Life History

1855	Born in Stonehouse, Devon.
1880	Married Elizabeth Hannah Terry in Marylebone.
15th Jan 1883	Birth of daughter Ada Anniss in 29, 4th Avenue, Chelsea South East.
1886	Birth of son Harry R. Anniss in Chelsea.
1895	Death of Elizabeth Hannah Terry in Brentford, Middlesex.
1920	Death of Harry R. Anniss

Notes

It was hard to confirm Harry's ancestry. Even though his marriage certificate shows Harry's father as Silas R. Anniss, profession: 'Inspector of Police', no census records appeared to show either Harry or his sister, Ada, actually living with Silas R. Eventually, they were found on the next page of the 1861 census.

The marriage certificate

The marriage certificate of Harry and Elizabeth, in 1880, has them both 'of full age'. He is a 'bachelor' and a 'Commercial clerk'. She is a widow. They already appear to have the same address (2, Charles Street, Marylebone) and rumour has it that she had been his landlady.

The witnesses are Harry's sister, Ada, and James Roberts. It looks like this was a double wedding as Ada and James were married on the same day in the same church.
Harry and Elizabeth acted as witnesses at their wedding.

In the 1881 England Census at 13, Errington Rd, Kensington, (shared house)

Anniss, Henry	Head	26	Accountant	b. Stone House, Devon
Anniss, E H	Wife	36		b. London

In the 1891 census at 46, Eccleston Road, Ealing

Harry Anniss	Head	35	Accountant	Devonport, Devonshire
Elizabeth H Anniss	Wife	48		Cripplegate, London
Ada Anniss	Daughter	9	Scholar	Chelsea, London
Harry R. Anniss	Son	5		Chelsea, London

Interestingly, Silas's half-brother John Anniss (jr) later names two of his children Ada (1876) and Harry (1878).

In the 1901 census at 46, Eccleston Road, Ealing

Harry Anniss	Head (Wid'r)	45	Accountant	b. Devon Stonehouse
Ada Anniss	daughter	18		b. London Chelsea
Harry R. Anniss	son	15		b. London Chelsea

In the 1911 census at 46, Eccleston Road, Ealing

Harry Anniss	Head, W	55	Clerk Railway	b. Plymouth, Devon
Ada Anniss	daughter	28	single	b. Queens Park, London
Harry R. Anniss	son	25	Clerk Railway	b. Queens Park, London

Mentioned in his mother's Probate

Harry Anniss was at one time president of the Ealing Conservative party - there is a silver plate, with an inscription, that was given to him on retirement.

Harry was rumoured to have outlived his son Harry and to have eventually drunk himself to death. However, this does not seem to be borne out by the FreeBMD entries:

From freeBMD

The death occurs two years before that of his son Harry junior.

Birth: Jun 1855, Anniss, Harry Rundle, Stoke D. 5b 279
Death: Dec 1920, Anniss, Harry R, 65, Brentford 3a 174

Death: Dec 1922, Anniss, Harry R, 37, Brentford 3a 177

Also from freeBMD

There are two other possible entries in freeBMD, but Ampthill, the registration area of birth is in Bedfordshire.

Birth: Sep 1862, Anniss, Harry, Ampthill 3b 352
Death: Dec 1925 Anniss Harry 63 St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 594

The Probate for Harry (1862-1925), below, does not seem right for our Harry, as it benefits a George Anniss who has not surfaced within our research of this family.