See also

Family of Arthur Alma Gillingham and Mary Ann Seeley

Husband: Arthur Alma Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Arthur Alma Gillingham2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Isaac Gillingham (1824-bef1871)

  • Mother:

  • Sarah Jackson (1828?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general labourer then a railway labourer4,5

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1859

  • Combs, Suffolk, England2,3,4,5,6

  •  

  • 1891 and 1901 census says born in Stowmarket Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 6 May 1860 (age 0-1)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Road, Combs, Suffolk, England3,7

  •  

  • son of Isaac Gillingham (innkeeper) and Sarah of Coombs

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 1-2)

  • Combs Ford, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 2. Born in Combs Suffolk, living with parents

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 11-12)

  • 4 Padnal Place, Barking, Essex, England9

  •  

  • son aged 11 working as an agricultural labourer Born in Combs Suffolk living with mother.

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 31)

  • Billett Cottage, Padnall Corner, Essex, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general labourer and living with his wife Mary, sons George, Arthur, Frederick and Ernest, and daughter Francis. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 41)

  • 8 The Warren, Manor Park, Essex, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a railway labourer and living with his wife Mary Ann, sons George, Arthur, Fred and Ernest, and daughter Francis. Born in Stowmarket England

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 51-52)

  • 63 Chester Road, Seven Kings, Ilford, London, England10

  •  

  • married head of the household aged 51 Platelayer born in Stowmarket Suffolk.

Wife: Mary Ann Seeley

  • Name:

  • Mary Ann Seeley1,11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1860 (app)

  • Padnall Corner, Essex, England4,5

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in Barking Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 31)

  • Billett Cottage, Padnall Corner, Essex, England4

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Arthur, sons George, Arthur, Frederick and Ernest, and daughter Francis. Born in Padnall Corner Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 41)

  • 8 The Warren, Manor Park, Essex, England5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Arthur, sons George, Arthur, Fred and Ernest, and daughter Francis. Born in Barking Essex England

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 50-51)

  • 63 Chester Road, Seven Kings, Ilford, London, England10

  •  

  • Wife marr 29 years born in Barking Essex living with her husband.

Child 1: George William Gillingham

  • Name:

  • George William Gillingham12

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • railway porter5

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1882

  • Padnall Corner, Essex, England4,5,12

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in Barking Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 9)

  • Billett Cottage, Padnall Corner, Essex, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Arthur and Mary, brothers Arthur, Frederick and Ernest, and sister Francis. Born in Padnall Corner Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 19)

  • 8 The Warren, Manor Park, Essex, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a railway porter and living with his parents Arthur and Mary Ann, brothers Arthur, Fred and Ernest, and sister Francis. Born in Barking Essex England

Child 2: Arthur Alma Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Arthur Alma Gillingham11

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • railway clerk5

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1883

  • Padnall Corner, Essex, England4,5,11

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in Barking Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 7)

  • Billett Cottage, Padnall Corner, Essex, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Arthur and Mary, brothers George, Frederick and Ernest, and sister Francis. Born in Padnall Corner Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 17)

  • 8 The Warren, Manor Park, Essex, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a railway clerk and living with his parents Arthur and Mary Ann, brothers George, Fred and Ernest, and sister Francis. Born in Barking Essex England

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 27)

  • 63 Chester Road, Seven Kings, Ilford, London, England10

  •  

  • unmarried son aged 27 Clerk born in Barking Essex living with parents.

Child 3: Frederick Charles Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Frederick Charles Gillingham13

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • railway telegraph boy5

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1885

  • Padnall Corner, Essex, England4,5,13

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in Barking Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 6)

  • Billett Cottage, Padnall Corner, Essex, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Arthur and Mary, brothers George, Arthur and Ernest, and sister Francis. Born in Padnall Corner Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 16)

  • 8 The Warren, Manor Park, Essex, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son as Fred working as a railway telegraph boy and living with his parents Arthur and Mary Ann, brothers George, Arthur and Ernest, and sister Francis. Born in Barking Essex England

  • Criminal:

  • 22 Jan 1919 (age 34)

  • West Ham, Essex, England14

  •  

  • an engine driver of Plaistow was sentenced to three months imprisonment for stealing wines, spirits and other goods, value £40 (~£850 in 2005) of the Midland Railway Co and an additional month for assaulting the police

Child 4: Ernest Gillingham

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Spouse: Margaret Moore

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Ernest Gillingham war memorial

  • Name:

  • Ernest Gillingham15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Margaret Moore (1884-1977)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • milk boy then a soldier5,16

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1886

  • Padnall Corner, Essex, England4,5,15,16

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in Barking Essex, 1911 says Romford Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 4)

  • Billett Cottage, Padnall Corner, Essex, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Arthur and Mary, brothers George, Arthur and Frederick, and sister Francis. Born in Padnall Corner Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 14)

