See also

Family of William Francis Pitt Williams and Marjorie Joan Britton

  • Husband:

  • William Francis Pitt Williams (1921-1986)

  • Wife:

  • Marjorie Joan Britton (1922-1985)

  • Marriage Banns:

  • 21 Jul 1946

  • St. Augustine's Church, Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • also read on 28th July and 4th August 1946, William a bachelor of Crowan Cornwall and Marjorie a spinster of this parish

  • Marriage:

  • Aug 1946

  • Kerrier "Registration District", Cornwall, England2

Husband: William Francis Pitt Williams

  • Name:

  • William Francis Pitt Williams3 2 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • butcher's assistant5

  • Birth:

  • 25 Sep 1921

  • Helston "Registration District", Cornwall, England3 5 4

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 18)

  • 13 Fore Street, Praze-an-Beeble, Cornwall, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried butcher's assistant living with his parents Richard and Ethel, and sisters Dorothy and Gladys. Born on 25th September 1921

  • Military Service:

  • to 2 Sep 1946 (age 24)

  • British Army 239/44th L.A.A. Royal Artillery as gunner 17943006

  • Medals:

  • 7 Jun 19506

  •  

  •  

  • the 1939-45 Burma Star and War Medal

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 2 Mar 1968

  •  

  •  

  • William applied to become a member of the Burma Star Association

  • Death:

  • 20 Aug 1986 (age 64)

  • Kerrier "Registration District", Cornwall, England4 7

  • Probate:

  • 22 Sep 1986

  • Probate Registry, Bristol, Avon, England7

  •  

  • of 3 West Close Gwealdues Helston Cornwall died 20th August 1986, probate not exceeding £40,000 (~£105,000 in 2017)

Wife: Marjorie Joan Britton

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Marjorie Joan Britton

  • Name:

  • Marjorie Joan Britton8

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Bertie William Britton (1896-1950)

  • Mother:

  • Hilda Grace Ablitt (1896-1942)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • clerk9

  • Birth:

  • 16 Nov 1922

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England8 9 10

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 16)

  • 4 Beatty Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • an unmarried junior clerk living with her parents Bertie and Hilda, and sister Molly. Born on 16th November 1922

  • Death:

  • May 1985 (age 62)

  • Kerrier "Registration District", Cornwall, England10

Sources

1.

Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754-1949, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich St. Augustine banns 1944-1946 page:52 entry:154. Cit. Date: 4 September 2025.

2.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Kerrier 1946 quarter:3 volume:7a page:103. Cit. Date: 4 September 2025.

3.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Helston 1921 quarter:4 volume:5c page:268. Cit. Date: 4 September 2025.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Kerrier 1986 quarter:3 register:886 volume:21 page:165. Cit. Date: 4 September 2025.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6717F page:10 line:40 letter code:WBEL. Cit. Date: 4 September 2025.

6.

Ancestry UK, British Army World War II Medal Cards, 1939-1945. 3 H Laa no:1794300. Cit. Date: 4 September 2025.

7.

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). Bristol 1986 page:9060. Cit. Date: 4 September 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). Ipswich 1922 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1649. Cit. Date: 4 September 2025.

9.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6612C page:11 line:39 letter code:TVPA. Cit. Date: 4 September 2025.

10.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Kerrier 1985 register:585 volume:21 page:180. Cit. Date: 4 September 2025.