Family of Richard SAUNDERS and Rose AZZARO

Husband:	Richard SAUNDERS (1882-1914)
Wife:	Rose AZZARO (1884-1954)
Children:	Rose SAUNDERS (1906- )
	Ursula Theresa SAUNDERS (1908- )
	Clara Ursula SAUNDERS (1910- )
	Richard M SAUNDERS (1912- )
	Robert L SAUNDERS (1914- )
Marriage	27 Aug 1905	St John the Baptist, Bristol Road, Brighton

Husband: Richard SAUNDERS

Wife: Rose AZZARO

Child 1: Rose SAUNDERS

Name:	Rose SAUNDERS
Sex:	Female
Birth	1906	Brighton

Child 2: Ursula Theresa SAUNDERS

Name:	Ursula Theresa SAUNDERS
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Frederick SIVYER (1904- )
Birth	1908	Brighton

Child 3: Clara Ursula SAUNDERS

Name:	Clara Ursula SAUNDERS
Sex:	Female
Birth	1910	Brighton

Child 4: Richard M SAUNDERS

Name:	Richard M SAUNDERS
Sex:	Male
Birth	1912

Child 5: Robert L SAUNDERS

Name:	Robert L SAUNDERS
Sex:	Male
Birth	1914

Note on Husband: Richard SAUNDERS - shared note

1. Richard was a seaman in the R.N. at the time of his marriage, stationed at Chatham. His father was William Saunders, fisherman. The 1911 census tells us that he was born in Brighton.

 

2. He died at the Battle of Coronel which took place on 1st November 1914 somewhere off the coast of Chile. He was a sailor on HMS Good Hope which was sunk in the battle.

Note on Wife: Rose AZZARO - shared note

1. In the 1901 census she is still living with her parents and is a Shirt Ironer.

 

2. I have a copy of the marriage certificate for her marriage to Richard Saunders in Brighton in 1905. A transcript of the certificate can be seen at www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/MarSA_01.htm

 

3. At the time of the 1911 census she is living at 12 John Street, Brighton with her husband and eldest 3 children. See the transcript of the census record at www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/Cen11_011.htm

 

4. Her husband was killed at the start of WWI. By the time of the 1921 census she is working as a housekeeper in Caterham Surrey and is able to keep 4 of her children (all except Robert) with her at the same address. See the transcript of the 1921 census record at www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/Cen21_007.htm

 

3. Most of my subsequent information about Rose and her family comes from her granddaughter Rosemary Ursula Taylor (nee Sivyer), via Rosemary's grandson Kevin Brant.

 

4. Note that this database lists 5 children of Rose and Richard - Rose, Ursula, Clara, Richard and Robert - but Rosemary has no recollection of anyone called Robert, so I assume that he died in infancy. (My information on the dates of birth of these children is taken from the GRO Index. After 1911 this index lists the surnames of both father and mother, so there can be no doubt that Robert was really there.) See the notes on the various children for Rosemary's information on what happened to them all.

 

5. The story of the family as given by Rosemary is that, after the death of Richard in 1914, the family was split up and the children were effectively orphaned (apparently Rose received no widow's pension or compensation). [ Obviously the 1921 census record seems to contradict this up to that point ]. Rose herself remained in Brighton and at some time lived in Rugby Place, close to her sister Clara. Rose died in February 1954. Rosemary believes that she was then aged 73, but that doesn't match very well with the 1911/1921 censuses.