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Constable Curtis                              1829-1909
Constable was born about 1829, the son of Timothy Curtis and Rebecca Mary Curtis. He married Henrietta Mary Anne Curtis (His First Cousin) on 1 August 1851. Constable died on 30 March 1909.
Henrietta Mary Anne Curtis         1825-1910
Henrietta was born on 12 May 1825, the daughter of Charles Berwick Curtis and Henrietta Pearson.
I have identified the following children:
Charles Constable Born 21 May 1852   Acton, Middlesex Married Edith Fanny Onslow
Edward Constable Born 24 May 1853   Berkhamsted, Hertford Married Elsa Rose Alston
Frank John Constable Born 21 Jan 1857   Berkhamsted, Hertford Married Louisa Mildred Smith-Dorrien
Henrietta Augusta Constable Born 10 May 1858   Berkhamsted, Hertford
Lucy Emma Constable Born 3 Aug 1859   Pailton, Warwickshire
Sophia Thomasine Constable Born 9 Jun 1864   Pailton, Warwickshire Married Capt. William Horace Kennedy
Henry George Constable Born 26 Aug 1865   Pailton, Warwickshire Married Ann Horsfall Bell
Anna Louisa Constable Born 17 Jun 1868   Pailton, Warwickshire Married Henry Grey Tylecote

Birth of Parents
Constable Curtis b: abt 1829             Great Berkhamsted, Hertford
son of Timothy Curtis and Rebecca Mary Curtis

Henrietta Mary Anne Curtis b: 12 May 1825  c: 6 Jun 1825           Acton, Middlesex
daughter of Charles Berwick Curtis and Henrietta Pearson, Friars Place

Marriage
1 Aug 1851
Constable Curtis
Henrietta Mary Anne Curtis		 Hove, Sussex                         1851 3Q Steyning 7 659
Father: Timothy Curtis
Father: Charles Berwick Curtis

The Times, Tuesday, Aug 5, 1851                         Married
  On the 1st inst., at the parish church of Hove, Sussex, by the Rev. George Pearson, Rector of Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire (uncle of the bride), Constable Curtis, Esq., Captain 12th Royal Lancers, only son of the late Captain T. Curtis, R.N., to Henrietta Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Charles B. Curtis, Esq. of Friar's-place, near Acton, Middlesex.

Children
Charles Constable Curtis b: 21 May 1852  c: 22 Jun 1852         Acton, Middlesex       1852 2Q Brentford 3a 68
son of Constable Curtis and Henrietta Mary Anne Curtis, Great Berkhamsted
Edward Constable Curtis b: 24 May 1853           Great Berkhamsted, Hertford       1853 2Q St Geo Han Sq 1a 218
son of Constable Curtis and Henrietta Mary Anne Curtis
Frank John Constable Curtis b: 21 Jan 1857           Great Berkhamsted, Hertford
son of Constable Curtis and Henrietta Mary Anne Curtis
Henrietta Augusta Constable Curtis b: 10 May 1858           Great Berkhamsted, Hertford
daughter of Constable Curtis and Henrietta Mary Anne Curtis
Lucy Emma Constable Curtis b: 3 Aug 1859   c: 10 Sep 1859         Monks Kirby, Warwick       1860 1Q Lutterworth 7a 3
daughter of Constable Curtis and Henrietta Mary Anne Curtis, Pailtrow House, Pailton, Warwick

1861 Census RG9-2247 8 April 1861 Pailton, Leicestershire
Pailton House
Constable Curtis
Henrietta M. A. (Wife)
Charles C.
Edward C.
Frank J. C.
Henrietta A.
Lucy E. Plus 7 Servants 		Age 31
Age 29
Age 8
Age 7
Age 4
Age 2
Age 1 		Army Officer Retired
Acton
Acton
St Geo Hanover Sq
St Geo Hanover Sq
St Geo Hanover Sq
Pailton
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Warwick 		abt 1829
12 May 1825
21 May 1852
24 May 1853
21 Jan 1857
10 May 1858
3 Aug 1859

Sophia Thomasine Constable Curtis b: 9 Jun 1864   c: 23 Jul 1864         Hove, Sussex       1864 2Q Lutterworth 7a 11
daughter of Constable Curtis and Henrietta Mary Anne Curtis, Pailtrow House, Pailton, Warwick
Henry George Constable Curtis b: 26 Aug 1865   c: 28 Oct 1865         Monks Kirby, Warwick       1865 4Q Wokingham 2c 336
son of Constable Curtis and Henrietta Mary Anne Curtis, Pailtrow House, Pailton, Warwick
Anna Louisa Constable Curtis b: 17 Jun 1868   c: 14 Jul 1868         Monks Kirby, Warwick
daughter of Constable Curtis and Henrietta Mary Anne Curtis, Pailtrow House, Pailton, Warwick

