See also

Ronald Rex Humphrey (1899-2002)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • rubber clothing manufacturer then a waterproof garment maker3,4

  • Birth:

  • 23 Dec 1899

  • Gosfield, Essex, England1,2,3,4,5,6

  •  

  • 1921 census says born in Halstead Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 1)

  • Pear Tree Farm, Gosfield, Essex, England5

  •  

  • son living with his parents Harcourt and Ruth, and brother Cyril. Born in Gosfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 20 yrs 6 mns)

  • 123 Thrumpton Lane, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England3

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a rubber clothing manufacturer for the Northern Rubber Co, of Thrumpton Lane Retford and living in eight rooms with his parents Harcourt and Ruth, and brothers Richard, Cyril, Robyn and Barnabas. Born in Halstead Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 39)

  • 147 Thrumpton Lane, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England4

  •  

  • an unmarried waterproof garment maker as Rex living with his brother Barnabas. Born on 23rd December 1899

  • Death:

  • 27 Feb 2002 (age 102)

  • Worksop "Registration District", Nottinghamshire, England2,7

  • Burial:

  • Mar 2002

  • All Hallows Church, All Hallows Street, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England6

  •  

  • born 23rd December 1899 and buried with brother Barnabas

  • Probate:

  • 10 Apr 2002

  • Probate Registry, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England7

  •  

  • grant and will, died 27th February 2002

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Halstead 1900 quarter:1 volume:4a page:805. Cit. Date: 24 March 2024.

2.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Worksop 2002 quarter:1 district:6911A register:19AA entry:158 date:0202. Cit. Date: 25 March 2024.

3.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:15639 registration district:426 sub-district:3 enumeration district:9 schedule:81. Cit. Date: 25 March 2024.

4.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6213D page:7 line:9 letter code:RNFH. Cit. Date: 25 March 2024.

5.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1720 folio:112 page:17 schedule:103. Cit. Date: 24 March 2024.

6.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Burials, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). England Billion Graves Cemetery Index Retford All hallows. Cit. Date: 25 March 2024.

7.

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). Leeds 2002 no:916913. Cit. Date: 25 March 2024.