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Family [F649]

CLAYS

Parents

James Arthur CLAYS [P1821] = Kate FANNER [P1815]

Married 24 Mar 1913, Church of St Paul, Boughton, Chester1

James Arthur

Born 8 Jun 1882, Chester, Cheshire, England2
Died 8 Aug 1955, City Hospital, Chester, England3
Buried 19 Aug 1955, Landican Crematorium, Birkenhead, Cheshire4
Occupation: Chandler

James Arthur Clays in uniform
James Arthur Clays in uniform

James Arthur Clays - c 1917 - on horseback
James Arthur Clays - c 1917 - on horseback

James Arthur Clays in uniform c 1917
James Arthur Clays in uniform c 1917

Kate

Alias Kate CLAYS (24 Mar 1913)
Born 20 May 1878, Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire, England5
Christened 23 Jun 1878, Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire, England6

Kate Fanner with a bicycle
Kate Fanner with a bicycle

Portrait of Kate Fanner as a young woman
Portrait of Kate Fanner as a young woman

Portrait of Kate Clays nee Fanner
Portrait of Kate Clays nee Fanner

Children

Sylvia Joan [P1824]

Born 12 Sep 1916, Chester, Cheshire, England7
Christened 18 Mar 1917, St Paul, Boughton, Chester8
Died 1 Apr 1994, Lammermuir, 4 Boyne Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent9
Occupation: Secretary10

Sylvia Joan Clays as a young girl
Sylvia Joan Clays as a young girl

Family

James Arthur and Kate Clays as elderly people
James Arthur and Kate Clays as elderly people

A family portrait of the clays c. 1917
A family portrait of the clays c. 1917

Sources

1 : ; Primary evidence
Marriage certificate witnesses were Frank L Parr, Alfred Clay and Annie Parr - residence Hampton House, Vicar's Cross

1a: ; Secondary evidence
March quarter 1913, Chester district, Volume 8a, Page 651

2 : ; Primary evidence
Birth Certificate

3 : ; Primary evidence
Death certificate

4 : ; Primary evidence
Cremation certificate

5 : ; Primary evidence
1881 Census for Wincombe, Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire gives age as 2

5a: ; Secondary evidence
June quarter 1878, Tisbury district, Volume 5a, Page 225

6 : "CD of Fanner information"; Secondary evidence

7 : ; Primary evidence
Death certificate

8 : ; Primary evidence
Baptism certificate - God father Arthur Clays, God mothers Alice Clays and Louie Fanner (aunt) - E C Hyde officiating

9 : ; Primary evidence
Death certificate

10 : ; Secondary evidence
Family tradition - Margaret Butcher, nee Collins

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