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Sir Somerville Arthur Gurney, KCVO (1835 - 1917)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: North Runcton, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
Death: May 17, 1917 (81)
Runcton Hall, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Daniel Gurney and Lady Harriet Jemima Gurney
Husband of Katherine Sarah Gurney
Father of Walter Somerville Gurney; Rose Katherine Birkbeck; Lily Cecilia Craigie; Ruth Whitwell; Captain Anthony Francis Gurney, RN and 9 others
Brother of Edmund Hay Gurney; Francis Hay Gurney; Reverend William Hay Gurney; Catherine Rachel Jones; Louisa Jane Troubridge and 3 others

Occupation: Partner in Gurneys' Bank, amalgamated in 1897 with Barclay and Co. Ltd., of which he became a Director.
Managed by: Michael Lawrence Rhodes
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About Sir Somerville Arthur Gurney, KCVO

From MyHeritage: Somerville A Gurney: 1871 England & Wales Census

2 April 1871 Census for residents of [Fair Green, Norfolk 52.725046, 0.454193], Middleton, Norfolk, England

  • Somerville A Gurney, head, single, male, aged 35 [born about 1836], in North Runcton, Norfolk; Occupation: banker
  • Katherine S Gurney, wife, single, female, aged 33 [born about 1838], in West Acre, Norfolk
  • Rose K Gurney, daughter, single, female, aged 11 [born about 1860], in Middleton, Norfolk; Occupation: scholar
  • Lily C Gurney, daughter, single, female, aged 9 [born about 1862], in Norfolk; Occupation: scholar
  • Ruth Gurney, daughter, single, female, aged 7 [born about 1864], in North Runcton, Norfolk; Occupation: scholar
  • Anthoney F Gurney, son, single, male, aged 6 [born about 1865], in Middleton, Norfolk; Occupation: scholar
  • Mabel Gurney, daughter, single, female, aged 5 [born about 1866], in Middleton, Norfolk; Occupation: scholar[?]
  • Hugh Gurney, son, single, male, aged 3 [born about 1868], in Middleton, Norfolk; Occupation: scholar[?]
  • Harriett E Woodbine, servant, single, female, aged 25 [born about 1846], in Little Melton, Norfolk; Occupation: Cook
  • Mary Anne Fox, servant, single, female, aged 26 [born about 1845], in Fakenham, Norfolk; Occupation: Ladies' maid
  • Elizebeth Monument, servant, single, female, aged 34 [born about 1837], in North Elmham, Norfolk; Occupation: Housemaid
  • Sarah Harris, servant, single, female, aged 19 [born about 1852], in North Runcton, Norfolk; Occupation: Kitchen maid
  • Rebecca Laws, servant, single, female, aged 22 [born about 1849], in East Winch, Norfolk; Occupation: Nursery maid
  • Margeret M Harbour, servant, single, female, aged 26 [born about 1845], in West Harling, Norfolk; Occupation: Nurse
  • Lewis E Gurney, nephew, single, male, aged 19 [born about 1852], in Thorpe, Norfolk; Occupation: visitor

From MyHeritage: Adair Craigie: 1901 England & Wales Census

31 March 1901 Census for residents of [Biggin Grange, Oundle, Northamptonshire PE8 5AA 52.485831, -0.4951307], Huntingdonshire, England

  • Adair Craigie, head, married, male, aged 57 [born about 1844], in India; Solicitor practising in India; Employer
  • Lily C Craigie, wife, married, female, aged 39 [born about 1862], in Middleton, Norfolk
  • Lily S Craigie, daughter, single, female, aged 10 [born about 1891], in India
  • Somerville A Gurney, father-in-law, single, male, aged 65 [born about 1836], in North Runcton, Norfolk; Banker; Employer
  • Kate E S Gurney, mother-in-law, married, female, aged 63 [born about 1838], in West Acre, Norfolk

From MyHeritage: Somerville Arthur Gurney: FamilySearch Family Tree

  • name: Somerville Arthur Gurney
  • gender: Male
  • parents: Daniel Gurney, Harriet Jemima Hay
  • born: 1836 at North Runcton, Norfolk
  • siblings: Harriet Alicia Cowper- Temple (born Gurney), Francis Hay Gurney, Catherine Rachel Jones (born Gurney), Lady Louisa Jane Troubridge (born Gurney), Margaret Barclay Orde (born Gurney), Charles Henry Gurney, Edmund Hay Gurney
  • marriage: Katharine Sarah Hamond on Tuesday, 7 April 1857 at West Acre, Norfolk, England
  • wife: Katharine Sarah Gurney (born Hamond)
  • children: Walter Somerville Gurney, Rose Katherine Birkbeck (born Gurney), Lily Cecilia Craigie (born Gurney), Ruth Whitwell (born Gurney), Anthony Francis Gurney, Mabel Curtis (born Gurney), Hugh Gurney, Audrey Florence Champion (born Gurney), Harriet C A Gurney, Muriel Constance Amy Danberry (born Gurney), Philip Hamond Gurney
  • residence: North Runcton
  • census: Sunday, 6 June 1841 at North Runcton, Norfolk, England
  • census: Sunday, 2 April 1871 at Middleton, Norfolk, England
  • census: Sunday, 5 April 1891 at North Runcton, Norfolk, England
  • census: Sunday, 2 April 1911 at North Runcton, North Runcton Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
  • died: 1917 at Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk, England
  • died: Friday, 18 May 1917 at Derby, Derbyshire, England
  • source: FamilySearch
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Sir Somerville Arthur Gurney, KCVO's Timeline

1835
October 21, 1835
North Runcton, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
1858
June 1858
Middleton, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
1859
1859
North Runcton, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
1862
February 10, 1862
Valleyfield, now 24 Parkhill, Middleton, Norfolk, PE32 1RJ, England (United Kingdom)
1863
September 5, 1863
Hardwick, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
1864
August 5, 1864
Middleton, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
1865
1865
1867
1867
Middleton, Norfolk, England
1867
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)