Social Victorians/People/Frere

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Also Known As[edit | edit source]

  • Family name: Frere
  • Sir Bartle Frere
  • Baronet Frere (UK peerage)
    • Sir Henry Bartle Frere, 1st Bt. (24 May 1876 – 29 May 1884)[1]
    • Bartle Compton Arthur Frere, 2nd Baronet (29 May 1884 – 29 April[2] 1933)[3]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

  • Nationality: British (Welsh and English)

Residences[edit | edit source]

  • 67 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W. (1911–1930)

Family[edit | edit source]

  • Sir Henry Bartle Frere, 1st Bt. (29 March 1815 – 29 May 1884)[1]
  • Catherine Arthur (c. 1821 – 9 April 1899)[4]
    1. Mary Eliza Isabella Frere (11 August 1845 – 26 March 1911)[5]
    2. Catherine Frances Frere (25 September 1848[6] – 13 January 1921[7])
    3. Georgina Hamilton Chichester Frere (30 March 1850[8] – 15 April 1934[9])
    4. Bartle Compton Arthur Frere, 2nd Baronet (3rd quarter 1854[10] – 29 April 1933)[3]
    5. Eliza Frederica Jane Frere (1st quarter 1857[11] – 23 October 1933[12])

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies[edit | edit source]

Organizations[edit | edit source]

  • Eton[13]
  • Trinity College, Cambridge University (B.A. 1881)[13]
  • 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade
    • Aide-de-camp, General Edward Newdigate, Dover ( –1884)[14]
    • Aide-de-camp, Major-General Sir Charles Warren, Bechuanaland (now Botswana), South Africa (1884–1891)[14]
    • Galloper (aide-de-camp), General Glyn, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Aldershot (1891)[14]
    • Major (1892)[15]
    • Galloper, General Glyn, Colchester (1892–1894)[14]

Timeline[edit | edit source]

1844 October 10, Henry Bartle Frere and Catherine Arthur married.[16]

1871 April 2, Sunday, the following people are listed in the 1871 England census at 139 Wressil [?] Lodge, Wimbledon: Henry Bartle Edward Frere (56), Catherine Frere (50), Mary Eliza Isabella Frere (25), Catherine Frances Frere (22), Georgina Hamilton Chichester Frere (21), Bartle Compton Arthur Frere (16), Eliza Frederica Jane Frere (14), Mary Anne Frere, (69, sister), Frances Anne Harl (52, sister), Christiana Burford (44, servant), Eliza Ellis (24, servant), Sarah Beesley (32, servant), Anne Priscilla Curtis (20, servant), Augusta Fairweather (28 servant), Eliza Stamp (19, servant), William Collins (49, servant), Henry Benjamin Harrow (22, servant), Isaac Howlett (31, servant).[17]

1881 April 3, Sunday, back in England from South Africa, Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 1st Bart., and his family were living at 42 Duke Street, as lodgers in the house of George and Annie Wilding: Henry Bartle E. Frere (45), Catherine Frere (60), Mary E. J. Frere (35), Catherine F. Frere (31), Eliza F. J. Frere (24), plus 3 female servants who are likely employees of the Wildings rather than the Freres.[18]

1891 April 5, Sunday, in the 1891 census for England and Wales, Bartle Compton Arthur Frere (36 years old, listed as Head of household) was living at the headquarters and garrison in Aldershot with two male servants, Charles Richard Burridge (30) and Bertram Walker (23).[19]

1897 July 2, Sir Bartle Frere attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball.

1901 March 31, Sunday, the following people are listed in the 1911 census for England and Wales at 22 Bryanston Square: Bartle C. A. Frere (46), sister Catherine F. Frere (52), sister Georgina H. C. Frere (51), sister Eliza F. J. Frere (44), and 5 servants, 4 female and 1 male: Rose E. Smith (20), Grace F. Kerstable (20), Ann E. Chapman (51), Annie Breick (36), James Buckland (42).[20]

1911 April 2, Sunday, the following people are listed in the 1911 census for England and Wales at 67 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W.: Bartle Compton Arthur Frere (56), sister Catherine Francis Frere (62), sister Georgina Hamilton Chichester Frere (61), sister Eliza Frederica Jane Frere (54), and 5 female servants: Parlour Maid Edith Frances Crook (36), House Maid May Eleanor Heath (19), Ladies Maid Violet Jessie Gamble (22), Cook Annie Kathleen Whetstone (30), and House Maid Mary Anne Ballard (29).[21]

1926 September 17, Bartle Compton Arthur Frere arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on the Newfoundland, having sailed from Liverpool and having stopped at Halifax, Nova Scotia and St. John.[22]

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball[edit | edit source]

Sir Bartle Frere attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball.[23]

Notes and Questions[edit | edit source]

Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Sir Henry Bartle Frere, 1st Bt." "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01. https://thepeerage.com/p21963.htm#i219627.
  2. Ancestry.com. Ireland, City and Regional Directories, 1836-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Frere baronets". Wikipedia. 2020-06-28. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frere_baronets&oldid=964910697.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frere_baronets.
  4. "Catherine Arthur." "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01. https://thepeerage.com/p21995.htm#i219941.
  5. Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
  6. Ancestry.com. India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
  7. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  8. Ancestry.com. India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
  9. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  10. FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  11. FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  12. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Venn, J. A., comp.. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954. Ancestry.com. Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Major Sir Bartle Frere, Bart." Essex County Standard, West Suffolk Gazette, and Eastern Counties' Advertiser 06 October 1894 Saturday: 8 [of 8], Col. 3b [of 8]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000166/18941006/238/0008.
  15. Ancestry.com. UK, British Army Records and Lists, 1882-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  16. "Henry Bartle Frere". Wikipedia. 2021-07-23. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Bartle_Frere&oldid=1035084703.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Bartle_Frere.
  17. Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
  18. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Class: RG11; Piece: 92; Folio: 96; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341021. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
  19. Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  20. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Class: RG13; Piece: 110; Folio: 84; Page: 15. Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  21. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA) Series RG14, 1911. Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  22. Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  23. "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.