The Warr Family lived at Tyneham in 1888 and at Worbarrow from 1911 until 1919
Edwin Charles Warr (c.1862-1937)
Edwin was born at Sturminster Newton, Dorset circa 1862 to Elizabeth Warr nee Eustance. Her husband George Warr (1821-1858) had died shortly before the birth of their daughter Amelia in 1858. There does not appear to be any civil registration or church baptism record for Edwin.
At the time of the 1871 census, Edwin aged 9 was living at Belchalwell, Dorset with his mother and step-father.
Edwin, who could not write, gave his father’s name as Charles Warr when he married (see below). Edwin’s mother Elizabeth married James Elsworth and they had a son William.
Edwin married Sarah Elmes (1865-1937) at Tyneham Church on 21 February 1887. Edwin’s occupation was labourer and his residence was given as Steeple. He signed with his mark. Sarah’s residence was given as Tyneham. The witnesses were George Elmes (1861-1894), Sarah’s eldest brother, and Emma Murray (1855-?).
From 29 April 1889, Edwin was licensee of the Red Lion, Charleton Horethorne, Somerset. It was owned by Jennings, Styring & Co of the Marnhull Brewery, Sturminster Newton and is understood to have closed in 1891.
On 3 April 1890, Edwin and Sarah departed Liverpool with their two children, Charles and Elizabeth, on board the SS Gulf of Corcovado bound for Valparaíso, Chile. Sarah would have been expecting daughter Annie at the time.
By 1902 the family had returned from Chile and were living at Slepe, roughly halfway between Arne and Stoborough. Edwin was most likely employed by Walter Case Smith at Slepe Farm.
By 2 April 1911 Edwin and Sarah and the six younger children were living at Worbarrow near Tyneham.
Edwin died in 1937 aged 75 and was buried at Stratton, Dorset on 18 January 1937. Sarah died later that same year aged 73 and was buried on 6 December 1937.
Children of Edwin & Sarah
Edwin and Sarah had a total of 15 children, 8 of whom had died by 1911. Known children are:
- Charles Warr (1888-?) – Charles was baptised at Tyneham on 22 April 1888 – he departed for Chile with his parents in April 1890 aged two – he may have died there
- Bessie Elizabeth Martha Warr (1889-?) – Bessie was born on 26 May 1889 at the Red Lion, Charlton Horethorne, Somerset – Bessie was baptised at Charlton Horethorne on 7 July 1889 – she departed for Chile with her parents in April 1890 aged just 10 months – she may have died there
- Annie Louisa Warr (1890-1966) – Annie was born in Chile – while living back at Warbarrow she had a son Edwin Charles Warr junior born in 1913 – Annie married labourer William Henry ‘Henry’ Parker at Tyneham on 12 October 1915 – Henry and Annie had eight children – Henry & Annie celebrated their Golden Wedding in 1965 – Henry died in 1971 aged 78 and Annie died in 1976 aged 75
- William George Warr (1892-1966) – William was born in Quilpué, Chile – William took part in an air rifle shooting match for Tyneham against Povington in March 1914 scoring 19 points and helping them to victory – William served as a private (200518) with the 4th Dorsets from 1915 – in 1922 he married Muriel Gwendoline ‘Gwen’ Watts (1904-1995) and they had eight children one of whom died shortly after birth aged 3 weeks – in 1939 the family were living at Lower Woolcombe Farm, Melbury Bubb – William and Gwen (also known as Granny Grimble) later lived at School Lane, Chetnole – William died in 1966 aged 73 and was buried at Chetnole on 12 January 1966 – Gwen died in 1995 aged 90
- Henry Santiago Warr (1894-?) – Henry was born in Chile and may have died there
- Sarah Warr (1896-1899) – Sarah was born in Chile – she died there on 30 March 1899 aged 3
- Albert Frank Warr (1899-1972?) – ‘Frank’ also served as a private (201424) with the 4th Dorsets – he may have married a girl from Northern Ireland and settled there
- Mabel Warr (1899-1900) – Mabel was born on 24 June 1899 at Valparaíso, Chile – sadly she died on 5 January 1900 aged just six months of diahorrea
- Robert Thomas Warr (1900-?) – Robert was born in Chile and may have died there
- Alice Edith Ella Warr (1902-1936) – ‘Edith’ was born at Slepe – she married Alfred William Edward Watts (1896-1972) in 1921 – Alfred was the sister of Muriel, William’s wife – Edith and Alfred had a daughter Margaret – Edith died in February 1936 aged 34 and was buried at Stratton – Alfred died in 1976 aged 72
- Julia Isabel Rose Warr (1903-1997) – Julia was born at Slepe on 6 June 1903 – she did not marry – in September 1939 she was in domestic service at Southend-on-Sea, Essex apparently also doing A.R.P. work – Julia died in 1997 aged 94
- Margaret Florence Warr (1905-1985) – Margaret was born on 12 May 1905 and known as both ‘Maggie’ and ‘May’ – she married George Stanley Bown (1905-1978), known as Stanley, at Frampton in 1928 and they had three children – in 1939 the family were living at Ridgeway near Weymouth – Stanley died in 1978 aged 72 and Margaret died in 1985 aged 80
- Daisy Warr (1907-1992) – Daisy was born at Wytch on 5 January 1907 – she was baptised at Tyneham on 7 February 1909 – Daisy had a son Edwin (known as ‘Eddie’) born in 1934 – Daisy married Granville Preston (1898-1975) in 1939 – Granville was introduced to Daisy by older sister Annie – Granville and Daisy had four children – sadly Alfred (known as ‘Joseph’) pictured on the left below died aged 4 – Granville died in 1975 aged 77 and Daisy died in 1992 aged 85
With thanks to: Mike Preston
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