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Azila Marianne Stott (x260)
06/10/1865 –09/12/1940
Azila Marianne Stott (x260)
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Azila Marianne Stott 6th October 1865 – 9th December 1940
Azila was born in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Her parents were Robert Frederick Smith and Mary Ann Azila Elliot. It appears that Azila was a special family name because she passed it to both her daughters. The name means ‘protector’ in Arabic. In Hebrew, it means ‘noble’, ‘pure’ and ‘precious’. It is associated with strength and resilience.
Azila married Edwin Stott (1862 – 1916), a merchant seaman, on 13 June 1833 in Southwell Minster and moved to Berkhamsted. From his absence in census records in later years, it would appear that Edwin was away at sea for considerable periods during their marriage.
The 1901 census record showed Azila as head of the household at 5, Boxwell Road. She had a 5-year old daughter called Azila and a son called Robert Edwin Hugh, who was 2. They had a domestic servant. By 1911, they had moved to Clermont, Boxwell Road. Azila’s eldest daughter was now 15 and she had a younger daughter, Janet Marie Azila, who was 7.
Azila’s son Robert appears to have been sent away, possibly to boarding school. He followed a military career and was serving abroad as a Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, in Mustapha, Alexandria, Egypt in 1921. He became a Brigadier and died on 25 December 1984 at Milford-on Sea, Hampshire.
Edwin Stott died on 7th December 1916 when his ship, a tanker called S.S. Conch, was torpedoed off the coast of Dorset by a German U-boat.
The 1921 census showed Azila lived at Clermont, Boxwell Road. Her two daughters lived with her; her eldest taught at Berkhamsted School for Girls.
In 1939 Azila had moved to 4 Kitsbury Road, and had two servants to look after her. She died on 9th December 1940. Her estate was valued at £9,777.
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Azila Marianne Stott 6th October 1865 – 9th December 1940
Azila was born in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Her parents were Robert Frederick Smith and Mary Ann Azila Elliot. It appears that Azila was a special family name because she passed it to both her daughters. The name means ‘protector’ in Arabic. In Hebrew, it means ‘noble’, ‘pure’ and ‘precious’. It is associated with strength and resilience.
Azila married Edwin Stott (1862 – 1916), a merchant seaman, on 13 June 1833 in Southwell Minster and moved to Berkhamsted. From his absence in census records in later years, it would appear that Edwin was away at sea for considerable periods during their marriage.
The 1901 census record showed Azila as head of the household at 5, Boxwell Road. She had a 5-year old daughter called Azila and a son called Robert Edwin Hugh, who was 2. They had a domestic servant. By 1911, they had moved to Clermont, Boxwell Road. Azila’s eldest daughter was now 15 and she had a younger daughter, Janet Marie Azila, who was 7.
Azila’s son Robert appears to have been sent away, possibly to boarding school. He followed a military career and was serving abroad as a Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, in Mustapha, Alexandria, Egypt in 1921. He became a Brigadier and died on 25 December 1984 at Milford-on Sea, Hampshire.
Edwin Stott died on 7th December 1916 when his ship, a tanker called S.S. Conch, was torpedoed off the coast of Dorset by a German U-boat.
The 1921 census showed Azila lived at Clermont, Boxwell Road. Her two daughters lived with her; her eldest taught at Berkhamsted School for Girls.
In 1939 Azila had moved to 4 Kitsbury Road, and had two servants to look after her. She died on 9th December 1940. Her estate was valued at £9,777.
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