See also

Family of Henry Boorman and Mary Ransley

Husband: Henry Boorman

  • Name:

  • Henry Boorman2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • George Boorman (1853- )

  • Mother:

  • Sarah Ann Cracknell (1866-1946)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer, traction engine attendant and a general labourer4 5 6

  • Birth:

  • Feb 1890

  • Lenham, Kent, England2 7 8 4 5 6

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 1)

  • Lower Road, Lenham, Kent, England7

  •  

  • son living with his parents George and Sarah, (half-)sister Elizabeth, and brothers George and John. Born in Lenham Kent

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 11)

  • Liverton Street, Lenham, Kent, England8

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents George and Sarah, (half-)sister Elizabeth, brothers George, John and Walter, and sister Bessie. Born in Lenham Kent

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 21)

  • Liverton Street, Lenham, Kent, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a farm labourer living in nine rooms with his parents George and Sarah, brothers Walter and Fred, sisters Nelly, Mary, Bella and Sarah, married sister Bessie, and brother-in-law Richard Ransley. Born in Lenham Maidstone

  • Military Service:

  • frm 11 Dec 1915 to 27 Feb 1919 (age 25-29)

  • British Army Royal Garrison Artillery as gunner no:177547

  •  

  • served in France as a corporal and suffered a gun shot would to his right hand on 29th September 1918 which did not result in a disability

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 31 yrs 4 mns)

  • 12 Preston Village, Faversham, Kent, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a traction engine attendant for F and H Creamer of 13 Station Road Faversham and living in five rooms with his wife Mary, daughter Mary, and son George. Born in Lenham Kent

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 49)

  • 15 Westwood Place, Canterbury Road, Preston, Faversham, Kent, England6

  •  

  • a married general labourer (heavy worker) living with his wife Mary, daughter Molly, son George, and a closed record (presumably daughter Constance). Born in February 1890

  • Death:

  • 3 Nov 1957 (age 67)

  • Gimcrack Hill, Leatherhead, Surrey, England9 10

  • Probate:

  • 4 Mar 1958

  • Probate Registry, London, England10

  •  

  • of 15 Westwood Place Preston Village Faversham Kent died 3rd November 1957 at Gimcrack Hill Dorking Road Leatherhead Surrey, administration of effects of £117 10s (~£2,600 in 2017) to Mary Boorman widow

Wife: Mary Ransley

  • Name:

  • Mary Ransley1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • field worker11

  • Birth:

  • 1 Apr 1890

  • Boughton Malherbe, Lenham, Kent, England12 13 11 5 6

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 1)

  • Liverton Street, Lenham, Kent, England12

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents George and Patience, and sisters Cecelia, Matilda and Maud. Born in Boughton Malherbe Kent

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • Liverton Street, Lenham, Kent, England13

  •  

  • daughter as Mary Ann living in four rooms with her widowed mother Patience, and sisters Celia and Matilda. Born in Lenham Kent

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 21)

  • Liverton Street, Lenham, Kent, England11

  •  

  • unmarried daughter employed as a field worker and living in four rooms with her widowed mother Patience, and sister Matilda. Born in Lenham Kent

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 31 yrs 3 mns)

  • 12 Preston Village, Faversham, Kent, England5

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in five rooms with her husband Henry, daughter Mary, and son George. Born in Lenham Kent

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 49)

  • 15 Westwood Place, Canterbury Road, Preston, Faversham, Kent, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Henry, daughter Molly, son George, and a closed record (presumably daughter Constance). Born on 1st April 1890

  • Administrator:

  • 4 Mar 1958 (age 67)

  •  

     

    Mary Ransley was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Henry Boorman on Tuesday on 4 March 1958 at the Probate Registry, London, England

  • Death:

  • Q4 1968 (age 78)

  • Bridge "Registration District", Kent, England14

Child 1: Mary Boorman

  • Name:

  • Mary Boorman15 16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Molly

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant6

  • Birth:

  • 22 Oct 1917

  • Faversham, Kent, England15 5 6 16

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 3 yrs 8 mns)

  • 12 Preston Village, Faversham, Kent, England5

  •  

  • daughter living in five rooms with her parents Henry and Mary, and brother George. Born in Faversham Kent

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 21)

  • 15 Westwood Place, Canterbury Road, Preston, Faversham, Kent, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried domestic servant as Molly living with her parents Henry and Molly, brother George, and a closed record (presumably sister Constance). Born on 22nd October 1917

  • Death:

  • 15 Jul 1987 (age 69)

  • Canterbury "Registration District", Kent, England16 17

  • Probate:

  • 18 Sep 1987

  • Probate Registry, Brighton, East Sussex, England17

  •  

  • otherwise Molly of 37 St. Clements Court Herne Bay Kent died 15th July 1987, probate not exceeding £70,000 (~£174,000 in 2017)

Child 2: George Henry Boorman

  • Name:

  • George Henry Boorman18 19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Sheila Monica Waskett (1925-2002)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cashier6

  • Birth:

  • 30 Mar 1921

  • Faversham, Kent, England18 5 6 19

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 2 mns)

  • 12 Preston Village, Faversham, Kent, England5

  •  

  • son living in five rooms with his parents Henry and Mary, and sister Mary. Born in Faversham Kent

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 18)

  • 15 Westwood Place, Canterbury Road, Preston, Faversham, Kent, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried cashier for the Co-op living with his parents Henry and Molly, sister Molly, and a closed record (presumably sister Constance). Born on 30th March 1921

  • Death:

  • 8 Jul 1999 (age 78)

  • South East Hampshire "Registration District", Hampshire, England19 20

  • Probate:

  • 11 Aug 1999

  • Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England20

  •  

  • grant and will, died 8th July 1999

Child 3: Constance Pamela Boorman

  • Name:

  • Constance Pamela Boorman21

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Jack Hugh Stears (1927-2014)

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1929

  • Faversham "Registration District", Kent, England21

  • Death:

  • 14 Jun 2021 (age 91)

  • Kent "Registration District", Kent, England22 23

  • Probate:

  • 19 Oct 2021

  • London, England23

Note on Wife: Mary Ransley

Unable to find a birth record for Mary

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11.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bridge 1968 quarter:4 volume:5f page:71. Cit. Date: 24 April 2025.

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17.

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19.

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