Albert de Bois Shrosbree part II

Here we are back with an update to the enigmatic De bois shrosbree . In 190I Albert was employed as a municiple clerk. when he got married in 1905 [B.M.D 1d 1101 Sept] he was using the addition De Bois to his surname, he married Gertrude Eleanor W R Langman who was two years his senior. at this stage we can only conjecture that the W in her name stands for Winfred and that is what she prefered to go by . Our next sighting of the happy couple is in a telephone directory c 1928 where they are seen to be living in Cold Ash near Newbury. they stay there until c1935 when they are now seen living in 9, Stratford Place , Mayfair .

We know that Albert was in India sometime in the late thirties early forties, he cannot have been there prior to 1938 . he was in the C.S.O orchestra and became leading Violin and then conductor but died shortly after. According to KatyQuins Dad when he was in calcutta during the war, he stopped at the (Playboy?)[Lighthouse ] theatre, where the foundation stone had a plaque stating that it had been laid by "Lady DeBois Shrosbree," in (he thinks) 1940. But as she was in England and deceased in 1940 and they both were in England 1938 there seem litttle time to acomplish the tasks . Also I have been unable so far to establish any 'Awards', 'Entitlements' or 'Elevations ' for The Shros if he were knighted then then it would have been in double quick time considering his short time in India .

According to the 1938 Telephone directory W. De bois Shrosbree was living in Bower Ho Longwood Hampshire . In1938 a Winifred De bois Shrosbree was working in the bursars office at Abinger hill school where there exists 23 items of correspondence [PP/30/1/1 ] to her.
In 1940 She was in Lambs Hill, Shawford . Hampshire and recored as died Winchester aged 60 Hants.26 Sep 1940 [2c-309]







There appears to be Three children John [b 10 Jul 1927 ]. Winifred b1918-d1922 [3a-524] aged 4 and Ann.


On 30th June 1948 John De bois Shrosbree sought entry to the United States From Canada at Niagra Falls
With him was his wife Ane Winnifred Debois Shrosbree [ nee Rea ?] born 1927 Blackpool England

Our next sighting is
Name: J.DE B Shrosbree
Address: 25 Russell Rd Buckhurst HI.,
Exchange: BUCkhrst
City/Town: Buckhurst
Directory Title: Outer London: West Middlesex / Hertfordshire & North Middlesex / Essex
Publication Year: 1955
Directory County: Middlesex, Hertfordshire, North Middlesex, Essex
Page Number: 269

As far as I can see the Last De Bois Shros had a child in 1990 !
So come on you De bois Shrosbree clan Lets hear from you and set the record straight.