Family of George Overett and Ellen

Husband: George Overett

  • Name:

  • George Overett1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • boot and shoemaker (cordwainer)1,2

  • Birth:

  • 1854 (app)

  • Kelvedon, Essex, England1

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 16-17)

  • Back Lane, Great Coggeshall, Essex, England2

  •  

  • son aged 11, boot & shoe maker living with mother? and stepfather?. Born in Coggeshall, Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 36-37)

  • 1 Rogues Yard, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, England1

  •  

  • head of the household aged 37, shoemaker living with his wife and two sons. Born in Kelvedon, Essex

Wife: Ellen

  • Name:

  • Ellen1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1854 (app)

  • Kelvedon, Essex, England1

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 36-37)

  • 1 Rogues Yard, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, England1

  •  

  • wife aged 37, living with her husband and two sons. Born in Kelvedon, Essex

Child 1: George Overett

  • Name:

  • George Overett2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1877 (app)

  • Romford, Essex, England1

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 13-14)

  • 1 Rogues Yard, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, England1

  •  

  • son aged 14 unmarried, attending school and living with parents and a brother. Born in Romford, Essex

Child 2: Henry Arthur Overett

  • Name:

  • Henry Arthur Overett3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Harry

  • Spouse:

  • Edith Adams (1882-1942)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • electrical engineer4,5

  • Birth:

  • 14 Oct 1881

  • Chelmsford, Essex, England4,5,6

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 9)

  • 1 Rogues Yard, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, England1

  •  

  • son aged 9 unmarried, attending school and living with parents and a brother. Born in Chelmsford, Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 29)

  • 128 Upper Bridge Road, Chelmsford, Essex, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household as Harry Overett working as a fitter (electrical) and living in five rooms with his wife and two children. Born in Chelmsford Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 57)

  • 14 Widford Grove, Chelmsford, Essex, England5

  •  

  • a married armature coil builder (electrical engineering) living with his wife and four children. Born on 14th October 1881

  • Death:

  • 28 Feb 1951 (age 69)

  • Lower Newton, Kinnersley, Herefordshire, England3,6

  • Burial:

  • Mar 1951

  • St. Mary's Church, London Road, Widford, Essex, England7

  • Probate:

  • 25 Apr 1951

  • Probate Registry, London, England3

  •  

  • of Brendon, 14 Widford Grove, Chelmsford, will proved by Hugh Granville Golden lay reader, effects £1,885 8s 1d (~£42.9k in 2005)

Sources

1.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

2.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

3.

Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10054 class:RG78 piece:529 registration district:194 sub-district:2 enumeration district:9 schedule:350. Cit. Date: 6 June 2018.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1496C page20 line:28 letter code:DBQH. Cit. Date: 6 June 2018.

6.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Weobley 1951 quarter:1 volume:9a page:129.

7.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Burials, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk).