See also

Family of John Cooper Graham and Florence Esther Julia Lifford

Husband: John Cooper Graham

  • Name:

  • John Cooper Graham2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Percy Charles Graham (1871-1948)

  • Mother:

  • Ellen Shea (1872-1939)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • seaman / mariner then a hot water fitter4,5

  • Birth:

  • 20 Mar 1903

  • Chelsea, London, England2,5,6

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 8)

  • 38 The Grove, Vauxhall, Surrey, England6

  •  

  • son living in three rooms with his parents Percy and Ellen, and sister Madge. Born in Chelsea London

  • Census absence:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 18)

  •  

  •  

  • presumably away at sea

  • Employment End:

  • 11 Mar 1924 (age 20)4

  •  

  •  

  • an assistant stoker in the merchant navy having been previously coasting. He was born in 1903 in London and was 5' 8" tall, with blue eyes, brown hair and a fresh complexion

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 36)

  • 72 Henley Avenue, North Cheam, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • a married hot water fitter living with his wife Florence, daughters Winifred, Jean and Brenda, and two closed records (presumably son Dennis and an unknown). Born on 20th March 1903

  • Death:

  • 20 May 1968 (age 65)

  • Southwark "Registration District", Greater London, England3,7

  • Burial:

  • May 1968

  • Brighton and Preston Cemetery, 241 Hartington Road, Brighton, East Sussex, England8

  • Probate:

  • 17 Jun 1968

  • Probate Registry, Lewes, East Sussex, England7

  •  

  • of Crofton Tottington Drive Small Hole Henfield Sussex died 20th May 1968, administration of £4,941 (~£77,000 in 2017)

Wife: Florence Esther Julia Lifford

  • Name:

  • Florence Esther Julia Lifford1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 14 May 18995,9

  •  

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 40)

  • 72 Henley Avenue, North Cheam, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband John, daughters Winifred, Jean and Brenda, and two closed records (presumably son Dennis and an unknown). Born on 14th May 1899

  • Death:

  • 1 Oct 1986 (age 87)

  • Ashford "Registration District", Kent, England9,10,11

  • Burial:

  • Oct 1986

  • Brighton and Preston Cemetery, 241 Hartington Road, Brighton, East Sussex, England10

  • Probate:

  • 6 Nov 1986

  • Probate Registry, Greater London, England11

  •  

  • of The Old Rectory Smarden Ashford Kent died 1st October 1986, probate not exceeding £40,000 (~£105,000 in 2017)

Child 1: Winifred Julia Graham

  • Name:

  • Winifred Julia Graham12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • James Kenneth Kernahan (1922-2013)

  • Birth:

  • 28 Jan 1926

  • Fulham "Registration District", London, England5,12

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 13)

  • 72 Henley Avenue, North Cheam, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • attending school and living with her parents John and Florence, sisters Jean and Brenda, and two closed records (presumably brother Dennis and an unknown). Born on 28th January 1926 and married a Kernahan at a later date

Child 2: Jean Dorothy Graham

  • Name:

  • Jean Dorothy Graham13,14

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 18 May 1929

  • Hendon "Registration District", Middlesex, England5,13

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 10)

  • 72 Henley Avenue, North Cheam, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • attending school and living with her parents John and Florence, sisters Winifred and Brenda, and two closed records (presumably brother Dennis and an unknown). Born on 18th May 1929

  • Death:

  • Q1 1947 (age 17)

  • Maidstone "Registration District", Kent, England14

Child 4: Brenda A Graham

  • Name:

  • Brenda A Graham15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 19 Jul 1938

  • Surrey "Mid Eastern Registration District", Surrey, England5,15

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 1)

  • 72 Henley Avenue, North Cheam, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • under school age and living with her parents John and Florence, sisters Winifred and Jean, and two closed records (presumably brother Dennis and an unknown). Born on 19th July 1938 and married a Riley at a later date

  • Death:

  • Q4 2014 (age 76)

  • Derby "Registration District", Derbyshire, England16

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Fulham 1924 quarter:3 volume:1a page:870. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Chelsea 1903 quarter:2 volume:1a page:412. Cit. Date: 13 August 2023.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Southwark 1968 quarter:2 volume:5e page:35. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.

4.

FindMyPast British Merchant Seamen 1918-1941, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive ref:BT349 no:1101085. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1393D page:8 line:27 letter code:CNLF. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.

6.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:2002 class:RG78 piece:70 registration district:25 sub-district:2 enumeration district:28 schedule:229. Cit. Date: 13 August 2023.

7.

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). Lewes 1968 page:207. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.

8.

Find a Grave, (on-line at www.findagrave.com). Brighton and Preston Cemetery memorial id:255506168. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.

9.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ashford 1986 quarter:4 register:1086 volume:16 page:82. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.

10.

Find a Grave, (on-line at www.findagrave.com). Brighton and Preston Cemetery memorial id:255506167. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.

11.

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). London 1986 page:3252 ref:8651114670M. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.

12.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Fulham 1926 quarter:1 volume:1a page:387. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.

13.

Ibid. Hendon 1929 quarter:2 volume:3a page:708. Cit. Date: 14 August 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). Maidstone 1947 quarter:1 volume:5b page:882. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey Mid Eastern 1938 quarter:3 volume:2a page:407. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Derby 2014 quarter:4 district:3941E entry:511230070. Cit. Date: 14 August 2023.