STANLEY SMITH SHRUBSOLE  1880-1959

Stanley Smith Shrubsole was born 1880 in Sheerness, Kent, the youngest of six children, the son of William Hobbs & Hannah Janet Shrubsole.

He died 3rd March 1959 in Machakos Training College, Machakos, Kenya, where his daughter Alison was principal of the college.  One assumes he was on a visit to Alison when he died, as probate gives his address as 72 Quarry Park Road, Cheam, Surrey.

Probate was granted to his widow Margaret Castlefranc Shrubsole;  his effects totalled £3714 15s 10d.

He had married Margaret Castlefranc Cheveley in 1914 in London & below is a transcript of their wedding:

CHELTENHAM CHRONICLE & GLOUCESTERSHIRE GRAPHIC, SATURDAY JUNE 13TH 1914

CHELTENHAM MINISTER’S WEDDING IN LONDON

Rev. S.S. SHRUBSOLE - MISS M.C. CHEVELEY

Many Cheltonians’ thoughts on Saturday afternoon were turned towards London where at Park Chapel, Crouch End - for many years the scene of the labours of the Rev. Dr. Alfred Rowland, a preacher well known to Cheltonians through his lifelong friendship with the minister of Highbury Congregational Church - the Rev. Stanley S. Shrubsole, B.D., who twelve months ago left New College to succeed the Rev. J. Lloyd Davies in the pastorate of Highbury Church, was wedded to Miss Margaret Castlefranc Cheveley, daughter of Mr. R.D. Cheveley, of Crouch End, formerly of the Treasury, Bank of England, and prior to that of Leeds.  The bridegroom, who is the son of Mr William Hobbs Shrubsole, F.G.S, of Croydon, had the Rev. H. Douglas Budden, B.A., B.D., Of Claylands, Clapham as best man.

The bride who was given away by her father wore a handsome wedding gown of white satin, the Court train being trimmed with real lace and orange blossom.  She carried a bouquet of white and pale pink carnations and wore a diamond and turquoise ring, the gift of the bridegroom.  She was attended by three bridesmaids, viz., Miss Hilda Booth (Crouch End), Miss Nell Johnson (Hampstead), and Miss Kathleen Griffin (a neice of the bridegroom, of Eltham), who were dressed in pale blue satin veiled with mauve ninon, with hats of biscuit tagel straw trimmed with blue ribbon and mauve sweet peas.  They carried bouquets of sweet peas and wore brooches, the gifts of the bridegroom.

The fully choral service was conducted by the Rev. G.E. Darlaston, M.A., Pastor of Park Chapel, who took a leading part in the bridegroom’s ordination service in Cheltenham last September, and who was assisted by the Rev J.T. Maxwell, late of Plymouth.  Mr. Josiah Booth, A.R.A.M., The well-known composer, was at the organ, and played appropriate selections, and the service also included the hymns “O Father All Creating” and “O Perfect Love”.

The bride’s father afterwards held a reception at Corbin Hall, which adjoins the chapel, at which there were about 150 guests, including near relatives and frineds from Hither Green (the bridegroom’s former home), Brockley etc., several College friends, and Miss G. Gurney and Miss Dean, members of Highbury Church, now living in London.  During the reception many telegraphic messages of good wishes were received from friends in Cheltenham.

Mr. & Mrs. Shrubsole will spend their honeymoon at Llandudno, for which they left London in the afternon, the bride’s travelling costume being a French grey coat and skirt, with black tagel hat.  The presents numbered upwards of 150.  The bride’s present to her husband consisted of Globe-Wernicke bookcases, and others included a picture from the children of the Highbury Sunday-School, a plated tea tray from Park Chapel Sunday-School, a silver spirit kettle and silver salt-cellars from Hither Green Boy’s Own Class, a firescreen from friends at New College, Hampstead, a rose bowl from Rev. Silas K. Hoxcking, and the following:- Bridegroom’s father, cheque;  bride’s father, cheque, carpet, house linen, trousseau;  Mr. R.D. Cheveley, jun., Dining-room easy chair;  Mrs Hortop, dining-room table;  Mr & Mrs Harry Shrubsole, table plate;  Mr & Mrs. W.L. Shrubsole, furniture;  Mr & Mrs Griffin, oak-framed mirror; Mr & Mrs Geo. Smith, cheque and carpet, Mrs. McCracker, trunk;  Mr & Mrs Conway, fire-irons and dogs.

A cheque this week has been forwarded to Mr. Shrubsole by direction of Highbury Church Members assembled at their montly meeting;  and at the social gathering which is to be held at Highbury on the 25th inst.,  on their return from honeymoon Mr & Mrs Shrubsole are to receive further gifts provided by a fund to which the congregation generally were at liberty to subscribe.

