The Family Tree Of
The Gordon's And The Monkley's

Line No.
12 Mary GORDON b. Scotland? 1791 (at Census date aged 70) (1861 Census - Bridge Farm, Michaelchurch, Herefordshire.)
13 David GORDON b. Scotland? 1834 (at census date aged 27 ) (1861 Census - Bridge Farm, Michaelchurch)
14 Mary Jane GORDON b. Michaelchurch 1865
15 Alexander GORDON b. St. Margaret's 1867 Married Elizabeth b. 1863 at Bacton, Herefordshire. Taught Hannah SEABORNE
16 Rosa GORDON b. Clodock 1887 (listed at Waterloo Cottage, Longtown, 1891 Census)
17 Gertrude GORDON b. Grosmont 1889 (listed at Waterloo Cottage, Longtown, 1891 Census)
18 Elsie GORDON b. Clodock 189? (listed at Waterloo Cottage, Longtown, 1891 Census)
19 Isobella GORDON bapt. 15 Aug 1875 at St. Margaret's (aged 15 at Lower House, St. Margaret's. On the 1891 Census)
20 Alexander GORDON b. Scotland? 1816 (at census date aged 45) (1861 Census - Bridge Farm, Michaelchurch, Herefordshire.)
21
Mary GORDON

Mary GORDON of Bridge Farm, Michaelchurch, Herefordshire. Married James WILLIAMS of Bank Farm, Michaelchurch, Herefordshire. Married at Michaelchurch Eskley, , Herefordshire. 10th June 1858. Witnessed by Alexander GORDON and Mary Ann WILLIAMS (probably James mother)


1891 Census Mary WILLIAMS (nee GORDON) was listed as a widow aged 60, living at Pear Tree Cottage, St. Margaret's, Herefordshire.
22




Alice WILLIAMS b. 1857 d. 1942 Married Charles MONKLEY b.1857 d. 1942 Married at St. Margaret's 26th November 1877

