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Herbert Wace                                       1851-1906
Herbert was born on 31 December 1851, the son of Richard Henry Wace and Eulielia Gray, at Goring, Oxfordshire.
Mabel Frances Blyth                            1846-1930
Mabel was born about 1846, the daughter of Edward H. Blyth and Edith Hales, at Jersey, Channel Islands.
I have identified the following children.
Mabel Eulielia Born 28 Jan 1881   Ceylon Married J. G. Horsfall
Sidney Laurie Born 1 Mar 1882   Ceylon Married Margaretha Elizabeth Benson
Audrey Carr
Percival Beckwith Born 3 May 1883   Ceylon KIA 3 Jul 1916
Ellen Born 18 Dec 1884   Ceylon Died 2 Nov 1918
Herbert Gordon Born abt 1886   Ceylon KIA 21 Aug 1915
Eustice Harold Born 8 Jun 1888   Ceylon Married Marjorie A. Hine
Ferdinand Blyth Born abt 1890   Ceylon Married Mary Alice Graveley Morritt

Birth of Parents
Herbert Wace b: 31 Dec 1851  c: 11 Apr 1852             Goring, Oxfordshire       1852 1Q Bradfield 2c 308
son of Richard Henry Wace and Eulielia Gray

Mabel Frances Blyth b: abt 1846         St. Helier, Jersey
daughter of Edward H. Blyth and Edith Hales

Marriage
abt 1877
Herbert Wace
Mabel Frances Blyth

Children
Mabel Eulielia Wace b: 28 Jan 1881               Ceylon
daughter of Herbert Wace and Mabel Frances Blyth

The Times, Wednesday, Feb 23, 1881                   BIRTHS
  WACE - , On the 28th Jan., at The Teak, Kalutara, Ceylon, the wife of Herbert Wace, Ceylon Civil Service, of a daughter.

Sidney Laurie Wace b: 1 Mar 1882               Ceylon
son of Herbert Wace and Mabel Frances Blyth       Died Age 84, 13 Apr 1966

The Times, Friday, Mar 31, 1882                         BIRTHS
  WACE - , On the 1st March, at The Teak, Kalutara, Ceylon, the wife of Herbert Wace, Ceylon Civil Service, of a son.

Percival Beckwith Wace b: 3 May 1883               Ceylon
son of Herbert Wace and Mabel Frances Blyth

The Times, Thursday, May 31, 1883                     BIRTHS
  WACE - , On the 3rd May, at The Teak, Kalutara, Ceylon, the wife of Herbert Wace, Ceylon Civil Service, of a son.

Ellen Wace b: 18 Dec 1884               Kegalle, Ceylon
daughter of Herbert Wace and Mabel Frances Blyth

The Times, Wednesday, Jan 14, 1885                   BIRTHS
  WACE - , On the 18th December, at Kegalle, Ceylon,, the wife of Herbert Wace, Ceylon Civil Service, of a daughter.

Herbert Gordon Wace b: abt 1886               Ceylon
son of Herbert Wace and Mabel Frances Blyth
Eustice Harold Wace b: 8 Jun 1888               Ceylon
son of Herbert Wace and Mabel Frances Blyth   Died Age 62, 1951 2Q Midhurst 5h 559

The Times, Wednesday, Jul 11, 1888                   BIRTHS
  WACE - , On the 8th June, at Ratnapura, Ceylon, the wife of Herbert Wace, Ceylon Civil Service, of a son.

Ferdinand Blyth Wace b: abt 1890               Ceylon
daughter of Herbert Wace and Mabel Frances Blyth       Died Age 73, 23 Mar 1964

Death
Herbert Wace Died 28 May 1906, Age 55,           Colombo, Ceylon


The Times, Wednesday, May 30, 1906           OBITUARY
OBITUARY
  A Reuter telegram from Colombo states that Mr. Herbert Wace, C.M.G., Government Agent of the Central Province and Acting Colonial Secretary, died on Monday evening at the age of 55. Mr. Wace was educated at Westminster School and entered the Ceylon Civil Service as a writer in 1873, becoming Assistant Collector of Customs at Trinkomali in 1876, Assistant Government Agent at Matara in 1886 and at N'Elyia in 1887, Second Assistant Colonial Secretary in 1889, Commissioner of Requests at Colombo in 1890, and Government Agent at Ratnapura in 1891, at Sabaragamuwa in 1892, and of the Central Provence in 1900. He was born in 1851, the youngest son of the late Rev. R. H. Wace, of Wadhurst, Sussex, and a brother of the Dean of Canterbury, of Major-General R. Wace, C.B., and of Colonel E. C. Wace, D.S.O., late R.A.