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A HISTORY OF THE 1ST CHELTENHAM (HIGHBURY) SCOUT GROUP WRITTEN FOR THE CENTENARY OF ITS FOUNDING IN 2008
SAYS THE FOLLOWING ABOUT STANLEY SMITH SHRUBSOLE:

NEW MINISTER AT HIGHBURY

In 1913 Rev. Stanley S. Shrubsole, B.D., succeeded the Rev John Lloyd Davies, B.A. Who had been Minister from 1906-1912.  He started his working life with the Prudential Insurance Company as a Clerk before going to New College in 1909 where he finished as Best Student of the Final Year and with a B.D..  He then gained a Diploma in Psychology from the University of London.  On arrival at Highbury he became Chaplain to the Troop receiving his warrant on Nov 11th 1913.  In April 1914 he conducted a service for the Scouts of Cheltenham at the Winchcombe Street Church.  Attended by 160 Scouts and their leaders it was the first time they had visited a Nonconformist Church.  That year Mr. Joseland and Mr. Simpson left to serve in the War.  He became acting SM and Oscar Bloodworth (aged about 20), ASM.  There were 4 Patrols and 20 Scouts.  That same year he married Margaret Cheveley, a bank cashier and suffragette and they eventually had three daughters, the youngest of whom, Alison, became Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge.  The Rev. Shrubsole left Highbury in 1920 moving to Sutton Congregational Church, Surrey.  Their Manual for 1923 reports the recent formation of a Wolf Club Pack with the intention of starting a Scout Troup.  He returned to preach at the new Highbury Church in August 1933 from Ipswich.  He died on March 3rd 1959 at Machakos Training College, Kenya where his daughter was then Principal.

“ 'Shrubby' was an ideal friend to the young people but it was typical of his relationship to them that, though he was their companion in every kind of fun and amusement, he never lost his dignity, nor the spiritual leadership which is a minister's greatest gift to his young people.”

Stanley was Minister of Highbury Congregational Church, Cheltenham from 1913-1920.  And this is the report of his retirement from Highbury in the Cheltenham Chronicle & Gloucestershire Graphic Saturday Jan 3rd 1920.

Stanley moved on from here to Sutton Congregational Church, Surrey.  His next pastorate was at Ipswich & then finally at Croydon, Surrey.

And this piece on his retirement from the Gloucestershire Echo
Jan 23rd 1946

The inscription on Stanley’s headstone, at All Soul’s Cathedral, Machakos, Kenya, reads as follows:

STANLEY S SHRUBSOLE//

1880-1959//

BELOVED HUSBAND//

FATHER AND MINISTER//

Stanley & Margaret Shrubsole had three daughters -

Gwynneth M.  b1916

Hilary C. b1920  

Alison C.  b1925.

Gwynneth Margaret Shrubsole married Lieutenant (E) Robert Candlish Allen, R.N. in 1940

The newspaper clip is from the Cheltenham Chronicle & Gloucestershire Graphic of Saturday, Aug 3rd 1940

Hilary C Shrubsole travelled to the Cape, South Africa at the age of 30, leaving Liverpool on 22 March 1951.  Her occupation was described as a Technical Advisor Horticulture.  I have lost track of her from here.  If anyone knows more I would be interested.

Alison Cheveley Shrubsole’s details are shown on a separate page.

Ancestors of Esther Ann Frances Shrubsole

JOHN SHRUBSOLE + ANN CLEMENTS ARTHUR EDWARD SHRUBSOLE 1895-1917 CHARLES FILMER SHRUBSOLE 1820-1906 FREDERICK JOHN SHRUBSOLE 1896-1916 GORDON SHRUBSOLE GRANVILLE HERBERT SHRUBSOLE HARRY JAMES SHRUBSOLE HENRY GEORGE SHRUBSOLE HERBERT GEORGE SHRUBSOLE 1891-1958 JAMES WILLIAM SHRUBSOLE JOHN ALBERT SHRUBSOLE 1875-1955 JOHN SHRUBSOLE JOHN ALFRED SHRUBSOLE 1900-1917 LOUIS HENRY SHRUBSOLE PETER SHRUBSOLE 1856-1932 STEPHEN JOHN SHRUBSOLE WALTER FREDERICK SHRUBSOLE 1893-1918 WILLIAM SHRUBSOLE 1815-1880 WILLIAM FRANK SHRUBSOLE WILLIAM GEORGE SHRUBSOLE 1855-1889 WILLIAM RICHARD SHRUBSOLE WILLIAM STEPHEN SHRUBSOLE WILLIAM SHRUBSOLE 1760-1806

FRANCIS HENRY (FRANK) LOCKLEY 1890-1970 FRANK ALBERT COVENEY 1887-1969 GEORGE LEADBETTER 1885-1956 JOSEPH HENRY ERNEST LOCKLEY 1895-1979 LEONARD CHESWORTH 1886-1968 PERCY JAMES COVENEY 1886-1961 SAMUEL WALLS 1888-1970 WILLIAM ERNEST LOCKLEY 1895-1966

ALEXANDER JOHN WILLIAM TICK 1887 - 1915 ALFRED WILLIAM JIM COLLINS 1926-2009 DORAN ROBSON DEAN 1896- WILLIAM GEORGE TICK 1890 - 1948

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