  • 8 The Warren, Manor Park, Essex, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a milk boy and living with his parents Arthur and Mary Ann, brothers George, Arthur and Fred, and sister Francis. Born in Barking Essex England

  • Military Service:

  • 26 Aug 1904 (age 17-18)

  • Army Service Corps as no:2234817

  •  

  • being 5' 5½" tall, weighing 124 lbs with a chest of 36" and 3½" expansion, a fresh complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, a scar on left knee and shin, and moles on right shoulder and left breast

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 24)

  • Charlton and Kidbroke, London, England16

  •  

  • an unmarried private serving in the Army Service Corps. Born in Romford Essex

  • Death:

  • 31 May 1918 (age 31)

  • France17

  •  

  • Cause: in action

  • War Memorial:

  •  

  • Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Rue Barbusse, Lapugnoy, Pas-de-Calais, France18

  •  

  • a Staff Sergeant no:R/22348 Army Service Corps 4th Coy. 4th Div. Train aged 31. Son of Arthur and Mary Ann Gillingham, of Essex; husband of Margaret Gillingham, of Station Road Lusk Co. Dublin

  • Medals:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • 1914 Star, British War and Victory medals

Child 5: Frances Maggie Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Frances Maggie Gillingham19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Robert Arthur Sibley (1886-1971)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • catering proprietor20

  • Birth:

  • 4 Jun 1888

  • Padnall Corner, Essex, England4,5,19,20,21,22

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in Barking Essex, 1911 census says Chadwell Heath Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 2)

  • Billett Cottage, Padnall Corner, Essex, England4

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Arthur and Mary, and brothers George, Arthur, Frederick and Ernest. Born in Padnall Corner Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 12)

  • 8 The Warren, Manor Park, Essex, England5

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Arthur and Mary Ann, and brothers George, Arthur, Fred and Ernest. Born in Barking Essex England

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 22)

  • 16 Victoria Street, Stratford, Essex, England21

  •  

  • married wife living in five rooms with her husband Robert, and their daughter Frances. Born in Chadwell Heath Essex and married for one year, with one child who is still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 51)

  • 48 Bellvue Road, Ramsgate, Kent, England20

  •  

  • a married cartering proprietor living with her husband Robert, daughter Frances, son-in-law George Bragg and a John Dines. Born on 4th June 1888

  • Death:

  • 13 Nov 1970 (age 82)

  • Thanet "Registration District", Kent, England22,23

  • Probate:

  • 14 Dec 1970

  • Probate Registry, Greater London, England23

  •  

  • of 196 Ramsgate Road Broadstairs Kent died 13th November 1970, probate of £1,140 (~£16,000 in 2017)

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). West Ham 1881 quarter:2 volume:4a page:23. Cit. Date: 21 May 2020.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1859 quarter:2 volume:4a page:512. Cit. Date: 1 July 2017.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Stow and Thedwastre Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-05/P1 own copy). Cit. Date: 1 July 2017.

4.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1370 folio:71 page:6. Cit. Date: 21 May 2020.

5.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1600 folio:46 page:2. Cit. Date: 21 May 2020.

6.

Vital Record Index of LDS Church.

7.

Ibid. Bishops Transcripts for Suffolk.

8.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1861/RG9/1146/P69.

9.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1648/.

10.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:9891 class:RG78 piece:521B registration district:191 sub-district:2 enumeration district:42 schedule:193.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Romford 1883 quarter:3 volume:4a page:259. Cit. Date: 1 July 2017.

12.

Ibid. Romford 1882 quarter:2 volume:4a page:259. Cit. Date: 18 October 2020.

13.

Ibid. Romford 1885 quarter:1 volume:4a page:329. Cit. Date: 1 July 2017.

14.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 24 January 1919 page:5. Cit. Date: 28 August 2013.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Romford 1886 quarter:3 volume:4a page:331. Cit. Date: 1 July 2017.

16.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:2856 class:RG78 piece:97 registration district:30 sub-district:1 enumeration district:3 schedule:1. Cit. Date: 19 November 2020.

17.

Ancestry UK, British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Army Service Corps no:22348. Cit. Date: 19 November 2020.

18.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Lapugnoy Military Cemetery X.A.8. Cit. Date: 19 November 2020.

19.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Romford 1888 quarter:3 volume:4a page:320. Cit. Date: 19 July 2017.

20.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1766J page:7 line:23 letter code:DIKW. Cit. Date: 21 May 2020.

21.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:9356 class:RG78 piece:505 registration district:188 sub-district:1 enumeration district:15 schedule:124. Cit. Date: 21 May 2020.

22.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Thanet 1970 quarter:4 volume:5f page:1682. Cit. Date: 21 May 2020.

23.

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 1970 page:211. Cit. Date: 21 May 2020.