See also

Family of William George Liberty and Bertha Geary

Husband: William George Liberty

  • Name:

  • William George Liberty3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • William Liberty (1861- )

  • Mother:

  • Emily Buckingham (1868- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • groom and gardener5,6

  • Birth:

  • 9 Jun 1890

  • Woodside, Leavesden Green, Hertfordshire, England3,5,6,7,8

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in St. Albans Hertfordshire

  • Baptism:

  • 13 Jul 1890 (age 0)

  • All Saints Church, All Saints Crescent, Leavesden Green, Hertfordshire, England4

  •  

  • son of William Liberty (labourer) and Emily of Leavesden

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 9 mns)

  • Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England7

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents William and Emily, and a lodger. Born in Woodside Leavesden Hertfordshire

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • Leavesden Green, Hertfordshire, England8

  •  

  • grandson living with his grandparents Jess and Ann Buckingham, uncles George and Edmund Buckingham, and cousin Charlie Buckingham. Born in St. Albans Hertfordshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • Leavesden Green, Hertfordshire, England5

  •  

  • unmarried grandson working as a domestic groom and gardener and living in four rooms with his widowed grandmother Ann Buckingham. Born in Leavesden Hertfordshire

  • Military Service:

  • frm 6 Mar 1917 to 20 Apr 1920 (age 26-29)

  • Royal Flying Corps as no:672812

  •  

  • a gardener born in 1890 who was 5' 11" tall with a chest of 33". He married Bertha on 31st October 1914 in Leavesden and had Phyllis Joan on 2nd September 1915 and Alex Ernest on 20th May 1917. He was transferred to RAF when it was formed on 1st April 1918 and invalided out on 22nd May 1919

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 49)

  • 10 Hamilton Road, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England6

  •  

  • a married jobbing gardener living with his wife Bertha, son Alec and a closed record (presumably son Denis). Born on 9th June 1890

  • Death:

  • Q4 1966 (age 76)

  • Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England9

Wife: Bertha Geary

  • Name:

  • Bertha Geary1,10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • housemaid11

  • Birth:

  • 29 Jun 1892

  • Barnsbury, Middlesex, England6,10,11,12

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • 46 Garfield Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, England12

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents George and Hannah, sisters Edith, Ada and Jessie, brothers Frank, Alexander and Albert. Born in Islington London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  • Sreatley, Nascot Wood Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, England11

  •  

  • an unmarried servant working as a housemaid and living in thirteen rooms with Edward Theobold and his daughter Mildred, and two other servants. Born in Barnsbury London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 47)

  • 10 Hamilton Road, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband William, son Alec and a closed record (presumably son Denis). Born on 29th June 1892

  • Death:

  • 7 Apr 1982 (age 89)

  • Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England13,14

  • Probate:

  • 7 Jun 1982

  • Probate Registry, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England14

  •  

  • of 34 Hillingdon Road Watford died 7th April 1982, probate not exceeding £25,000 (~£86,000 in 2017)

Child 1: Phyllis Joan Liberty

picture

Spouse: Charles Richard Mather

  • Name:

  • Phyllis Joan Liberty2,15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Charles Richard Mather (1912-1945)

  • Birth:

  • 2 Sep 1915

  • Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England2,15,16

  • Death:

  • 8 Jul 1996 (age 80)

  • Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England16,17

  • Probate:

  • 22 Aug 1996

  • Probate Registry, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England17

  •  

  • grant and will, died 8th July 1996

Child 2: Alec Ernest Liberty

  • Name:

  • Alec Ernest Liberty2,18,19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Alice Patricia Sutton (1918-2001)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • boot salesman6

  • Birth:

  • 20 May 1917

  • Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England2,6,18,19

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 22)

  • 10 Hamilton Road, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried boot salesman living with his parents William and Bertha, and a closed record (presumably brother Denis). Born on 20th May 1917

  • Death:

  • 14 Apr 1986 (age 68)

  • Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England19,20

  • Probate:

  • 9 Jun 1986

  • Probate Registry, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England20

  •  

  • of 79 Sussex Road Watford Hertfordshire died 14th April 1986, probate of £57,468 (~£150,000 in 2017)

Child 3: Denis Roy Liberty

  • Name:

  • Denis Roy Liberty21,22

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Janet Margaret Longman (1931-2018)

  • Birth:

  • 21 Jul 1928

  • Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England21,23

  • Death:

  • 15 Feb 2019 (age 90)

  • Hertfordshire "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England22,23,24

  • Probate:

  • 8 Jul 2019

  • Probate Registry, Brighton, East Sussex, England24

  •  

  • grant and will, died 15th February 2019

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2.

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3.

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4.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Hertfordshire Baptisms Leavesden All Saints baptisms page:16 entry:125. Cit. Date: 20 January 2022.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:7737 class:RG78 piece:382 registration district:140 sub-district:4 enumeration district:5 schedule:7. Cit. Date: 22 January 2022.

6.

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7.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1119 folio:131 page:7 schedule:31. Cit. Date: 22 January 2022.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 folio:113 page:11 schedule:61. Cit. Date: 22 January 2022.

9.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Watford 1966 quarter:4 volume:4b page:385. Cit. Date: 23 January 2022.

10.

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11.

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12.

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13.

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14.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Oxford 1982 page:5657 no:822805526P. Cit. Date: 23 January 2022.

15.

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16.

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17.

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18.

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19.

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20.

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21.

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22.

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