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• I found a UK Birth Index that provides only an index by quarters, giving us a range of 3 months for Alice's birth date.
  
  England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
  Volume 3b, Page 224
  Alice Maud Bodger
  Date of Registration Jan-Feb-Mar 1869
  Peterborough, Northamptonshire [Huntingdonshire]
  
  Two years later Alice was enumerated with her family in the 1871 census of Huntingdonshire, England.
  
  1871 England Census, Huntingdonshire County, 18 April, Orton Longville, page 141, St Thomas Green, Hse #3
  Charles Bodger Head M 24 Laborer b Thornbaugh, Northampton, England
  Mary Ann Bodger Wife F 25 b Longstantion [Longstanton?], Cambridgeshire
  Charles J Bodger Son 9 M Scholar b Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
  William Bodger Son 7 M Scholar b Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
  Fanny Bodger Dau 5 F Scholar b Orton Longville, Huntingdonshire
  Emma J Bodger Dau 3 F Scholar b Orton Longville, Huntingdonshire
  Alice Bodger Dau 2 F b Orton Longville, Huntingdonshire
  Harriett Green Servant 19 F General Servant b Eye, Northamptonshire
  Mary Norman Servant 14 F General Servant b Eye, Northamptonshire
  William Watson Servant 16 F Groom b Newborough, Northamptonshire
  
  Note that Alice's birthplace is different.  The birth record reports birth place as Peterborough, and infers that is in Northamptonshire, but the 1871 census 2 years later reports she was born in the current village of residence, Orton Longville, in Huntingdonshire.  This is also the same county where her father was born.  It would seem this is correct.
  
  The discrepancy is explained historically by later changes in county boundaries, which placed Peterborough within the bounds or Northamptonshire.  At the time of Alice's birth, Peterborough was in Huntingdonshire.
  
  "The area corresponding to modern Huntingdonshire was first delimited in Saxon times, and the modern boundaries have remained largely unchanged since the 10th century.
  "Status
  "In 1889, under the Local Government Act 1888 Huntingdonshire became an administrative county, with the new County Council taking over administrative functions from the Quarter Sessions. The area in the north of the county forming part of the municipal borough of Peterborough became instead part of the Soke of Peterborough administrative county, in Northamptonshire."
  --  "Huntingdonshire," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntingdonshire
  
  But another part of the discrepancy is the actual name of the village.  The census says she was born in Orton Longville, not the nearby city of Peterborough, as reported by the birth index.  For that detail, it seems more appropriate to follow the Birth Index record.  Likely  they were living in Orton Longville, but she was born in Peterborough.
  
  In 1881, we find Alice living in London with her aunt's family, as a "scholar," meaning student.
  
  1881 England Census, Huntingdonshire County, [no date], Hammersmith, Chelsea, page 74, 5 Crofton Terrace, Hse #337
  Ruben W Tavener Head M 35 Linen Draper b Marylebone, London, England
  Jemima Tavener Wife F 39 b Thornbaugh, Northamptonshire
  Mary J Tavener Dau 1 F b Hammersmith, London
  N---? Jones [sic?] Son 1mo M Scholar b Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
  Alice M Bodger Dau 12 F Scholar b Orton [Longville], Huntingdonshire
  Herbert H Cubett Apprentice 14 M Apprentice b Stockwell, Surrey
  Edith Wooff Servant 16 F Servant b Reading, Berkshire
  Sarah Wright Nurse 45 F Married Nurse b Chelsea, London
  
  The 1910 census clarifies family details telling us that Alice had four children.  This along with the City Directory entry tells us the correct spelling of Eyrick's name.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Salt Lake County, Utah, 18 April, Salt Lake City Ward 1, District 106, page 3B, 436 South 7th East, Hse #66, Fam #67
  Eynon, Emyr Head M W 50 Married 18 years Wisconsin Wales Wales Carpet Cleaning Owns
  Eynon, Alice Wife F W 42 Married 18 years 4 children/4 living England Eng Eng
  Eynon, Murill Dau 11 F W Single Utah Wisconsin England
  Eynon, Cyril O Son M W 7 Utah Wisconsin England
  Eynon, Eyrick V Son M W 7 Utah Wisconsin England
  Eynon, Louise F W 3 Utah Wisconsin England
  
