See also
Husband:
Wife:
Eleanor Gwendoline Elmer (1895-1983)
Marriage:
Q4 1943
Deben "Registration District", Suffolk, England
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
agricultural / farm labourer, soldier then a farmer3 4 5 6 7
Birth:
28 Jun 1895
1921 census says born in Stowmarket Suffolk
Baptism:
1 Sep 1895 (age 9)
St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England1
son of Walter Buxton (labourer) and Ellen of Buxhall, an infant baptised with siblings Charles, Ernest, Gertrude and Virtue
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 5)
Buxhall, Suffolk, England9
son as Virtue living in four rooms with his parents Walter and Ellen, brothers Harry, Charles and Ernest, and sisters Gertie and Ethel. Born in Buxhall Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 17)
Shottisham, Suffolk, England3
unmarried son as Virtue working as a farm labourer and living in five rooms with his parents Walter and Ellen, brother Ernest, sister Ethel, and two boarders. Born in Buxhall Suffolk
Military Service:
frm 22 Jul 1912 to 27 Mar 1914 (age 17-18)
British Army 11 Hussars as no:H/90274
being 5' 7¼" tall with a chest of 35½ - 37½", a fresh complexion, hazel eyes, light brown hair working as a farm labourer and served in Ireland. Discharged as no longer physically fit for war service suffering from loss of hearing due to chronic inflammation of the inner ear
Military Service:
frm 19 Feb 1917 to 31 Mar 1922 (age 23)
British Army Royal Tank Corps as no:79041 then 5351325
born in Buxhall Stowmarket Suffolk and served in Egypt 11th July 1919 to 12th November 1921 reaching the rank of Sergeant
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 25 yrs 9 mns)
II New Barracks, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt6
an unmarried sergeant serving with the 11th Hussars in the British Army Cavalry. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 44)
Willow Farm, Hasketon, Suffolk, England7
a married farmer living with his wife Dorothy, his widowed mother Ellen, two closed records, and Alfred and Jessie Coates. Born on 28th June 1895
Administrator:
1 Mar 1941 (age 45)
Virtue George Buxton was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Dorothy Ada Burch on Saturday on 1 March 1941 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Death:
8 Mar 1987 (age 91)
Cremation:
13 Mar 1987
Ipswich Crematorium, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11
Probate:
10 Apr 1987
Probate Registry, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England10
of Street Farm meeting lane Grundisburgh Woodbridge Suffolk died 8th March 1987, probate not exceeding £40,000 (~£99,000 in 2017)
Name:
Eleanor Gwendoline Elmer12
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
day girl (domestic)13
Birth:
27 Dec 1895
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 5)
Haughley, Suffolk, England14
daughter living with her step-father Robert Wilden, her mother Alice, sister Minnie, brother Walter, and uncle Walter Dedman. Born in Haughley Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 15)
Haughley, Suffolk, England13
an unmarried sister-in-law as Gwendoline working as a day girl and living in three rooms with her brother-in-law Charles James, her sister Alice, and niece Kathleen James. Born in Haughley Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 25 yrs 6 mns)
Haughley, Suffolk, England15
unmarried step-daughter doing home duties and living with her widowed step-father Robert Wilden. Born in Haughley Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 43)
The Street, Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England16
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Thomas, son Claude, a closed record, Peggy Charlesworth and three more closed records. Born on 27th December 1895 and married a Buxton at a later date
Death:
16 Dec 1983 (age 87)
Cremation:
21 Dec 1983
Ipswich Crematorium, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11
Probate:
19 Jun 1985
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18
of Street Farm Bungalow Meeting Lane Grundisburgh Suffolk died 16th December 1983, probate of £104,298 (~£287,000 in 2017)
Eleanor previously married Thomas W Nunn (1891-1942) in Stow registration district in the third quarter of 192419 20
Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Buxhall St. Mary baptisms entry:215. Cit. Date: 21 May 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1987 quarter:1 register:387 volume:10 page:2916. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10895 class:RG78 piece:588 registration district:214 sub-district:3 enumeration district:9 schedule:79. Cit. Date: 21 May 2025.
FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive Series:WO 364 regiment:11th Hussars no:H/9027. Cit. Date: 22 May 2025.
FindMyPast British Army Royal Tank Corps Enlistment Records, 1919-1934, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). no:535132. Cit. Date: 22 May 2025.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:28111. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6636C page:12 line:7 letter code:TXDM. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1895 quarter:3 volume:4a page:818 occasional copy:A. Cit. Date: 21 May 2025.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1760 folio:21 page:14 schedule:79. Cit. Date: 21 May 2025.
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). Leeds 1987 page:1207 no:8751604527U. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Crematorium. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1896 quarter:1 volume:4a page:813. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10697 class:RG78 piece:576 registration district:209 sub-district:3 enumeration district:12 schedule:71. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1761 folio:63 page:9 schedule:61. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9357 registration district:209 sub-district:2 enumeration district:12, 13, 14, 15, 16 schedule:127. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6636H page:12 line:9 letter code:TXDQ. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Deben 1983 quarter:4 volume:10 page:2441. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
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). Ipswich 1985 page:1308 no:8551506467A. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Stow 1924 quarter:3 volume:4a page:2381. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Deben 1942 quarter:1 volume:4a page:2199. Cit. Date: 23 May 2025.