See also

Family of William Henry Matthews and Gladys Evelyn Mary Spalding

  • Husband:

  • William Henry Matthews (1910-1987)

  • Wife:

  • Gladys Evelyn Mary Spalding (1912-2000)

  • Marriage:

  • Q3 1933

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England1

Husband: William Henry Matthews

  • Name:

  • William Henry Matthews2 3 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Charles Uriah Matthews (1878-1941)

  • Mother:

  • Emma Elizabeth Howe (1880-1956)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • fitter, erector and tester of diesel internal combustion engines5

  • Birth:

  • 8 Feb 1910

  • Colchester, Essex, England2 6 7 5 4

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Apr 1910 (age 0)

  • St. Leonard's at the Hythe Church, Hythe Hill, Colchester, Essex, England3

  •  

  • son of Charles Matthews (labourer) and Emma Elizabeth of 57 Brook Street Colchester

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 1)

  • 57 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England6

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents C U and E E, sisters Ellen and Gertrude, and brothers Charles and Frederick. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 11 yrs 4 mns)

  • 57 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Charles and Emma, sisters Ellen, Gertrude and Kate, and brothers Charles, Frederick, George and Frank. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 29)

  • 113 Speedwell Road, Colchester, Essex, England5

  •  

  • a married fitter, erector and tester of diesel internal combustion engines (heavy work) living with his wife Gladys. Born on 8th February 1910

  • Death:

  • Sep 1987 (age 77)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England4

Wife: Gladys Evelyn Mary Spalding

  • Name:

  • Gladys Evelyn Mary Spalding8 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 21 Oct 1912

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England8 5 9

  •  

  • death index says born on 22nd October 1912

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 26)

  • 113 Speedwell Road, Colchester, Essex, England5

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband William. Born on 21st October 1912

  • Death:

  • 2 Nov 2000 (age 88)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England9 10

  • Probate:

  • 6 Dec 2000

  • Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England10

  •  

  • grant and will, died 2nd November 2000

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Colchester 1933 quarter:3 volume:4a page:2454. Cit. Date: 22 November 2021.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1910 quarter:1 volume:4a page:777. Cit. Date: 21 November 2021.

3.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Colchester St. Leonard baptisms 1910-1921 ref:D/P 245/1/11 image:4 page:3 entry:20. Cit. Date: 22 November 2021.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1987 quarter:3 register:987 volume:9 page:2251. Cit. Date: 22 November 2021.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1502H page:19 line:26 letter code:DBTG. Cit. Date: 22 November 2021.

6.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10295 class:RG78 piece:543 registration district:198 sub-district:1 enumeration district:11 schedule:193. Cit. Date: 21 November 2021.

7.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9177 registration district:198 sub-district:1 enumeration district:11 schedule:299. Cit. Date: 5 September 2026.

8.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1912 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1554. Cit. Date: 22 November 2021.

9.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 2000 quarter:4 district:4691C register:c80C entry:47 date:1100. Cit. Date: 22 November 2021.

10.

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). Winchester 2000 no:563034. Cit. Date: 22 November 2021.