Charles MONKLEY b. 1857 - 1942 Married to Alice WILLIAMS b. 1859 - 1942 baptised 10th March 1859 at Michaelchurch Eskley, Herefordshire. with the old spelling of Alice as Alles on the baptism record, though no record of a birth certificate at Hereford Registry Office. (Alice's parents were James WILLIAMS & Mary GORDON) (It is understood Charles & Alice fell out with the MUNKLEY family and wished to disassociate themselves from the family and changed the spelling of their surname to MONKLEY. However his birth certificate states MONKLEY which puts a lot of doubt on the falling out story)
23 Agnes May MONKLEY b. 1878 - 1980 Jack HILES. Agnes used to buy and sell a lot of property throughout Herefordshire. On a visit to Little Birch chapel (next door to what was Oswald her brothers house - Chapel House). during the early 1970's she discovered unkempt flower beds either side the path and then pain to have them concreted in. As part of her will she also donated some money to the chapel which they used to build a porch.
24 Violet Hazel HILES b. 1903 - 1908 accidental death
25 Alderman Reginald Charles MONKLEY b. 1881 - 1967 Married to Edith MORGAN. Reginald and Edith ran a large shop at 16 Bridge Street Hereford. Also had premises in West Street and Newmarket Street. Basically traded as a hay, corn and seed merchant. He was also mayor of Hereford for two terms 1942 - 1943 and 1943 - 1944.
26 Ref - 01 MONKLEY
27 Ref - 02 MONKLEY
28 Ref - 03 MONKLEY
29 {short description of image} Ref - 04 MONKLEY
Ref - 04 MONKLEY
30 Ref -05 MONKLEY
31 Ref - 06
32 Percival Reuben MONKLEY b. 1883 - 1980 Married to Sarah MORGAN. Up until their death they lived in Penn Grove Road, Hereford. However they also lived at Lane Head Farm Eaton Bishop for 20 years, other address's include Belmont and Holme Lacy in the county of Herefordshire.
33 Olive Hester MONKLEY b. 1918 - 1990 (Spinster - Teacher)
34 Clarice Eveline MONKLEY b. 1919 - 1983 (Spinster - Teacher of music at a boarding school in Yorkshire)
35 Ralph Stanley MONKLEY b. 1886 - 1992 Married to Hilda DYER b. 1887 - 1967 (Emigrated to Australia 1909)
36 Ref - 07 MONKLEY
37 Ref - 08 MONKLEY
38 Ref - 09 MONKLEY
39 Ref - 10 MONKLEY
40 Wilfred Cuthbert MONKLEY b. 1888 - 1950
41 Mabel Alice MONKLEY b. 1890 - 1977 Married to Henry PREECE b. ? - 1970
42 Ref - 11 PREECE
43 Ref - 12 PREECE
44 Ref - 13 PREECE
45 Ref - 14 PREECE
46 Ref - 15 PREECE
47 Vincent PREECE b. 1924 - 1986
48 Clarence PREECE b. 1927 - 1975 married Elsie Somebody d. February 2002 (Clarence died in a motorcycle accident - Used to be a baker some where in Portland St. Hereford, then ran an electrical shop in Whitecross Rd. Hereford).
49 Rayleigh Gordon MONKLEY b. 1891 - 1983 Married to Ellen Maria DAVIES b. 1894 - 1972 (Farmers. Married at St. Nicholas Church, Herefordshire. 6th April. 1915. Lived at various places including Birmingham, The Cuckoo's Nest (or something like that) at Little Dewchurch, Cross-in-Hand, The Callow, then settled at New House Farm Bodenham, Herefordshire.
50 Ref - 16 MONKLEY married to Ref - 17
51 Ref - 18
52 Ref - 19 (Emigrated to New Zealand)
53 Ref - 20
54 Ref - 21
55 Ref - 22
56 Ref - 23
57 Ref - 24
58 {short description of image} Gordon MONKLEY b. 1918 - 1994 married to Ref - 25
59 Ref - 26
60 Ref - 27
61 Ref - 28
62 Ref - 29
63 Ref - 30
64 Ref - 31
65 Ref - 32
66 Ref - 33
67 Ref - 34
68 Ref - 35
69 Ref - 36
70 Ref - 37
71 {short description of image}
Cyril Anthony MONKLEY b. 1923 - 2000 married to Ref - 38
72 {short description of image} Stephen Anthony MONKLEY b. 9th October 1958 Married to Ref - 40. (m. 1979 at Little Birch, Herefordshire. Initially when first married lived at Chapel House, Little Birch - Oswald MONKLEY's house)
73 Ref - 41
74 Gerald Ivor MONKLEY b. 17th June 1961
- 11th November 2001. Aged 40
75 Ref - 42
76 Ref - 43
77 Ref - 44
78 Oswald Arthur MONKLEY b. 1893 - 1964 Married to Winifred Alice JONES (Carpenter. Lived at Chapel House, Little Birch, Herefordshire. Both buried at Aconbury church, Herefordshire)
79 Dorothy Evelyn MONKLEY b. 1920 - 1957 (also buried at Aconbury church, Herefordshire) Dorothy suffered from TB. and was nursed at Chapel House, Little Birch, Kings Thorn, Herefordshire. She lived in a invalid pavilion away from the house. The sides of the shed (depending on which way the wind was blowing) could be lifted to give him plenty of ventilation and sunshine
80 Ref - 45 (At one stage ran a pub in Stonebow Road, Hereford)
81 Harold Ivan MONKLEY b. 1895 - 1980 Married to (m1) Winifred CHAMBERLAIN
82 Doris K. May MONKLEY b. 1921 - 1984 Married to Ref - 46
83 Ref - 47
84 Ref - 48
85 Ref - 49
86 Harold's second marriage was to Elsie WILLIAMS b. ? - 1991
87 Ref - 50
88 Roland William MONKLEY b. 1896 - 1914
89
Clarence Victor MONKLEY b. 1899 - 1st May 1918 (Killed in action ww1 and buried Sandpits British Cemetery, Fouquereuil, Pas de Calais, France. Member of 13th Bn. ...., The King's Liverpool Regiment No. 94543)
90 Mark MUNKLEY b. 1859 - Oct 1859
Mary Ellen WILLIAMS b. 5th March 1865