The Underwood Family

Caroline Annie (Underwood) Snowball

Birth: 9 October 1904, in Portsmouth district, Hampshire, England

Father: Frederick George Underwood

Mother: Elizabeth Mary Hall

Married: James Dudley Snowball in 1928 in Alverstoke district, Hampshire, England. James was born in 1897, in Edmonton district, Middlesex

Death: November 1985, in Paddock Wood, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Notes: In the obituary of Emily's brother Harold in 1978, Caroline is mentioned as living in Kent, England.

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Emily Alice May (Underwood) Stuart

known as "May"

Birth: 1899, in Ascot, Berkshire, England

Father: Frederick George Underwood

Mother: Elizabeth Mary Hall

Married: Alexander Stuart in 1918 in South Stoneham district, Hampshire, England

Notes: Family stories hold that Alex was a struggling actor who at one point shared digs with the then unknown Charlie Chaplin, but I have not found independent corroboration of this. Emily and Alexander emigrated to Canada, and in the obituary of Emily's brother Harold in 1978, she is mentioned as living in Deep River, Ontario, named as May.

Census:
1901: 19 Goldsboro Rd., Lambeth, London

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Frederick George Underwood

Birth: 1870, in Sunningdale, Berkshire, England

Father: Frederick Underwood. Frederick was born 1843/4, in Sunninghill, Berkshire.

Mother: Elizabeth Whiting. Elizabeth was born in 1840/1, in Basildon, Berkshire.

Married: Elizabeth Mary Hall in 1892, in Brentford district, Middlesex, England

Children: Occupation: Steam Getter (1891); Railway Stoker (1901); Engine Driver
ENGINE DRIVER’S RETIREMENT - Passengers on a Gosport train were surprised when, without any apparent reason, the staccato raps of fog signal were heard. This was the method adopted by Mr. Frederick George Underwood to show that after 48 years with the railway service he was driving his last train and was retiring. His colleagues took leave of him later, and Driver W. Linney, in their name presented him with a walking stick, together with an umbrella for Mrs. Underwood. Mr. Underwood, who has taken up residence at 53 St Ann’s Crescent, Gosport, was the pioneer driver of the Drummond steam cars on the spur line from Fratton to Southsea, and he continued on that service until August 1914, when the line was closed. In the following December he was appointed to Gosport, Fareham and Meon Valley line passenger service. He has been driver in charge for the last 9½ years. His proud boast is that he has never had an accident, and never been late for duty.

Census:
1871: 6 Spring Gardens, Sunninghill, Berkshire; Fred G Underwood, Son (of FredK G & Elizabeth) Age: 7 months, Born: Berks Sunninghill (RG10/1298 fol 66 p9)
1881: Bog, Sunninghill, Berkshire
1891: Lodger at 34 Victoria Cottages, Clewer, New Windsor, Berkshire. Single. Age 20. Born in Ascot, Berkshire. Occupation: Steam getter. (RG12/1012 p16)
1901: 19 Goldsboro Rd., Lambeth, London

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Henry Francis Underwood

Birth: 1896, in Windsor district, Berkshire, England

Father: Frederick George Underwood

Mother: Elizabeth Mary Hall

Married: Daisy Dorothy Norris in 1917, in Portsmouth district, Hampshire, England. Daisy was born in 1893, in Portsea Island district, Hampshire, and died in 1976, in Surrey SE district, Surrey.

Death: 1959, in Chichester district, Sussex, England

Notes:
In the 1901 census Henry ("Harry"), aged 5, is visiting his Underwood grandparents.
Henry was a leader of the Jehovah Witnesses in Southern England.

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Lilian Elizabeth K. Underwood

Birth: 1901, in Lambeth district, London, England

Father: Frederick George Underwood

Mother: Elizabeth Mary Hall

Death: 1921, in Alverstoke district, Hampshire, England, aged 19

Notes: Rootsweb WorldConnect contains the note that "Lilian was born with a hole in the heart and was poorly all her life, one day she went forbidden paddling on a stoney beach aged 16 and caught Bright's disease which turned to TB and she died at 19 yrs. of age in 1921."

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Louis George Underwood

Birth: 17 March 1893, in Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Father: Frederick George Underwood

Mother: Elizabeth Mary Hall

Married: Lily Elizabeth Travers in 1921, in Portsmouth district, Hampshire, England. Lily was born on 7 September 1893, in Plymouth district, Devon, and died in 1980, in Norwich, Norfolk.

Death: 1970, in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Census:
1901: 19 Goldsboro Rd., Lambeth, London

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Minnie Beatrice (Underwood) Allen

Birth: 19 August 1894, in Lambeth, London, England

Father: Frederick George Underwood

Mother: Elizabeth Mary Hall

Married: Harold Allen in 1919, in Portsmouth district, Hampshire, England

Death: 1978, in Hammersmith district, London, England

Census:
1901: 19 Goldsboro Rd., Lambeth, London

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