Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameHarold Paul Munro MORTIMER
Birth22 Jun 1885, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
Death18 Apr 1964, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
OccupationActor
Spouses
Birth26 Mar 1892, Hoylake, Cheshire
DeathJan 1984, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
OccupationActress
FatherGeorge Henry WOOD (1861-1942)
MotherAnne Wood GARMESON (1855-1926)
Notes for Harold Paul Munro MORTIMER
Name, birth year, occupation and death year from the Horswill/Williams/Mortimer Family Tree by Diana Mortimer at ancestry.co.uk

In the 1921 census 36 Brook Road, Bootle cum Linacre, Lancashire
10. Boarder Harold Paul Munro Mortimer, age 26 , married, actor, own account, born Shoreham, Sussex
Boarder Clara Augusta Mortimer, age 42, married under one year - no children, actress, employed, born Hebden? Bridge
They are boarding with a Hannah Stewart. There are 4 acrobats also boarding there.

National Probate Calendar
Harold Paul Munro Mortimer of 5 Chapel Row Wheeler End Common High Wycombe Buckinghamshire died 10 April 1964 at Booker Hospital High Wycombe Administration Oxford 1 July 1964 to Gertrude Sarah Mortimer widow. 431 pounds.

From iMDb
Charles Mortimer was born on 22 June 1885 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935), The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) and Someone at the Door (1936). He was married to Greta Wood. He died on 18 April 1964 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Notes for Gertrude Sarah (Spouse 1)
Death year and location from the Horswill/Williams/Mortimer Family Tree by Diana Mortimer at ancestry.co.uk’’

Parish Records Holy Trinity, Hoylake, Cheshire
Born March 26 1892, baptism April 26 1892, Gertrude Sarah Wood, father George Henry Wood, mother Anne Wood Wood, abode 50 Alderney Road, Little Meols, Hoylake, Cheshire, father is a commercial traveller, ceremony by A. Hamilton Ching?, Assistant Curate

In the 1901 census 37 Alderley Street, Hoylake cum West Kirkby, Cheshire
Head George H. Wood, age 39, commercial traveller, worker, born Liverpool, Lancashire.
Wife Anne W. Wood, age 45, born London.
Daughter Gertrude S. Wood, age 9, born Hoylake, Cheshire.
Daughter Norah Wood, age 7 born Hoylake.
Daughter Mary Wood, age 1 year 8 months, born Hoylake.
1 friend, 1 servant.

In the 1911 census 11 Glan Aber Park, Chester Castle, Chester, Cheshire
Head George Henry Wood, age 49, traveler paper trade, private firm worker, born Liverpool, Lancashire.
Wife Anne Wood Wood, age 55, married 20 years, 3 children born alive all still living, born London, Middlesex.
Daughter Gertrude Sarah Wood, age 19, single, elocutionist, born Hoylake, Cheshire.
Daughter Norah Wood, age 17, single, no occupation, born Hoylake, Cheshire.
Daughter Mary Wood, age 11, school Girl, born Hoylake, Cheshire.
Visitor Louisa Baker, age 60, single, hospital matron, born Liverpool, Lancashire.
1 servant.

In the 1921 census 9 Palace Street, St. George Hanover Square, London SW, Middlesex
5. Boarder Gertrude Sarah [Wood is crossed out] Mortimer, age 29 years no months, married, born Hoylake, Cheshire, actress

New York Passenger Lists
Departed December 15, 1929, Southampton, England on the President Roosevelt , arrived December 24, 1929
Gertrude S. Wood, age 37, single, actress, English, born Hoylake, England, last permanent address Eastbourne, England.

From iMDb
• Born March 26, 1892 · Hoylake, Cheshire, England, UK
• Died 1984 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
• Birth name Gertrude Sarah Wood
• Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Mini bio
◦ Greta Wood was born on March 26, 1892 in Hoylake, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for No. 7 Brick Row (1922), Diana and Destiny (1916) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). She was married to Charles Mortimer. She died in 1984 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK.
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• Spouse Charles Mortimer(1950 - 1964) (his death)
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