18 Aug 2023
Wife: Amelia Gilson
Born: 12 Jun 1879 in Abbots Ripton, Huntingdonshire 1 Census: 1911 in Landbeach, Cambridgeshire (see note 1) Census: 1921 at Shepherds Cottage, Anstey Hall, Trumpington (see note 2) Resided: 1923 - 1931 at Shepherds Cottage, Anstey Hall, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1936 - 1938 in Wood End, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1939 - 1951 at 4 Wood End, Trumpington 2,1 Resided: 1952 - 1968 at 46 High Street, Trumpington 2 Member: 1955 Trumpington Friendship Club 3 Died: 1968 in Cambridge 4 (see note 3) Father: Mother:
Husband: John Henry Facer Married: 1897 near St Ives, Huntingdonshire 5 (see note 4)
Born: ABT 1873 in Houghton, Huntingdonshire Census: 1911 in Landbeach, Cambridgeshire (see note 5) Occupation: 1911 - 1921 Shepherd 6 Census: 1921 at Shepherds Cottage, Anstey Hall, Trumpington (see note 6) Resided: 1923 - 1931 at Shepherds Cottage, Anstey Hall, Trumpington 2 Christened: 17 Sep 1936 in Trumpington (see note 7) Resided: 1936 - 1939 in Wood End, Trumpington 2 Died: 1939 Buried: 21 May 1939 in Trumpington (see note 8) Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Arthur Victor Facer Also known as: Victor Facer Born: 24 Jun 1897 in Houghton, Huntingdonshire 5 (see note 9) Census: 1911 in Landbeach, Cambridgeshire (see note 10) Military: 1914 - 1918 7 Died: 1988 in Devon 4 (see note 11) Wife: Gladys Mary Smith b. 24 Nov 1900 d. 1988 Married: 1924 in London 5 (see note 12)
F Child 2: Edith Amelia J Facer Born: 5 Aug 1900 in Houghton, Huntingdonshire 5 (see note 13) Census: 1911 in Landbeach, Cambridgeshire (see note 14) Resided: 1936 in Middlesex 6 Died: 1985 in Middlesex 4 (see note 15) Husband: Albert Arthur Stringer Married: 1924 in Middlesex 5 (see note 16)
M Child 3: John William Facer Born: 20 Feb 1903 in Landbeach, Cambridgeshire 8,9 (see note 17) Census: 1921 at Shepherds Cottage, Anstey Hall, Trumpington (see note 18) Occupation: 1921 Farm Labourer, Anstey Hall Farm Died: 1982 in Dorset 10 (see note 19) Wife: Elizabeth Butler Married: 1924 in Cambridge 5 (see note 20)
M Child 4: Frank Facer Born: 3 Jun 1906 in Landbeach, Cambridgeshire 8,9 (see note 21) Census: 1921 at Shepherds Cottage, Anstey Hall, Trumpington (see note 22) Occupation: 1921 Apprentice Motor Work, Mr Moss, Hills Road Died: 1987 in Cambridgeshire 5 (see note 23) Wife: Fanny L Morley Married: 1929 in Cambridgeshire 5 (see note 24)
M Child 5: Henry Bertram Facer Also known as: Bertram Henry Facer 11,12 Born: 22 Sep 1909 in Landbeach, Cambridgeshire 5,8,1 (see note 25) Census: 1911 in Landbeach, Cambridgeshire (see note 26) Census: 1921 at Shepherds Cottage, Anstey Hall, Trumpington (see note 27) Resided: 1939 in London 1 (see note 28) Occupation: 1939 Waiter 1 Resided: 1968 - 1970 at 100 Foster Road, Trumpington 2 Member: 1968 - 1983 Trumpington Allotment Society 13 Died: 1998 in Cambridge 4 (see note 29) Wife: Elsie Violet Douglas b. 10 Oct 1914 d. 2004 Married: 1937 in Cambridge 5 (see note 30)
