Helen's Family Trees - Hussey

Descendants of William HUSSEY

Fourth Generation

9. Thomas HUSSEY (Thomas , William , William ) was born 1864 in prob. 9 Mayfield Place, Kensington, London. He died about 1916.

Thomas, who was educated at St. Edmund's Roman Catholic College in Hertfordshire, followed his father's footsteps and became a builder.
Thomas and his brother, James, were to marry two sisters, Mary and Jane Butler. It's possible the two families were neighbours at some point because at the time of the 1881 census, the Butlers were living at 32 St. Mary Abbot's Terrace in Kensington (they later moved but it's not known when), and at the time of the 1891 (and 1901) censuses, Thomas's parents were living at 23 St. Mary Abbot's Terrace (having moved there sometime after 1884). Perhaps that's how the Thomas and James first met the Butler girls; or perhaps the connection is through Mary's and Jane's younger brother, William, who may have attended St. Edmund's at the same time as some of Thomas's brothers.

Thomas married Mary Theresa BUTLER, daughter of George Patrick BUTLER and Jane LYNCH, in 1886 in Kensington, London. Mary was born 1865 in Richmond, Surrey.

At the time of the 1891 census, Mary and her husband, Thomas, were living at Albert Hall Mansions in Kensington which had been built by Thomas's father's company. They were still at Albert Hall Mansions at the time of the 1901 census (the surname appears as "Husey" on the 1901 return) and at the time of the death of Mary's father in 1911 they were at 59 Rowan Road in Hammersmith. At the time of the death of their son Ted in 1917, they (or probably just Mary as it appears that Thomas had died by 1917) were living at 57 Gunterstone Road, West Kensington, London.

They had the following children:

18 F i

Mary (Mamie) HUSSEY "Mamie" was born about 1888 in Westminster, London. She died date unknown.

Mamie lived in Wimbledon in London. She was a civil servant in the Department of Social Welfare.

19 M ii

Thomas (Tom) Leonard HUSSEY was born 1890 in Westminster, London. He died 1909 in poss Hammersmith, London.

There's an entry for a Thomas L. Hussey, aged 11, born in Westminster, London, in the 1901 census return for the household of Tom's uncle, James Hussey, in Hammersmith. The entry states that Thomas L. was a nephew of James. Because he's not listed in the census return for his own household, and because he was born in Westminster where Thomas's and Mary's other children were born, it's being presumed that Thomas L. is "our" Tom above.

Thomas died at the age of 19. We don't know what caused his early death.

20 F iii

Kathleen (Kitty) HUSSEY was born 1891 in Westminster, London. She died date unknown.

Kitty lived in Wimbledon and Barnes in London.

+ 21 M iv Robert (Bob) Edward HUSSEY was born 3 Jan 1892 and died 8 Oct 1947.
22 M v

Edward (Ted) Wilfred HUSSEY was born 1895 in Westminster, London. He died 16 Aug 1917 in Ypres, Belgium and was buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Belgium.

Ted was a Lance Corporal in the Queens Westminsters Regiment in World War I. He was killed at Ypres in Belgium, and is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Belgium (Plot XLVI, Row H, Grave 1). The cemetery, the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the world in terms of burials, is situated 9km north east of Ieper (Ypres).

Ted's name is listed on a wall plaque in Brook Green Church in Hammersmith where he had been an alter-server.

23 M vi

Laurence (Laurie) HUSSEY was born 1896 in Westminster, London. He died date unknown.

Laurie served in World War I and survived. However we know nothing about his life after the war except that he lived in Wimbledon, London.

World War I military records (attestation, discharge and pension papers) were located for a Lawrence Joseph Hussey of 110 Baron's Court West in Kensington. Although it's being assumed that our Laurie's address at enlistment would have been 57 Gunterstone Road, West Kensington, London where we know his parents were living in 1917, there are similarities between this Lawrence and our Laurie: apart from the military and Kensington connections both had fathers named Thomas and both were born about about the same time (from census records we know that Laurie was born about 1896 and from Lawrence's medical report at enlistment we know he was born in late 1896).

In case they are the same person, details from the above records are worth noting: Lawrence Joseph Hussey was single, a fitter by trade, and was 5 feet 11 inches tall with grey eyes and black hair. He enlisted in January 1915 and was sent to France with the Royal Engineers regiment in April 1917. However only two days after his arrival he "fainted on parade following heavy march with full pack up hills" near Rouen and it was discovered he had "advanced valvular disease of the heart". He returned to England for treatment but was deemed unable to return to military service and received a discharge in March 1918.

24 F vii

Eileen HUSSEY was born prob 1903 in Hammersmith, London. She died date unknown.

Eileen isn't listed in the 1901 census return for her parents' household. Given that she was last on the list of Thomas's and Mary's children as provided by the family, she may not have been born until 1901 or later. She became a teacher and lived in Wimbledon in London.

10. James HUSSEY (Thomas , William , William ) was born 27 Sep 1865 in 9 Mayfield Place, Kensington, London. He died 1936 in London and was buried in prob St. Mary's Cemetery, Kensal Green, London.

James went to school at St. Edmund's College near Ware in Hertfordshire. He went on to become a solicitor. At the time of the 1901 census, he and his wife, Jane, were living at 28 Westcroft Square in Hammersmith and at the time of James's mother's death in 1913 they were at Olympia Mansions in Hammersmith. They later moved to 35 Dewhurst Road, Brook Green, Hammersmith where they lived for many years.
According to family members, James was a fine organist.

