See also

Family of Frank William French and Lydia Elizabeth Barnard

  • Husband:

  • Frank William French (1865-1944)

  • Wife:

  • Lydia Elizabeth Barnard (1872-1951)

  • Children:

  • Edith Lydia French (1896- )

  • Marriage:

  • Q2 1896

  • Romford "Registration District", Essex, England1

Husband: Frank William French

  • Name:

  • Frank William French2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Henry William French (1840?- )

  • Mother:

  • Emma Mary Mann (1840-1903)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general labourer then a railway ticket taker and guard4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Birth:

  • 10 Nov 1865

  • Fornham St. Martin, Suffolk, England2 10 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 5)

  • College Street Incorporation Workhouse, College Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • an inmate attending school and living with his mother Emma, and brothers Herbert and Clement. Born in Fornham St. Martin Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 15)

  • 106 Eastgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • step-son working as a general labourer and living with his step-father James, his mother Emma, and sister Flora Leggott. Born in Fornham St. Martin Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 25)

  • 46 Brierley Road, Leyton, Essex, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried boarder working as a railway ticket taker living with Arthur and Julia Minter and family. Born in Fornham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 35)

  • 8 Brandon Grove, Ilford, Essex, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a railway guard and living with his wife Louisa, daughter Emily, and a boarder. Born in Fornham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 45)

  • 5 Folly Cottages, Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a railway guard for Great Eastern Railway and living in four rooms with his wife Lydia, and daughter Edith. Born in Fornham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 56 yrs 7 mns)

  • 5 Cricklewood Cottages, Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, England8

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a passenger guard for the Great Eastern Railway Company at Ilford and living in four rooms with his wife Lydia, and daughter Edith. Born in Fornham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 73)

  • 69 Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, England9

  •  

  • a married and retired railway passenger guard living with his wife Lydia, and daughter Edith. Born on 10th November 1865

  • Death:

  • 24 Jul 1944 (age 78)

  • 1 Oldchurch Road, Romford, Essex, England3 11

  • Probate:

  • 23 Oct 1944

  • Probate Registry, Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales11

  •  

  • of 69 Green Lane Ilford Essex died 24th July 1944 at 1 Oldchurch Road Romford Essex, probate of effects of £670 5s 8d (~£24,000 in 2017) to Lydia Elizabeth French widow and Edith Lydia French spinster

Wife: Lydia Elizabeth Barnard

  • Name:

  • Lydia Elizabeth Barnard12 13 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • housekeeper14

  • Birth:

  • 9 Apr 1872

  • Ilford, Essex, England12 13 15 14 6 7 8 9

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Jun 1872 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, High Road, Ilford, Essex, England13

  •  

  • daughter of Alfred Barnard (labourer) and Elizabeth of Ilford, born on 9th April 1872

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 9)

  • Grove, Barking, Essex, England15

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Alfred and Elizabeth, brothers Charles, Alfred and Frederick, and sisters Ellen and Rose. Born in Ilford Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 18)

  • 4 Park Terrace, Ilford, Essex, England14

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a housekeeper and living with her father Alfred, and brothers Alfred and Frederick. Born in Ilford Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 29)

  • 8 Brandon Grove, Ilford, Essex, England6

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Frank, daughter Emily, and a boarder. Born in Ilford Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 39)

  • 5 Folly Cottages, Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband Frank, and daughter Edith. Born in Ilford Essex and married for sixteen years with one child who is still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 49 yrs 2 mns)

  • 5 Cricklewood Cottages, Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, England8

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in four rooms with her husband Frank, and daughter Edith. Born in Ilford Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 67)

  • 69 Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, England9

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Frank, and daughter Edith. Born on 9th April 1872

  • Administrator:

  • 23 Oct 1944 (age 72)

  •  

     

    Lydia Elizabeth Barnard was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Frank William French on Monday on 23 October 1944 at the Probate Registry, Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales

  • Death:

  • 28 May 1951 (age 79)

  • Ilford "Registration District", Essex, England16 17

  • Probate:

  • 10 Aug 1951

  • Probate Registry, London, England17

  •  

  • widow of 69 Green Lane Ilford Essex died 28th May 1951, administration of effects of £386 13s 6d (~£12,000 in 2017) to Edith Lydia French spinster

Child 1: Edith Lydia French

  • Name:

  • Edith Lydia French18 19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • clerk then a domestic servant8 9

  • Birth:

  • 7 Aug 1896

  • Ilford, Essex, England18 19 6 7 8 9

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Oct 1896 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, High Road, Ilford, Essex, England19

  •  

  • daughter of Frank William French (railway guard) and Lydia Elizabeth of 8 Brandon Grove Ilford, born on 7th August 1896

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 4)

  • 8 Brandon Grove, Ilford, Essex, England6

  •  

  • daughter as Emily living with her parents Frank and Louisa, and a boarder. Born in Ilford Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 14)

  • 5 Folly Cottages, Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, England7

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents Frank and Lydia. Born in Ilford Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 24 yrs 10 mns)

  • 5 Cricklewood Cottages, Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, England8

  •  

  • unmarried daughter and an out of work clerk for Ilford Limited living in four rooms with her parents Frank and Lydia. Born in Ilford Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 43)

  • 69 Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, England9

  •  

  • an unmarried domestic servant living with her parents Frank and Lydia. Born on 7th August 1896

  • Administrator:

  • 23 Oct 1944 (age 48)

  •  

     

    Edith Lydia French was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Frank William French on Monday on 23 October 1944 at the Probate Registry, Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales

  • Administrator:

  • 10 Aug 1951 (age 55)

  •  

     

    Edith Lydia French was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Lydia Elizabeth Barnard on Friday on 10 August 1951 at the Probate Registry, London, England

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Romford 1896 quarter:2 volume:4a page:564. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Thingoe 1865 quarter:4 volume:4a page:433. Cit. Date: 7 April 2018.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Romford 1944 quarter:2 volume:4a page:462. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

4.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1843 folio:106 page:9 schedule:876. Cit. Date: 17 December 2021.

5.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1348 folio:143 page:25 schedule:1555. Cit. Date: 26 April 2025.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1648 folio:8 page:8 schedule:36. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9878 class:RG78 piece:521A registration district:191 sub-district:2 enumeration district:29 schedule:339. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

8.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:8851 registration district:191 sub-district:2 enumeration district:49 schedule:136. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

9.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1094F page:17 line:40 letter code:CCUE. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

10.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1727 folio:146 page:21 schedule:108. Cit. Date: 15 June 2024.

11.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Llandudno 1944 page:339. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

12.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Romford 1872 quarter:2 volume:4a page:151. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

13.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Great Ilford St. Mary baptisms 1852-1873 ref:D/P 510/1/ image:143 page:281 entry:2245. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

14.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1369 folio:80 page:34 schedule:213. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

15.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1746 folio:73 page:17 schedule:551. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ilford 1951 quarter:2 volume:5a page:329. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

17.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ilford 1951 page:433. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Romford 1896 quarter:2 volume:4a page:450. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.

19.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Great Ilford St. Mary baptisms 1885-1897 ref:D/P 510/1/5 image:135 page:264 entry:. Cit. Date: 27 April 2025.