Winifred Maud >Tranter>Bowra

Winifred Maud >Tranter>Bowra 1908

Third child of Laura Mary Andrews Moore, Winifreds father is named on her

Birth Certificate as George Tranter.  

Winifred was born in 26 Coburg Road.   This road was renamed around the first world war to Connaught Road to avoid the connection with the Germans.

Rumour is that George was the younger brother of Alfred Tranter, Laura's first husband.

According to the 1911 Census Laura and new husband Arthur lived at 58 Marlborough Rd,

Upper Holloway

Winifred spent the first few years of her life living with Mrs Farley.

Mrs Farley took Win to her mothers work place in Arundel Square unannounced and left her there.

She married Tom Bowra in 1929 and had seven children  

Winifred and Thomas Married Years       

They married at St Clements Church in Islington (not to be confused with St Clements in the Dane the more famous Church closer to the city centre.   The church which is pictured still stands though due to tumbling attendances was sold off to a developer who created 16 individual flats within the eclastical space.    John and I visited and one kind owner invited us into see his one bedroomed unit within          

Electoral Register Entries

1930   5 Offord Road   Islington N1

Winifred is listed as living at the above property which is viewable on Google streetview.

Also listed are:- Thomas Bowra  

                      Richard Edward and Lilian Violet Bowra

                      George Albert and Mary Emily Clark

                      John Edward and Gertrude Alice Hughes 

1931   5 Offord Road   Islington N1

As above     

1932   5 Offord Road   Islington N1

As above

1933   5 Offord Road   Islington N1

Also listed are:- Thomas Bowra  

                      George Albert and Mary Emily Clark

                      Henry and Julia Harding

                      Emily Eliza Hill

1934  8 Landon Road   Islington

Winfred and Thomas

Also listed are:- Joseph William and Gladys Grace Barrett

                      Harry Emily and Thomas Hanmore

                      Percy Vivian and Winifred May Tovey 

Living at 67 Langdon are Albert Arthur and Elsie Bonniface and Ema                       

1935  8 Landon Road   Islington

Winfred and Thomas

Also listed are:- Joseph William and Gladys Grace Barrett

                      Harry Emily and Thomas Hanmore 

Living at 67 Langdon are Albert Arthur and Elsie Bonniface and Ema 

1936  8 Landon Road   Islington

Winfred and Thomas

Also listed are:- Joseph William and Gladys Grace Barrett

                      Harry Emily and Thomas Hanmore

Living at 67 Langdon are Albert Arthur and Elsie Bonniface and Ema    

1937   8 Bredgar Road N19

Winfred and Thomas

Also listed are:- John and Bridget Brandon, Phoebe and Thomas

                      Albert Victor and Evelyn Ellen Wood

Living at 67 Bredgar Road are Albert Arthur and Elsie Bonniface and Ema    

1938  8 Bredgar Road N19

Winfred and Thomas

Also listed are:- John and Bridget Brandon, Phoebe and Thomas

                      Albert Victor and Evelyn Ellen Wood

Living at 67 Bredgar Road are Albert Arthur and Elsie Bonniface and Ema   

1939  8 Bredgar Road N19

Winfred and Thomas

Also listed are:- John and Bridget Brandon, Phoebe and Thomas

                      Albert Victor and Evelyn Ellen Wood

                           Justice to be confirmed

Living at 67 Bredgar Road are Albert Arthur and Elsie Bonniface and Ema    

Laura Mary >Andrews> Moore>Tranter>Roberts 1874

Also known as Laurie

Photo IoW Photo 2 Photo 1918 Photo Rear of House

LIFE

Laura was born in Great Coxwell Berkshire.   She refers to being born in Coleshill throughout the Census years as does her mother.

Her mother was Elizabeth Andrews (nee Iles)

Her father was Thomas James Andrews

1881 Census

William Moor Head Railway Labourer born Romsey aged 24

Elizabeth A Moore Wife born Coleshill Berks aged 24

Laura A Moore Daughter born Coleshill age 6

Note Aylesbury CC noted that no other children at this point?

 ? 1891 Census they are living at 42 The Street Stokenchurch The Black Horse?             

Laura (aged 21) married Alfred Tranter (aged 28) on December 25 1895 at The Parish Church in the Parish of Haddenham.  Alfred was a Baker.   The fathers were Henry Tranter also a Baker and William Moore a Publican.   The witnessers were William Moore and Bertha ... Parker.

1901 Census

Alfred Tranter Head aged 35 Publican and Baker - own account - Stokenchurch

Laura M Wife aged 26 birth Gt Coxwell Berkshire (?)

Ethel B Tranter daughter age 4 Stokenchurch

Jack ? Tranter age 2 Stokenchurch

42 The Street 'Black Horse' Stokenchurch

1911 Census

Married to Arthur G Roberts (23? years) a Carman working for Harrods Ltd.

Laura Mary Roberts 33 years.

Jack11, Rita 7, Win 3 and Arthur George 6 months.

Address 58 Marlborough Road

Buried      Finchley Cemetary

Ethel Tranter > Bull

(? Not on 1911 Census) Married Jack Bull. 

Ethel married Jack Bull they had three children including a daughter Joyce who had these recollections in May 2014

Joyce used to visit Arundel Square with her mother Ethel

Raymond who emigrated to Australia on the day George 5th died in 1952.   He worked in mineral exploration in Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby where he contracted a virus and had to return to Brisbane, Australia where he lost his job.  He emigrated to New Zealand where he married a nurse.  He died aged 52.   His descendents live in Christchurch.

Her other brother Clifford who worked for the Post Office factory.   He loved sailing.  He took a holiday to Paxos Island where he had a heart attack and died aged 54.  

Laura and Arthur Roberts occupied the basement, ground and first floor at 55 Arundel Square.   Laura's son Jack Tranter and his wife Madelaine occupied the top floors until Jack got sick of working the long hours for the Post Office which involved train journey from Holburn sorting office to Kings Langley in Hertfordshire daily.   Jack and Madelaine returned to her home down Portsmouth.  Joyce thinks they both died there.  They had a son Clifford.

Laura knew an English ballet dancer to danced under a Russian name.  Laura tried to get her grandaughter by Rita Jones, Alma, on to the stage.

Laura's father was the son of the Head of the Estate who had an affair with a House/Servant.   The son was packed off to India with the British Army.   Laura was raised by the Estate Owner as his own paying for education etc.  Laura was famous for her style, manners and diction and much admired by the opposite sex!

Jack Alfred Tranter

Jack was in the navy during the first world war.   Jack met Madelaine after coming ashort and spotting her playing  in a Salvation Army Band outside the Royal Navy Dockyard.   Her father was furious at her involving herself with a humble sailor.  Jack married Madelaine and their love endured.   They are buried in a cemetry in Portsmouth.

Rita May Tranter

Arthur George Roberts

Sister

Elizabeth Andrews Moore (Nee Iles - Thes)

1881 Census

William Moor Head Railway Labourer born Romsey aged 24

Elizabeth A Moore Wife born Coleshill Berks aged 24

Laura A Moore Daughter born Coleshill age 6

1901 Census?

William Moore aged 40 General Labourer

Elizabeth Moore aged 42 Wife

6 York Road Teddington