See also
Husband:
Arthur Edward Currell (1900-1987)
Wife:
Gertrude Alice Matthews (1903-1988)
Children:
Marriage:
Q1 1926
Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England1
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
19 Feb 1900
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 1)
83 Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, England5
son living with his parents Edward and Kate, and brother Frank. Born in Lexden Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 11)
39 Manor Road, Colchester, Essex, England6
son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents Edward and Kate. Born in Lexden Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 39)
31 Halstead Road, Colchester, Essex, England4
a married postman living with his wife Gertrude, son John, daughter Margaret, and a closed record (presumably son Frank). Born on 19th February 1900
Death:
29 Mar 1987 (age 87)
Probate:
15 May 1987
Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England7
of 75 Halstead Road Colchester Essex died 29th March 1987, probate of £40,083 (~£127,000 in 2017)
Name:
Gertrude Alice Matthews8
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
tailor / tailoress9
Birth:
15 Dec 1903
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 7)
57 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England10
daughter living in four rooms with her parents C U and E E, sister Ellen, and brothers Charles, Frederick and William. Born in Rugby Warwickshire
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 17 yrs 6 mns)
57 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England9
unmarried daughter working as a tailoress for Trent & Updale of Stockwell Road Colchester and living in four rooms with her parents Charles and Emma, sisters Ellen and Kate, and brothers Charles, Frederick, William, George and Frank. Born in Rugby Warwickshire
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 35)
31 Halstead Road, Colchester, Essex, England4
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Arthur, son John, daughter Margaret, and a closed record (presumably son Frank). Born on 15th December 1903
Death:
14 Oct 1988 (age 84)
Probate:
17 Nov 1988
Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England12
of The Cloisters 94 Maldon Road Colchester Essex died 14th October 1988, administration not exceeding £70,000 (~£164,000 in 2017)
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
27 Apr 1926
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 13)
31 Halstead Road, Colchester, Essex, England4
attending school and living with his parents Arthur and Gertrude, sister Margaret, and a closed record (presumably brother Frank). Born on 27th April 1926
Death:
Q4 2023 (age 97)
Essex "Registration District", Essex, England14
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Colchester 1926 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1055. Cit. Date: 7 December 2021.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1900 quarter:1 volume:4a page:778. Cit. Date: 7 December 2021.
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:1 register:387 volume:9 page:2503. Cit. Date: 7 December 2021.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1507D page:5 line:4 letter code:DBVJ. Cit. Date: 8 December 2021.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1708 folio:44 page:9 schedule:59. Cit. Date: 7 December 2021.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10315 class:RG78 piece:544 registration district:198 sub-district:2 enumeration district:10 schedule:260. Cit. Date: 8 December 2021.
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 1987 page:1887 no:8752407863Z. Cit. Date: 7 December 2021.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Rugby 1904 quarter:1 volume:6d page:652. Cit. Date: 21 November 2021.
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.
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.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1988 quarter:4 register:1088 volume:9 page:2108. Cit. Date: 7 December 2021.
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 1988page:1974 no:8852424071K. Cit. Date: 7 December 2021.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1926 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1387. Cit. Date: 8 December 2021.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Essex 2023 quarter:4 district:4631C entry:526531352. Cit. Date: 30 April 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1932 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1340. Cit. Date: 8 December 2021.
Ancestry Family Trees, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Rest of the UK Fennelfamilies by ChrisFenner1959. Cit. Date: 8 December 2021.
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). Principal Registry 2021 no:1623850910998908. Cit. Date: 8 December 2021.