Samuel Charles GEARY {M} = Elizabeth Lucy GRAHAM {F}

Samuel Charles GEARY:

Born 1844, Middlesex, Acton

Elizabeth Lucy GRAHAM:

Alias GEARY
Born 1840, Middlesex, London

Henry Francis GEARY {M} = Mildred Elizabeth BRIGGS {F} > Family

Married Saturday 10 February 1900, The Register Office, Forehoe
Henry Francis GEARY:

Born Monday 28 October 1878, 138 High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Died 1961, 7, Palmerston Road, Parkstone, Poole
Buried Cremated at Bourmaouth Crematorium
Samuel (Sammy) served in the first world war and during this time lost one of his eyes.
In the later part of his life he could often be seen hiring the deckchairs on Bournemouth seafront. All his earnings from this venture he saved and then spent the winter months cruising, usually on the P & O liner 'Chusan'
When his son Harry Samuel was married in 1925, Henry's occupation was recorded as that of labourer, but later during the war he worked at the ammunitions factory at Holton Heath in Poole.
Birth GRO ref.
Dec.1878; Mutford; 4a; 818
Marriage GRO ref.
Mar 1990; Forehoe; 4b; 273

Mildred Elizabeth BRIGGS:

Born Saturday 23 March 1878
Died 1959, 7, Palmerston Road, Parkstone, Poole
Buried Cremated at Bournemouth Crematorium

Frederick GEARY {M}

Born 1865, Acton. Middlesex

Charles GEARY {M}

Born 1868, Leeds, Yorkshire

Samuel GEARY {M}

Born 1869, London. Middlesex

William GEARY {M}

Born 1873, Lowestoft

Edward GEARY {M}

Born 1877, Lowestoft

Ettie GEARY {F}

Born 1880, Lowestoft

Mrs D. Clare remebers someone saying that this family were strolling theatrical players, but the census for 1881 shows them as living at 138 High Street, Lowestoft. Samuel Geary's occupation is listed in the census return as being a Confectionery Mineral Water Manufacturer.
G.S. Cooks directory of 1883 for Lowestoft lists S. Geary of 138 High St. Lowestoft as a Fruiterer, on page 63. On page 170 listed as a Fruiterer at 131 High St. and London Road.
Kelly's directory for 1888 shows Mrs Lucy Gery as a Greengrocer at 11 Bevan Street, Lowestoft.
Matheson's directory of 1867-8 does not list the Gearys in Lowestoft, the owner of 138 High Street was then a George Corbyn, Clothier. Similarly, T. Huke's directory of 1892 shows that by 1892, 136,137 and 138 High Street were owned by E.F.Crake (Musson A.) Watchmaker, Silversmith and Dealer in Fancy Goods, and by this time 138 High St. had acquired the name Geneva House.
Geneva House still stands and photographs are on record.
All directories found at Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft.