See also

Family of William Charles Fitch and Laura Grimwood

Husband: William Charles Fitch

  • Name:

  • William Charles Fitch1,2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • horseman, plasterer's labourer then a bricklayer's and builders labourer4,5,6,7,8

  • Birth:

  • 28 Nov 1867

  • Tunstall, Suffolk, England1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

  •  

  • 1911 census says born in Ipswich Suffolk, and the 1939 register says born on 28th November 1866

  • Baptism:

  • 27 Dec 1867 (age 0)

  • St. Michael and All Angels with Dunningworth Church, Orford Road, Tunstall, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son of William Fitch (butcher) and Elizabeth Sarah of Tunstall, private baptism

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 2)

  • Valley, Peasenhall, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son living with his parents William and Elizabeth, sister Louisa, and aunts Harriet Fryatt and Sarah Baker. Born in Tunstall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 13)

  • 6 Cecilia Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • son living with his widowed mother Elizabeth, sister Louisa, and brother Albert. Born in Tunstall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 24)

  • 14 Turret Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • an unmarried horseman living with his widowed mother Elizabeth, and brother Albert. Born in Tunstall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 33)

  • 2 Rose Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a plasterers labourer and living in four rooms with his wife Mary, and son Percy. Born in Tunstall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 39)

  • 19 Gibson Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried boarder working as a general labourer living in four rooms with his future partner Laura Garnham, her sons William, Richard, Lenard (sic) and Frederick, and her daughter Victoria. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 56 yrs 7 mns)

  • 18 Gibson Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • widowed head of the household working as a bricklayer's labourer for Mr Green a builder of Nacton Road and living in two rooms with Laura Garnham, boarders Victoria, Lenard (sic), and Frederick Garnham, and his daughter Hilda Garnham-Fitch. Born in Tunstall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 71)

  • 27 Holbrook Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • a widowed builder's labourer living with his future son-in-law Percy Durrant, his daughter Hilda, and a closed record. Born on 28th November 1866

  • Death:

  • Q1 1955 (age 88)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England3

Wife: Laura Grimwood

  • Name:

  • Laura Grimwood11,12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William Grimwood (1828?-1901)

  • Mother:

  • Maria Lambley (1838-1892)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • corset maker then a stay hand13,14

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1872

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6,7,11,13,14,15

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Jan 1873 (age 0)

  • Holy Trinity Church, Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter of William Grimwood (labourer) and Maria of Long Lane Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 9)

  • Mount Pleasant, Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents William and Maria, brothers William, George and Arthur, and sister Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 18)

  • 18 Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a corset maker and living in four rooms with her parents William and Maria, and a boarder. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 29)

  • 32 Gibson Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • married wife working as a stay hand and living in four rooms with her husband William, daughter Alice, and sons William, Richard and Stanley. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 39)

  • 19 Gibson Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her sons William, Richard, Lenard (sic) and Frederick, daughter Victoria, and her future partner William Fitch. Born in Ipswich Suffolk and married for nineteen years with nine children, six of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 48 yrs 7 mns)

  • 18 Gibson Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married housekeeper doing home duties and living in two rooms with William Fitch, boarders (her children) Victoria, Lenard (sic), and Frederick Garnham, and daughter Hilda Garnham-Fitch. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q4 1936 (age 64)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England17

Child 1: Hilda May Fitch Garnham

  • Name:

  • Hilda May Fitch Garnham18

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Percy Thomas Durrant (1906-1990)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • silk underwear machinist8

  • Birth:

  • 13 Jun 1911

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England7,8,18,19

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 10 yrs 0 mns)

  • 18 Gibson Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in two rooms with her parents William Fitch and Laura Garnham, half-sister Victoria, and half-brothers Lenard (sic) and Frederick Garnham. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 28)

  • 27 Holbrook Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • an unmarried silk underwear machinist living with her future husband Percy Durrant, her father William, and a closed record. Born on 13th June 1911 and married a Durrant at a later date

  • Death:

  • Jul 1993 (age 82)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England19

Note on Husband: William Charles Fitch

William previously married Mary Ann Cudmore (c1868-1905) in Ipswich registration district in 189120,21

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate 1867 quarter:4 volume:4a page:594. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.

2.

SFHS Loes and Orford Baptisms 1813-1900, (own copy, Suffolk Family History Society SFK-BPI-13/P1 2016). Tunstall St. Michael baptisms entry:182. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1955 quarter:1 volume:4b page:1085. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.

4.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1468 folio:17 page:27 schedule:193. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.

5.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1775 folio:42 page:28 schedule:188. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.

6.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10850 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:25 schedule:450. Cit. Date: 13 March 2023.

7.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9449 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:26 schedule:344. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.

8.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6608F page:10 line:6 letter code:TVOA. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.

9.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1770 folio:28 page:5 schedule:19. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.

10.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1870 folio:48 page:11 schedule:49. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1872 quarter:4 volume:4a page:647. Cit. Date: 17 August 2022.

12.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Ipswich Holy Trinity entry:925. Cit. Date: 17 August 2022.

13.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1470 folio:120 page:37 schedule:219. Cit. Date: 13 March 2023.

14.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1781 folio:85 page:24 schedule:162. Cit. Date: 13 March 2023.

15.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1873 folio:100 page:8.

16.

Ibid. National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1873 folio:100 page:8 schedule:833. Cit. Date: 17 August 2022.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1936 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1162. Cit. Date: 17 March 2023.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1911 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1984. Cit. Date: 13 March 2023.

19.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1993 quarter:3 district:7471A register:A10B entry:253 date:0793. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.

20.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1891 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1248. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.

21.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1905 quarter:2 volume:4a page:495. Cit. Date: 14 March 2023.