1871 Census RG10-3220 3 April 1871 Lutterworth, Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
Pailton House
Constable Curtis
Henrietta (Wife) Henrietta
Lucy
Sophia
Henry
Anna
Plus 5 Servants 		Age 43
Age 41
Age 12
Age 11
Age 6
Age 5
Age 2 		Captain Late 12th Lancers Ebford
Acton
St Geo Hanover Sq
Pilton
Pilton
Pilton
Pilton 		Devon
Middlesex
Middlesex
Warwick
Warwick
Warwick
Warwick 		abt 1829
12 May 1825
10 May 1858
3 Aug 1859
9 Jun 1864
26 Aug 1865
17 Jun 1868

1881 Census RG11-1370 4 April 1881 Totteridge, Hertford
Totteridge House
Spencer Henry Curtis
Margaret Tupper (Wife)
Helen Margaret
Bertrum De Vic Carey
Catherine Louisa
 Constable Curtis (Bro-Law)
Henrietta Mary Ann Curtis (Sis)
Linda Curtis (Niece)
Marion Ethel Drake (Visitor) 		Age 47
Age 42
Age 9
Age 7
Age 4
 Age 51
Age 55
Age 14
Age 26 		Merchant Magistrate

Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
 None

Scholar
Governess 		Acton
Guernsey
London
London
Totteridge
 Clyst St George
Acton
Shoeburyness
Stoke 		Middlesex
Channel Isles
Middlesex
Middlesex
Hertford
 Devon
Middlesex
Essex
Warwick 		11 Jul 1833
abt 1838
abt 1871
abt 1873
abt 1876
 abt 1829
12 May 1825
abt 1866
abt 1854

1881 Census RG11-1077 4 April 1881 Brighton, Sussex
16 Chesham Road
Charles C. Curtis
Henry G. C.
Harriet A. C.
Lucy E. C.
Sophia T. C.
Anna L. C.
Plus 4 Servants 		Age 28
Age 15
Age 22
Age 21
Age 16
Age 12 		Retired Captain's Son R.A.
Scholar


Scholar
Scholar 		Acton
Monks Kirby
London
Monks Kirby
Monks Kirby
Monks Kirby
 Middlesex
Warwick
Middlesex
Warwick
Warwick
Warwick 		21 May 1852
26 Aug 1865
10 May 1858
3 Aug 1859
9 Jun 1864
17 Jun 1868

1891 Census RG12-1126 6 Apr 1891 Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
The Hall, High Street
Constable Curtis
Henrietta M. A. (Wife)
Lucy E. C. (S)
Sophia T. C. (s)
Plus 14 Servants 		Age 61
Age 65
Age 31
Age 26 		Living on own means, J.P. St Georges Clyst
Acton
Pailton
Pailton 		Devonshire
Middlesex
Warwickshire
Warwickshire 		abt 1829
12 May 1825
3 Aug 1859
9 Jun 1864

1901 Census RG13-1329 1 Apr 1901 Great Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
The Hall, High Street
Constable Curtis
Henrietta M. A. (Wife)
Henrietta A. (S)
Lucy Emma (S)
Edward Constable (M)
Frank J. C. (M)
Laura M. (D-Law)(M)
Plus 11 Servants 		Age 71
Age 74
Age 42
Age 41
Age 47
Age 44
Age 38 		Living on own means



J. P. for Sommerset
Forest Dir. Stone Coy 		St Georges Clyst
Acton
St Georges Hanover Sq
Monks Kirby
St Georges Hanover Sq
St Georges Hanover Sq
Gt. Berkhamsted 		Devon
Middlesex
London
Warwickshire
London
London
Hertfordshire 		abt 1829
12 May 1825
10 May 1858
3 Aug 1859
24 May 1853
21 Jan 1857
abt 1862

Death
Constable Curtis Died 30 Mar 1909, Age 79,       1909 1Q Berkhamsted 3a 560

The Times, Wednesday, Mar 31, 1909                   DEATHS
  CURTIS - On the 30th March, at The Hall, Great Berkhamsted, Herts, Constable Curtis, late Captain 12th Royal Lancers, aged 79.
LONDON   21 May 1909                         Probate
CURTIS, Constable, of the Hall, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, retired captain 12th Royal Lancers, died 30 March 1909, Probate, London 21 May, to Thornton Scovell, captain (retired), His Majesty's Army, Horace Edward Golding, Solicitor, and Ernest Woolley, stockbroker.   Effects £59,181 3s. 1d.

Death
Henrietta Mary Anne (Curtis) Curtis Died 9 Apr 1910, Age 84,                     1910 2Q Berkhamsted 3a 376a

The Times, Monday, Apr 11, 1910                         DEATHS
  CURTIS - On the 9th April, at Northechurch, Great Berkhamsted, Herts, Henrietta Mary Anne, wife of the late Capt. Constable Curtis, of The Hall, Great Berkhamsted, Herts, in her 85th year.


SPECIAL THANKS  to James Pratt, Hungerford, Berkshire, for many of the details provided above.