Children of Henry Wass & Lucy Ann Porteous

 

 

Lucy Ann Wass 

Lucy Ann was born in Ripon on 5th December 1877. In 1881 she was living at 9 Dartons Yard Ripon with her mother who was an umbrella maker.

In 1891 she was in a Doncaster instutution for the deaf and dumb, Lucy became deaf at the age of 6. By 1901 she was back at home living with her mother and siblings at 15 Allhallowgate Ripon and her occupation was a charwoman. She had a daughter Lilian G Wass aged 3. Lucy Ann married George Sharp in Bradford in 1904, George was deaf and dumb.

In 1911 Lucy Ann was living at 13 Ramsden Court, Horton Bradford with husband George and her daughter Lilian who was named on the census as Lilian Wass Sharp. Lucy Ann was a laundress and George was a general labourer for the City Corporation, he was born in Wolverhampton Staffs.

Lucy Ann died in Bradford in 1928 aged 50. 

 

Sabina Wass

Sabina was born in  Ripon on 21st November 1878, she was at home with her mother in 1881 aged 3. In 1891 Sabina was a 'boarder' at the Industrial home for girls in Bondgate Ripon. The school trained girls up for service and it was a harsh environment to live in but she survived the ordeal as did many others in her situation and by 1901 she was working as a servant for Elizabeth Binns who was widowed, at 16 Prospect Place, Harrogate. 

Sabina married John Frederick Parker in Harrogate on 20th November 1903, John was born in London and moved there with Sabina,  In 1904 John was recorded as a gunner in the Royal House Artillery living at 44 North Road, Newcross Kent.

The couple had  four children, one child died. In 1911 Sabina was living at Brookhill Military quarters, Woolich, London and had her children with her, Lilian Gladys, Lucius Frederick, Leslie. 

 

William Wass

William was born in Ripon in 1880. he was a baby at home in 1881. In 1891 William was living in Jepson's Hospital in Water Skellgate Ripon, the home was founded in 1672 by Zacharias Jepson. (see stories). I haven't been able to find him in the 1901 census so he could have been away in the Boer War.

In 1903 William married Eliza Mary Eley in East Retford, they made their home in Hartlepool and had at least five children: William Robert, Henry, Lucy, James, Esther.

Eliza had been married to John Thomas Watt, they were married in July 1902, John died in April 1903. The couple lived in Hartlepool. Eliza and William went to East Retford to marry, not surprising as she would have only been widowed four months, William had family in Clarborough, his father Henry came from the area. Williams aunty Lucy (Wass) was a witness at the marriage.

In 1911 the family were living at 31 Bond St, Hartlepool and William was a labourer in the shipyard. 

William served in WWI and in 1917 Eliza and their children were living back in Clarborough, probably because Hartlepool was being bombed, they moved back to Hartlepool in 1919 and lived at Darlington St.

 William died in 1926 aged 46 in Hartlepool. 

Eliza died in 1940 in Hartlepool.

 

Henry Wass

Henry was born in Ripon in 1882,  in 1891 he was at home with his mother in Ripon and had died by the age of 18 in Kroonstaad, South Africa during the Boer War.

 

Children of James Arthur Wass and Margaret Ellen Horsman.

 

James Frederick Wass (Horsman) 

James was born in Ripon in 1902. In the 1911 census he was living with his parents at 19 High St Agnesgate Ripon. 

James married Winifred Mary Fryer in Ripon in 1923 and they had three children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eva Wass

Eva was born in Ripon in 1905. She married Albert William Webb in Ripon in 1926, they had two children. Eva died in Cowling in 1975. Albert owned his own Road Roller with a cab on the back which they lived in while they moved around the country depending on where Albert was working. When Eva was due to give birth a kind lady living close by took her in to give birth in a little more comfort.

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Left, Eva and Peggy (Margaret), right Albert with his road roller.

 

 

 

Doris Wass

Doris was born in Ripon in 1907. She married Thomas Leonard  Caunce in Ripon in 1931, they had two children. The family moved to Sussex where Doris died in 1977.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jane (Jinny) Wass

Jane was born in Ripon in 1913. She married Edward (Bud) Handshaw in Ripon in 1938, They had a daughter in 1939. Edward was in WWII and died in Tunisia on 24th December 1943, he was on leave and on his way home to see his family when he fell down dead with a heart attack on the railway station platform. He was born in Thirsk and his parents were William Gunson Handshaw and Catharine Robinson. 

Jane had to go to the local board to see if she could get any money to live, they took one look at her and told her she was too 'clean' to qualify. Instead of showing to be angry, she looked around the room and said, yes well give my money to Mrs ? as she needs it to buy her booze.

Jane remarried to Henry Robert  Barrett In 1948 and had a son. 

Jane died in Ripon in 1975.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jinny and her daughter, Bud and Jinny.

 

 

 

Lilian Amy Wass

Lilian known as Amy was born in Ripon on 1st March 1916. As far as I can tell she married twice, first to Edwin G  Winter in 1934 then to Jack H Sawyer in 1947. I've found both marriage records but no details on Edwins death., I have no clues as to where either men came from either.

Lilian died in 1992 in Ripon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Francis Arthur Wass 

Francis (Frank) was born in ripon on 11th July 1918. He married Mary L Swinbank and they had two children. Frank spent time in the armed service and served in Burma in WWII. He died in 1977 in Ripon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kathleen Wass

Kathleen was born in Ripon on 22nd February 1921. She married Joseph Thomas Bland and they had one child.

Joseph also served in the armed forces but there are no records as yet of the later conflicts. I have photographs of some of the Bland family so I will add them on the site with a little information. Joseph died in 1980.

Kathleen died in Ripon in 2004.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reginald Wass

Reginald (Reggie) was born in Ripon on 27th August 1926. He married Annie M Clemishaw (Nancy) In 1948 in Ripon. They had two children.

Reggie was in the armed forces and was twice wounded by machine gun fire. He worked as a cartographer and after the war spent time in Germany helping with the rearrangements for the new mapping. He was also a pigeon breeder and a judge at pigeon shows. 

Reggie and Nancy moved to Chipping Sodbury in later life and both died there, Reggie in 2006 and Nancy in 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     Reggie and Nancy's golden wedding