Biography:
Frances Elizabeth Cotching
02/12/1859 –10/12/1949
Frances Elizabeth Cotching
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Plot 943 Frances Elizabeth Cotching (née Peters) (1859-1949)
Frances was born 2 December 1859 in Kensal New Town, an area in South Kensington/Chelsea, the daughter of John Peters, a gamekeeper born in Trumpington, Cambs, and Mary (née Yates) born in Brighton. Both her elder siblings were born in the same place as Frances, which seems an unusual location for a gamekeeper, but it might be explained by the fact that in the 1871 census she is recorded living with her widowed maternal grandmother, Frances Yates, a laundress, in Kensal Road, London. Perhaps her mother returned to her own mother to give birth.
In 1861 the family were living in Madingley, Cambs. But in 1861, when Frances was with her grandmother, her parents – John now a railway platelayer and Mary an “ironer” – were also living in Chelsea.
On 21 December 1878 Frances married Thomas Cotching at St Clement’s, Notting Hill, London. Thomas was a railway pointsman, so perhaps the young couple had met through her father.
Frances followed Thomas as his railway career progressed to the position of station master (detailed in his record on this site) and the couple were to have eight children.
By 1939 they had retired to 33, Montague Road, Berkhamsted where they lived with their unmarried daughters Alice (who died in 1944 and is buried in plot x938) and Constance. Thomas died in December 1940.
Frances remained at 33, Montague Road and died there on 12 December 1949. She was laid to rest here with Thomas.
Constance stayed at Montague Road until her death in 1984.
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Plot 943 Frances Elizabeth Cotching (née Peters) (1859-1949)
Frances was born 2 December 1859 in Kensal New Town, an area in South Kensington/Chelsea, the daughter of John Peters, a gamekeeper born in Trumpington, Cambs, and Mary (née Yates) born in Brighton. Both her elder siblings were born in the same place as Frances, which seems an unusual location for a gamekeeper, but it might be explained by the fact that in the 1871 census she is recorded living with her widowed maternal grandmother, Frances Yates, a laundress, in Kensal Road, London. Perhaps her mother returned to her own mother to give birth.
In 1861 the family were living in Madingley, Cambs. But in 1861, when Frances was with her grandmother, her parents – John now a railway platelayer and Mary an “ironer” – were also living in Chelsea.
On 21 December 1878 Frances married Thomas Cotching at St Clement’s, Notting Hill, London. Thomas was a railway pointsman, so perhaps the young couple had met through her father.
Frances followed Thomas as his railway career progressed to the position of station master (detailed in his record on this site) and the couple were to have eight children.
By 1939 they had retired to 33, Montague Road, Berkhamsted where they lived with their unmarried daughters Alice (who died in 1944 and is buried in plot x938) and Constance. Thomas died in December 1940.
Frances remained at 33, Montague Road and died there on 12 December 1949. She was laid to rest here with Thomas.
Constance stayed at Montague Road until her death in 1984.
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