See also

Family of Ralph Charlie Garrod and Edith May Chester

Husband: Ralph Charlie Garrod

  • Name:

  • Ralph Charlie Garrod2 1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • life assurance agent then a coach builder4 5 6

  • Birth:

  • 2 Jan 1891

  • Blythburgh, Suffolk, England2 7 8 4 5 6 3

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3 mns)

  • Station Road, Blythburgh, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents Robert and Mercy, sisters Mary, Lily and Rosie, and brothers Frank, Ivan and Hugh. Born in Blythburgh Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • 152 Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son living with his widowed mother Mercy, sisters Lily and Elsie, brothers Harold, Elderic (sic) and Reginald, and a boarder. Born in Blythburgh Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • 22 Norfolk Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a life assurance agent and living in six rooms with his widowed mother Mercy, sister Elsie, and brothers Harold, Eldrick and Reginald. Born in Blythburgh Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 30 yrs 5 mns)

  • 28 Worthing Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married brother-in-law working as a coach builder for United Automobile (sic) Services? "Motor Body Builders" Ltd. of Laundry Lane Lowestoft and living in eight rooms with his brother-in-law John Porter, his sister Rose Porter, nephew Donald Porter, niece Iris Porter, and his wife Edith. Born in Blythburgh Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 48)

  • 81 Dalyell Road, Brixton, London, England6

  •  

  • a married motor body builder living with his wife Edith, daughter Gwendoline, his widowed mother Mercy Garrod, and his brother Reginald. Born on 2nd January 1891

  • Death:

  • 21 Jan 1991 (age 100)

  • Waveney "Registration District", Suffolk, England3 9

  • Probate:

  • 24 Apr 1991

  • Probate Registry, Brighton, East Sussex, England9

  •  

  • of 1 Gunton Cliff Lowestoft Suffolk died 21st January 1991, probate not exceeding £115,000 (~£231,000 in 2017)

Wife: Edith May Chester

  • Name:

  • Edith May Chester10 11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William Henry Chester (1865- )

  • Mother:

  • Mary Tovell Gray (1865?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant12

  • Birth:

  • 19 Nov 1893

  • Woodbridge, Suffolk, England10 11 13 12 5 6 14

  • Baptism:

  • 29 Jul 1894 (age 0)

  • St. John's Church, St. John's Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • daughter of William Henry Chester (groom) and Mary Tovell of Woodbridge, baptised with siblings George and Hilda and born on 19th November 1893

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 7)

  • The Street, Melton, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents William and Mary, brother George, sisters Hilda and Kathleen, and nephew Harry Chester. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  • 38/40 London Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • an unmarried general domestic servant living in eleven rooms with Herbert and Georgina Lighter and family, and an assistant. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 30 yrs 5 mns)

  • 28 Worthing Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married sister-in-law doing home duties and living in eight rooms with her brother-in-law John Porter, sister-in-law Rose Porter, nephew Donald Porter, niece Iris Porter, and her husband Ralph. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 45)

  • 81 Dalyell Road, Brixton, London, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Ralph, daughter Gwendoline, her widowed mother-in-law Mercy Garrod, and her brother-in-law Reginald. Born on 19th November 1893

  • Death:

  • Mar 1984 (age 90)

  • Wandsworth "Registration District", Greater London, England14

Child 1: Gwendoline Jessie Garrod

  • Name:

  • Gwendoline Jessie Garrod15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Eric Frederick Kerigan (1921-2013)

  • Birth:

  • 14 Sep 1922

  • Mutford "Registration District", Suffolk, England15 6

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 17)

  • 81 Dalyell Road, Brixton, London, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried shorthand typist living with her parents Ralph and Edith, her widowed grandmother Mercy Garrod, and her uncle Reginald Garrod. Born on 14th September 1922 and married a Kerigan at a later date

  • Death:

  • 23 Aug 1965 (age 42)

  • Bromley "Registration District", Greater London, England16 17

  • Probate:

  • 18 Nov 1965

  • Probate Registry, London, England17

  •  

  • of 43 Glebe Way West Wickham Kent died 23rd August 1965, administration of £681 (~£12,000 in 2017) to Eric Frederick Kerigan insurance clerk

Child 2: Evelyn Mercy Garrod

  • Name:

  • Evelyn Mercy Garrod18 19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1924

  • Mutford "Registration District", Suffolk, England18

  • Death:

  • Q2 1924 (age 0)

  • Mutford "Registration District", Suffolk, England19

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England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Woodbridge 1920 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2763. Cit. Date: 24 June 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). Blything 1891 quarter:1 volume:4a page:925. Cit. Date: 24 June 2025.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Waveney 1991 quarter:1 register:191 volume:10 page:3492. Cit. Date: 24 June 2025.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:11045 class:RG78 piece:597 registration district:218 sub-district:2 enumeration district:10 schedule:242. Cit. Date: 24 June 2025.

5.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9535 registration district:218 sub-district:2 enumeration district:5 schedule:365. Cit. Date: 24 June 2025.

6.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:0356B page:4 line:30 letter code:ANLB. Cit. Date: 24 June 2025.

7.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1483 folio:97 page:11 schedule:73. Cit. Date: 24 June 2025.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1803 folio:95 page:18 schedule:114. Cit. Date: 24 June 2025.

9.

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). Brighton 1991 page:3133 no:9151307272V. Cit. Date: 24 June 2025.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1893 quarter:4 volume:4a page:866. Cit. Date: 19 August 2021.

11.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Woodbridge St. John baptisms entry:71. Cit. Date: 23 June 2025.

12.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:11039 class:RG78 piece:597 registration district:218 sub-district:2 enumeration district:4 schedule:168. Cit. Date: 24 June 2025.

13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1785 folio:77 page:11 schedule:68. Cit. Date: 19 September 2021.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Wandsworth 1984 quarter:1 register:384 volume:15 page:1442. Cit. Date: 24 June 2025.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Mutford 1922 quarter:3 volume:4a page:2011. Cit. Date: 24 June 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). Bromley 1965 quarter:3 volume:5a page:346. Cit. Date: 24 June 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). London 1965 page:448. Cit. Date: 24 June 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). Mutford 1924 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1845. Cit. Date: 24 June 2025.

19.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Mutford 1924 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1032. Cit. Date: 24 June 2025.