{"id":11888,"date":"2020-07-07T11:34:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T10:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=11888"},"modified":"2022-08-23T21:47:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T20:47:31","slug":"gymer-humphrey-jane-nee-ward","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=11888","title":{"rendered":"Humphrey & Jane Gymer, nee Ward, of Martham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Humphrey & Jane Gymer, nee Ward<\/strong>, of Martham<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humphrey Gymer was born in 1865 in Martham as the eighth child of John Futter Gymer (1827-1912) & Sarah, nee Dyball<\/a><\/em> (1829-1908). Humphrey came from a large family and had at least 13 siblings. In 1871, when he was seven and at school, he lived with his parents at Damgate<\/a><\/em>. By the time he was 17 he still lived with his parents at Damgate<\/a><\/em> but had become  an agricultural labourer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 1886, when he was 21, John married local girl Jane Ward and by 1911 they had three children and were living at Burnham Cottage, Staithe Road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burnham is the cottage on the left.
Bay Tree Cottage is on the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In all, Humphrey & Jane had five children the first four of whom were born in Martham as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Alice Kate Gymer was born in 1886.<\/li>
  2. John Gymer was born in 1887.<\/li>
  3. Charles Gymer was born in 1889.<\/li>
  4. Elijah George Gymer was born on 4th<\/sup> July 1893.<\/li>
  5. Blanche Gymer was born in 1896 in Rollesby and died in 1899.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Humphrey\u2019s first wife, Jane, was born on 23rd<\/sup> October 1865 in Martham. Her parents were James Ward & Sarah Hodds. Jane died on 7th<\/sup> December 1934 and is buried at St Mary the Virgin<\/a><\/em> graveyard, section H, plot K19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Humphrey\u2019s second marriage was to Francis Ruth Rowed in Surrey in 1936. In 1939 they were living at ‘Oratava’, Woking, Surrey by which time he was a retired market gardener. Francis was born on 24th<\/sup> May 1871 and died in Surrey on 16th<\/sup> January 1953 just two days before Humphrey who died on 18th<\/sup> in Surrey and is buried with his first wife at St Mary the Virgin<\/a><\/em> graveyard section H, plot K19.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    St Mary the Virgin graveyard section H, plot K19<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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    Humphrey & Jane Gymer, nee Ward, of Martham Humphrey Gymer was born in 1865 in Martham as the eighth child of John Futter Gymer (1827-1912) & Sarah, nee Dyball (1829-1908). Humphrey came from a large family and had at least 13 siblings. In 1871, when he was seven and at school, he lived with his … Continue reading “Humphrey & Jane Gymer, nee Ward, of Martham”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11888","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t