  Alice's husband Emyr died in 1912.  In 1914 and 1916 Alice is listed in the Salt Lake City directory with her daughter Muriel.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Salt Lake City, Utah, City Directory, 1914, p 351
  Eynon Alice M (wid Emyr), Prop S L Steam Carpet Cleaning Wks
  r 436 7th East, Tel Hy 2019
  --  Emyr, died Jan 28, 1912, aged 51
  -- Muriel B, Student, b 436 7th East
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Salt Lake City, Utah, City Directory, 1916, p 293
  Eynon Alice M (wid Emyr), Prop S L Steam Carpet Cleaning Works
  436 7th East, r Same, Tel Hy 2019
  -- Muriel B, Student, b 436 7th East
  
  Alice appears with her two sons and some other Eynons in 1920 and 1921.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Salt Lake City, Utah, City Directory, 1920, p 312
  Eynon Alice M (wid Emyr) Prop S L Steam Carpet Cleaning Wls 436 7th East r same, Tel Hy 2019
  -- Cyril O Student b 436 7th East
  -- David L Hlpr D & R G r 867 W 4th So
  -- Erick Student b 436 7th East
  -- Luella Student r 867 W 4th St So
  -- Thomas F Helper McDonalds r 867 W 4th St So
  -- Thomas J lab r 369 So 8th West
  
  In 1920 Alice is identified as the niece of the Head of household.  From the birthplace, we can tell that Jemima Tavener is the older sister of Alice's father Charles.
  
  In the 1920 census, Alice is enumerated as a widowed head of household with three teenage children.  At the time of finding this census, I did not have Alice's name or her husband's name or anything else except the info from the two children from the 1930 census, Eurich V and Betty Lou.  These two seemed to match two of the three here, Eyrick V and F Louise.  It is interesting to find the switch of names and initials for the daughter.
  
  1920 Federal Census, Salt Lake County, Utah, 14 January, Salt Lake City, District 171, page 14A,  436 South 7th East St, Hse #284, Fam #324
  Eynon, Alice Head  Owns F W 50 Widow Entered US 1890 Naturalized 1894 England Eng Eng No Occup [abt 1870]
  Eynon, Cyril O Son M W 17 Utah Wisconsin England [abt 1912]
  Eynon, Eyrick V Son M W 17 Utah Wisconsin England [abt 1912]
  Eynon, F Louise Dau F W 13 Utah Wisconsin England [abt 1916]
  
  I then found the Salt Lake City directory for 1921, which was very helpful in providing some additional family information.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Salt Lake City, Utah, City Directory, 1921, p 322
  Eynon Alice M (wid Emyr) Prop S L Steam Carpet Cleaning Wks r 436 7th East, Tel Was 2019
  -- Cyril O Student b 436 7th East
  -- David L Hlpr D & R G r 867 W 4th St So
  -- Eyrick V Student b 436 7th East
  -- Mrs Frank Steno Jennings Cornwall r 867 W 4th St So
  -- Frank Hlpr D & R G r 867 W 4th St So
  -- George A Student rms 639 9th East
  -- Louella G Student b 867 W 4th St So
  -- Thomas F Miner r 867 W 4th St So
  -- Thomas J lab D & R G rms 875 W 4th St So
  
  I found this City Directory entry before finding the 1910 census listing both Alice and her husband.  This directory entry was the first record providing Alice's husband's name and her middle initial.  Cyril and Eyrick of the 1920 census are here, and still in her household.  We learn that she owns a Carpet Cleaning business and Eyrick is working in the business while Cyril is a student.  We find other Eynons here.  It appears that David is a son of Frank and his wife.  All the others may also be, but the Miner might be a brother of Frank, whom I assume is Emyr's brother.
  
