Ivy Richards

[Guest mickbash]

Looking for any information on this lady. Her mother could have been called Ruth A Humberstone, (maiden name).

[HughW]

Is RICHARDS a married name or her maiden name?

Do you have any date (birth, marriage or death)?

[Guest mickbash]

Hi, she was the stepdaughter of Alfred McCarthy, her mothers maiden name was Ruth A Humberstone. So I would think Richards would be her married name, but not sure. I believe Alfred was my grandad, but not a 100% sure. On his death certificate, Ivy is the one who registered his death. It states her as stepdaughter. Her address was named as Lower Edges Sheffield. I'm trying to find someone who might know something about Alfred. I do have a lot of information about him,but nothing to confirm he was my grandfather.

[neddy]

FreeBMD

Marriages Jun 1957

HUMBERSTONE Ruth A -McCARTHY Sheffield 2d 5

McCARTHY Alfred -HUMERSTONE Sheffield 2d 5

Marriages Sep 1932

Humberstone George W -Taylor Sheffield 9c 1464

Taylor Ruth A -Humberstone Sheffield 9c 1464

Marriages Sep 1961

HAMBERSTONE Ivy - RICHARDS Sheffield 2d 559

RICHARDS Harold -HUMBERSTONE Sheffield 2d 559

A possibility but needs checking.

[HughW]

I assume this is the death entry for Ivy:

GRO Death Index

Ivy RICHARDS

born 2 Mar 1920

Death registered Oct 1995 Rotherham

This tallies with this school record from SheffieldIndexers:

Humberstone, Ivy (Student, dob 02 Mar 1920).
Parent or guardian name(s): Geo Wm (file cutter), of 7ct 3 Sorby St.
Admitted to Highfield Special School, Highfield, Sheffield, as of 25 Jan 1932,
until 29 Mar 1934, reason for leaving: Permission granted by Committee. Previously attended St Catherines RC.

Remarks: Helping mother.

This is her entry in the birth index:

GRO Births MAR Qtr 1920

Humberstone Ivy (mmn Sturr)

Sheffield 9c 1473

And this is likely to be her parents' marriage:

GRO Marriages JUN Qtr 1912

Humberston William (Sturr)

Sturr Harriet (Humberston)

Sheffield 9c 987

Is the George William in the school record the same as William in the marriage index? Not sure - George William could be guardian but not father. He (or one of them) appears to be the one buried in this grave at Burngreave (note the same address as in the school record):

HUMBERSTONE, George W (Labourer, age 75).

Died at 7 Ct 3 Sorby Street; Buried on July 19, 1945 in Consecrated ground;
Grave Number 3438, Section JJ of Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield.

Remarks: Officiating Minister: H C Mason:

HUMBERSTONE, Harriet (Wife of George Humberstone, age 41).
Died at 12 Herries Road; Buried on November 30, 1931 in Consecrated ground;
Grave Number 3438, Section JJ of Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield.
Remarks: Officiating Minister, J White: Removed from Sheffield Parish.

HUMBERSTONE, Kate (Wife of George W Humberstone, age 47).
Died at 261 Petre Stret; Buried on October 26, 1918 in Consecrated ground;
Grave Number 3438, Section JJ of Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield.
Remarks: Attending Minister, L Webster: Removed from Brightside Parish.

[HughW]

I have been trying to upload the 1911 census for the Humberstones but it keeps failing.

It shows George 'Willis' HUMBERSTONE with first wife Kate at the address at which she later died (as in the Burngreave record).

His birthdate seems to vary across the censuses but I think he was most likely born in 1870. So he would have been c50 when Ivy was born (to his second wife Harriet) and c62 when he married Ruth A (Alice?) TAYLOR.

The mother Ivy left school to help would have been her step-mother Ruth.

[Guest mickbash]

A big thanks to you all. I now have a lot more to go on. A great site and very helpfull people.