Maude Amanda Minns Nelson

1870 - 1929  (58 years)

• Name	Maude Amanda Minns Nelson
  Birth	9 Jun 1870
  Gender	Female
  School	Listed Buildings - Trysull
  	The location of the photograph of young women might have been at the Ladies School in Trysull https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Trysull_and_Seisdon
  Death	1 Feb 1929	Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire
  Person ID	I188	Hill
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family 1	William Smith,   b. 1859
  Marriage	2 Jun 1894	Ansley, Warwickshire
  Children	> 1. Evelyn Maude,   b. 3 Mar 1895   d. 1983, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England (Age 87 years)   2. Archibald Alan Cledwyn Nelson,   b. 20 May 1899, Trysull, Staffordshire, England d. 17 Apr 1983, Mylor Pier Falmouth (Age 83 years) + 3. Lilian Dorothy,   b. 22 Apr 1902, All Stretton, Shropshire, England d. 27 Mar 1993, Chiswick London (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Dr Rowland Hill,   b. 1874, Brixton, London, England d. 23 Apr 1949, Geneva, Switzerland (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	18 Jul 1906	Worcester St Mary (The Tything), Worcestershire, England
  Children	+ 1. Dr Rowland Hill,   b. 15 Jul 1907, Blakeney, Gloucestershire d. 12 Mar 1949, Nairobi, Kenya (Age 41 years) + 2. Douglas Arthur Hill,   b. 3 Aug 1912, Blakeney, Gloucestershire d. 1972, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Framed photograph discovered in attic of Highmead House, Blakeney, the former home of Dr Rowland Hill and Mrs Maude Amanda Minns Hill (nee Nelson) . Possibly of the Ladies School at Trysull Handed to Rowland Blackith Hill by owners of Highmead House, Blakeney, when he visited in 1983 (along with framed photograph of Mrs Anne Harrison Blackith also found in attic of Highmead House)
  		Inscription on reverse of Trysull Ladiies photo. Perhaps referring to the fact that one of the faces has been obliterated? Possibly saying "I am writing tomorrow. Keep this ? ? if you care to. Am I not awful"
  		Perhaps Rose Puddicombe is the defaced person?
  		Ladies School photo in frame
  		Painting of Grasmere by Maude Hill
  		Grasmere painting - reverse Inscription in handwriting of Ruth Hill "Painted by Mrs Margaret [SIC] Hill (1905), wife of Rowland"
  		Rydal Waters Painted by Maude Hill
  		Rydal Waters painting reverse
  		Oil painting from Hill family Framed 3 May 1906 Possibly painted by Maude Hill
  		Inscription on edge of canvas of painting from Hill family possibly to identify painter when sent to framer

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1911 Census for Dr Rowland Hill
  		1921 census
  		Marriage of Dr Rowland Hill and Maude Amanda Smith
  		1901 Census record for Maude Smith and her two children
  		Marriage Bans - Maude Amanda Minns Nelson and William Smith May 1894
  		Trade directory for Trysull in 1896, listing Rose Puddicombe's Ladies School
  		Baptism record for Evelyn Maude Smith
  		Jenkins & Sons, Pontypool Framer's sticker on reverse of Ladies School photograph
  		Dating of Trysull Ladies photo Based on the distinct fashion worn by the young women in the photograph, the image was most likely taken in the mid-1890s. (Google Gemini)
  		1891 Census - Maude Nelson Governess - Teacher of English and Music
  		Marriage Certificate Maude Nelson and William Smith
  		Birth registration for Lilian Dorothy Smith
  		Birth Registration for Archibald Alan Smith
  		Rosa Butler (also Rosa Mayo) and possibly Rose Puddicombe Trying to find the disfigured face in the photo
  		Rose Butler / Mayo / Puddicombe