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Name Howard Sims Ganderton
Birth abt 17 Nov 1890764
Death abt 29 Sep 1954765 Age: 63
Burial All Saints, Great Chalfield, Wiltshire
Occupation County Surveyor Of Wiltshire
Flags Military
Father Thomas Henry Ganderton (~1857-)
Mother Mary Martha Madeley (~1852-)
Spouses
1 Nellie Jackson, G Aunt
Birth 11 Jan 1889, 102 Herbert Road, Aston.766
Death 26 Sep 1966, Bradford-On-Avon District Hospital, Wiltshire.767 Age: 77
Burial Ashes Intered, All Saints, Great Chalfield, Wiltshire
Father George Henry Jackson (1838-1896)
Mother Fanny Grayland (1846-1928)
Marriage 6 Oct 1915, St John The Baptist, Paignton, Devon.506
No Children
Notes for Howard Sims Ganderton
Aged 5 months @ census 5-Apr-1891.504
Aged 20; living in 93 Gladstone Rd, Sparkbrook, Aston; shown as Surveyor; shown born Solihull, Warwickshire @ census 2-Apr-1911.505
London Gazette 4 February 1915, page 1198
Devonshire (Fortress) Engineers; Lieutenant Howard S Ganderton to be Captain (temporary), Dated 15th December, 1914.
Aged 24; living in Newington, Dartmouth Road, Paignton, Devon; shown as Captain Royal Engineers on marriage certificate 6-Oct-1915.506
Died before Nellie; will dated 1947.
No children.

Will created a trust with £2,000 for "my said wife’s cousin Lillie Jackson" (trustees: brother Henry Yorke Ganderton, Everett Jackson Newcombe, Hugh Michael Hocking of Madron Vicarage Penzance, Stanley Payne of Victoria Road Trowbridge).

Wills 1954
GANDERTON Howard Sims of Elbury Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire died 29 September 1954 Probate Winchester 17 November to Nellie Ganderton widow. Effects £20165 0s. 8d.
Notes for Nellie (Spouse 1)
Aged 2; living in 351 Coventry Road, Bordesley, Birmingham @ census 5-Apr-1891.512
Aged 12; living in Alcester House, Alcester Road, Kings Norton with aunt Sylvia Marian Jackson; shown born Birmingham, Warwickshire @ census 31-Mar-1901.551
Aged 22; living in Newington, Dartmouth Road, Paignton; shown born Birmingham @ census 2-Apr-1911.552
Aged 26; living in Newington, Dartmouth Road, Paignton, Devon when married 6-Oct-1915.506
Youngest daughter.
Lived with an aunt Lilly at Truro, was "brought up by aunt Lilly".
Named as cousin in Lilly Jackson’s will 4-Feb-1955.768
Husband died before Nellie.
Ganderton N, Elbury ... Bradford-on-A 3271 from telephone directory 1960.769
Aged 77; usual address given as Elbury, Leigh Road, Bradford-on-Avon; shown as Widow of Howard Sims Ganderton a County Surveyor Wilts. C.C. (retired); informant Amy Ann Bradick, Bradford-on-Avon District Hospital; cause of death given as 1a. Cardiac failure b. Hypertension on death certificate 26-Sep-1966.767
No children.

Wills 1966
GANDERTON Nellie of Elbury Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire died 26 September 1966 at Bradford-on-Avon District Hospital Wiltshire Probate Winchester 28 November to Lloyds Bank Limited £45461.770
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