Annie Jane SHRIMPTON

1880 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Annie Jane SHRIMPTON
  Birth	Jun 1880	Halton, Bucks   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	7FCD044A053C4B298820B20BB07E2BB3C0E2
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	1901 census: Annie J SHRIMPTON (20, born Walton (sic), Bucks) was a second kitchen maid at Possingworth Mansion, Waldron, Sussex, the home of Louis HUTH (80, foreign banker born Finsbury, London) and his wife. They had 15 servants altogether. From Wikipedia: Louis Huth (22 March 1821 – 12 February 1905), was a British company director and merchant banker. He was a partner in Frederick Huth & Co, the merchant bank established by his father. Huth and his wife, Helen Huth (1837-1924), were significant patrons of the arts, not only possessing a large number of paintings by some of the greatest British artists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but also commissioning works from contemporary artists. Their collection included paintings by artists of the Aesthetic and Symbolist movements, such as James McNeill Whistler RA (1834– 1903) and G. F. Watts OM RA (1817 – 1904), by both of whom Helen Huth was portrayed in important paintings. Huth, whose collecting extended to antique porcelain, was also a leading influence on the activities of one of the greatest art collectors and connoisseurs of the late Victorian era and the Edwardian years, George Salting (1835-1909), who ultimately left his outstanding collection of art to the British nation. After his death in 1905 Louis Huth's estate was valued for probate at £322410 0s 7d, worth approximately £25,331,594.79 in 2017 (National Archives calculator) The Tatler reported in 2023 "In the wake of King Charles III's Coronation, it's a fitting moment for Possingworth Manor to come up for sale: a property that boasts intriguing connections to Queen Camilla and a rich literary heritage. On the market for £4.5 million, Possingworth is set in the rolling East Sussex countryside with a generous 17.03 acres of land." 1911 census: Annie Jane SHRIMPTON (30, single, born Halton, Bucks) was a cook at High Croft, Vine Court Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, home of John RATHBONE (67, a director of a public company, born Woolston [Walston], Warwick) and his 7 year-old grandson Ian Gordon LOCH. There were 4 servants altogether. 1921 census: Annie Jane SHRIMPTON (41y 2m, single, born Halton, Bucks) was a cook at 13, Cheniston Gardens, Kensington, London. This was the home of Douglas BURNETT (61y 11m, born Bramley, Surrey) whose occupation was to do with a distillery in London SE 11. His wife and daughter were with him. There were two servants including Annie. Not found after 1921.
  Person ID	I4739	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	James William SHRIMPTON,   b. Bef 9 Jan 1842, Roehampton, Surrey d. Bef 6 Oct 1894, Halton, Bucks (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Matilda WOOD,   b. Abt 1843, Sutton, Surrey d. Mar 1881, Aylesbury RD (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1863	Croydon RD   [2]
  Family ID	F1602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q2 1880 Aylesbury 3a/623. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q4 1863 Croydon 2a/252. (Reliability: 3).