See also

Family of John Gillingham and Edith Edwards

Husband: John Gillingham

  • Name:

  • John Gillingham2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Gillingham (1824- )

  • Mother:

  • Mary Soames (1824-1896)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bricklayers labourer then a road repair labourer2,3

  • Birth:

  • Jun 1864

  • Felixstowe, Suffolk, England2,3,4

  •  

  • Woodbridge 4a 639

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Feb 1865 (age 0)

  • St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Ferry Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England5,6

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 6)

  • 5 St. George's Terrace, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son aged 6 attending school born in Felixstowe living with parents

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 16)

  • 5 St. George's Terrace, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 17, unmarried, Bricklayers labourer. Born in Felixstowe, living with parents.

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 26)

  • 5 St. George's Terrace, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • aged 26, unmarried, general labourer. Born in Felixstowe, living with parents

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 36)

  • 3 Brunswick Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a bricklayers labourer and living with his wife and three children. Born in Felixstowe Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 46)

  • 48 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general labourer on road repairing for East Suffolk County Council and living in four rooms with his wife and seven children. Born in Felixstowe Suffolk.

  • Directory:

  • 1927 (age 62-63)

  • 48 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

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Wife: Edith Edwards

  • Name:

  • Edith Edwards11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1874 (app)

  • Esher, Surrey, England2,3

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 27)

  • 3 Brunswick Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband and three children. Born in Esher Surrey

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 37)

  • 48 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband and seven children. Born in Esher Surrey. Married for thirteen years with seven children all of whom are still living

Child 1: John Albert Gillingham

  • Name:

  • John Albert Gillingham12

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Rosanna Bertha Clarke (1900-1983)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • telecommunications engineer13

  • Birth:

  • 30 Apr 1898

  • Blackheath, London, England2,3,12,13

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2)

  • 3 Brunswick Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son living with his parents and two siblings. Born in Blackheath Kent

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • 48 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son attending school and working as a newsboy and living in four rooms with his parents and six siblings. Born in Blackheath Kent

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 41)

  • 346 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • a married telecommunications foreman (skilled worker) for the G.P.O. living with his wife, son John and three closed records (presumably sons Leslie, Sydney and Cecil). Born on 30th April 1898

  • Death:

  • Q3 1960 (age 62)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England14

Child 2: Ethel May Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Ethel May Gillingham15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Albert Victor Norman (1902-1989)

  • Birth:

  • 3 Aug 1899

  • Blackheath, London, England2,3,15,16

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 1)

  • 3 Brunswick Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents and two siblings. Born in Blackheath Kent

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 11)

  • 48 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents and six siblings. Born in Blackheath Kent

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 40)

  • 84 Bury Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband and a closed record. Born on 11th August 1899

  • Death:

  • Q1 1966 (age 66)

  • Gipping "Registration District", Suffolk, England17

Child 3: Mabel Louise Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Mabel Louise Gillingham18

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Feb 1901

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,3,18

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 1 mn)

  • 3 Brunswick Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • daughter living with his parents and two siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 10)

  • 48 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents and six siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q3 1918 (age 17)

  • Woodbridge "Registration District", Suffolk, England19

Child 4: Ellen Mary Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Ellen Mary Gillingham3,20

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Charles Alfred Daldry (1900-1984)

  • Birth:

  • 23 Sep 1902

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,20,21,22

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 8)

  • 48 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents and six siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 37)

  • 458 Kingston Road, Ewell, Surrey, England21

  •  

  • a married housewife living with her husband, son Alan and a closed record (presumably son Gerald). Born on 23rd September 1902

  • Death:

  • Q4 1981 (age 79)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England22

Child 5: Edith Esther Charlotte Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Edith Esther Charlotte Gillingham3,23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • George Waters (1905-1985)

  • Birth:

  • 16 Jul 1904

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,23,24,25

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 6)

  • 48 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents and six siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 35)

  • 48 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with two children. Born on 16th July 1904

  • Death:

  • Q1 1974 (age 69)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England25

Child 6: Charlie Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Charlie Gillingham3,11

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Grace Amelia Bishop (1909-1997)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • butcher26

  • Birth:

  • 27 Jun 1906

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,11,26,27

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 4)

  • 48 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents and six siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 33)

  • 18 Britannia Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England26

  •  

  • a married butcher and member of the Auxilary Fire Service living alone. Born on 27th June 1906

  • Death:

