See also

Family of William Henry Grayston and Caroline Pettitt

Husband: William Henry Grayston

  • Name:

  • William Henry Grayston2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Grayston (1821?-1880?)

  • Mother:

  • Eliza Simpson (1820?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • house painter3,4,5

  • Birth:

  • 2 Jul 1865

  • Walton, Suffolk, England2,3,4,5

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 15)

  • Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • grandson aged 15 working as an agricultural labourer born in Walton living with grandmother

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 35)

  • Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a house painter and living in four rooms with his wife and two daughters. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 46)

  • 28 Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • a married house painter living in four rooms with his wife, two daughters and a son. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 74)

  • 28 Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • a married retired house painter living with his wife and son William. Born on 2nd July 1865

Wife: Caroline Pettitt

  • Name:

  • Caroline Pettitt1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 6 Dec 1866

  • Framsden, Suffolk, England1,3,4,5

  •  

  • 1939 census born 6th December 1865

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 34)

  • Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband and two daughters. Born in Framsden Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 44)

  • 28 Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband, two daughters and a son. Born in Framsden Suffolk. Married for twenty-one years with three children, all of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 72)

  • 28 Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married doing household duties and living with her husband and son William. Born on 6th December 1865

Child 1: Annie Eliza Grayston

  • Name:

  • Annie Eliza Grayston6

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Harry Battle (1888-1972)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant3

  • Birth:

  • 14 Dec 1892

  • Walton, Suffolk, England3,4,6,7,8

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents and sister Doris. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  • 28 Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • an unmarried daughter working as a domestic servant and living in four rooms with her parents, sister Doris and brother William. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 28 yrs 7 mns)

  • 248 High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in four rooms with her husband Harry, and daughters Doris and Ruby. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 46)

  • 10 Ataka Road, Walton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • married as Eliza Battle doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Harry, a closed record (presumably son Douglas), and son Gordon. Born on 14th December 1892

  • Death:

  • Q4 1959 (age 66)

  • Samford "Registration District", Suffolk, England9

Child 2: Doris Lily Grayston

  • Name:

  • Doris Lily Grayston10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Alfred Smy (1905-1956)

  • Birth:

  • 18 Oct 1899

  • Walton, Suffolk, England3,4,10,11,12

  •  

  • 1939 census says born on 12th October 1899

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 1)

  • Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents and sister Annie. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • 28 Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents, sister Annie and brother William. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 39)

  • 2 St. Mary's Avenue, Kirton, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • married doing household duties and living with her husband and a closed record. Born on 12th October 1899

  • Death:

  • Q1 1975 (age 75)

  • Deben "Registration District", Suffolk, England12

Child 3: William John Grayston

  • Name:

  • William John Grayston13

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • railway porter5

  • Birth:

  • 18 Dec 1901

  • Walton, Suffolk, England3,5,13

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 10)

  • 28 Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents, sisters Annie and Doris. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 37)

  • 28 Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried railway porter living with his parents and a member of the railway A.R.P.. Born on 18th December 1901

  • Death:

  • 21 Oct 1961 (age 59)

  • Samford "Registration District", Suffolk, England14,15

  • Probate:

  • 8 Nov 1961

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • of 28 Queen Street Felixstowe, effects of £397 17s (~£6,200 in 2017) to Kate Walsh widow

Sources

1.

Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Walton St. Mary. Cit. Date: 25 May 2005. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

2.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1881/42/9.

3.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece10882 class:RG78 piece:587 registration district:214 sub-district:2 enumeration district:14 schedule:135. Cit. Date: 5 December 2018.

4.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1784 folio:102 page:19. Cit. Date: 5 December 2018.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6617I page:22 line:26 letter code:TWEL. Cit. Date: 6 December 2018.

6.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1893 quarter:1 volume:4a page:927. Cit. Date: 17 July 2019.

7.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG15 piece:9465 registration district:214 sub-district:1 enumeration district:13 schedule:72. Cit. Date: 2 May 2023.

8.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6617J page:6 line:9 letter code:TWEL. Cit. Date: 18 July 2019.

9.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1959 quarter:4 volume:4b page:877. Cit. Date: 23 July 2019.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1899 quarter:4 volume:4a page:979. Cit. Date: 5 December 2018.

11.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6634A page:10 line:42 letter code:TXCC. Cit. Date: 6 December 2018.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Deben 1975 quarter:1 volume:10 page:2518. Cit. Date: 6 December 2018.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1902 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1056 occasional copy:A. Cit. Date: 6 December 2018.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1961 quarter:4 volume:4b page:956. Cit. Date: 6 December 2018.

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). 1961 page:344. Cit. Date: 6 December 2018.