Archelaus Odavies DURRANT

Abt 1848 - 1925  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Archelaus Odavies DURRANT
  Birth	Abt 1848	Bures, Suffolk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9238743F40DA4F2C8C3245AA82B9A5D978F7
  Death	Dec 1925	Sudbury RD   [2]
  Notes	1881 census: at 8 Sion Place, Sudbury St Peter, Suffolk (all DURRANT), Archelaus O (head, 34, carriage ---man, born Bures St Mary, Suffolk), Maryann (wife, 25, born Sudbury), Percy V E (son, 4, born Sudbury), Maud C (daughter, 2, born Sudbury) and Wm G (son, 2 months, born Sudbury. And a boarder. 1891 census: at 3 Melford Road, Sudbury, Suffolk (all DURRANT), Archelaus O (head, 43, carriage builder, born Bures, Suffolk), Mary A (wife, 34, born Sudbury), Percy V E (son, 14, scholar, born Sudbury), Maud C (daughter, 11, scholar, born Sudbury), William G (son, 9, scholar, born Sudbury), Charles H (son, 7, scholar, born Sudbury) and Sydney A (3, born Sudbury). Also William CLARK (brother in law, married, 37, carriage painter, born Fakenham, Norfolk) and Susan E CLARK (sister, married, 39, born Sudbury). And two boarders. 1901 census: at The Croft, Sudbury, Suffolk (all DURRANT), Archalaous O (head, 55, general smith, born Bures, Suffolk), Mary Ann (wife, 44, born Sudbury), Charles H (son, 18, born Sudbury, imbecile), Sidney A (13, born Sudbury), Frank O (son, 6, born Sudbury) and Olive M* (granddaughter, 4, born London). Also William CLARK (boarder, married, 48, coach painter, born Norwich, Norfolk). * probably Olive May Johnson DURRANT birth registered Q4 1896 Marylebone 1a/569 with no mother's maiden name. She was probably Maud Catherine's daughter: Maud married in Q2 1902 (Marylebone 1a/1405) but Olive May Johnson DURRANT doesn't appear with Maud and her husband in the 1911 census. And not found otherwise. 1911 census: not found.
  Person ID	I2936	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann DOWNEY,   b. Mar 1856, Sudbury, Suffolk d. Mar 1926, Sudbury RD (Age ~ 70 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1875	St Mark, Islington, London   [3, 4]
  	Married after banns. Archelaus Odavies Durrant, full age, bachelor, coach smith of Ballingdon, Essex, father William George Durrant, maltster. Mary Ann Downey, 20, spinster of 12 Rothbury Villa, father Charles Downey, carpenter. Both signed full names. Witnesses Victor Emanuel Gabriel, Sophia A Brook, Walter Alfred Morris(?).
  Children	1. Percy Elliston DURRANT,   b. 21 Jan 1877, Sudbury, Essex d. 2 Feb 1951, The Cottage Hospital, Cheshunt, Herts (Age 74 years)   2. Maud Catherine DURRANT,   b. Dec 1878, Sudbury, Suffolk d. Jun 1923, Lambeth RD (Age ~ 44 years)   3. William George DURRANT,   b. 4 Feb 1881, Sudbury, Suffolk d. 14 Mar 1964, Gosport RD (Age 83 years)   4. Charles Harry DURRANT,   b. Dec 1883, Sudbury, Suffolk d. Mar 1942, Deben RD (Age ~ 58 years)   5. Sydney Arthur DURRANT,   b. 7 Sep 1887, Sudbury, Suffolk d. Oct 1966, Rhode Island, USA (Age 79 years)   6. Frank Oliver DURRANT,   b. Dec 1894, Sudbury, Suffolk d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2021

  
  

• Sources

  [S92] 1891 census. [S178] BMD index, aged 79, Q4 1925 Sudbury 4a/951. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q4 1875 Islington 1b/399. (Reliability: 3). [S210] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, November 2009 and later.