The Bower & Collier Family History
Research by Colin Bower
Find the Lady!
The Murrays of Hoopers Hill
It took me years to prove that it was Mary Fawcett who kept the Calling Book after she married Henry Stuart Murray.
Since then I have obtained information about the couple living at Hoopers Hill in Angel Lane, New Milton.
Information Obtained
The following information has been obtained:
1. Undated Pages (after 2001) from the Calling Book Pages 21-24
2. An envelope stamped Fareham 7 January 1904
3. Another envelope dated 4 May 1908
4. Entry in the 1911 Census
5. Entry in 1921 Census
6. Release of Trusts 1922
7. Entry in the 1939 England & Wales Register
Detailed Information
The detail of the information is as follows:
1. Undated Pages (after 1901) from the Calling Book Pages 21-24
2. An envelope stamped Fareham 7 January 1904
Letter addressed to Mrs Stuart Murray at Hoopers Hill, New Milton S.O.
The back of the envelope indicates that the envelope appears to have been stamped at Warsash on 7 January 1904 and then Brockenhurst Railway Sub Office on 8 January 1904
3. Another envelope dated 4 May 1908
Condolence envelope from Cambridge addressed to the daughter Ruby at Hoopers Hill, New Milton and stamped May 4 1908:
The back of the envelope indicates that the envelope was received at Brockenhurst Railway Sub Office postmark May 5 1908.
4. Entry in the 1911 Census
Hoopers Hill, Angel Lane, Milton near Ashley Clinton
Henry Stuart Murray (49) Retired Major H M Army born Edinburgh
Mary Florence Sophia Murray (48) born Lymington, Hampshire
Ruby Claudia Stuart Murray (19) born Lymington, Hampshire
Geoffrey Howard Reynolds (24) Visitor/Estate Pupil born Brockenhurst, Hampshire
plus servants
5. Entry in 1921 Census
Lymington, Hampshire (no address given)
Henry Stuart Murray Head (60) Major HM Army Retired born Edinburgh
Mary Florence Sophia Murray Wife (59) born Milford on Sea, Hants
Violet Mabel Lovell Cook (20) born Hants
Gwendoline May Boyall (20) House Parlourmaid born Downton, Hants
6. Release of Trusts 1922
Release of trusts of marriage settlement (1922)
(i) Henry Fawcett of 3 Wilbury Villas, Hove, Sussex, gent
(ii) Henry Stuart Murray of Hoopers Hill, Milton, major retired
7. Entry in the 1939 England & Wales Register
Hoopers Hill, Lymington
Henry Murray Army Major retired born 16.5.1861
Mary Murray Unpaid Domestic Duties born 24.4.1862
Percival Troon Chef born 14.10.1883
Euan Roberts Houseman born 20.10.1880
Elizabeth Peckham Widow Old Age Pensioner born 19.4.1861
Colin Bower
31 July 2025
