage, Berkshire

Sources:

Mary (Plumbe) Payne

Birth: 21 July 1800, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptised: 20 August 1800, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: John Plumbe

Mother: Sarah (Simmons) Plumbe

Married: Samuel Payne on 8 October 1831, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The marriage was witnessed by John Simmons Plumbe, Mary's elder brother.

Children: Census:
1881: 1 Premier Place, Exeter, Devon

Sources:

Mary Plumbe

Birth: 11 December 1827, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 9 January 1828, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: William Plumbe

Mother: Anne (Outhwaite) Plumbe

Buried: 20 December 1833, in St. Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, aged 6

Sources:

Mary Plumbe

Father: Henry Plumbe

Matilda (_____) Plumbe

Birth: 1801/2, in Wantage, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England

Married: John Plumbe

Census:
1851: Mill Street, Wantage, Berkshire

Sources:

Murray Kinnock Plumbe

Birth: 1837

Father: Samuel Plumbe

Mother: Elizabeth (Perkins) Plumbe

Death: 1837

Notes: Died 7 weeks

Sources:

Nina Fanny Elizabeth (Plumbe) Ross

Birth: 1890, in West Green, Edmonton district, Middlesex, England

Father: Thomas Plumbe

Mother: Susan (Argent) Plumbe 

Married: Alfred Ross

Death: 1925

Census:
1901: living in Leyton, Essex; Age: 10; Place of Birth: West Green, Middlesex

Sources:

Nora Beatrice Plumbe

Birth: 1873, in Pancras, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Rowland Plumbe

Mother: Fanny Payne (Russell) Plumbe

Married: in 1894, in Marylebone, London, England

Census:
1881: 13 Fitzroy Square, St. Pancras, London
1891: 13 Fitzroy Square, St. Pancras, London

Sources:

Percival Charles Plumbe

Percival Charles Plumbe
Percival Charles Plumbe
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Birth: 1881, in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Baptism: 11 July 1881, in St Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Charles Strange Plumbe

Mother: Frances Elizabeth (Gosling) Plumbe

Occupation: Missionary. 
Percival was initially apprenticed to Debenham and Freebody, in London. While there he took up religious work in his spare time amongst the poor in London's East End. He later became a full time missionary with the Chinese Inland Mission and, when based there was "three months bullock-cart ride from Peking".

Death: 1910, in Henley district, Oxfordshire, England, aged 28

Buried: 24 January 1910, in St Mary's, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Census:
1881: Market Place, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire (in the 1881 census, Percival is the unnamed infant, aged 1 month)

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Philip Algernon Plumbe

Birth: 24 February 1863 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

Father: Samuel Alderson Plumbe

Mother: Louisa Burton (Hulke) Plumbe

Education: Attended school at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex (1877). Philip's brother-in-law, and uncle of his future wife, Rev. George Thomson, was Second Master at the