See also

Family of John Ezra Whiting and Bessie Maud Ransome

Husband: John Ezra Whiting

  • Name:

  • John Ezra Whiting1,2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer then a Royal Navy seaman4,5

  • To Do:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • confirm death in Dublin c1930

  • Birth:

  • 15 Jan 1891

  • Yoxford, Suffolk, England2,4,5,6,7

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3 mns)

  • Willow Marsh Road, Yoxford, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents John and Martha. Born in Yoxford Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Apr 1891 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, High Street, Yoxford, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of John Whiting (labourer) and Martha of Willow Marsh Yoxford

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • New Cottage, Great Glemham, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son living with his parents John and Martha, sisters Martha and Elsie and a lodger. Born in Yoxford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • road leading to Pound Farm, Great Glemham, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a labourer on a farm and living with his parents John and Martha, sisters Martha and Gertrude and a boarder. Born in Yoxford

  • Military Service:

  • btw 14 Sep 1916 and 12 Mar 1919 (age 25-28)

  • Royal Navy as a STOII then STOI no:K364825

  •  

  • being a horse driver born on 15th January 1891 in Saxmundham Suffolk. He was 5' 5" tall, with a chest of 38", aubun hair, brown eyes, a fresh complexion and had a tattoo " J W 1891" on his left calf and a hernia operation scar in his left groin

  • Death:

  • 1930 (app) (age 38-39)

  • Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland8

Wife: Bessie Maud Ransome

  • Name:

  • Bessie Maud Ransome9

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Thomas William Ransome (1838-1912)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Ann Leek (1846-1931)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • stay manufacture factory hand10

  • Birth:

  • 8 Nov 1891

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England9,10,11,12

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 9)

  •  

  •  

  • whole family away at sea? John Crick and family living in the family home

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 19)

  • 5 Handford Square, Handford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a factory hand in stay manufacture and living in one room with her parents Thomas and Mary. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 47)

  • 10 Black Horse Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • a widow doing unpaid domestic duties and living with daughter Elsie and a closed record (presumably daughter Lilian). Born on 8th November 1891

  • Death:

  • Q4 1957 (age 65)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England13

Child 1: Alice Gertrude Whiting

  • Name:

  • Alice Gertrude Whiting14

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • Alfred Walter Whight (1913-1981)

  • Birth:

  • 27 Feb 1914

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England14,15,16

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 25)

  • 68 Sirdar Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Alfred, daughter Maureen, and her sister Ivy. Born on 27th February 1914 and married a Quinton at a later date

  • Death:

  • Q2 1978 (age 64)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England16

Child 2: Elsie May Whiting

  • Name:

  • Elsie May Whiting17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Arthur Samuel Johnson (1911-1979)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shop assistant11

  • Birth:

  • 27 Jun 1916

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England11,17,18

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 23)

  • 10 Black Horse Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • an unmarried departmental store assistant living with her mother Bessie and a closed record (presumably sister Lilian). Born on 27th June 1916. Married a Johnson at a later date

  • Death:

  • Q4 1975 (age 59)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England18

Child 3: Ivy Doris Whiting

  • Name:

  • Ivy Doris Whiting19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Ernest Harry Bilner (1916-2005)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • underwear machinist20

  • Birth:

  • 8 Oct 1919

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England19,20

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 19)

  • 68 Sirdar Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • an unmarried underwear machinist living with her brother-in-law Alfred Whight, her sister Alice, and niece Maureen. Born on 8th October 1919 and married a Bilner at a later date

  • Death:

  • Q2 2016 (age 96)

  • Suffolk "Registration District", Suffolk, England21

Child 4: Lilian Maud Whiting

  • Name:

  • Lilian Maud Whiting22

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Arthur Henry Burgess (1921-1978)

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1923

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England22

  • Death:

  • Q3 1947 (age 23)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England23

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1914 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1434. Cit. Date: 14 September 2019.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Blything 1891 quarter:1 volume:4a page:925. Cit. Date: 14 September 2019.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Dunwich Baptisms 1813-1902, (2017 SFK-BPI-15/P1 own copy). Yoxford St. Peter baptisms entry:466. Cit. Date: 15 September 2019.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10945 class:RG78 piece:591 registration district:215 sub-district:3 enumeration district:11 schedule:36. Cit. Date: 15 September 2019.

5.

FindMyPast British Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1924 Transcription, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive ref:ADM 188/939/36482. Cit. Date: 15 September 2019.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1483 folio:36 page:5. Cit. Date: 15 September 2019.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1790 folio:75 page:3. Cit. Date: 15 September 2019.

8.

Ancestry Family Trees, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). EAG Tree by Eliza Goss. Cit. Date: 15 September 2019.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1891 quarter:4 volume:4a page:836. Cit. Date: 14 September 2019.

10.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10815 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:17 schedule:36. Cit. Date: 14 September 2019.

11.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6601B page:13 line:26 letter code:TVBB. Cit. Date: 14 September 2019.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich v4a p836.

13.

Ibid. Ipswich 1957 quarter:4 volume:4b page:877. Cit. Date: 14 September 2019.

14.

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:2 volume:4a page:1972. Cit. Date: 14 September 2019.

15.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6600F page:12 line:34 letter code:TVAX. Cit. Date: 15 September 2019.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1978 quarter:2 volume:10 page:2492. Cit. Date: 15 September 2019.

17.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1916 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1869. Cit. Date: 14 September 2019.

18.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1975 quarter:4 volume:10 page:2675. Cit. Date: 14 September 2019.

19.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1919 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2018. Cit. Date: 14 September 2019.

20.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6600F page:12 line:34 letter code:TVAX. Cit. Date: 31 January 2021.

21.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Suffolk 2016 quarter:2 district:7481E entry:513783622. Cit. Date: 31 January 2021.

22.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1923 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1686. Cit. Date: 14 September 2019.

23.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1947 quarter:3 volume:4b page:625. Cit. Date: 14 September 2019.