See also

Family of Harry Battle and Annie Eliza Grayston

Husband: Harry Battle

  • Name:

  • Harry Battle1,3,4,5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • coal porter then a general labourer6,7,8

  • Birth:

  • 7 Jul 1888

  • Little Finborough, Suffolk, England2,3,5,6,7,9,10

  •  

  • 1891 census says born in Little Trimley Suffolk, 1921 census says born in Walton Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Aug 1888 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Little Finborough, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son of Harry Battle (husbandman) and Eliza of Little Finborough

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 2)

  • Marsh Farm, The Marshes, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents Harry and Eliza, brother Abraham and sister Eve. Born in Little Trimley Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 12)

  • 1 St. James Villa, Maidstone Road, Walton, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Harry and Eliza, brothers Abraham and Herbert, and sister Ethel. Born in Finborough Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 23)

  • 1 St. James Villa, Maidstone Road, Walton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a coal porter and living in five rooms with his parents Harry and Eliza, brothers Abraham and Herbert, sister May and a boarder. Born in Little Finborough Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • btw 29 May 1916 and 22 Aug 1919 (age 27-31)

  • Middlesex Regiment as private 192498 and 297752

  •  

  • a labourer of 26a Queen Street Walton who was born in Little Finborough, 5' 4" tall, weighed 122lbs with a chest of 32½" and expansion 1½". Married Annie Eliza Grayston on 25th December 1912 in Woodbridge Register office, two children Doris and Kenneth. See personal folder for more details

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 32 yrs 11 mns)

  • 248 High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general labourer for Felixstowe Urban District Council and living in four rooms with his wife Annie, and daughters Doris and Ruby. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 51)

  • 10 Ataka Road, Walton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • a married general labourer living with his wife Eliza, a closed record (presumably son Douglas), and son Gordon. Born on 7th July 1888

  • Death:

  • Q4 1972 (age 84)

  • Deben "Registration District", Suffolk, England5

Wife: Annie Eliza Grayston

  • Name:

  • Annie Eliza Grayston11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William Henry Grayston (1865- )

  • Mother:

  • Caroline Pettitt (1866- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant12

  • Birth:

  • 14 Dec 1892

  • Walton, Suffolk, England7,8,11,12,13

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents and sister Doris. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  • 28 Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • an unmarried daughter working as a domestic servant and living in four rooms with her parents, sister Doris and brother William. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 28 yrs 7 mns)

  • 248 High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in four rooms with her husband Harry, and daughters Doris and Ruby. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 46)

  • 10 Ataka Road, Walton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • married as Eliza Battle doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Harry, a closed record (presumably son Douglas), and son Gordon. Born on 14th December 1892

  • Death:

  • Q4 1959 (age 66)

  • Samford "Registration District", Suffolk, England14

Child 1: Kenneth William Battle

  • Name:

  • Kenneth William Battle15,16

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Gladys May Elsie Hurn (1914-2012)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • house painter17

  • Birth:

  • 28 Mar 1913

  • Stanley Cottages, Stoney Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England2,15,16,17

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 26)

  • Villette, High Road, Trimley St. Martin, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • a married house painter living with his wife Gladys and two closed records. Born on 28th March 1913

  • Military Service:

  • to 27 Mar 1946 (age 32)

  • Royal Artillery as no:16162402

  • Death:

  • Jun 1991 (age 78)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England16

Child 2: Doris Lilian May Battle

  • Name:

  • Doris Lilian May Battle18

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • John S Wood ( - )

  • Spouse (2):

  • Albert Victor Roberts (1901-1963)

  • Birth:

  • 3 Jul 1914

  • 26a Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England2,7,18,19

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 6 yrs 11 mns)

  • 248 High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents Harry and Annie, and sister Ruby. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 25)

  • 8 Cambrai Lines, Bulford Camp, Bulford, Wiltshire, England19

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her daughter Margaret Jean and a closed record (presumably son John). Born on 3rd July 1914. Married a Roberts at a later date

  • Death:

  • Jul 1993 (age 78-79)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England20

Child 3: Ruby Gladys Richardson Battle

  • Name:

