See also

Family of John Thomas Lewis and Ethel Florence Wright

Husband: John Thomas Lewis

  • Name:

  • John Thomas Lewis1,2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • soldier and gamekeeper4,5,6,7

  • Birth:

  • 10 Dec 1867

  • Ramsholt, Suffolk, England2,4,5,6,7,8

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in Hemley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 3)

  • Ramsholt, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Thomas and Henrietta, sisters Henrietta, Emmeline, and Alice, and brother Walter. Born in Ramsholt Suffolk

  • Census absence:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 13)

  •  

  • Military Service:

  • frm 11 Jun 1885 to 8 Jun 1897 (age 17-29)

  • British Army Lincolnshire Corps as no:1157

  •  

  • a butcher who was 5' 4¾" tall, weighed 133 lbs, with a chest of 37", a fresh complexion, grey eyes and brown hair who served in Ireland and at home

  • Census absence:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 23)

  •  

  •  

  • due to serving with the British Army

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 30)

  • Falkenham Road, Kirton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married son-in-law working as a game keeper and living with his in-laws John and Emma Wright, nephew Charlie, brother-in-law Oliver, his wife Ethel and their daughter Kate. Born in Hemley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 40)

  • Hemley, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a gamekeeper and living in four rooms with his wife Ethel, and daughters Gertrude and Mable. Born in Ramsholt Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 52 yrs 6 mns)

  • Sluice House, Kirton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a gamekeeper for Mr. W J Paul of Lodge Farm Kirton and living in five rooms with his wife Ethel, and daughter Mary. Born in Ramsholt Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 71)

  • 1 Brook Cottages, Bucklesham Road, Kirton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a married and retired game keeper and soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment living with his wife Ethel. Born on 10th December 1869

  • Death:

  • 20 Aug 1947 (age 79)

  • Deben "Registration District", Suffolk, England3,9

  • Probate:

  • 17 Sep 1947

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • of Brook Cottage Kirton Suffolk died 20th August 1947, administration of effects of £1,091 8s 1d (~£37,000 in 2017) to Ethel Florence Lewis widow

Wife: Ethel Florence Wright

  • Name:

  • Ethel Florence Wright10,11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • John Wright (1825-1910)

  • Mother:

  • Emma Skipper (1831?-1904)

  • Birth:

  • 26 Feb 1873

  • Kirton, Suffolk, England4,5,6,7,10,11,12,13

  • Baptism:

  • 13 Apr 1873 (age 0)

  • St. Ethelbert's Church, Lower Falkenham Road, Falkenham, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • daughter of John Wright (agricultural labourer) and Emma of Kirton, born on 26th February 1873

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 8)

  • The Street, Kirton, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents John and Emma, brothers Arthur and Oliver, and sister Magaret. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 18)

  • Junction Road, Romford, Essex, England13

  •  

  • a visiting sister(-in-law) living with her brother-in-law James D Salmon, and her sister Rosa. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 27)

  • Falkenham Road, Kirton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married daughter living with her parents John and Emma, nephew Charlie, brother Oliver, her husband John Lewis and their daughter Kate. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 37)

  • Hemley, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband John, and daughters Gertrude and Mable. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 48 yrs 4 mns)

  • Sluice House, Kirton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife living in five rooms with her husband John, and daughter Mary. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 66)

  • 1 Brook Cottages, Bucklesham Road, Kirton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband John. Born on 26th February 1873

  • Administrator:

  • 17 Sep 1947 (age 74)

  •  

     

    Ethel Florence Wright was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of John Thomas Lewis on Wednesday on 17 September 1947 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • 27 Mar 1959 (age 86)

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

  • Probate:

  • 28 Apr 1959

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • a widow of 437 Felixstowe Road Ipswich died 27th March 1959, probate of effects of £2,396 9s (~£52,000 in 2017) to Mary Ellen Garrod married woman

Child 1: Gertrude Winifred Emma Lewis

  • Name:

  • Gertrude Winifred Emma Lewis4,16,17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Kate

  • Spouse:

  • Benjamin Hayward Clayton (1899-1962)

  • Birth:

  • 30 Mar 1901

  • Kirton, Suffolk, England4,5,16,18

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2 dys)

  • Falkenham Road, Kirton, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • daughter as Kate Lewis living with her parents in her grandparents home, cousin Charlie, uncle Oliver. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 12 May 1901 (age 0)

