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Name: HARDY, Eva Kathleen Guy, Mrs

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Nee: Maryon-Wilson

Birth Date: 1874 Fletching, Sussex

Death Date: 20 July 1947 Nairobi

First Date: 1937

Area: 'Imani' Ngong

Married: 1, In London 24 July 1895 Guy Charles Hardy (1874- 1904 Florida); 2. In London 27 Mar 1906 Capt. Maurice Loraine Pears (1872-20 Oct 1916 of wounds from battle); 3. 31 July 1922 George Biddulph Anderson

Children: 1. Herbert Ronald

Book Reference: Karen 50

General Information:

Karen 50 - One of the original members of Karen Club in 1937
Gazette 17 Feb 1948 probate
From Ancestry Eva Kathleen Maryon–Wilson was born in Fletching in 1875. She was the youngest of three daughters, with three older brothers. Their parents were Sir Spencer Maryon–Wilson and his wife Rose Emily, née Pocklington. They lived at Searles, but also had a ‘London’ house at Charlton, where Eva was later to marry Guy Charles Hardy, on 24th July 1895. We know nothing of her early life, but Guy and other family members regularly corresponded and there is information about their wedding, their honeymoon, the early years of their marriage, the birth of their only child Herbert Ronald and also their extensive travels. Sadly Guy died in Florida in 1904, so they had a relatively short time together. Eva had an interesting life. There is a photograph of her driving her 10 m.p.h. Panhard Levaseur during Brighton Race Week in July 1905 – very much in control, with three male passengers! On 27th March 1906 Eva remarried, “At St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, the marriage took place between Captain M.L.Pears, The Cameronians, eldest son of the late Mr. James Maurice Pears of the Bengal Civil Service, and Mrs. Guy Charles Hardy, of Danehurst, and youngest daughter of the late Sir Spencer Maryon – Wilson, Bart. and the Dowager Lady Maryon – Wilson. There was a numerous and fashionable congregation. The ceremony was conducted by the Bishop of Stepney, assisted by the Rev. N. Freer, Rector of Hadzor, Worcestershire, and the Rev. S. Kirshbaum, of St. Margaret’s Church. The bride was given away by her mother, and Captain Anderson attended the bridegroom. Lunch was served to the wedding party at 6, Prince’s Gardens, the residence of the bride’s mother. Later in the day, Captain and Mrs. Pears left for Spain, where they spent their honeymoon.” Eva and Maurice then moved to Tremains in Horsted Keynes. Maurice acted as a trustee of the estate of Guy Charles Hardy. Maurice was obviously a career soldier and was awarded a CMG for his service as lieutenant on the North West Frontier in the Tirah Campaign in India 1897-8 and throughout the South African War 1899- 1902. During the Great War Lieutenant-Colonel Maurice Pears commanded a battalion of the 17th Regiment of Northumberland Fusiliers. He was wounded in France and died at home on 20th October 1916, aged 44. He is remembered in the Roll of Honour of Horsted Keynes, relating to the Memorial Cross in the Parish churchyard. The Times Monday, Oct 23, 1916; pg. 11; Issue 41305; col E FALLEN  OFFICERS.LIEUTENANT-COLONEL MAURICE LORAINE PEARS,C.M.G., Northumberland Fusiliers, elder son of Mr. M. E. Pears, I.S.C., and grandson of Major-General Sir Thomas Pears, died on October 20 after several months' acute suffering, aged 44. As lieutenant in the Cameronians he served in the Tirah Expedition, being wounded in Dargai, and received the medal with two clasps.  He  also  served  with  his  regiment  through the South African War. He left the Army in 1906, after 14 1/2 years' service. He came home from East Africa on the outbreak of war, and was gazetted to a battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers, of which he was soon given the command, and after 14 months' training he went with it to the front. He became seriously ill in March, but refused to leave his work until forced to do so at the beginning of August, when the doctors found there was no hope of recovery. He had married, in 1906, Eva Kathleen, youngest daughter of the late Sir Spencer M. Maryon-Wilson, of Charlton House, Kent, and widow of Guy C. Hardy, of Danehurst, Sussex. On 31st July 1922, Eva married again, this time to George Biddulph Anderson, in Cuckfield, Sussex. George and Eva had known one another for some time, as George had ‘attended’ Maurice Pears at his wedding to Eva in 1906. Eva and George… we know nothing about this relationship. Eva re-assumed the surname Hardy by deed poll in 1927. Moved to Kenya. Property: Imani, Ngong, Kenya. Died 20.07.1947 at Pen-y-lan in Rodenbosch, Division of the Cape. Left the proceeds of her estate, including property in Kenya to the Cape Jewish Aged Home in Cape Province, South Africa.

 

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