See also

Family of Arthur Ernest Durrant and Florence Louisa Page

Husband: Arthur Ernest Durrant

  • Name:

  • Arthur Ernest Durrant1,2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general labourer, rat poisoner and catcher then a game keeper4,5,6,7

  • Birth:

  • 25 Apr 1877

  • Walton, Suffolk, England2,4,5,6,7,8,9

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 3)

  • High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son living with his parents John and Emma, sister Elizabeth, and a lodger. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 14)

  • Eveline Cottages, Falcon Street, Walton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son living with his parents John and Emma, sister Elizabeth, brothers Alfred and David, and uncle Sidney Durrant. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 24)

  • High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a general labourer and living with his parents John and Emma, and brothers Alfred, David and Walter. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 35)

  • 5 Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a rat poisoner and catcher for the District Council and living in five rooms with his wife Florence, sons Arthur and Leslie, and a widowed Harry Desborough. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 44 yrs 2 mns)

  • 5 Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a rat poisoner on his own account and living in six rooms with his wife Florence, sons Arthur and Leslie, and daughter Jessie. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 62)

  • 22 Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a married game keeper living with his wife Florence. Born on 25th April 1877

  • Death:

  • Q4 1951 (age 74)

  • Samford "Registration District", Suffolk, England3

Wife: Florence Louisa Page

  • Name:

  • Florence Louisa Page10,11,12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • James Page (1847?-1884)

  • Mother:

  • Martha Brown (1846-1929)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant13

  • Birth:

  • 30 Jul 1874

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England5,6,7,10,11,13,14,15

  • Baptism:

  • 18 Oct 1874 (age 0)

  • St. Martin's Church, Church Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter of James Page (labourer) and Martha of Nacton

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 6)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents James and Martha, and sisters Catherine, Alice and Jessie. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 16)

  • Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital, Anglesea Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • an unmarried patient who was born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 27)

  • Beach Station Hotel, Station Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • an unmarried general domestic servant living with Wade and Kate Pearl and family, and three other servants. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 36)

  • 5 Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife living in five rooms with her husband Ernest, sons Arthur and Leslie, and a widowed Harry Desborough. Born in Nacton Suffolk and married for nine years with three children, two of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 44)

  • 5 Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in six rooms with her husband Ernest, sons Arthur and Leslie, and daughter Jessie. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 65)

  • 22 Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Ernest. Born on 30th July 1874

  • Death:

  • Q4 1950 (age 76)

  • Samford "Registration District", Suffolk, England16

Child 1: Arthur Ernest Edward Durrant

  • Name:

  • Arthur Ernest Edward Durrant17,18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Beatrice Maud Pomroy (1899-1948)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general and builders labourer6,19

  • Birth:

  • 10 May 1902

  • Walton, Suffolk, England5,6,17,19

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 9)

  • 5 Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son living in five rooms with his parents Ernest and Florence, brother Leslie, and a widowed Harry Desborough. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 19 yrs 1 mn)

  • 5 Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an unemployed gas company general labourer living in six rooms with his parents Ernest and Florence, brother Leslie, and sister Jessie. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 37)

  • 53 Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • a married builders general labourer and member of the Auxiliary Fire Service living with his wife Beatrice, daughters Jessie, Daphne, and Sylvia, and three closed records (one presumably being daughter Doris, but who are the other two?). Born on 10th May 1902

  • Witness:

  • 18 Jan 1945 (age 42)

  • Arthur Ernest Edward Durrant witnessed the marriage of James Joseph Maguire and Doris Joan Durrant on Thursday on 18 January 1945 in St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • Q4 1967 (age 65)

  • Cambridge "Registration District", Cambridgeshire, England18

Child 2: Leslie John Durrant

  • Name:

  • Leslie John Durrant20,21

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 21 Dec 1909

  • Walton, Suffolk, England5,6,20,22

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 1)

  • 5 Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son living in five rooms with his parents Ernest and Florence, brother Arthur, and a widowed Harry Desborough. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 10 yrs 6 mns)

  • 5 Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents Ernest and Florence, brother Arthur, and sister Jessie. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 29)

  • Royal Eastern Counties Institution, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, England22

  •  

  • an unmarried patient born on 21st December 1909

  • Death:

  • Q1 1953 (age 43)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England21

Child 3: Jessie Violet May Durrant

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Daughter: Jessie Violet May Durrant

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Spouse: Jubal Prime Pearce

  • Name:

  • Jessie Violet May Durrant23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Jubal Prime Pearce (1888-1970)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • barmaid24

  • Birth:

  • 20 May 1913

  • Walton, Suffolk, England6,23,24,25

  •  

  • 1939 register says born 20th May 1912

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 8 yrs 1 mn)

  • 5 Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in six rooms with her parents Ernest and Florence, and brothers Arthur and Leslie. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 26)

  • The Feathers, 231 High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • an unmarried house and bar assistant living with Charles and Ethel Miller. Born on 20th May 1912 and married a Pearce at a later date

  • Death:

  • Dec 1999 (age 86)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England25

Note on Wife: Florence Louisa Page

The 1911 census suggests that there was one further child who had died, however in Woodbridge registration district there are four possibilities, all of whom appear to have died. These are Arthur Sidney b q2 1901, unnamed b q4 1902, Arthur Eric b q4 1903, and David Sidney John b q4 1903

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Woodbridge 1901 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2029. Cit. Date: 28 October 2022.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1877 quarter:2 volume:4a page:712. Cit. Date: 30 October 2022.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1951 quarter:4 volume:4b page:805. Cit. Date: 30 October 2022.

4.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1784 folio:127 page:14 schedule:87. Cit. Date: 30 October 2022.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10883 class:RG78 piece:587 registration district:214 sub-district:2 enumeration district:15 schedule:5. Cit. Date: 29 October 2022.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG15 piece:9461 registration district:214 sub-district:1 enumeration district:9, 14 schedule:68. Cit. Date: 28 October 2022.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6617I page:18 line:18 letter code:TWEL. Cit. Date: 30 October 2022.

8.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1881 folio:51 page:28 schedule:745. Cit. Date: 30 October 2022.

9.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1475 folio:73 page:43 schedule:260. Cit. Date: 30 October 2022.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1874 quarter:3 volume:4a page:666. Cit. Date: 6 April 2019.

11.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C01429-2 sys:England-ODM film:919625.

12.

Suffolk Family History Society Colneis and Samford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-07/P1 own copy). Nacton St. Martin baptisms entry:209. Cit. Date: 17 May 2021.

13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1784 folio:89 page:29 schedule:149. Cit. Date: 28 October 2022.

14.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1881 folio:166 page:1 schedule:156. Cit. Date: 14 September 2021.

15.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1473 folio:163 page:3 schedule:20. Cit. Date: 28 October 2022.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1950 quarter:4 volume:4b page:896. Cit. Date: 30 October 2022.

17.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1902 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1076. Cit. Date: 28 October 2022.

18.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cambridge 1967 quarter:4 volume:4a page:255. Cit. Date: 30 October 2022.

19.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6617L page:20 line:16 letter code:TWEL. Cit. Date: 29 October 2022.

20.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1910 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1016. Cit. Date: 28 October 2022.

21.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1953 quarter:1 volume:4a page:726. Cit. Date: 29 October 2022.

22.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1510E page:19 line:18 letter code:DBVZ. Cit. Date: 29 October 2022.

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 1913 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2111. Cit. Date: 28 October 2022.

24.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6617I page:7 line:44 letter code:TWEL. Cit. Date: 29 October 2022.

25.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1999 quarter:4 district:7471B register:B24B entry:271 date:1299. Cit. Date: 29 October 2022.