Family of Harry William Chester and Hilda Florence Perry

Husband: Harry William Chester

Name:
Harry William Chester^2,3
Sex:
Male
Father:
Harry Chester (1871-1948)
Mother:
Evelena Herfy (1876-1947)
Occupation:
Royal Marine then a postman^4,5
Birth:
4 Aug 1894
Rochester, New York, USA^2,3,4,5,6
1939 register says born on 4th August 1895
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 5)
46 Meldon Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England²
son living in three rooms with his parents Harry and Lena, brothers Maurice and Percy, and aunt Barbara Heify. Born in the U.S.A
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 15)
195 Hollydale Road, Peckham, London, England³
unmarried son living in seven rooms with his parents Harry and Lena, brothers Maurice, Percy and Clarence, and sisters Gladys, Lena, Edna, Barbara and an unnamed (Nona Esme). Born in Rochester New York USA
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 26 yrs 10 mns)
52 Findlay Street, Rosyth, Fife, Scotland⁴
a married lodger serving as a private in the Royal Marines Infantry and living with Mary Sargent, his wife Hilda, and daughter Pamela. Born in Rochester New York USA
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 45)
13c Rollins Street, Surrey Quays, London, England⁵
a married G.P.O. postman living with his wife Hilda, daughter Pamela, son William, and a closed record (presumably son Leslie). Born on 4th August 1895
Death:
Q1 1971 (age 76)
Lewisham "Registration District", Greater London, England⁶

Name:
Hilda Florence Perry^1,7
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
16 Jan 1894
Bruton, Somerset, England^4,5,7,8
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 6)
High Street, Bruton, Somerset, England⁹
daughter living with her parents Thomas and Sarah, sisters Alma, Rosina, Adelaide and Kathleen, and brothers William and Alfred. Born in Bruton Somerset
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 17)
Wallop House, Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England¹⁰
an unmarried servant working as a kitchen maid and living in twenty-five rooms with two other servants. Born in Bruton Somerset
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 27 yrs 6 mns)
52 Findlay Street, Rosyth, Fife, Scotland⁴
a married lodger doing home duties and living with Mary Sargent, her husband Harry, and daughter Pamela. Born in Bruton Somerset
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 45)
13c Rollins Street, Surrey Quays, London, England⁵
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Harry, daughter Pamela, son William, and a closed record (presumably son Leslie). Born on 16th January 1894
Death:
Q3 1976 (age 82)
Southwark "Registration District", Greater London, England⁸

Name:
Pamela Chester¹¹
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Thomas H Gregory ( - )
Birth:
6 May 1921
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland^4,5,11
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 1 mn)
52 Findlay Street, Rosyth, Fife, Scotland⁴
lodger living with Mary Sargent, and her parents Harry and Hilda. Born in Dunfermline Fife
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 18)
13c Rollins Street, Surrey Quays, London, England⁵
an unmarried district clerk in an insurance office living with her parents Harry and Hilda, brother William, and a closed record (presumably brother Leslie). Born on 6th May 1921 and married a Gregory at a later date
Death:
Q2 2007 (age 85-86)
Eastbourne "Registration District", East Sussex, England¹²

Name:
William Thomas Chester^13,14
Sex:
Male
Birth:
12 Dec 1928
Lewisham "Registration District", London, England^5,13,14
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 10)
13c Rollins Street, Surrey Quays, London, England⁵
attending school and living with his parents Harry and Hilda, sister Pamela, and a closed record (presumably brother Leslie). Born on 12th December 1928
Death:
Dec 1997 (age 68-69)
Greenwich "Registration District", Greater London, England¹⁴

1.: Scotland Marriage index, (on-line at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk). Dunfermline 1920 ref:424/375. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

2.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:4794 folio:103 page:12 schedule:81. Cit. Date: 26 June 2023.

3.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:2578 class:RG78 piece:87 registration district:27 sub-district:6 enumeration district:8 schedule:481. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

4.: Scotlands People, (on-line at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk). 1921 census own copy, index:81. Cit. Date: 27 July 2021.

5.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:0115H page:15 line:29 letter code:AFGH. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

6.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lewisham 1971 q volume:5d page:734. Cit. Date: 4 July 2023.

7.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Wincanton 1894 quarter:1 volume:5c page:431. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

8.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Southwark 1976 quarter:3 volume:15 page:141. Cit. Date: 4 July 2023.

9.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:2306 folio:38 page:8 schedule:45. Cit. Date: 4 July 2023.

10.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:6094 class:RG78 piece:280 registration district:102 sub-district:1 enumeration district:4 schedule:63. Cit. Date: 4 July 2023.

11.: Scotland Birth index, (on-line at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk). Dunfermline 1921 ref:424/458. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

12.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Eastbourne 2007 quarter:2 district:4541B register:1B001 entry:500172771. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

13.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lewisham 1928 quarter:4 volume:1d page:1391. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

14.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Greenwich 1997 quarter:4 district:2291B register:B70 entry:108 date:1297. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

15.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Deptford 1934 quarter:4 volume:1d page:873. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

16.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lewisham 2015 quarter:2 district:2421A entry:512191846. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

17.: FindMyPast England and Wales Deaths 2007-2021, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). London. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.