See also

Family of John Bilner Whiting and Alice Stevens

Husband: John Bilner Whiting

  • Name:

  • John Bilner Whiting1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Father:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carman becoming a fish monger then a fish merchant3,4,5

  • Birth:

  • 1868 (app)

  • Otley, Suffolk, England3,4,5

  •  

  • 1891 census says born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 22-23)

  • 5a Dyer Street, Bromley, London, England3

  •  

  • head of the household aged 23 married, carman living in one room with his wife. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Criminal:

  • 20 Aug 1894 (age 25-26)

  • Ipswich Borough Court, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • having charged Edward Southgate, a fish cleaner in his employ, with embezzling 2s 9d. A fine of 20s, with one guinea costs, or one months hard labour was inflicted

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 31)

  • 39 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a fish monger shop keeper on own account and living with his wife, five children and a servant. Born in Otley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 41)

  • 31 Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a fish merchant at home and living in seven rooms with his wife and five children. Born in Otley Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 3 Jun 1932 (age 65)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England7,8

  • Probate:

  • 26 Jul 1932

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • of 73 Surrey Road Ipswich, effects of £1,153 6s 4d (~£40,000 in 2005) administered by George Samuel Bacon schoolmaster

Wife: Alice Stevens

  • Name:

  • Alice Stevens9,10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Henry Stevens (1834-1885)

  • Mother:

  • Isabella Ablitt (1833?-1898)

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1866

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England4,5,9,11,12

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 4)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Henry and Isabella, and sisters Eliza, Elizabeth and Harriett. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Sep 1874 (age 7-8)

  • St. Mary's Church, Parsons Lane, Barking, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter of Henry Stevens (fishmonger) and Isabella of Needham Market, baptised with sisters Elizabeth, Catherine, Eliza and Harriet

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 14)

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Henry and Isabella, and sisters Harriett and Catherine. Born in Needham Suffolk

  • Witness:

  • 28 Nov 1886 (age 20)

  • Alice Stevens witnessed the marriage of Charles Overett and Elizabeth Stevens on Sunday on 28 November 1886 in St. John's Church, St. John's Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 24)

  • 5a Dyer Street, Bromley, London, England3

  •  

  • wife aged 23 married, living in one room with her husband. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 33)

  • 39 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband, five children and a servant. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 43)

  • 31 Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife living in seven rooms with her husband and five children. Born in Needham Market Suffolk. Married for twenty years with eight children, five of whom are still living

  • Death:

  • Q3 1939 (age 72)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • as Alice B Whiting

Child 1: John Henry Bilner Whiting

  • Name:

  • John Henry Bilner Whiting14,15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Alzyda Ellen Hunting (1895-1978)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • hospital attendant then a fitters mate16,17

  • Birth:

  • 27 Sep 1891

  • East Bromley, London, England4,5,14,16,18

  •  

  • Bow in 1911 census

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Jun 1896 (age 4)

  • St. Michael's Church, Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • son of John Henry Bilner-Whiting (fishmonger) and Alice of 39 Woodbridge Road, born on 27th February 1891

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 9)

  • 39 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son living with his parents, four siblings and a servant. Born in East Bromley London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 19)

  • 31 Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son assisting in his father's business living in seven rooms with his parents and four siblings. Born in Bow London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 48)

  • 4 Beck Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • a married male attendant at the Borough General Hospital living with his wife Ellen, daughters Betty and Peggy, son Albert and three closed records (presumably daughters Violet, Jean and June). Born on 27th September 1891

  • Death:

  • Q4 1963 (age 72)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England15

Child 2: Katherine Isabel Bilner Whiting

  • Name:

  • Katherine Isabel Bilner Whiting19,20

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Joseph Sugden ( - )

  • Birth:

  • 29 Jul 1893

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England4,5,19,20,21

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Jun 1896 (age 2)

  • St. Michael's Church, Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • daughter of John Henry Bilner-Whiting (fishmonger) and Alice of 39 Woodbridge Road, born on 29th July 1893

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 7)

  • 39 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents, four siblings and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 17)

  • 31 Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a domestic and living in seven rooms with her parents and four siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1970 (age 76)

  • Wharfedale "Registration District", West Riding of Yorkshire, England21

Child 3: Alice May Bilner-Whiting

  • Name:

