John Andrew GALLANTRY

Bef 1851 - 1927  (75 years)

• Name	John Andrew GALLANTRY
  Birth	Bef 22 Jun 1851	Wellington, Shropshire
  Christening	22 Jun 1851	High Ercall, Shropshire
  Gender	Male
  _UID	3FF522B69B2B4888AFB81635630E65648E0B
  Death	Jun 1927	Hungerford RD   [1]
  Notes	Baptised the son of Andrew & Mary GALLANTRY. 1861 census: in Skellbank, Ripon, Yorkshire: Elizabeth WALKER (head, widow, 73, groom & farrier's widow, born Newton-le-Willows, Yorkshire), Jane WALKER (daughter, unmarried, 27, seamstress, born Snetsome, Norfolk), Margaret E GALLANTREE (granddaughter, 12, scholar, born Raby, Durham), John H GALLANTREE (granddaughter (sic), 9, scholar, born Wellington, Shropshire) and Mary GALLANTREE (granddaughter, 6, scholar, born Wellington, Shropshire). 1881 census: in High Street, Northchurch, Hertfordshire (all GALLANTRY), John A (head, 28, trainer of horses, born High Arkle [Ercall], Shropshire) and Fanny (wife, 22, born Purton, Swindon). Also Joseph SEAL (18, domestic servant, born Liverpool). 1891 census: in Swan Street, Kingsclere, Hampshire (all GALLANTRY), John A (head, 40, employed by horse trainer, born Wellington, Shropshire), Fanny (wife, 29, born Purton, Wiltshire), Archibald (son, 9, scholar, born Northchurch, Herts), Harold (son, 7, scholar, born Kingsclere, Hants), Mabel (daughter, 6, scholar, born Kingsclere, Hants), Gladys (daughter, 4, scholar, born Kingsclere, Hants), Cecil (son, 3, born Kingsclere, Hants) and Nena (daughter, 11 months, born Kingsclere, Hants). Also Thurza DAFTER (17, general servant, born Cricklade, Wilts). 1901 census (indexed by ancestry as GALLANTRA and recorded as such): John GALLANTRY (45, born Wellington, Shropshire) was one of 33 stable lads working for Eugene LEIGH, a famous and successful American horse trainer at King Edward Place, Wanborough, Wiltshire. Other family members: Mabel GALLANTRY (16) and Nina GALLANTRY (9) were borders at The Poplars, West Ilsley, Berkshire, a school run by Mrs Jennie Wise BARLOW (25). 1911 census (1): at Cleeve Hill Lodge, Cleeve Hill near Cheltenham (12 rooms), with George MORTIMER and his family, including 3 sons who were trainers & jockeys, John GALLANTRY (age unknown, married, stable groom, born Wellington, Shropshire) 1911 census (2): in High Street, Lambourn, Berkshire (8 rooms) (all GALLANTRY), Fanny (wife, 53, married 31 years, 8 children all living, wife of racehorse trainer, born Purton Stoke, Wiltshire), Pearl (daughter, 17, at home, born Kingsclere, Hants) and Leslie (grandson, 8, school, born Reading, Berks).
  Person ID	I5962	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Andrew GALLANTRY,   b. Abt 1815, North Ellerton, Yorkshire d. Jun 1855, Wellington, Shropshire (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Mary WALKER,   b. Abt 1820, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire d. Jun 1897, Ripon, Yorkshire (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1847	Teesdale RD   [2]
  Family ID	F1750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fanny STALEY,   b. Sep 1858, Purton, Wiltshire d. Jun 1938, Wokingham RD (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1881	Purton, Wiltshire   [3]
  	Married after banns. John Andrew Gallantry, 28, bachelor, trainer of North Church, Hertfordshire, father Andrew Galanter deceased, farmer. Fanny Newman, 23, spinster of Purton, father Charles Newman, carpenter. Both signed. Witnesses Tom Hale, Fanny Smith.
  Children	1. Archibald John Staley GALLANTRY,   b. Sep 1881, Northchurch, Hertforshire d. Yes, date unknown   2. Harold GALLANTRY,   b. Bef 2 Nov 1883, Kingsclere, Hampshire d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mabel Fanny GALLANTRY,   b. Bef 29 Apr 1885, Kingsclere, Hampshire d. Yes, date unknown   4. Gladys Blanche GALLANTRY,   b. Bef 3 Nov 1886, Kingsclere, Hampshire d. Yes, date unknown   5. Cecil Claud GALLANTRY,   b. Bef 29 Feb 1888, Kingsclere, Hampshire d. 22 Jan 1967, St James Hospital, Kings Lynn, Norfolk (Age 78 years)   6. Nina GALLANTRY,   b. Bef 4 Jun 1890, Kingsclere, Hampshire d. Yes, date unknown   7. Leo Stanley GALLANTRY,   b. Bef 30 Dec 1891, Kingsclere, Hampshire d. Yes, date unknown   8. Pearl GALLANTRY,   b. Bef 30 Aug 1893, Kingsclere, Hampshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index, aged 78, Q2 1927 Hungerford 2c/303. (Reliability: 3). [S3] BMD index, Q2 1847 Teesdale 24/343. (Reliability: 3). [S3] BMD index, Q1 1881 Cricklade 5a/35. (Reliability: 3).