Name | Nelly GURNSEY [1] | |
Born | 30 May 1912 | Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Gender | Female | |
Occupation | 22 Jun 1927 - 17 Feb 1928 | Cantuar, Temple Ewell. Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Working in Service for the Mowll family. | ||
Occupation | 7 May 1928 - 1 Oct 1929 | 11 Victoria Park, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Working in Service for the Cox family | ||
Occupation | 3 Oct 1929 - 3 Nov 1932 | Taymouth, Harold Street, Dover. Kent, England ![]() |
Working in Service for the Bradley family. | ||
Occupation | 9 Jan 1933 - 27 May 1935 | 3 Camden Crescent, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Working in Service for the Hogben family | ||
1939 Register | 29 Sep 1939 | Willer's Lea Nursery Lane, Dover R.D., Kent, England ![]() |
Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties | ||
Age: 27 | ||
Residence | 30 May.1935 - May 1948 | Walderslea, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Residence | May 1948 - July 1991 | 6 Forge Lane, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Residence | 29 Jul 1991 - 29 Dec 1991 | 32 Manley House, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Died | 29 Dec 1991 | Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
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3 siblings | |
Person ID | I518 | WILLIS01 |
Last Modified | 19 Nov 2016 |
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Married | 24 Apr 1909 | Wesleyan Chapel, Farnborough, Hampshire. ![]() |
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4 children | |
Family ID | F122 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Married | 30 May 1935 | Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
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Last Modified | 1 Sep 2012 | |||||||
Family ID | F65 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Headstones | ![]() | Grave of Alfred Hopper |
Photos | ![]() | Nelly, Fred and Amy Gurnsey, c1922 |
Recordings | ![]() | 'Memoriam' for piano, by Paul Willis A short piano piece written by me in 1991 and dedicated to the memory of my grandparents, Alfred and Nelly Hopper (nee Gurnsey), both of whom died in 1991. The piece was played at Nelly's funeral in January 1992. [The recording was made by Becky Waters, a friend of mine from the USA who as well as being a professional musician, teaches… |
![]() | 'Grandad & Nelly' by Sue & James Daley Taken from their folk album 'The Ballad of Harry White', this track has music by James Daley and lyrics written by wife Sue Daley to celebrate the memory of her (and my) grandparents, Alf and Nelly Hopper. Sue writes, "I knew he had got it when one day James played the progression that he had been working on for ‘Grandad and Nellie’ it so… | |
![]() | 'The Hoppers at Home' - amateur recording In about 1967 my dad bought a cassette recorded and used it to record everyday family life. One day my mum, then aged 21, took the opportunity to record a conversation with her parents and grandparents for posterity. In this recording are: Brenda (21), Alf Hopper (57), Nelly Hopper nee Gurnsey (55), George & Amy Gurnsey (nee Huggins) both 83. |
Histories | ![]() | George and Amy GURNSEY – ‘Devoted to each other until the end’ George and Amy - my Great Grandparents - were both born in 1884 into a world that is so different from today that it is difficult for us to imagine. Married in 1909 they lived well into old age, and were devoted to each other until the end. |
1939 Register | ![]() | The 1939 Register - HOPPER Alf & Nelly (nee Gurnsey) Living at Willer's Lea Nursery Lane, Dover, Kent, England |
Portraits | ![]() | GURNSEY, Nelly (1912 - 1991) |
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