Katharine Isabel# Powis
- Born: 1854, Dorking, Surrey
- Christened: 14 Jul 1854, Dorking, Surrey
- Marriage: Stephen Lewis# Griffiths on 10 May 1881 in Putney Church, Wandsworth, London
- Died: 9 Nov 1929, Croydon, Surrey aged 75
- Buried: 14 Nov 1929, West Norwood Cemetry, Surrey
Notes:
Got maiden name from Ann St Wright/G-P research
Got Christening and parents from familysearch.org.
1861 Census (age 7) living East St (?), Dorking with parents, 4 siblings, grandmother and 2 servants.
1871 Census (age 17) living in Knowl Hill, Wargrave, Berks with parents and some siblings.
1881 Census (age 27) living in 2 Mareboro(?) Road, Putney, London with mother and sister Emma. Also 3 servants (shown as daughters, but obviously not). Occupation; null.
Wedding date from Wendy.
National Archives;
Records of the Supreme Court of Judicature and related courts
Division within J Records of the Family Division and predecessors
J 77 Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, later Supreme Court of Judicature: Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Files
Subseries within J 77
J 77/403 Described at item level
Record Summary; Scope and contentDivorce Court File: 2252. Appellant: Stephen Lewis Griffiths. Respondent: Katherine Isabel Griffiths. Co-respondent: Hooker Edward Wise. Type: Husband's petition for divorce [hd].
Covering dates 1888
Wendy found;"Petition filed 5 May 1888 on basis that the petitioner Stephen 'had been informed and verily believed that on 30th April 1888 and 1st of May 1888 at Harp Hotel, Dover in the County of Kent the said Katherine Isabel Griffiths committed adultery with Hooker Edward Wix of Rose Hill Hampton, Middx. That on divers other occasions since the said marriage the said K I Griffith committed adultery with the said Hooker Edward Wix. He also applied for custody of Oswald and Cyril. However a decree nisi was not not obtained."
1891 Census (Age 37) living at 340 London Road, Croydon with husband and children 1 guest (?) and 2 x servants.
1900; Executor of her mother's will.
1901 Census; living in Hamble(?) Villa, Bridge Road, Worthing, East Sussex, Widow, living off own means with 3 children and a servant.
1911 Census; Living at Bancroft, Mitten Road, Bexhill On Sea with dau Violet.
Wendy found her death record; Katharine I Griffiths died aged 75 Q4 1929 Croydon Surrey (Vol 2A p296).
Wendy visited West Norwood cemetery (in Aug 2010) and a helpful chap there got out the burial book for 1895 and we found the entry for Jan 1st and also an entry for Katharine Isabel Griffiths buried with him on Nov 14 1929. They are buried in area 106 plot no 26105 but there are loads of headstones missing and despite spending about an hour searching I could not find any grave - there is a big gap of about 30 missing monuments.
Will details from Wendy: Griffiths, Katharine Isabel otherwise Katie of 2 Wharfdale Gardens, Thornton Heath, Surrey, Widow Died 9 November 1929. Probate London 28 December to Oswald Powis Griffiths, Gentleman. Effects: £231 8 6.
Probate for Wix: WIX- Hooker Edward of Bancroft, Mitten Road, Bexhill died 17 August 1910 at The Hall, 7 Marina Mansions, Bexhill. Probate11 July 1911 to Rev William John Blight Wonnacott and CYRIL STEPHEN GRIFFITHS Mining Engineer & Thomas Edwards Solicitor £10103 1s 6d
Katharine married Stephen Lewis# Griffiths, son of Peter William# Griffiths and Ann# Fry, on 10 May 1881 in Putney Church, Wandsworth, London. (Stephen Lewis# Griffiths was born in 1837 in Lambeth, Surrey, died on 26 Dec 1894 in Penge, Surrey and was buried on 1 Jan 1895 in West Norwood Cemetry, Surrey.)
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