  • St. Mary and St. Martin's Church, Church Lane, Kirton, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • daughter of John Thomas Lewis (keeper) and Ethel Florence of Kirton

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 10)

  • Hemley, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents John and Ethel, and sister Mable. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 38)

  • 2 Sluice Farm Cottages, Kirton, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband and a closed record. Born on 30th March 1901

  • Death:

  • 10 Jan 1969 (age 67)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England20,21

  • Probate:

  • 25 Feb 1969

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • of 70 Tomline Road Ipswich, £8,999 (~£127,000 in 2017)

Child 2: Mabel Florence Lewis

  • Name:

  • Mabel Florence Lewis22

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Robert J Fisher (1899-1962)

  • Birth:

  • 22 Nov 1903

  • Kirton, Suffolk, England5,22,23,24

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 7)

  • Hemley, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents John and Etel, and sister Gertrude. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 35)

  • Green Farm Lane, Winston Green, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Robert and a closed record. Born on 22nd November 1903

  • Death:

  • Q2 1972 (age 68)

  • Gipping "Registration District", Suffolk, England24

Child 3: Mary Ellen Lewis

  • Name:

  • Mary Ellen Lewis25

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • Ronald George Eric Garrod (1906-1988)

  • Spouse (2):

  • John Frederick Squirrell (1912-2007)

  • Birth:

  • 13 Nov 1915

  • Kirton, Suffolk, England6,25,26

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 5 yrs 7 mns)

  • Sluice House, Kirton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in five rooms with her parents John and Ethel. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 23)

  • Hill Farm, Tuddenham St. Martin, Suffolk, England26

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Ronald, and son John. Born on 13th November 1915

  • Death:

  • 9 Apr 2007 (age 91)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England27,28

  • Probate:

  • 7 Aug 2007

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England28

  •  

  • grant and will, died 9th April 2007

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2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1867 quarter:4 volume:4a page:579. Cit. Date: 26 January 2023.

3.

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4.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1783 folio:64 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:10873 class:RG78 piece:587 registration district:214 sub-district:2 enumeration district:5 schedule:38. Cit. Date: 25 September 2018.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG15 piece:9456 registration district:214 sub-district:1 enumeration district:1, 2 schedule:30. Cit. Date: 23 January 2023.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6634A page:6 line:1 letter code:TXCC. Cit. Date: 24 January 2023.

8.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1759 folio:74 page:19 schedule:22. Cit. Date: 26 January 2023.

9.

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). Ipswich 1947 page:306. Cit. Date: 26 January 2023.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1873 quarter:1 volume:4a page:712. Cit. Date: 30 June 2022.

11.

Suffolk Family History Society Colneis and Samford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-07/P1 own copy). Falkenham St. Ethelbert baptisms entry:436. Cit. Date: 30 June 2022.

12.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1881 folio:106 page:15 schedule:1111. Cit. Date: 30 June 2022.

13.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1367 folio:87 page:35 schedule:224. Cit. Date: 24 January 2023.

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 1959 quarter:1 volume:4b page:1139. Cit. Date: 26 January 2023.

15.

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). Ipswich 1959 page:771. Cit. Date: 26 January 2023.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1901 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1018. Cit. Date: 25 September 2018.

17.

Suffolk Family History Society Colneis and Samford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-07/P1 own copy). Cit. Date: 25 September 2018.

18.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6634A page:16 line:30 letter code:TXCC. Cit. Date: 25 September 2018.

19.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1783 folio:64 page:1.

20.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1969 quarter:1 volume:4b page:1126. Cit. Date: 25 September 2018.

21.

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). 1969 page:223. Cit. Date: 25 September 2018.

22.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1904 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1111. Cit. Date: 25 September 2018.

23.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6639G page:10 line:28 letter code:TXFC. Cit. Date: 8 May 2019.

24.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Gipping 1972 quarter:2 volume:4b page:2344. Cit. Date: 8 May 2019.

25.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1915 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1763. Cit. Date: 25 January 2023.

26.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6636G page:2 line:37 letter code:TXDP. Cit. Date: 25 January 2023.

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 2007 quarter:2 district:7471A register:1A001 entry:26. Cit. Date: 25 January 2023.

28.

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). Ipswich 2007 no:2533828. Cit. Date: 25 January 2023.