See also

Family of Alfred Barclay Alliston and Ethel Minnie Dersley

Husband: Alfred Barclay Alliston

  • Name:

  • Alfred Barclay Alliston1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • labourer2

  • Birth:

  • 17 Apr 1896

  • Colchester, Essex, England2,3,4

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 4)

  • 130A Hythe Hill, Colchester, Essex, England4

  •  

  • son living with his parents Barclay and Mary, sisters Eliza, Caroline and Agnes, cousin George Dersall (sic) and uncle Joseph Dersall (sic). Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • 130 Harsnett Road, Colchester, Essex, England5

  •  

  • son as Alfred Eliston (sic) living in five rooms with his parents Bakley (sic) and Mary, sisters Ada and Agnes and uncle Joseph Devall

  • Military Service:

  • frm 29 Feb 1916 to 30 Nov 1918 (age 19-22)

  • British Army Essex Regiment 4th Battalion as a driver no:3826 then 400736

  •  

  • being 5' 9½" tall, with a chest of 37½" and expansion 2½". He served at home with the Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire Regiments and went to France on 10th July 1917. He was reported as missing on 6th August 1918 having become a German prisoner of war

  • Prisoner of War:

  • frm 6 Aug 1918 to 25 Nov 1918 (age 22)6

  •  

  •  

  • being held in Germany. He was discharged from the Army five days after repatriation due to being physically unfit for war service due to starvation and debility

  • Medals:

  • 25 Oct 19207

  •  

  •  

  • Victory and British War medals

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 43)

  • 90 East Hill, Colchester, Essex, England2

  •  

  • a married general labourer R.A.O. and living with three closed records (presumably sons William, Edward and Ernest). Born on 17th April 1896

  • Death:

  • Q4 1953 (age 57)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England8

Wife: Ethel Minnie Dersley

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Ethel Minnie Dersley

  • Name:

  • Ethel Minnie Dersley9,10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Harry Dersley (1869-1940)

  • Mother:

  • Clara Susannah Gooding (1869-1952)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • waitress11

  • Birth:

  • 23 Oct 1905

  • Colchester, Essex, England9,10,11,12,13

  •  

  • 1939 register says born on 23rd October 1906

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 5)

  • 66 North Station Road, Colchester, Essex, England10

  •  

  • daughter living in six rooms with her parents Harry and Clara, brothers George, Ernest and William, and sister Amy. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 15 yrs 7 mns)

  • 35 Gladstone Road, Colchester, Essex, England11

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a waitress at The Joscelyne Cafe & temperance Cafe Hight Street Colchester and living with her parents Harry and Clara, brothers Ernest and William, and sisters Amy and Edith. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 33)

  • 7 Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, England12

  •  

  • married as Ethel M Harvey doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her future husband Alexander. Born on 23rd October 1906

  • Death:

  • Q3 1980 (age 74)

  • Chelmsford "Registration District", Essex, England13

Child 1: William Alfred Alliston

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Son: William Alfred Alliston

  • Name:

  • William Alfred Alliston14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 31 Dec 1927

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England14,15,16

  • Military Service:

  •  

  • Royal Australian Navy as no:3780316

  • Death:

  • 30 Dec 2007 (age 79)

  • Cambridge Park, New South Wales, Australia15

Child 2: Edward Lionel Alliston

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Son: Edward Lionel Alliston

  • Name:

  • Edward Lionel Alliston17,18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Ted

  • Spouse:

  • Pauline Ann Fewell (1938-1999)

  • Birth:

  • 22 Oct 1929

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England17,19

  • Death:

  • 11 Feb 2017 (age 87)

  • Essex "Registration District", Essex, England18,19

Child 3: Ernest George Alliston

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Son: Ernest George Alliston

  • Name:

  • Ernest George Alliston20

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Ernie

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1931

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England20

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Colchester 1926 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1691. Cit. Date: 20 July 2018.

2.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1505C page:11 line:19 letter code:DBUA. Cit. Date: 10 April 2021.

3.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1896 quarter:2 volume:4a page:650. Cit. Date: 20 July 2018.

4.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1711 folio:65 page:5. Cit. Date: 10 April 2021.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10301 class:RG78 piece:543 registration district:198 sub-district:1 enumeration district:17 schedule:373. Cit. Date: 10 April 2021.

6.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:WO363 Essex regiment 4th Battalion no:3826. Cit. Date: 10 April 2021.

7.

Ancestry UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). National Archive series:WO 329 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment no:40073. Cit. Date: 10 April 2021.

8.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1953 quarter:4 volume:4a page:319. Cit. Date: 20 July 2018.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1905 quarter:4 volume:4a page:783. Cit. Date: 27 May 2016.

10.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10306 class:RG78 piece:544 registration district:198 sub district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:13. Cit. Date: 26 May 2016.

11.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG15 piece:9171 registration district:198 sub-district:1 enumeration district:4 schedule:35. Cit. Date: 5 January 2024.

12.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1491H page:19 line:38 letter code:DBPC. Cit. Date: 11 April 2021.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Chelmsford 1980 quarter:3 volume:9 page:1662. Cit. Date: 20 July 2018.

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1928 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1318. Cit. Date: 10 April 2021.

15.

Ancestry Family Trees, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Lisas Family Tree by Derek McKay. Cit. Date: 11 April 2021.

16.

Ancestry Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). series A6770; RAN Petty Officers and Men no:37803. Cit. Date: 11 April 2021.

17.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1929 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1203. Cit. Date: 10 April 2021.

18.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Essex 2017 quarter:1 district:4631A entry:515148630. Cit. Date: 11 April 2021.

19.

Funeral service. Ancestry Sean Savage. Cit. Date: 11 April 2021.

20.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1931 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1344. Cit. Date: 10 April 2021.