The Lower Wagstaff Line


This page is part of Irene Gladys Whiteman's web-site.

It contains the family-tree of Keziah Wagstaff, sister of Caroline Wagstaff, Rene's Great-Grandmother who married into the Whitemans. This appears to be one of very few lines in which any blood-relations to Rene survive.

Keziah WAGSTAFF, chr. Houghton Conquest 28 Apr 1822
Children 1-3 born out of wedlock, at 18, 21 and 23
At least the first was not by her future husband
m. 1847 (at 25)
m. Thomas Sinfield, b. Maulden 1827
Here is the UPPER WAGSTAFF LINE

  1. Mary Ann WAGSTAFF, b. Houghton Conquest 8 Jan 1840
    in the 1841 Census with her aunt Caroline [Keziah was still 18]
    m. William LINES, b. Caddington 1839
    m. 12 Sep 1864 or June qtr 1861, Luton
    FAMILY OF 8 DESCENDANTS ON THE UPPER WAGSTAFF PAGE
  2. Emma WAGSTAFF, b. Houghton Conquest 7 Apr 1844
    d. 28 Dec 1862, Luton, at 18, following the birth of her first child, out of wedlock
    partner not known
    1. Susan Priscilla Wagstaff, b. Luton 21 Dec 1862 - 13 Apr 1920
      Harry IRONS, b. Luton 1 Sep 1859 - 10 May 1917
      m. 30 Jun 1881, Luton
      1. Maud Emma Irons, b. Luton 1881/84/86, d. 1958? 1975!, Luton
        Herbert SMART, b. Houghton Conquest 3 Jun 1882/83, d. 23 Feb 1952? 1980??
        m. 16 May? Jun? 1923, Luton
        Brickmaker, farmer; Milliner
        [Maud and Herbert were 2nd cousins once removed. Their common forebears were Samuel Maxey WAGSTAFF b. 1780 and Susanna Wallis b. 1778, who were Herbert's great-grandparents and Maud's great-great-grandparents]
        1. Margaret Mary (Maggie) Smart, b. Houghton Conquest 28 Jun 1923
          m. 26 Mar 1955
          m. Fred ROBERTS, b. 1913, Wilstead
          They lived in Houghton Conquest all their married lives.
          Maggie was stone deaf from a very young age. She lip-read extremely well (unless you forgot to shave your moustache). Her pronunciation of some words (most memorably 'ferocious') were a source of great amusement. Maggie d. 1990 (at only 67).
          Fred stayed in H.C. for a further 17 years. Fred d. 13 Dec 2007 (at 94)
          1. Nicholas James Roberts, b. 1962, d. 1962
      2. Henry James Irons, b. Luton 25 Jul 1886, d. 1886
      3. Ernest Henry Irons, b. Luton 26 Feb 1898 - 10 Oct 1970
        Senior policeman; played piano in chapel
        m. 14 Aug 1926
        m. Margaret Louise Adamson, b. Luton 3 Jan 1904 - 12 Oct 1986
        1. Catherine May Irons, b. 23 Feb 1930, Luton
          m. 17 Dec 1953, Luton (RD 4a 241)
          m. John Elmer GRAVELLE, 15 May 1925 Pontypridd - 17 Dec 2000 Welwyn
          Catherine was a teacher, John a CofE army chaplain and priest
          Luton, Aldershot, Cyprus, Toddington (Beds), Welwyn Garden City, Great Mundon (Herts), London, Ingatstone (Essex), Chelmsford
          1. Jane Margaret GRAVELLE, b. 2 Feb 1955, Luton (4a 189)
            m. 18 July 1973, Hoddesdon, Ware (4b 1170), div. 18 Oct 1996
            m. Adrian DEDMAN
            Jane is in Nazeing, Essex (north of London)
            1. Louise Dedman, b. 11 Jul 1975, Epping
            2. Luke Dedman, b. 12 Aug 1977, Epping
              d. 10 Mar 1978, Nazeing
            3. Thomas Dedman, b. 12 Apr 1979, Nazeing
          2. Fiona Catherine, b. 15 Apr 1957, Polemidhia, Cyprus
            m. 15 Sep 1964, Fryerning Essex
            m. David BISSET, b. 12 Nov 1957
            In Hertford
            1. John Bisset, b. 9 Mar 1986, Welwyn Garden City
            2. Peter Bisset, b. 17 Jan 1989, Welwyn Garden City
            3. Hugh Bisset, b. 17 Jan 1989, Welwyn Garden City
          3. Hugh John Charles Gravelle, 19 Sep 1959, Luton (4a 312)
            In London
            p. Gloria Wenham, b. 13 Dec 1963, London, child 1
            p. Saiha Laouer, b. 13 Sep 1963, Paris, child 2
            1. John Gravelle, b. 1 Feb 1990, London
            2. Louisa Gravelle, b. 28 Feb 2003, Paris
          4. Ruth Mary Gravelle b. 13 Mar 1964, Welwyn G.C. (4a 294)
            m. 26 Feb 1983, Fryerning Essex (Vol 9 Page 1005)
            m. Philip J BURGESS b. 3 Nov 1955, Basildon
            div. 23 Jul 2003
            In Chelmsford
            1. Claire Margaret BURGESS, 17 Sep 1985, Braintree (Vol 9 Pge 2220 Reg No 985)
            2. Paul Andrew BURGESS, 18 Nov 1987, Braintree (Vol 9 Pge 2098 Reg No 1287)
  3. Alfred WAGSTAFF, b. Houghton Conquest 25 Aug 1845, d. 1881-1891?
    m. Elizabeth Ann Smith? b. 5 Apr 1845 - 4 Apr 1846, in Homerton/Hackney
    [not Mary, as may have been thought?]
    m. 12 Sep 1864? both at 19?, Luton
    A Blocker and a Sewer according to the 1871 Census entry, and extract, at 7 Duke St Luton, and Day Labourer and Straw Hat Sewer the 1881 Census entry, and extract, at 8 York St Luton. Alf's missing from the 1891 Census entry, and extract, and the 1901 Census entry, and extract, both at 2 York St Luton.
    FAMILY OF 6 IMMEDIATE DESCENDANTS ON THE UPPER WAGSTAFF PAGE

This is from my own research, except for the substantial Ernest Henry Irons line, which is almost entirely from Catherine and Jane Gravelle.


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Created: 2 September 2006; Last Amended: 26 February 2008