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ID:125

Polly Bevan 1889-1964

 

Relationship:

Lisa’s 2nd Great Aunt

 

 

 

 

Birth:

1 Nov 1889 Brownhills, Staffordshire

 

Death:

July 1964 Staffs

 

 

 

 

Mother:

Sarah Snape (b.1863) /ID:677

 

Father:

John Bevan (b.1870) /ID:120

 

Siblings:

Polly Bevan (b.1889) /ID:125

 

 

Amy Bevan (b.1891) /ID:111

 

 

Emily Bevan (b.1892)/ID:114

 

 

John Thomas Bevan (b.1896) /ID:121

 

 

Charles Thomas Cooper (b.1901) /ID:158

 

 

 

 

Spouse:

Wilfred Joseph Vann (b.1867)

 

Children:

William Charles Vann (b.1909)/ID:856

 

 

Annie Maria Vann (b.1911)/ID:854

 

 

Edith Emily Vann (b.1915)/ID:1324

 

 

Josiah Vann (b.1916)/1321

 

 

Wilfred J Vann (b.1924)/ID:1322

 

 

Kathleen M Vann (b.1929)/ID:1323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1889

1st November 1889 - Birth of Polly Bevan. She was baptised at Ogley Hay on 26th November 1889.

1891

1891 Census for 'Ogley Square, Ogley Hay, Staffordshire'

Name                

Relationship

Status

Age

Est YOB

Gender  

Birth County         

Occupation         

John Bevan

Head       

Married

21

1870    

Male    

Madeley, Shropshire

Coal Miner         

Sarah Bevan

Wife

Married

27

1864

Female

Brownhills, Staffs

 

Polly Bevan

Daughter

 

1

1890

Female

Brownhills, Staffs

 

Amy Bevan

Daughter

 

0

1891

Female

Brownhills, Staffs

 

 

 

 

 

1895  - John Bevan, her father passed away in 1895, age just 25. 

 

 

June 1899 - Sarah, her mother remarries. Her husband, Stephen Cooper, a Coal Miner Hewer, becomes stepfather to the girls and John Thomas.

 

 

1901

1901 Census for 'Ogley Square, Ogley Hay, Brownhills, Staffs'

Name                

Relationship   

Status

Age

Est YOB

Gender  

Birth County         

Occupation         

Stephen Cooper

Head       

Married

41   

1860    

Male    

Green Lane, Walsall

Coal Miner Hewer   

Sarah Cooper

Wife

Married

38

1863

Female

Brownhills, Staffs

 

Polly Bevan

Step-daughter

 

12

1889

Female

Brownhills, Staffs

 

Amy Bevan

Step-daughter

 

11

1890

Female

Brownhills, Staffs

 

Emily Bevan

Step-daughter

 

10

1891

Female

Brownhills, Staffs

 

John Thomas Bevan

Step-son

 

6

1895

Male

Brownhills, Staffs

 

Jacob Harris

Boarder

 

66

1830

Male

Thornton, Leics

None - Recuperating

 

 

 

 

 

1908

In 1908, Polly,18 married Wilfred Joseph Vann, originally from Naunton in Gloucestershire,  at Lichfield. 

 

 

 

1909

Polly and Wilfred had their first child William Charles in Brownhills in the Spring of 1909.

 

 

 

1911

 

There 2nd child Annie Maria was born in Brownhills around March in 1911 and registered at Lichfield.

 

 

1911

1911 Census for High Street, Brownhills, Staffs'

Name                

Relationship

Status     

Age

Est YOB

Gender  

Birth County         

Occupation         

Wilfred Joseph Vann

Head

Married

39

1872

Male

Naunton, Glocs

Colliery Labourer

Polly Vann

Wife

Married

21

1890

Female

Brownhills, Staffs

 

William Charles Vann

Son

 

1

1910

Male

Brownhills, Staffs

 

Annie Maria Vann

Daughter

 

6mths

1910

Female

Brownhills, Staffs

 

 

 

1915

On 15th March 1915, daughter Edith Emily was born in Brownhills.


1916

On 13th April 1916, son Josiah was born. He was registered in Cannock.

 

 

 

1924

Son, Wilfred Joseph was born on 23rd Jan 1924. 

 

 

 

 

1929

Daughter Kathleen was born on 13th June 1929.

 

 

 

 

1939
1939 Registry for ‘Birch Lane, High Heath, Pelsall, Staffs’

Name

Gender

DOB

Status

Occupation

Wilfred J Vann Sr

Male

27/08/1867

Married

Miner Pumper Below Ground

Pollie Vann

Female

01/11/1889

Married

Unpaid Domestic Duties

Josiah Vann

Male

13/04/1916

Single

General Electric- Storekeeper Heavy Worker

Wilfred J Vann

Male

23/01/1924

Single

Machinist Driller

Closed Record

 

 

 

 

Kathleen M Vann

Female

13/06/1929

Single

 

Closed Record

 

 

 

 

 

1952

Pollys husband, Wildred passed away in the Spring of 1952.

 

1964

Polly passed away in the Summer of 1964. Her death was registered at Cannock.