Cinderford MV Choir, c1901 & 1904, conductor W.M EVERETT (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Saturday, October 14, 2017, 15:12 (2389 days ago) @ Mike Pinchin

Gloucester Journal - Saturday 03 August 1901
The Cinderford Male Voice Choir performed, under Mr W. M. Everett, at Littledean cottage garden and vegetable show.

Gloucester Journal - Saturday 16 August 1902
at the Cinderford 9th annual flower fruit and vegetable show under Mr. George Kear.

Gloucester Journal - Saturday 07 May 1904
at the 7th Forest of Dean Eisteddfod under Mr. W. M. Everett.

Gloucestershire Echo - Saturday 13 July 1907
at the Ruardean Band Contest under Mr. G. Kear.

The newspapers indicate the choir had two conductors during the same era, which seems a little odd ?? Maybe one of them is an occasional "pro", perhaps brought-in from outside the area, so explaining my difficulties in tracing a W.M.EVERETT in this site's PRs, or FreeBMD or even the local Census' using FamilySearch ?. I've looked thro FreeBMD records across Glos, Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, and into Brecon, Worcestershire, Somerset etc. It's possible the surname was mis-spelt, but the alternatives don't yield results either, leastways not for me. I suspect W is for William, or perhaps Walter, lots of William Henry Everetts, but cannot find records anywhere "locally" for W.M.Everett.

Except this one, eventually...,

Births Mar 1871 (>99%)
EVERETT William Miller Monmouth 11a 23

???

My rather belatedly checking this full name (not just William) in FamilySearch Census records appears to find our man, teaching at Cinderford's newly-built senior school;

1901 Double View Road, East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Miller Everett Head M 30 Elementary School Teacher. West Dean, Gloucestershire
Sophia Everett Wife F 24 Islington, London
Constance Everett Daughter F 0 Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Ada Jones Servant F 19 Sick Nurse. Cinderford, Gloucestershire

Sadly;

Record_ID: 101241
Entry_Number:
Year: 1901
Month: Apr
Day: 29
Surname: EVERETT
Forenames: Constance Sophia
Residence: Double View R[oa]d
Age_at_death: 1 M[onth]
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes: Entry followed by 0 and ED
Register_Reference: PA 85/3
Page_No:
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford Baptist
Soundex: E163

1911 West Dean, Blakeney Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Miller Everett Head M 40 COMMISSION AGENT. Gloshire Yorkley
Sophia Everett Wife F 34 London Stoke Newington, London
Kathleen Sophia Everett Daughter F 9 Cinderford, Gloucestershire
George William Everett Son M 8 Cinderford, Gloucestershire
William Ernest Miller Everett Son M 3 Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Howard Everett Son M 0 Crowthorne, Berkshire

So again no obvious signs of a musical background, but definitely educated academic.

1891 Yorkley, West Dean, Monmouthshire.
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Everetts Head M 52 Roadman. Gloucestershire, England
Jane Everetts Wife F 45 Merionethshire, England
Mary J Everetts Daughter F 22 Assistant Mistress School. Gloucestershire, England
William Everetts Son M 20 Master Board School. Gloucestershire, England
Annie Everetts Daughter F 16 Pupil Teacher. Gloucestershire, England
George Everetts Son M 14 Gloucestershire, England
Arthur Everetts Son M 12 Gloucestershire, England
Thomas Everetts Son M 11 Gloucestershire, England
Kate Everetts Daughter F 5 Gloucestershire, England

1881 Toll Gate, Monmouth, West Dean (Gloucs), Monmouthshire, Wales
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Everett Head M 42 Roadman. Breadston, Gloucestershire, England
Jane Everett Wife F 35 Merioneth, Merionethshire, Wales
Mary Jane Everett Daughter F 12 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
William Everett Son M 10 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Annie Everett Daughter F 6 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
George Z Everett Son M 4 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Arthur Charles Everett Son M 2 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Thomas N Everett Son M 1 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Breadstone is across the Severn near Berkeley.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Berkeley/Gaz1868

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It appears William has lived in other parts of the UK, explaining his apparent absence from the BMD records I looked at. Trying again;

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1900 (>99%)
Elmer Sophia Easthampstead 2c 891
Everett William Miller Easthampstead 2c 891

1891 Church St, Easthampstead (modern Bracknell), Berkshire.
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Elmer Head M 50 Carrier. Suffolk, England
Mary S Elmer Wife F 44 Oxfordshire, England
James Albert Elmer Son M 19 Bakers Assistant. Middlesex, England
George Phillip Elmer Son M 17 Carpenter. Middlesex, England
Sophia Elmer Daughter F 14 Middlesex, England
Gertrude Elmer Daughter F 11 Middlesex, England
Jesse Elmer Son M 9 Middlesex, England
Nellie Elmer Daughter F 7 Hertfordshire, England
Ernest Elmer Son M 4 Berkshire, England

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Births Jun 1876 (>99%)
ELMER Mary Sophia Hackney 1b 585

Struggling to find the couple in later life.