The Times, Friday, Jun 1, 1906                         DEATHS
  WACE - , On the 28th May, of dysentery, at Colombo, Herbert Wace, C.M.G.,of the Ceylon Civil Service, age 54.
7 June 1906
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser
THE LATE HON'BLE HERBERT WACE
  Colombo papers announce the death at 9:15 p.m. on Monday, May 29, of Mr. Herbert Wace, C.M.G., Acting Colonial Secretary of Ceylon. Mr. Wace's last appearance in his official capacity was on Tuesday, the 22nd- a week before - when he attended a meeting of the Executive Council called in connection with the Telephone Commission's report. The sitting was a lengthy one - lasting over three hours. The next day the first symptoms of the malady, (dysentery) which was to prove fatal, manifested themselves. It was reported that he was slightly indisposd and there was not the remotest plea that his ailment was serious. Not for a long interval has the death taken place in Ceylon of such a high official, the death of Mr. Lionel F. Lee, Treasurer having been the last instance. The late Mr. Herbert Wace was the youngest son of the Rev. R. H. Wace of Wadhurst, Sussex and was educated at Westminster. He had two brothers in the Army. One of them (retired) is Major-General Richard Wace, C.B. who was Director General of Ordinance in India till 1902 and the other is Col. Ernest Charles Wace, D.S.O. who had also a distinguished military career and was decorated for services in the Indian campaign. The Late Mr. Wace came out in 1873 and his whole service career was in Ceylon.
H.E. the Governor came down from Nuwara Eliya the same night. He was much affected by the death of his colleague. In fact H.E. who was aware of Mr. Wace's serious illness, had specially come down to relieve the latter of his duties.
The Funeral was attended with official honours. H.E. and the members of the Legislative Council attended and the streets were lined with Police.

1901 Census
27 & 28 Upton Park		 RG13-1343 1 April 1901 Slough, Buckinghamshire
Arthur J. de Winton
Herbert G. Wace
Eustace H. Wace 		Age 47
Age 14
Age 12 		Tutor School Student
Student 		Boughrood Radnorshire, Wales
Ceylon
Ceylon 		5 Jun 1853
abt 1886
abt 1888

1911 Census
Cumbers   (7 Rooms)		 RG14-31 3 April 1911 Liss, Hampshire
Mabel F. Wace (Widow)
Eulie (Dau)
Ellen (Dau)
Blyth (Son)
Plus 1 Servant 		Age 64
Age 30
Age 26
Age 20 		Private Means


Student 		St. Helier
Kaltura
Kegalle
Newana Eliya 		Jersey
Ceylon
Ceylon
Ceylon 		abt 1846
28 Jan 1881
18 Dec 1884
abt 1890
Census states she was married 33 years, had 7 children, all still living.

IN Memory of
SECOND LIEUTENANT
HERBERT GORDON WACE

Royal Munster Fusiliers
Who Died Age 31
On 21 Aug 1915

Son of Mabel Frances Wace, of Cumbers, East Liss, Hants,
and the late Herbert Wace, C M.G., C.E.
Came from Ceylon with Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

REMEMBERED WITH HONOR
Helles Memorial,
Turkey

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION
IN Memory of
CAPTAIN
PERCIVAL BECKWITH WACE

5th Bn., Royal Berkshire Regiment
Who Died Age 33
On 3 July 1916

Son of Mrs. Mabel F. Wace, of "Cumbers", Liss, Hants.
A Master at Marlborough College.

REMEMBERED WITH HONOR
Thiepval Memorial,
Somme, France

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

The Times, Monday, Nov 4, 1918                         DEATHS
  Wace - , On the 2nd Nov., at St. Thomas's Hospital, from pleurisy, Ellen, youngest daughter of the late Herbert Wace, C.M.G., and Mrs. Wace, of Liss.
Age 33, 1918 4Q Lambeth 1d 480

MEMORIAL IN WADHURST CHURCH
"In affectionate memory of Percival Beckwith Wace, Captain, Royal Berkshire Regt and Herbert Gordon Wace, 2nd Lieut. Royal Munster Fusiliers, who fell in action and of Ellen Wace & Muriel de Winton Wace who died on duty 1914-1919. Grandchildren of the Rev. R.H. Wace".

Death
Mabel Frances (Blyth) Wace Died 12 May 1930, Age 83,       1930 2Q Petersfield 2c 205

The Times, Wednesday, May 14, 1930                 DEATHS
  WACE - , On May 12, 1930, at Cumbers, Liss, Mabel Frances, widow of Herbert Wace, C.M.G., Ceylon Civil Service. Funeral Liss to-morrow (Thursday), 3.15.