Gertrude Ellen Churches (1880–1955) • FamilySearch

Gertrude Ellen Churches

1880–1955 (Age 75)
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

The Life of Gertrude Ellen

When Gertrude Ellen Churches was born in 1880, in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, her father, Sylvester Churches, was 32 and her mother, Matilda Ann Andrews, was 32. She lived in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died in 1955, in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

Sylvester Churches

1848–1899

Matilda Ann Andrews

1848–1924

Florence Mary Churches

1878–

Gertrude Ellen Churches

1880–1955

Frederick George Churches

1882–

Albert Edward Sylvester Churches

1885–

Amy Jessie Churches

1887–

Parents & Siblings

Sylvester Churches
Male1848–1899Male
Matilda Ann Andrews
Female1848–1924Female

siblings

(5)

Florence Mary Churches

Female1878–Female

Gertrude Ellen Churches

Female1880–1955Female

Frederick George Churches

Male1882–Male

Albert Edward Sylvester Churches

Male1885–Male

Amy Jessie Churches

Female1887–Female

World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 0

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Age 4

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

Age 24

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

Churches

Gertrude

Ellen

English: probably an occupational name for someone who worked at a ‘church house’ (Middle English chirche + h(o)us), a building, usually adjoining the church, which served as a parish room.

Sources (3)

Gertrude E Churches in household of Sylvester Churches, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
Gertrude E Churches in household of Sylvester Churches, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
Gertrude Ellen Churches in household of Matilda Ann Churches, "England and Wales Census, 1911"

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