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Thank you to everyone who gave me further answers. Annoyingly I was in Bishop's Stortford this morning! But I will have plenty to look at next time.
Alice

A history of Warwick Road , Bishop's Stortford can be found here

http://www.stortfordhistory.co.uk/guide12/hockerill_park_estate.html

had another look at the enumerators list for both Mrs Prior and her son next door it says 26 as a street number (the schedules were 136 and 137)

looking up Warwick Road, Bishops Stortford on google maps I found this

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?client=safari&q=CM6+2BB&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=&hnear=Dunmow+CM6+2BB,+United+Kingdom&view=map

smaller houses than the one you have been looking at

the 1911 census says

Address: Warwick House
Parish: Bishops Stortford
County: Hertfordshire

the enumerators list it looks like it was on Warwick Road

Can someone who looked them up on 1911 census tell me if it was Warwick house near dunmow - I just googled it and see there was indeed a very grand house there in those days which burned down and is now a garden open to the public called the gardens at easton lodge, I don't think they could have really lived there though it looks far too grand !
Alice

Thank you - I will get straight on to seeing if I can get hold of the will. Alice

You can send for a copy of the will from here

http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/courts-and-tribunals/courts/probate/copies-of-grants-wills.htm

Its £6 which includes the search and the will. They will inform you if they dont hold a will

1911 census
Address: Warwick House

Name Relation Condition/ Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born

PRIOR, Susannah Head Widow F 66 1845 Private Means Essex Stansted
PRIOR, Mary Adeline Daughter Single F 43 1868 Essex Stansted

Registration District: Bishops Stortford
Sub District: Stortford
Parish: Bishops Stortford

original says Susannah had 6 children to her marriage, 4 still living at time of census, 2 had died

Living next door!

Andy

This is the entry Andrew mentions:-

PRIOR, Susannah Head Widow F 66 1845 Private Means Essex Stansted
PRIOR, Mary Adeline Daughter Single F 43 1868 Essex Stansted

Address:
Warwick House <<<<<<<<<<

Reference:
RG14PN7493 RG78PN365 RD134 SD1 ED2 SN137

Kath. x

1911 census - household transcription
Person: PRIOR, Susannah
Address: Warwick House


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PRIOR, Susannah Head Widow F 66 1845 Private Means Essex Stansted VIEW
PRIOR, Mary Adeline Daughter Single F 43 1868 Essex Stansted VIEW


says 10 rooms but crossed out to 4?

Hi Cath
Yes I googled Warwick house as they were living there in 1881 - it certainly did look right out of my lots means - but then I was not sure it wasnt a bit too grand - I wonder if as a Gardener John Prior lived with his family in part of it ....But then it did say he was retired so maybe not.

Thank you for that though Kath - they must have passed that money down the line!
Alice

Could someone with a sub check this entry out please

HOUSEHOLD PRIOR SUSANNAH F 1845 66 Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire

maybe with

HOUSEHOLD PRIOR MARY ADELINE F 1868 43 Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire


Andy

I can't find John and Susan Prior in the 1911 census but their son Christopher is listed:-

PRIOR, Christopher Head Married M 31 1880 Harness Maker Herts Bps Stortford
PRIOR, Fannie Wife Married 9 years F 36 1875 Cambs Tydd St Giles
PRIOR, Daisy Muriel Daughter F 8 1903 School Herts Bps Stortford
PRIOR, Leonard Stanley Son M 5 1906 School Herts Bps Stortford
PRIOR, Nora Phillis Daughter F 4 1907 Herts Bps Stortford

Address:
Warwick House <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Reference:
RG14PN7493 RG78PN365 RD134 SD1 ED2 SN136

Note the address. It sounds quite grand.

Kath. x

I did wonder if a patient had left her money - some of her sons went to Canada and one died in a lift accident but I doubt there was any compensation in 1865 - the inquest found no one at fault . Seems a shame to have all that money at the end of her life her family needed it 30 years earlier! Typical!
Alice

Thank you all so much
I wonder how I get a copy of the will? Can anyone help? I did not realise that was not where the money went. She did have several sons alive but only one daughter - but what I would really like to know is where she got the money from. I presume it was an inheritance but cant link to any wealthy families although her own birth family the Wormans were farmers but I would think their money was passed to children unless one of them had no children.

Thanks again,
Alice

The 1881 shows her as being a former nurse. Maybe she was left the money by a patient!

Do you have the name of the property she was stayng in in Warwick Road. It looks a fairly prosperous area in 1901

More than likely spread out amongst the children? although she did live with her daughter for about 20 years maybe she deserved it :-D

jax

Warwick Road and Dunmow Road are right next to each other so this seems as if it could be the right person.

Kath. x