Family of Albert Edward Wheat and Jessie May Thurston

Husband: Albert Edward Wheat

Name:
Albert Edward Wheat^1,3,4
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
soldier then a lorry driver^2,5
Birth:
26 Aug 1901
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England^3,4,5,6
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 8)
12 Henry Place, Henry Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England⁶
son attending school and living in three rooms with his parents Frederick and Louisa, sisters May, Rosie, Ethel, Violet and Lily, and brother Leonard. Born in Nottingham
Military Service:
frm 12 May 1919 to 11 May 1939 (age 17-37)
British Army Royal Tank Regiment as no:47943 then 536356 then 14th Kings Hussars Cavalry^2,7
a labour born in St. Albans Nottingham who married Jessie Thurston on Colchester on 12th January 1925 and had son Frederick Thomas on 19th April 1925
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 19)
Summer Camp, Leidenhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany⁷
a private in the 14th Kings Hussars Cavalry who was born in Nottingham
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 38)
89 Priory Street, Colchester, Essex, England⁵
a married motor lorry driver living with his father-in-law Thomas Thurston, his mother Louisa, his wife Jessie, two closed records (presumably son Frederick and daughter Louisa), daughter Jessie, sister Violet Meadows, a closed record, and nephew Gerald Wheat. Born on 26th August 1901
Death:
Q2 1976 (age 74)
Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England⁴

Name:
Jessie May Thurston⁸
Sex:
Female
Father:
Thomas William Thurston (1867-1944)
Mother:
Alice Harriet Page (1873-1913)
Birth:
6 Nov 1901
Walton, Suffolk, England^5,8,9,10,11
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 9)
3 Chapel Cottages, Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, England⁹
daughter attending school and living in five rooms with her parents Thomas and Alice, half-brother Alfred, brother Stanley, sisters Ada and Rosalie, and a boarder. Born in Walton Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 19 yrs 7 mns)
89 Priory Street, Colchester, Essex, England¹⁰
unmarried daughter doing house work at home and living in six rooms with her father Thomas, her step-mother Louisa, step-sisters May Wheat, Rose Waite, Edith Wheat and Violet Wheat, sister Rose, and step-niece Violet Waite. Born in Walton Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 37)
89 Priory Street, Colchester, Essex, England⁵
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her father Thomas Thurston, her mother-in-law Louisa, her husband Albert, two closed records (presumably son Frederick and daughter Louisa), daughter Jessie Wheat, sister-in-law Violet Meadows, a closed record, and nephew Gerald Wheat. Born on 6th November 1901
Death:
Jun 1988 (age 86)
Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England¹¹

Name:
Jessie May Wheat¹⁶
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Percy Ward (1928-1978)
Birth:
9 Jan 1928
Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England^5,16
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 11)
89 Priory Street, Colchester, Essex, England⁵
attending school and living with her grandfather Thomas Thurston, her step-grandmother Louisa, her parents Albert and Louisa, two closed records (presumably brother Frederick and sister Louisa), aunt Violet Meadows, a closed record, and cousin Gerald Wheat. Born on 9th January 1928 and married a Ward at a later date
Death:
Q2 2018 (age 90)
Essex "Registration District", Essex, England¹⁷

1.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Colchester 1925 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1033. Cit. Date: 21 January 2023.

2.: FindMyPast British Army Royal Tank Corps Enlistment Records, 1919-1934, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). 1919 page:74 no:47943 then 536356. Cit. Date: 22 January 2023.

3.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Nottingham 1901 quarter:4 volume:7b page:336. Cit. Date: 22 January 2023.

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 1976 quarter:2 volume:9 page:1813. Cit. Date: 22 January 2023.

5.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1502A page:10 line:10 letter code:DBTA. Cit. Date: 21 January 2023.

6.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:20548 class:RG78 piece:1230 registration district:430 sub-district:3 enumeration district:8 schedule:202. Cit. Date: 22 January 2023.

7.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:28138 page:19. Cit. Date: 22 January 2023.

8.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1901 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1069. Cit. Date: 19 January 2023.

9.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10308 class:RG78 piece:544 registration district:198 sub-district:2 enumeration district:3 schedule:85. Cit. Date: 19 January 2023.

10.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9168 registration district:198 sub-district:1 enumeration district:1 schedule:118. Cit. Date: 19 January 2023.

11.: 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:2 register:688 volume:9 page:2299. Cit. Date: 22 January 2023.

12.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1925 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1384. Cit. Date: 21 January 2023.

13.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 2018 quarter:3 district:4631A entry:517884682. Cit. Date: 22 January 2023.

14.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1926 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1225. Cit. Date: 21 January 2023.

15.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Essex 2017 quarter:4 district:4631A entry:516240468. Cit. Date: 21 January 2023.

16.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1928 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1327. Cit. Date: 21 January 2023.

17.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Essex 2018 quarter:2 district:4631A entry:517141714. Cit. Date: 21 January 2023.