  Alice is listed in the 1925 and 1926 Seattle, Washington, city directories.  Eyrick is with her in 1925.  In 1926 no children are with her; she is the only one with this surname in the directory.  The residence address changes between the entries.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1925, p 554
  Eynon Alice M (wid Emyr) h 309, 155 21st av W1
  -- Eyrick adv mgr Northwest Film Journal r 309, 155 21st av W1
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1926, p 565
  Eynon Alice M (wid Emyr) h 403, 420 Blanchard
  
  Directory entries have Alice's name as Alice M.  Her grave information has her name as Maude Alice.  But the California Death Index reports her name as Alice Maude.
  
  On Alice's memorial on Find a Grave her name is a bit confusing, because there are two forms that are not clearly explained.  Her entry name is given as Maude Alice Bodger Bernard.  This form and order normally indicates that Bodger was her maiden name and Bernard one of her married names, usually the last one.  But the confusing explanatory subtitle tells us her original name was Maude Alice Bernard, which seems to mean this was her maiden name from her father.  But we know from earlier that her maiden name was Bodger.
  
  Maude Alice Bodger Bernard
  Original name: Maude Alice Bernard [? Father's name was Bodger]
  Birth 1869, England
  Death 1959 Salt Lake County, Utah
  Spouse Emyr Eynon (1860 - 1912)
  Burial Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
  Plot: R_121_10F
  Imported from UT State Historical Society, Record added Feb 02, 2000
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #172429, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=172429
  
  However, Bernard was apparently a second married name.  I can't figure out why the Find-a-Grave memorial puts the married name as the "original name."  The California Death Index has her registered under the name Bernard but notes her father's name was Bodger.
  
  Note also that the memorial reports that she died in Salt Lake City, but there is an entry in California Death Index reporting her death in Los Angeles County, California.  I take this legal index as correct.  It may well be that her residence was still Salt Lake and that she was in Los Angeles when she died, either on a visit or for medical treatment.
  
  California, Death Index, 1940-1997
  Alice Maude Barnard [Alice Maude Bodger]
  Birth 10 Feb 1869 "Other Country" [Northamptonshire, England]
  Death 7 Mar 1959 Los Angeles County
  Mother's Maiden Name Smith
  Father's Surname Bodger

Sources

• 1. 1871 England Census, Huntingdonshire County
  • 18 April, Orton Longville, page 141, St Thomas Green, Hse #3
• 2. 1881 England Census, Huntingdonshire County
  • [no date], Hammersmith, Chelsea, page 74, 5 Crofton Terrace, Hse #337
• 3. California, Death Index, 1940-1997
• 4. 1910 Federal Census, Salt Lake County, Utah
  • 18 April, Salt Lake City Ward 1, District 106, page 3B, 436 South 7th East, Hse #66, Fam #67
• 5. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
  • Volume 3b, Page: 224
• 6. 1920 Federal Census, Salt Lake County, Utah
  • 14 January, Salt Lake City, District 171, page 14A,  436 South 7th East St, Hse #284, Fam #324
• 7. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #172429, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=172429
• 8. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1925, p 554
• 9. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1926, p 565
• 10. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Salt Lake City, Utah, City Directory, 1916, p 293
• 11. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Salt Lake City, Utah, City Directory, 1914, p 351
• 12. 1930 Federal Census, San Francisco County, California
  • [no date], San Francisco, Assemby District 27, Enumeration District 190, page 22A, 2420 Lincolnway, Hse #317, Fam #328
• 13. 1930 Federal Census, San Francisco County, California
  • [no date], San Francisco, Assembly District 27, Enumeration District 190, page 22A, 2420 Lincolnway, Hse #317, Fam #328
• 14. Obituaries from California
• 15. Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966
  • State file number: 1912000319
• 16. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #172428, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=172428