  • Q4 1979 (age 73)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England27

Child 7: Arthur William Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Arthur William Gillingham3,28

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Doris Kathleen Day (1912-1989)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carpenter and joiner / general builder29

  • Birth:

  • 31 Jul 1909

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,28,29,30

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 1)

  • 48 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents and six siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 30)

  • 5 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England29

  •  

  • a married carpenter, joiner and general bulider living with his wife and two closed records. Born on 31st July 1909

  • Death:

  • May 1995 (age 85)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England30

Child 8: Esther Dorothy Gillingham

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Daughter: Esther Dorothy Gillingham

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Spouse: Joseph Wagstaff

  • Name:

  • Esther Dorothy Gillingham31

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Joseph Wagstaff (1908-1996)

  • Birth:

  • 3 Jan 1912

  • 48 Parliament Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England31,32,33

  • Death:

  • 20 Nov 1982 (age 70)

  • Poole "Registration District", Dorset, England32,33

Child 9: Elsie Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Elsie Gillingham34

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Albert Strowger (1917-1986)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shop assistant35

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1914

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England34

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 25)

  • 36 Lee Road, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England35

  •  

  • an unmarried ladies outfitters shop assistant living with Archibald Burrell and family. Born 21st November 1915 (note this date does not match birth index, but only Elsie Gillingham in Suffolk). Married a Strowger at a later date

Sources

1.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1779/73/29 Ancestry.com.

2.

Ibid. class:RG13 piece:1779 folio:73 page:29. Cit. Date: 25 September 2018.

3.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10842 class:RG14 piece:10842 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:17 schedule:408. Cit. Date: 26 May 2018.

4.

Sian Plant (One Name Study) personal communication.

5.

Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

6.

Felixstowe Family History Society - Parish Records.

7.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1758/151/14.

8.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1881/10/14.

9.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1475/P19.

10.

Kelly's Directory of Suffolk 1922, (My History). 1927 at Ipswich Record Office. Cit. Date: 25 January 2002.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1906 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1053. Cit. Date: 9 July 2017.

12.

Ibid. Greenwich 1898 quarter:2 volume:1d page:1116 occasional copy:A. Cit. Date: 1 January 2019.

13.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6606A page:19 line:20 letter code:TVNH. Cit. Date: 1 January 2019.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1960 quarter:3 volume:4b page:701. Cit. Date: 1 January 2019.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Greenwich 1899 quarter:3 volume:1d page:1129. Cit. Date: 5 December 2018.

16.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6627C page:19 line:28 letter code:TWMD. Cit. Date: 5 December 2018.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Gipping 1966 quarter:1 volume:4b page:1055. Cit. Date: 5 December 2018.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1901 quarter:2 volume:4a page:983. Cit. Date: 25 September 2018.

19.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1918 quarter:3 volume:4a page:989. Cit. Date: 25 September 2018.

20.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1902 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1019. Cit. Date: 29 August 2018.

21.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1412F page:14 line:32 letter code:CNXO. Cit. Date: 29 August 2018.

22.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1981 quarter:4 volume:10 page:2710. Cit. Date: 29 August 2018.

23.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1904 quarter:3 volume 4a page:1070. Cit. Date: 26 July 2018.

24.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6610D page:21 line:9 letter code:TVOL. Cit. Date: 26 July 2018.

25.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1974 quarter:1 volume:4b page:2838. Cit. Date: 26 July 2018.

26.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6606A page:12 line:29 letter code:TVNH. Cit. Date: 5 July 2018.

27.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1979 quarter:4 volume:10 page:2430. Cit. Date: 5 July 2018.

28.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1909 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1032. Cit. Date: 26 May 2018.

29.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6610D page:14 line:32 letter code:TVOL. Cit. Date: 26 May 2018.

30.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1995 quarter:2 district:7471B register:B14B entry:280 date:0595. Cit. Date: 26 May 2018.

31.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1912 quarter:1 volume:4a page:2017. Cit. Date: 4 December 2018.

32.

Ancestry Family Trees, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Dines & Wood family tree by Jane Dines. Cit. Date: 4 December 2018.

33.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Poole 1982 quarter:4 volume:23 page:715. Cit. Date: 4 December 2018.

34.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1914 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1930. Cit. Date: 4 December 2018.

35.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6614C page:16 line:9 letter code:TWAC. Cit. Date: 4 December 2018.