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.
1922	Death of Harry R. Anniss

Notes

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.

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

E.H. Anniss, Age: 36, b. abt 1845
Henry Anniss 26, Accountant

The marriage certificate of Harry's daughter, Ada, in 1914, also shows Ada's father as Harry Anniss, 'Accountant'.

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.

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

In the 1901 census 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

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

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 snr. outlived his son Harry and is rumoured to have eventually drunk himself to death.

Possible GRO

Death: Dec 1925 Anniss Harry 63 St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 594
(Tho' the age is wrong. Could it be a mis-reading of '68'?)