See also

Family of Charles Whiting Stevens and May Francis

Husband: Charles Whiting Stevens

  • Name:

  • Charles Whiting Stevens2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • David Whiting (1854?- )

  • Mother:

  • Eliza Stevens (1858-1936)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • fishmonger4

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1893

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,4,5

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 7)

  • 31 Key Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living with David Whiting, his mother, brother Frederick and a visitor. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 16)

  • 31 Key Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a fish monger and living in six rooms with his mother and brother Frederick. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • btw 1 Sep 1914 and 7 Aug 1916 (age 20-22)

  • 3rd Suffolk Regiment as private no:129957

  •  

  • son of Eliza Stevens of 5 Rope Walk Ipswich and a fish merchant of St. Mary Quay Ipswich who was 5' 3¼" tall, weighed 113lbs, with a chest of 34" and expansion of 2¼", pale complexion, oak brown eyes and black hair He served with the British Expeditionary Force in France and received a gunshot wound to the left forearm in November 1915. He was discharged as no longer being physically fit for war service. See personal folder for more details

  • Death:

  • 13 Feb 1934 (age 40)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England3,8

  • Probate:

  • 28 Feb 1934

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

  •  

  • of 33 Rands Way Ipswich and died 13th February 1934, effects of £134 11s 4d (~£6,800 in 2017) to May Whiting Stevens widow

Wife: May Francis

  • Name:

  • May Francis1,8,9,10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cleaner11

  • Birth:

  • 13 Mar 1895

  • Bramford, Suffolk, England9,10,11,12,13

  •  

  • 1939 census says born on 17th (corrected to 13th) March 1895, death index says born on 13th March 1894

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Jun 1895 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Green, Bramford, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter of John Francis (labourer) and Jane of Bramford

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 6)

  • Bramford Works, Paper Mill Lane, Bramford, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents John and Jane, brothers Albert and John and sisters Ethel, Mable and Bessie. Born in Bramford Suffolk

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 16)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 44)

  • 33 Rands Way, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • a widowed public house cleaner living with daughter Doris, sons Charles and Jack, two closed records (presumably daughter Marjorie and son Billie) and a Francis Farrow. Born on 17th (corrected to 13th) March 1895

  • Death:

  • Q2 1979 (age 84)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England13

Child 1: Doris Isabell Whiting Stevens

  • Name:

  • Doris Isabell Whiting Stevens14

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Jack Avis (1917-2002)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cigarette assembler14

  • Birth:

  • 16 Jun 1922

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

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 17)

  • 33 Rands Way, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • an unmarried cigarette assembler living with her widowed mother May, brothers Charles and Jack, two closed records (presumably sister Marjorie and brother Billie) and a Francis Farrow. Born on 16th June 1922. Married an Avis at a later date

  • Death:

  • Nov 2005 (age 83)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England15

Child 2: Marjorie K Whiting Stevens

  • Name:

  • Marjorie K Whiting Stevens16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Sam Jones Minton (1922-1988)

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1923

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England16

  • Death:

  • 3 Jan 2015 (age 91)17

  •  

  • Funeral:

  • 30 Jan 2015

  • St. John's United Reform Church, 1 Cowper Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • at 1:15 pm, dearly loved wife of the late Sam, mum of David and Janet, greatly missed by her 5 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren

  • Burial:

  • 30 Jan 2015

  • Ipswich New Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17

Child 3: Charles F Whiting Stevens

  • Name:

  • Charles F Whiting Stevens18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 13 Jun 1927

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

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 12)

  • 33 Rands Way, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • attending school and living with his widowed mother May, sister Doris, brother Jack, two closed records (presumably sister Marjorie and brother Billie) and a Francis Farrow. Born on 13th June 1927

Child 4: Jack Ernest Whiting Stevens

  • Name:

  • Jack Ernest Whiting Stevens19,20

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 23 Nov 1928

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England11,19,20

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 10)

  • 33 Rands Way, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • attending school and living with his widowed mother May, sister Doris, brother Charles, two closed records (presumably sister Marjorie and brother Billie) and a Francis Farrow. Born on 23rd November 1928

  • Death:

  • Jun 1985 (age 56)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England20

Child 5: Billie W Stevens

  • Name:

  • Billie W Stevens21

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1931

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England21

  • Death:

  • 25 Oct 2016 (age 85)22

  •  

  •  

  • Cause: suddenly at home

  • Cremation:

  • 16 Nov 2016

  • Ipswich Crematorium, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • at 11:45am, beloved husband of Edna, treasured dad of Kevin, Julie, Cheryl and Lynette, much loved father-in-law, granddad and great granddad

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bosmere 1922 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1421. Cit. Date: 16 June 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). Ipswich 1893 quarter:4 volume:4a page:843. Cit. Date: 16 June 2019.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1934 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1435. Cit. Date: 16 June 2019.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10826 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:195. Cit. Date: 11 November 2018.

5.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1777 folio:20 page:10. Cit. Date: 11 October 2018.

6.

Ibid. Cit. Date: 11 November 2018.

7.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). no:12995 General Service Infantry. Cit. Date: 16 June 2019.

8.

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). 1934 page:531. Cit. Date: 16 June 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). Bosmere 1895 quarter:2 volume:4a page:858. Cit. Date: 17 June 2019.

10.

Suffolk Family History Society - Bosmere and Claydon Baptisms 1813-1900, (2008 SFK-BPI-11 own copy). Bramford St. Mary entry:466. Cit. Date: 17 June 2019.

11.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6612C page:18 line18 letter code:TVPA. Cit. Date: 16 June 2019.

12.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1769 folio:60 page:5. Cit. Date: 17 June 2019.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1979 quarter:2 volume:10 page:2456. Cit. Date: 16 June 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 1922 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1811. Cit. Date: 16 June 2019.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 2005 quarter:4 district:7471A register:A41B entry:201 date:1105. Cit. Date: 17 June 2019.

16.

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:3 volume:4a page:1776. Cit. Date: 16 June 2019.

17.

Ipswich Star web site, (on-line at www.ipswichstar.co.uk). http://www.familynotices24.co.uk/national/view/3656033/minton-marjorie. Cit. Date: 17 June 2019.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1927 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1577. Cit. Date: 16 June 2019.

19.

Ibid. Ipswich 1929 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1607. Cit. Date: 16 June 2019.

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 1985 quarter:2 register:685 volume:10 page:2781. Cit. Date: 17 June 2019.

21.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1931 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1672. Cit. Date: 16 June 2019.

22.

Ipswich Star web site, (on-line at www.ipswichstar.co.uk). http://www.familynotices24.co.uk/national/view/4214666/billie-stevens. Cit. Date: 16 June 2019.