M Child 6: Leslie Reginald Facer Born: 18 May 1915 in Little Abington, Cambridgeshire 5,1 (see note 31) Census: 1921 at Shepherds Cottage, Anstey Hall, Trumpington (see note 32) Resided: 1936 - 1939 in Wood End, Trumpington 2,1 Occupation: 1939 Chauffeur Gardener 1 Died: 2002 in Cambridge 4 Wife: Doris Mary Hill b. 12 Oct 1915 d. 1998 Married: 1944 in Cambridge 5 (see note 33)
F Child 7: Vera Evelyn Facer Born: 9 Jul 1921 1 Christened: 28 Aug 1921 in Trumpington (see note 34) Resided: 1939 in Wood End, Trumpington 2,1 Occupation: 1939 Laundry Sorter 1 Died: 16 Mar 2010 in Manchester 10 (see note 35) Husband: William G Bishop b. 1920 d. 1967 Married: 1941 in Cambridge 5 (see note 36) Husband: Ernest Archer Married: 1947 in Yorkshire 4 (see note 37)
Sources: (1) 1939 Register. (2) Electoral Register. (3) Trumpington Friendship Club records. (4) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (5) FreeBMD website. (6) Baptism records of children. (7) Roll of Honour, in Trumpington Village Hall. (8) GRO index. (9) Death record. (10) Ancestry death index. (11) 1911 census. (12) Marriage record. (13) Trumpington Allotment Society records.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 32, born Abbots Ripton, with husband John Facer and children, also her niece Lizzie Gilson Note (2) Age 43, born Abbots Ripton, with husband John Henry Facer and four children Note (3) Dec 1968 Cambridge 4a 249 age 89 Note (4) Mar 1897 St Ives 3b 363 Note (5) Age 37, born Houghton. Shepherd on Farm, with wife Amelia and 5 children Note (6) Age 47, born Houghton. Shepherd, Anstey Hall Farm, with wife Amelia and four children Note (7) Sep 17 FACER John Henry of William & Jane of Wood End shepherd privately baptised adult Note (8) May 21 FACER John Henry of Wood End 65 Note (9) Sep 1897 St Ives 3b 293 Note (10) Victor Facer, age 13 born Houghton, with family Note (11) Apr 1988 Barnstaple 21 819 born 24 Jun 1897 Note (12) Mar 1924 Lewisham 1d 1137 Note (13) Sep 1900 St Ives 3b 296 Note (14) Age 10, born Houghton, with family Note (15) Sep 1985 Ealing 12 68 born 5 Aug 1900 Note (16) Dec 1924 Brentford 3a 427 Note (17) Jun 1903 Chesterton 3b 420 mothers surname Gilson Note (18) Age 18, born Landbeach, with family. Farm Labourer, Anstey Hall Farm Note (19) Mar 1982 Bournemouth 23 0455 born 20 Feb 1903 Note (20) Sep 1924 Cambridge 3b 1183 Note (21) Sep 1906 Chesterton 3b 411 mothers surname Gilson Note (22) Age 15, born Landbeach, with family. Apprentice Motor Work, Mr Moss, Hills Road Note (23) 1987 Cambridge 9 753 born 3 Jun 1906 Note (24) Jun 1929 Linton 3b 1123 Note (25) Dec 1909 Chesterton 3b 379 mothers surname Gilson Note (26) Bertram Facer: age 1, born Landbeach, with family Note (27) Age 11, born Landbeach, with family Note (28) Bertram H Facer Note (29) Jun 1998 Cambridge born 22 Sep 1909 Note (30) Sep 1937 Cambridge 3b 1463 husband Bertram H Facer Note (31) Jun 1915 Linton 3b 776 mothers surname Gilson Note (32) Age 6, born Little Abington, with family Note (33) Dec 1944 Cambridge 3b 1161 Note (34) Jul 11 FACER Vera Evelyn of John Henry & Amelia otp shepherd born 9 Jul 1921 privately baptised recd into church Aug 28 1921 Note (35) Manchester M26 age 88 Note (36) Mar 1941 Cambridge 3b 1561 Note (37) Sep 1947 Hemsworth 10c 1120 bride surname Bishop or Facer Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index