See also

Family of George Samuel Canham and Elizabeth Davies

Husband: George Samuel Canham

  • Name:

  • George Samuel Canham3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • George Canham (1856-bef1901)

  • Mother:

  • Alice Bond Cook (1856-1923)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • soldier, foundry labourer then a fitter2,5,6

  • Birth:

  • 18 Aug 1876

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,4,6,7,8

  • Baptism:

  • 23 May 1878 (age 1)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son of George Canham (labourer) and Alice of Bedwells Court New Street, born on 18th August 1876

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 5)

  • 3 Chapel Court, Fore Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents George and Alice, brother John, and his widowed grandmother Jane Cook. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 15)

  • 8 Green Man Yard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son working as an errand boy and living with his mother Alice, brother John, and sisters Emily and Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • frm 14 Aug 1895 to 6 Jan 1903 (age 18-26)

  • British Army York and Lancaster Regiment as private:44265

  •  

  • being 5' 4" tall, weighing 119 lbs, with a chest of 33/34½", a dark complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair and with a birth mark on his right thigh. He served in India from 26th December 1898 to 22nd December 1902 becoming a Lance Corporal on 26th September 1899

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 24)

  •  

  •  

  • as he was on military service in India

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 34)

  • 50 Alston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household as G S Canham working as a fitter and living in five rooms with his wife Elizabeth, son George, daughter Elsie, and a brother Alf Green. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1923 (age 46)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England9

Wife: Elizabeth Davies

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Davies1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant2,10

  • Birth:

  • 26 Nov 1878

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6,10,11,12,13,14

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 2)

  • 3 Anchor Yard, Duke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents George and Jane, brothers George and Harry, and step?-brother Alf Green. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 13)

  • Siloam Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents George and Jane, brothers George and Harry, and sisters Emily and Martha. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 23)

  • 88 Selwyn Avenue, Richmond, Surrey, England10

  •  

  • an unmarried domestic general servant living with Algernon and Margaret Watts and family. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 33)

  • 50 Alston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife living in five rooms with her husband George, son George, daughter Elsie, and a brother Alf Green. Born in Ipswich Suffolk and married for five years with three children, two of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 60)

  • 21 Brookfield Avenue, Walthamstow, Essex, England14

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Percy, and step-daughter? Ida. Born on 26th November 1878.

  • Death:

  • 19 Nov 1944 (age 65)

  • Essex "South Western Registration District", Essex, England15,16

  • Probate:

  • 23 May 1945

  • Probate Registry, Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales16

  •  

  • of 53 Howard Road London E.17 (wife of Percy Edward Rudd) died 19th November 1944, administration of effects of £116 10s 2d (~£4,100 in 2017) to the said Percy Edward Rudd locomotive engine driver

Child 1: George Henry Canham

  • Name:

  • George Henry Canham17,18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Freda Katherine Skerritt (1911-1991)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • engineering draughtsman19

  • Birth:

  • 10 Nov 1906

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6,17,18,19

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 4)

  • 50 Alston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son attending school and living in five rooms with his parents George and Elizabeth, sister Elsie, and uncle Alf Green. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 32)

  • 33 Trent Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • a married engineering draughtsman (designer) living with his wife Freda. Born on 10th November 1906

  • Death:

  • 5 Nov 1996 (age 89)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England18,20

  • Probate:

  • 27 Feb 1997

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • grant and will, died 5th November 1996

Child 2: Alfred Arthur Canham

  • Name:

  • Alfred Arthur Canham21,22

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1909

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England21

  • Death:

  • Q1 1910 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England22

Child 3: Elsie May Canham

  • Name:

  • Elsie May Canham23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Sandeman Norrie Milne (1905-1992)

  • Birth:

  • 4 Feb 1911

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6,23,24,25

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 2 mns)

  • 50 Alston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter living in five rooms with her parents George and Elizabeth, brother George, and uncle Alf Green. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 28)

  • 3 Ladywood Cottages, Nacton, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and an A.R.P. warden living with her husband William, and Edgar John. Born on 4th February 1911

  • Death:

  • 1 Nov 2000 (age 89)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England25,26

  • Probate:

  • 15 Dec 2000

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England26

  •  

  • grant and will, died 1st November 2000

Child 4: Gladys Maud Canham

  • Name:

  • Gladys Maud Canham27,28

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1913

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England27

  • Death:

  • Q3 1913 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England28

Note on Wife: Elizabeth Davies

After George's death Elizabeth married Percy Edward Rudd (1880-?) in Ipswich in 193414,29

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2.

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3.

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7.

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