James married Jane Frances BUTLER, daughter of George Patrick BUTLER and Jane LYNCH, in 1891 in Kensington, London. Jane was born 1868 in St. Mary Abbot's, Kensington, London. She died 1946 in London and was buried in prob St. Mary's Cemetery, Kensal Green, London.

Jane and her sister, Mary, married two brothers: Jane married James Hussey and Mary married Thomas Hussey.

They had the following children:

+ 25 M i Michael HUSSEY was born 1892 and died 1980.
26 M ii

Philip James HUSSEY was born 1894 in Hammersmith, London. He died 15 Sep 1916 in Rouen, France and was buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen.

Philip worked for The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) prior to enlisting for service in World War I. He was sent to France as a rifleman with the Queen's Westminster regiment and died from wounds sustained in the Battle of the Somme. His injuries had not been life-threatening, but conditions were such that he developed gangrene and died in a British army hospital in Rouen. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery (not the adjoining St. Sever extension), Le Grand Quevilly, Rouen (Plot B, Row 19, Grave 3).

Philip's name appears on a World War I memorial plaque in Brook Green Church where he had been an alter-server. His name is also included on a bronze panel at Victoria Station in London commemorating members of LB&SCR staff who were killed in the war.

+ 27 M iii Stephen HUSSEY was born 25 Jul 1895 and died 7 Sep 1978.
28 F iv

Anne (Nan) Mary HUSSEY was born Jul 1899 in Hammersmith, London. She died 1990 in London.

Nan was a civil servant in the Department of Social Welfare. She lived with her sister, Winnie, in the family home at 35 Dewhurst Road, Brook Green, London.

29 M v

Martin J. HUSSEY was born 1901 in Hammersmith, London. He died 1969.

Martin worked with his brothers, Stephen and Austin, in the family building business, Hussey Bros. (Builders) Ltd., based in Queensway, Bayswater, London.

Martin married Marie HURST. Marie was born about 1910. She died date unknown.

Martin and Marie lived in Ealing in London and later on Rowan Road, Brook Green, London. They had no children.

Note: Martin's grandfather, George Butler, had lived at 23 Rowan Road and died at 59 Rowan Road. Was it to one of these addresses that Martin and Marie moved?

30 F vi

Winifred (Winnie) HUSSEY was born 1902 in prob. Hammersmith, London. She died 1993 in London.

Winnie was a teacher and lived with her sister, Nan, in the family home at 35 Dewhurst Road, Brook Green, London.

+ 31 M vii Austin HUSSEY was born 24 Apr 1907 and died Nov 1992.

11. William (Will) HUSSEY (Thomas , William , William ) was born 1867 in 9 Mayfield Place, Kensington, London. He died 27 Feb 1939 in Tilehurst, nr. Reading.

Will attended St. Edmund's school for Roman Catholic boys outside Ware in Hertfordshire. He enjoyed cricket, and for many years after leaving school was an annual visitor to St. Edmund's as a member of the Zouave Cricket Club which was recruited largely from Old Edmundians.

Will became a builder, like his father. There's a nice story, with a link to Will's business, that people might find interesting:
For many years there was a manhole cover with Will's name on it at the front of Brook Green Catholic Church, the local parish church for generations of Husseys. Many, many years after Will had died, his grandniece, Sheila Hussey (1927-2003), who lived in Ireland but who had long had her eye on the manhole cover, asked the Westminster Diocese if she could have it. They said 'yes' (also saying that it was the strangest request they had ever received!) and shortly thereafter it was transported to Dublin and installed in Sheila's driveway on Cedarmount Road in Mount Merrion. It reads:

                           William Hussey
                                 Builder
                   Albert Hall Mansions SW

Albert Hall Mansions had been built by Will's father's building company and it appears that William lived there as London telephone directories from 1914 and 1922 list his address as 32 Albert Hall Mansions (and give an office number too at Albert Hall Mansions).

In his early fifties, Will moved to Tilehurst, near Reading in Berkshire. When he died there in 1939, only two sisters and one brother were left, but it's not known who these were.

William married 'UNKNOWN'. 'UNKNOWN' died after 1938.

They had the following children:

32 M i Valentine William HUSSEY

17. Catherine (Kate) HUSSEY (Thomas , William , William ) was born 1875 in Kensington, London. She died date unknown.

Kate is listed in the 1901 census return for her parents' household, indicating she may have moved back in with them following the death of her husband.

Catherine married Henry (Harold) Charles KENT in 1896 in Kensington, London. Henry was born 1864 in Kensington, London. He died 1890 in Kensington, London.

There's a Henry Kent, aged 17, listed in the 1881 census which may be our Henry above. Census details for the household are:

Address: 1 Campden Grove, Kensington
Charles Kent, head, aged 57, barrister not in practice, born London
Ann Kent, wife, 56? authoress, born London
Henry, son, 17, journalist, born Kensington
Edward, son, 13, scholar, born Kensington
Amelia, 12, scholar, born Kensington

It's said that a Kent relative of Harold's, a Catholic priest, was a friend of Charles Dickens. Correspondence between them is supposedly in the Kensington Archives.

They had the following children:

+ 33 F i Marjorie Mary C. KENT was born 1896 and died date unknown.

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