Life Events
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Birth | Edward Oliver was born in 1863 in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon.1 |
Baptism | He was baptized on 27 Dec 1863 in Cheriton Fitzpaine. He was noted to be the son of William, a carpenter, & Mary Oliver of Cheriton.2 |
(with Mother) 1871 Census | He appeared on the 1871 Census of Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon in the household of his widowed mother. He was 7 years old, a scholar, and born in Cheriton Fitzpaine.1 |
1881 Census | Edd Oliver appeared on the 1881 Census of Allhallows Exeter, Devon, at the Queens Hotel. He was 17, occupation under boots (one of many servants at the inn), born in Cheriton Fitzpaine.3 |
Marriage | He married Ellen (-?-).4 |
1891 Census | Edward and Ellen appeared on the 1891 Census of Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, at Yarborough Hotel. Edward was 27, a hotel porter, and born in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon. Ellen was 27, a manageress, and born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. They had two children: Stewart [sic] (2) and Ernest (1). They also had two female servants living with them.4 |
1901 Census | Edward and Ellen appeared on the 1901 Census of Birmingham, Warwickshire, at the Fairway Inn, Ladywood Road. Edward was 37, a publican and employer working at home, and was born in Cheriton Fitzpaine. Ellen was 37 and born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Their children were Leonard (13, born Birmingham), and Ernest (11, born Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire). They had two visitors and a servant (age 18, barman.)5 |
Research Note | There is an entry in the death index for an Ellen Oliver, age 39, in 1903 in Birmingham. |
Marriage | Edward Oliver married May Maud Moore in 1910.6,7 |
1911 Census | Edward and May Maud Oliver appeared on the 1911 Census of Exeter, Devon, at 92 Queen Street. They were proprietors of the Queens Hotel, recorded as a dwelling with 22 rooms. At the time of the census there were 4 visitors, a barmaid, boots boy, kitchen maid, waitress, pantry maid, cook, hotel porter and a housemaid. Edward was 47 and born in Cheriton Fitzpaine. May Maud was 30, born in Exeter, had been married less than a year and had no children.6 |