  • Ruby Gladys Richardson Battle21

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • Frederick Sidney John Lawrence (1914-1999)

  • Spouse (2):

  • _____ Imrie ( - )

  • Birth:

  • 22 Sep 1918

  • Walton, Suffolk, England7,21,22

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 2 yrs 9 mns)

  • 248 High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents Harry and Annie, and sister Doris. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 21)

  • 73 St. Andrews Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with two closed records, and her sister Gwendoline. Born on 22nd September 1918 and married an Imrie at a later date

Child 4: Gwendoline Mary Battle

  • Name:

  • Gwendoline Mary Battle23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • _____ Smith ( - )

  • Spouse (2):

  • George William Gilbert (1920-1985)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant

  • Birth:

  • 21 Jul 1921

  • Woodbridge "Registration District", Suffolk, England22,23,24

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 18)

  • 73 St. Andrews Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • an unmarried domestic servant living with her sister Ruby Lawrence, and two closed records. Born on 21st July 1921 and married a Smith and a Gilbert at later dates

  • Death:

  • Sep 1994 (age 73)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England24

Child 6: Gordon Eric Battle

  • Name:

  • Gordon Eric Battle25,26

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Olive Elizabeth Roberts (1930-2014)

  • Birth:

  • 27 Sep 1929

  • Woodbridge "Registration District", Suffolk, England8,25,26

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 10)

  • 10 Ataka Road, Walton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • attending school and living with his parents Harry and Eliza and a closed record (presumably brother Douglas). Born on 27th September 1929

  • Death:

  • Aug 1990 (age 60)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England26

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England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Woodbridge 1912 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2441. Cit. Date: 17 July 2019.

2.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). series:WO363 Middlesex Regiment no:192498 and 29775. Cit. Date: 19 July 2019.

3.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1888 quarter:3 volume:4a page:710. Cit. Date: 23 July 2019.

4.

Suffolk Family History Society - Stow and Thedwastre Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-05/P1 own copy). Little Finborough St. Mary baptisms entry:147. Cit. Date: 23 July 2019.

5.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Deben 1972 quarter:4 volume:4b page:2420. Cit. Date: 23 July 2019.

6.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10882 class:RG78 piece:587 registration district:214 sub-district:2 enumeration district:14 schedule:287. Cit. Date: 23 July 2019.

7.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG15 piece:9465 registration district:214 sub-district:1 enumeration district:13 schedule:72. Cit. Date: 2 May 2023.

8.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6617J page:6 line:9 letter code:TWEL. Cit. Date: 18 July 2019.

9.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1475 folio:13 page:20. Cit. Date: 23 July 2019.

10.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1784 folio:105 page:25. Cit. Date: 23 July 2019.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1893 quarter:1 volume:4a page:927. Cit. Date: 17 July 2019.

12.

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13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1784 folio:102 page:19. Cit. Date: 5 December 2018.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1959 quarter:4 volume:4b page:877. Cit. Date: 23 July 2019.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1913 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2102. Cit. Date: 17 July 2019.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1991 quarter:2 register:691 volume:10 page:2613. Cit. Date: 23 July 2019.

17.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6633H page:10 line:12 letter code:TXCB. Cit. Date: 23 July 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). Woodbridge 1914 quarter:3 volume:4a page:2049. Cit. Date: 17 July 2019.

19.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:7142D page:14 line:3 letter code:WSAU. Cit. Date: 19 July 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 1993 quarter:3 district:7471B register:B10B entry:102 date:0793. Cit. Date: 20 July 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). Woodbridge 1918 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1431. Cit. Date: 17 July 2019.

22.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6617E page:21 line:37 letter code:TWEI. Cit. Date: 18 July 2019.

23.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1921 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1934. Cit. Date: 17 July 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). Ipswich 1994 quarter:3 district:7471D register:D13B entry:180 date:0994. Cit. Date: 18 July 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 1929 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1524. Cit. Date: 17 July 2019.

26.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1990 quarter:3 register:890 volume:10 page:2589. Cit. Date: 18 July 2019.