Family of James Tweed and Gertrude Elizabeth Holmes

Husband:
James Tweed (1909-1990)
Wife:
Gertrude Elizabeth Holmes (1906-1987)
Status:
Divorced
Marriage:
15 Apr 1954
The Register Office, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^1,2
James a widowed builders joiner of 55 Blinco Grove Cambridge and son of Charles Tweed as deceased carpenter and joiner. Gertrude a divorcee of 23 Mill Road Cambridge and daughter of Dawes William Holmes a retired builder. Married by certificate and witnessed by B Tweed and B W Holmes

Husband: James Tweed

Name:
James Tweed^3,4
Sex:
Male
Father:
Charles Tweed (1872-1951)
Mother:
Eliza Buckle (1871-1953)
Occupation:
joiner^2,5
Birth:
1 Jul 1909
Cheveley, Cambridgeshire, England^3,4,5,6,7
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 1)
Lime Cottages, Cheveley Street, Cheveley, Cambridgeshire, England⁶
son living in four rooms with his parents Charles and Eliza, brothers Cyril and George, and sisters Nora, Elsie, Mary and Maud. Born in Cheveley Cambridgeshire
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 11 yrs 11 mns)
1 Crackenthorpe, King Edward Road, Exning, Suffolk, England⁷
son attending school and living in seven rooms with his parents Charles and Eliza, brothers Cyril and Benjamin, and sisters Elsie, Mary, Maud and Edith. Born in Cheveley Cambridgeshire
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 30)
55 Blinco Grove, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England⁵
a married joiner (carpenter) living with his wife Winifred, daughter Margaret, and his brother Benjamin. Born on 1st July 1909
Death:
27 Sep 1990 (age 81)
Cambridge "Registration District", Cambridgeshire, England^4,8
Probate:
12 Dec 1990
Probate Registry, Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales⁸
of 55 Blinco Grove Cambridge died 27th September 1990, probate not exceeding £115,000 (~£238,000 in 2017)

Wife: Gertrude Elizabeth Holmes

Name:
Gertrude Elizabeth Holmes^1,9,10
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
29 Jan 1906
Somersham, Huntingdonshire, England^{9,11,12,13,14}
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 6)
Vicarage Street, Somersham, Huntingdonshire, England¹¹
daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents Dawes and Rose, sisters Louisa and Ethel, and brothers William, Vivian and Regery (sic). Born in Somersham Huntingdonshire
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 15 yrs 4 mns)
St. Ives Road, Somersham, Huntingdonshire, England¹²
unmarried daughter doing home duties and living in five rooms with her parents Dawes and Rose, brothers Charles, Drua (sic), Edward and Sidney, and sister Ethel. Born in Somersham Huntingdonshire
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 33)
44 Marshall Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England¹³
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Edward, daughter Anne, Francis Johnson, a closed record, and Sidney E Holmes (a relative?). Born on 29th January 1906 and married a Smith at a later date (mention of the marriage to James Tweed seems to be absent but as it was relatively short there may not have been any need to record the name change on this register)
Death:
12 Jul 1987 (age 81)
Cambridge "Registration District", Cambridgeshire, England^14,15
Probate:
8 Sep 1987
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England¹⁵
of 27 Mackenzie Road Cambridge died 12th July 1987, probate not exceeding £70,000 (~£174,000 in 2017)

Note on Marriage

Divorce assumed as Gertrude appears to have remarried in 1963

Note on Wife: Gertrude Elizabeth Holmes

Gertrude previously married Edward Clement Weller (1913-1988) in Islington registration district in 1934, they subsequently divorced. Following an assumed divorce from James Tweed, Gertrude married Reginald Walter Smith (1910-1994) in Cambridge registration district in 1963^{2,10,13,16,17,18}

Sources

1.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Cambridge 1954 quarter:2 volume:4a page:560. Cit. Date: 5 June 2023.

2.: Marriage Certificate. own copy, index:79a. Cit. Date: 13 June 2023. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

3.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Newmarket 1909 quarter:3 volume:3b page:448. Cit. Date: 4 June 2023.

4.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cambridge 1990 quarter:3 register:990 volume:9 page:833. Cit. Date: 4 June 2023.

5.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6303F page:20 line:20 letter code:TAAO. Cit. Date: 4 June 2023.

6.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9165 class:RG78 piece:488 registration district:183 sub-district:1 enumeration district:4 schedule:79. Cit. Date: 4 June 2023.

7.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:8164 registration district:183 sub-district:2 enumeration district:6 schedule:384. Cit. Date: 4 June 2023.

8.: UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Llandaff 1990 page:8645 no:9051806868C. Cit. Date: 4 June 2023.

9.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. Ives 1906 quarter:1 volume:3b page:252. Cit. Date: 13 June 2023.

10.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Islington 1934 quarter:1 volume:1b page:234. Cit. Date: 5 June 2023.

11.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:8773 class:RG78 piece:458 registration district:172 sub-district:2 enumeration district:5 schedule:197. Cit. Date: 13 June 2023.

12.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:7863 registration district:172 sub-district:2 enumeration district:4, 5, 6 schedule:7. Cit. Date: 13 June 2023.

13.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6303F page:16 line:22 letter code:TAAO. Cit. Date: 14 June 2023.

14.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cambridge 1987 quarter:3 register:787 volume:9 page:611. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.

15.: UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1987 page:7284 no:8751509130B. Cit. Date: 14 June 2023.

16.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Cambridge 1963 quarter:4 volume:4a page:605. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.

17.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cambridge 1988 quarter:3 register:788 volume:9 page:695. Cit. Date: 14 June 2023.