Family of Frederick John Britton and Alice May Ablitt

St Helen 18 04 2017

Husband:
Frederick John Britton (1893-1963)
Wife:
Alice May Ablitt (1892-1994)
Marriage:
25 Dec 1927
St. Helen's Church, St. Helens Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England¹ ²
Frederick a bachelor working as a grocers assistant and son of Frederick Britton a bricklayer. Alice a spinster and daughter of James Ablitt a warehouseman. Both of 149 Woodville Road, married by banns and witnessed by Violet Mabel Ottywill and Arthur Thomas Larner

Husband: Frederick John Britton

Name:
Frederick John Britton³ ¹ ² ⁴
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
shop assistant then a grocer's assistant² ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Birth:
2 Jan 1893
Ipswich, Suffolk, England³ ⁸ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 8)
14 Hayhill Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁸
son living with his parents Frederick and Emma, brothers Maurice and Bertie, sister Ada, uncle Arthur Britton, and a visitor. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 18)
14 Hayhill Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁵
unmarried son working as a shop assistant for Co-operative Stores hardware and living in six rooms with his parents Frederick and Emma, brothers Maurice and Bertie, sisters Ada and Edith, and uncle James Thurlow. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 28 yrs 6 mns)
14 Hayhill Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁶
unmarried son working in the grocery warehouse for Ipswich Co-op Society Ltd in Carr Street and living in five rooms with his father Frederick, step-mother Daisy (who was only four years older), and sister Edith. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 46)
6 Fuschia Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁷
a married grocers assistant packing & <unreadable> living with his wife Alice. Born on 2nd January 1893
Death:
Q4 1963 (age 70)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England⁴

Name:
Alice May Ablitt⁹
Sex:
Female
Father:
James Ablitt (1864-1947)
Mother:
Elizabeth Double (1864-1958)
Occupation:
domestic servant¹⁰ ¹¹
Birth:
17 Sep 1892
Mistley, Essex, England⁹ ¹² ¹⁰ ¹¹ ⁷ ¹³
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 8)
Park Lane, Mistley, Essex, England¹²
daughter living in four rooms with her parents James and Elizabeth, and sisters Jane and Hilda. Born in Mistley Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 18)
The Limes, North Station Road, Colchester, Essex, England¹⁰
unmarried general servant living in six rooms with Harry and Florence Wambach and family. Born in Mistley Essex
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 28 yrs 9 mns)
46 Napier Court, Fulham, London, England¹¹
unmarried and in service and living in six rooms with George Pirie. Born in Mistley Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 47)
6 Fuschia Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁷
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Frederick. Born on 17th September 1892
Death:
1 Aug 1994 (age 101)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹³ ¹⁴
Probate:
5 Sep 1994
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England¹⁴
of Hazeldell Elton Park Hadleigh Road Ipswich died 1st August 1994, probate not exceeding £125,000 (~£227,000 in 2017)

Frederick was a brother of Maurice and Bertie who married Alice's sisters Jane and Hilda

1.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1927 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2587. Cit. Date: 5 September 2025.

2.: Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754-1949, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich St. Helen marriages 1925-1936 page:32 entry:64. Cit. Date: 5 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). Ipswich 1893 quarter:1 volume:4a page:909. Cit. Date: 5 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). Ipswich 1963 quarter:4 volume:4b page:841. Cit. Date: 5 September 2025.

5.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10838 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:13 schedule:320. Cit. Date: 4 September 2025.

6.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9436 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:13 schedule:354. Cit. Date: 5 September 2025.

7.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6611C page:7 line:40 letter code:TVOR. Cit. Date: 5 September 2025.

8.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1780 folio:46 page:41 schedule:250. Cit. Date: 4 September 2025.

9.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1892 quarter:4 volume:4a page:534. Cit. Date: 3 September 2025.

10.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10308 class:RG78 piece:544 registration district:198 sub-district:2 enumeration district:3 schedule:15. Cit. Date: 4 September 2025.

11.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:375 registration district:38 sub-district:3 enumeration district:16 schedule:170. Cit. Date: 5 September 2025.

12.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1701 folio:33 page:19 schedule:149. Cit. Date: 3 September 2025.

13.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1994 quarter:3 district:7471B register:b12B entry:290 date:0894. Cit. Date: 5 September 2025.

14.: 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 1994 week:64 no:9451512597X. Cit. Date: 5 September 2025.