Eva Hilda HARTSHORNE

1877 - 1932  (54 years)

• Name	Eva Hilda HARTSHORNE
  Birth	6 Feb 1877	St. John's Lane, Bedminster, Bristol
  Gender	Female
  Census	3 April 1881	48 St. Luke's Road, Bedminster   [1]
  Education	Abt 1890	Counterslip Baptist Church, Bristol
  	Attended Sunday School with her sister, according to Barbara GADD.
  Census	5 April 1891	48 St. Luke's Road, Bedminster   [2]
  Residence	1894 - 1897	48 St. Luke's Road, Bedminster
  	Bristol P.O. Directory lists this address as a Private School and Kelly's 1897 Bristol Directory lists "private school" against Miss Eva HARTSHORNE's name.
  Census	31 Mar 1901	48 St. Luke's Road, Bedminster   [3]
  	Vocalist
  	Age: 24
  Residence	5 Dec 1905	20 Victoria Street, Clifton, Bristol
  	Madame Eva Hartshorne publishes her change of address
  		Madame Eva HARTSHORNE, soprano vocalist has changed her address to 20 Victoria Street, Clifton
  Census	1911	15 West Shrubbery, Bristol, Gloucestershire
  	Professional vocalist.
  Residence	27 Jan 1914	"Woodspring", Redland Green, Bristol
  	Change of address
  		Madame Eva HARTSHORNE change of address
  Event	28 May 1925	Ford Memorial Hall, Bedminster, Bristol
  	The performers at the Empire Day social and dance include Madam Eva Hartshorne and her nieces, Muriel and Barbara Gadd.
  		Empire Day concert at Ford Memorial Hall The performers at the Empire Day social and dance at Ford Memorial Hall, Bedminster include Madam Eva Hartshorne and her nieces, Muriel and Barbara Gadd.
  Occupation	Singer
  Residence	1916-1929?	13 Hartington Park, Redland Green, Bristol
  	Lived with sister's family from before 1916 until 1929. [Source: Barbara GADD]
  		13 Hartington Park, Bristol BS6
  Residence	1929	Guinea Street, Bristol
  Death	1 Feb 1932	Southmead Hospital, Bristol
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  Burial	Grave Number III 69, Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol
  		Arnos Vale Hartshorne grave details
  Notes	Supposedly bore resemblance to her father, Frederick HEMUS. Lived with sister's family from before 1916 until 1929. [Source: Barbara GADD] History of Old King Street Baptist Church refers to Eva HARTSHORNE singing at special services in 1903 and 1908.
  Person ID	I90	Gadd
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Reverend Frederick HEMUS (aka HARTSHORNE),   b. 1827, Northfield, Worcestershire d. 16 Oct 1903, Bristol, Gloucestershire (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Alice Hannah HARTSHORNE,   b. 18 May 1850, High Street, Broseley, Shropshire d. Q2 1900, Bristol, Gloucestershire (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Not married, as Frederick remained married to Phoebe.
  Photos		Jessie (seated) and Eva (standing) HARTSHORNE
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bertram CLAPP,   b. Q4 1876, Clifton Reg'n District d. Q1 1906, Bristol Reg'n District (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	Q2 1900	Bristol Reg'n District
  Notes	Bertram and Eva appear to have separated within a year of marriage, as each is listed as single on the 1901 census, Eva under her maiden name living with her father. However, in 1911, widowed, she is listed under CLAPP.
  Family ID	F738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas Edward NEALE,   b. 15 Jul 1880, 42 Guinea Street, Bristol d. 5 Nov 1936, Bristol, Gloucestershire (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	Apr 1929
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Eva HARTSHORNE Barbara GADD wrote on the back of this photograph "Madame Eva Hartshorne" - the name by which she was known to her music pupils.

  
  

• Sources

  [S355] 1881 Census, (3 April 1881). [S360] 1891 Census, (5th April 1891). [S359] 1901 Census, (31 March 1901).