The Strutt connection
My great grandfather's second wife was Maria Strutt and they lived in Tutbury where my grandfather was born. Below is a copy of Maria Strutt's birth certificate.
The discussion in the family has been caused by another item that has been passed down the family.
This notice relates to the death of the Hon Arthur Strutt who was the son of Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper. Does the family have a copy of the notice because there is a family connection or just because an ancestor recognised the surname?
Maria's mother, Eliza Strutt, was born in Belper as was one of her brothers but her father was not listed in the census of 1851. I have been unable to find any other connection.
The Daily Telegraph recently published the obituary for Peter Strutt. He was the fourth son of the 3rd Lord Belper so maybe he was a distant relative.