  • Alice May Bilner-Whiting22,23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Alfred John Skingley (1898-1933)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker24

  • Birth:

  • 20 Oct 1895

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England4,5,22,23,24,25

  •  

  • 1939 census says born on 20th October 1896

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Jun 1896 (age 0)

  • St. Michael's Church, Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • daughter of John Henry Bilner-Whiting (fishmonger) and Alice of 39 Woodbridge Road, born on 20th October 1895

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • 39 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents, four siblings and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • 31 Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 43)

  • 8 Shaftesbury Square, Ipswich, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • a widowed dressmaker living with a closed record and her son Edward. Born on 20th October 1896

  • Death:

  • Nov 1984 (age 89)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England25

Child 4: Ethel Victoria Bilner Whiting

  • Name:

  • Ethel Victoria Bilner Whiting26

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • James Charles Double (1889-1971)

  • Birth:

  • 12 Aug 1897

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England4,5,26,27,28

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 3)

  • 39 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents, four siblings and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 13)

  • 31 Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 42)

  • Butchers Shop, 247 Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England27

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband, daughter Gwendoline and a closed record (probably daughter Ethel). Born on 12th August 1897

  • Death:

  • Q1 1982 (age 84)

  • Maidstone "Registration District", Kent, England28

Child 5: Winifred Eugenie Bilner Whiting

  • Name:

  • Winifred Eugenie Bilner Whiting29,30

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1899

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England29

  • Death:

  • Q3 1899 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England30

Child 6: Albert Edward Bilner Whiting

  • Name:

  • Albert Edward Bilner Whiting31

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Feb 1901

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England4,5,31

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 1 mn)

  • 39 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son living with his parents, four siblings and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 10)

  • 31 Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son attending school and living in seven rooms with his parents and four siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 7: Queenie Lilian Whiting

  • Name:

  • Queenie Lilian Whiting32

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1902

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England32

  • Death:

  • Q3 1902 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England33

Child 8: Stanley Bilner Whiting

  • Name:

  • Stanley Bilner Whiting34

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1905

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England34

  • Death:

  • Q4 1905 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England35

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England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bosmere 1890 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1161.

2.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Bury and Norwich Post Tuesday 29 July 1890 page:5.

3.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:326 folio:16 page:25.

4.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1780 folio:79 page:1. Cit. Date: 25 September 2018.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10836 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:11 schedule:286. Cit. Date: 26 September 2018.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1932 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1038.

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9.

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10.

Suffolk Family History Society - Bosmere and Claydon Baptisms 1813-1900, (2008 SFK-BPI-11 own copy). Barking St. Mary entry:78. Cit. Date: 1 November 2022.

11.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1745 folio:51 page:7 schedule:33. Cit. Date: 1 November 2022.

12.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1863 folio:80 page:12 schedule:251. Cit. Date: 1 November 2022.

13.

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14.

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17.

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). 1955 page:448. Cit. Date: 1 October 2019.

18.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Ipswich St. Michael baptisms entry:934. Cit. Date: 9 April 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 1893 quarter:3 volume:4a page:880. Cit. Date: 20 June 2019.

20.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Ipswich St. Michael baptisms entry:935. Cit. Date: 9 April 2019.

21.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Wharfedale 1970 quarter:1 volume:2d page:2196. Cit. Date: 20 June 2019.

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 1895 quarter:4 volume:4a page:864. Cit. Date: 9 April 2019.

23.

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UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6610F page:15 line:17 letter code:TVOM. Cit. Date: 9 April 2019.

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26.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1897 quarter:3 volume:4a page:938. Cit. Date: 26 September 2018.

27.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6610C page:13 line:33 letter code:TVOK. Cit. Date: 21 February 2019.

28.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Maidstone 1982 quarter:1 volume:16 page:1339. Cit. Date: 21 February 2019.

29.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1899 quarter:2 volume:4a page:989. Cit. Date: 26 September 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 1899 quarter:3 volume:4a page:638. Cit. Date: 26 September 2018.

31.

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32.

Ibid. Ipswich 1902 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1045. Cit. Date: 26 September 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). Ipswich 1902 quarter:3 volume:4a page:498. Cit. Date: 26 September 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 1905 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1019. Cit. Date: 26 September 2018.

35.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1905 quarter:4 volume:4a page:539. Cit. Date: 26 September 2018.