Rev. Henry George Downing Liveing

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Crockfords 1888 Henry George Downing Liveing - 52 Queen Anne St W-St. Edin Hall Oxford BA 1882; 1884 Win. Priest 1886 by Bishop Cramer Roberts for Win,Curate of Selbourne Dio. Win 1886; Curate of Westcott SRY 1884 - 87; Crockfords 1895 - Selbourne Hants. 1886 - 88; Gillingham Dorset 1889 - 90; Bramley SRY 1890 - 92.

Northampton Mercury Fri 29th Aug 1890; Marriage of Miss M.Rands. The nuptials of the Rev. Henry Downing Liveing, M.A., second son of Mr. Edward Liveing MD of 52 Queen Anne Street, London, and Registrar to the Royal College of Physisicans, to Miss Margaret Rands, third dau of Mr.George Rands, solicitor and Registrar to the Northampton Borough Court of Record were solemnised on Wednesday at St Sepulchre's Church ……… The bride who was attired in white satin brocade with Honiton lace and veil, and who carried a handsome bouquet, the gift of the bridegroom, was given away by her father ; the bridesmaids being her four sisters; Miss S.E.Rands, Miss Edith Rands, Miss Gertrude Rands and Miss Lillian Rands. The bridesmaids dresses were of white Bengaline silk trimmed with lace and mauve and green velvet. They also wore white felt hats, with feathers to match, and gold broaches set with pearls, the later being the gift of the bridegroom. Mr William R Liveing , brother of the bridegroom, was best man. At the conclusion of the ceremony the wedding party returned to the residence of the brides father, where a reception took place. The presents included (VERY long list, a short sample of which is ….) ; Furniture Dr.Edward Liveing ; silver cream jug and sugar basin Mr and Mrs George Lamb, cheque Mr Pickering Phipps, flower stand Miss Phipps, afternoon tea kettle Dr and Mrs Lamb, French hand-painted vases Mrs Phipps, crown Derby preserve jar the Misses Wright, dessert knives and forks Mr and Mrs Phipps jun, china cake dish Mrs.Holbrook, fish knives and fork Mrs Pain, bread trencher and knife servants of 41 Newlands, tea cloth and worked bag Miss Holbrook, case of table cutlery Dr and Mrs C St John Wright, pair of silver dinner rings Misses Edith and Gertrude Rands, portrait of her father Miss Lily Rands, portrait of her mother Miss Rands, tea cosy indian worked slippers and eight day clock Miss Ula Rands, cheque Mr Rands, pair of silver salt cellars Mr T.R.Rice, china flower centre Miss Pell, gold chain bracelet Mr G.W.Rands, cheque Mr W.H.Rands.

1901 English census; Living as head (aged 40) at 54 Hyde St/Rd(?), St Bartholomew Hyde, Hampshire with wife, 4 children and 3 servants. Occupation; Clergyman in CoE.

1911 Census (from Wendy); All the Liveings at The Vicarage, Hyde, Winchester - Edward G D Liveing aged 16 is crossed out with the word omit - but I can't find him elsewhere?

Wendy found death record in Times of April 19 1947 ; On March 18 At Burgh Heath Margaret aged 88 wife of Rev Henry George Downing Liveing and also on April 17 at Burgh Heath Henry George Downing Liveing age 86.

Further info (inc DoB) from http://home.st.net.au/~susanp/dat101.html#14

And more here ; http://www.thekingscandlesticks.com/webs/pedigrees/447.html

Henry married Margaret Rands, daughter of George Rands and Julia Wright, on 27 Aug 1890 in St.Sepulchre's, Northampton. (Margaret Rands was born on 17 May 1858 in Northampton, Northants and died on 18 Mar 1947 in Burgh Heath, Surrey.)