Clifford & Anstee families: some of my wife's ancestors

Family of Henry Clifford, 1858-1901...
date	location	record	name	description	note
Research on my wife's family was initially inspired by a sense of guilt, since I had so little compared to my own family records. I started with material given me by my mother-in-law, Marjorie I Kirkman, née Clifford (M.I.K.).
Ap-Jn, 1858	Cheltenham (RD)	Birth Index	Henry Clifford		vol 6A, p369
Ap-Jn,1890	Hereford (RD)	Marriage Index	Henry Clifford	& Annie Robinson	vol 6A, p996
26 Oct 1898	Brecknock RD (RD)	Birth Index	Raymond Clifford	son of Henry & Annie	11B/79, date from M.I.K.
7 Apr 1901	45 High St, Brecon	Census Brecon, Breconshire p.2, #14	Henry Clifford	head, Butcher manager, working at home	42, b. Cheltenham, Glos
			Anne Clifford	wife	32, b. Hereford, Herefordshire
			Rosa Clifford	daughter	18, b. Cheltenham
			William Clifford	son	15, b. Cheltenham
			Raymond Clifford	son	2, b. Brecon
			Gertrude Clifford	daughter	2 mo, b. Brecon
7 Apr 1901		Census Hereford	Nelle Clifford	staying in the household of her great-uncle Thomas Robinson	4, b. Brecon
Rosa and William were the children of Henry's first marriage. William was killed in action in World War I, at the battle of the Somme. Raymond also saw action as a young soldier but returned uninjured. Gertrude, "Auntie G", was the second of five sisters, followed by Irene, Vi and Edna. At the time of the census Nelle was evidently staying with relatives, probably to allow her mother more time for the new baby.
This photo shows the butcher's shop, seemingly garlanded for a special occasion. Annie is standing in the doorway, Nelle on the left and Raymond (aged about 4) in the middle. Henry and Raymond, both in WW1 uniform. Annie
Family of Raymond and Violet Clifford
31 May 1919	Parish church, Maindee, Monmouthshire	Marriage	Raymond Clifford 21, bachelor, Butcher, late Lance Corp., 5th Cheshire Reg. son of Henry Clifford, decd.	& Violet Anstee 25, spinster dau. of George Anstee, sculptor	Newport (RD) Marr. index q2, vol 11a, p552
19 Oct 1922	Newport	Birth	Marjorie I Clifford	dau. of Raymond & Violet
Raymond d. 1981, Violet d. 1975
Family of George and Marjorie Kirkman
12 Mar 1941	New York city, NY, USA	US Army Enlistment	George E Kirkman	single, no deps., driver, res. the Bronx	26, b. 1916, NY state educ. 2 yrs. high school
14 Apr 1945	St John the Evangelist, Maindee (RD: Newport)	Marriage (Index 11a/397)	Marjorie Clifford	& George Edward Kirkman bachelor, 28, Headquarters Cop. 11^th Port APO 562, US Army	adopted son of Charlie Kirkman
After their wedding, George and Marjorie went to New York to live. During this time Marjorie met Charlie Kirkman, George's adoptive father. However, she wanted the support of her family for the birth of her first child and so they returned to Wales.
10 Dec 1954	Chepstow	Birth	Margaret Jane Kirkman	daughter of George & Marjorie
A wedding photograph of Marjorie and George Kirkman. The chevrons on his sleeve indicate the rank of Master Sergeant. This is about the only surviving picture of George Kirkman with his children (Edward, Jane, Marcus and Howard). Grandfather Raymond Clifford is on the left. The background is Wentwood, a large area of wooded hilly country a few miles east of Newport and a favourite picnic site. Jane remembers that the children always built dams across one of the little streams. She and I also took our sons there when visiting.