See also

Family of Bertie Rowland Squirrell and Miriam Lois May Piper

Husband: Bertie Rowland Squirrell

  • Name:

  • Bertie Rowland Squirrell2 1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • horseman4 5

  • Birth:

  • 6 Sep 1898

  • Groton, Suffolk, England2 6 7 4 5 3

  •  

  • 1921 census says born in Nedging Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 3)

  • Castling's Heath, Groton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents John and Mary, brothers Frederick, Owen and Charles, and sisters Beatrice, Rose and Florence. Born in Groton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • Curtis Farm, Wicker Street Green, Hadleigh Hamlet, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in five rooms with his parents John and Mary, brothers Owen and Charles, and sisters Julia and Gladys. Born in Groton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 22 yrs 9 mns)

  • Gosling Green, Groton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • an unmarried son working as a horseman for Mr G Arthey of Manor Farm Groton and living in four rooms with his widowed mother Mary, brother Charles, married sister Rose Spraggins, and twin nieces Cathy and Ruby Spraggins. Born in Nedging Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 41)

  • Ancient Houses, The Street, Kersey, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • a married farm horseman living with his wife Miriam, his brother-in-law Walter Piper, and sons Vernon and Sidney. Born on 6th September 1898

  • Death:

  • Q1 1976 (age 77)

  • Deben "Registration District", Suffolk, England3

Wife: Miriam Lois May Piper

  • Name:

  • Miriam Lois May Piper8

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Thomas Piper (1858?- )

  • Mother:

  • Mary Ann Frost (1865- )

  • Birth:

  • 12 Sep 1900

  • Kersey, Suffolk, England8 9 10 11 5 12

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 6 mns)

  • The Street, Kersey, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents Thomas and Mary, brothers George, Robert, William, Clement, Alan and Frederick, and sisters Elizabeth and Lily. Born in Kersey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 10)

  • The Street, Kersey, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in three rooms with her widowed father Thomas, brothers William, Frederick and Walter, and sister Elizabeth. Born in Kersey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 20 yrs 9 mns)

  • Kersey, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • unmarried daughter doing home duties and living in three rooms with her widowed father Thomas, and brother Walter. Born in Kersey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 39)

  • Ancient Houses, The Street, Kersey, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • a married housewife living with her husband Bertie, her brother Walter Piper, and sons Vernon and Sidney. Born on 12th September 1900

  • Death:

  • Q1 1971 (age 70)

  • Deben "Registration District", Suffolk, England12

Child 1: Vernon Thomas Squirrell

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Son: Vernon Thomas Squirrell

  • Name:

  • Vernon Thomas Squirrell13

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • stockman5

  • Birth:

  • 6 Jun 1922

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England13 5

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 17)

  • Ancient Houses, The Street, Kersey, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried farm stockman living with his parents Bertie and Miriam, his uncle Walter Piper, and brother Sidney. Born on 6th June 1922

  • Death:

  • 13 Jun 1944 (age 22)

  • English Channel, Normandy, France14 15

  •  

  • Cause: when his landing craft H.M.L.C.T. 967 was mined and sunk

  • War Memorial:

  •  

  • Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England14

  •  

  • able seaman no:C/JX 351358 serving in the Royal Navy H.M.L.C.T. 967 died 13th June 1944 aged 22. Son of Bertie R and Miriam L May Squirrell, of Kersey Suffolk

Child 2: Sydney Benjamin Squirrell

  • Name:

  • Sydney Benjamin Squirrell16 17

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Evelyn Ruth Humphrey (1934-1992)

  • Birth:

  • 2 May 1924

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England16 5

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 15)

  • Ancient Houses, The Street, Kersey, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried farm lad living with his parents Bertie and Miriam, his uncle Walter Piper, and brother Vernon. Born on 2nd May 1924

  • Death:

  • Q4 2016 (age 92)

  • Suffolk "Registration District", Suffolk, England17

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Cosford 1922 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1308. Cit. Date: 24 July 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). Cosford 1898 quarter:4 volume:4a page:805. Cit. Date: 24 July 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). Deben 1976 quarter:1 volume:10 page:2862. Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.

4.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9311 registration district:206 sub-district:2 enumeration district:6, 7, 8, 9, 10 schedule:7. Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 6668D page:10 line:31 letter code:TZCD. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1749 folio:58 page:2 schedule:6. Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10592 class:RG78 piece:568 registration district:206 sub-district:2 enumeration district:10 schedule:131. Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.

8.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1900 quarter:4 volume:4a page:847. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

9.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1749 folio:69 page:2 schedule:10. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

10.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10593 class:RG78 piece:568 registration district:206 sub-district:2 enumeration district:11 schedule:91. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

11.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9312 registration district:206 sub-district:2 enumeration district:11, 12, 13 schedule:57. Cit. Date: 23 July 2025.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Deben 1971 quarter:1 volume:4b page:2539. Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1922 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1638. Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.

14.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Chatham Naval Memorial 76.1. Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.

15.

UBoat.net, (on-line at www.uboat.net). HMS LCT 967 (LCT 967). Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1924 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1528. Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Suffolk 2016 quarter:4 district:7481J entry:514850119. Cit. Date: 24 July 2025.