See also

Family of Alfred Ernest Bull and Gertrude Ellen Garnham

Husband: Alfred Ernest Bull

  • Name:

  • Alfred Ernest Bull1 2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • asylum attendant then a gas fitter4 5

  • Birth:

  • 11 Apr 1889

  • Stowmarket, Suffolk, England1 6 2 7 4

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 2)

  • Bonds Lane, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living with his parents George and Louisa, sisters Blanche, Ellen and Florence, and brothers George and Charles. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 30 Jul 1893 (age 4)

  • St. Peter and St. Mary's Church, Church Walk, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son of Louisa Kate and George Bull (malsters labourer) of Stowmarket, born 11th April 1889

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 11)

  • 24 Elliott Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son living with his parents George and Louisa, sisters Ellen and Margaret, and brother Charles. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 24)

  • Ipswich Mental Hospital, Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • an unmarried asylum attendant who was born in Stowmarket Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 9 Apr 1917 (age 27)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England3 8

  • Burial:

  • 14 Apr 1917

  • Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • a labourer who died on 9th April 1917 aged 27

Wife: Gertrude Ellen Garnham

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St Margaret 18 04 2017

  • Name:

  • Gertrude Ellen Garnham9 10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William Garnham (1864-1895)

  • Mother:

  • Alice Francis (1864-1934)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • kitchen maid11

  • Birth:

  • 10 Dec 1891

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England9 10 12 11 13 14 15

  • Baptism:

  • 13 Mar 1892 (age 0)

  • St. Margaret's Church, Bolton Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter of William Garnham (gardener) and Alice of Castle Lodge, born on 10th December 1891

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 9)

  • 3 Holywells Cottage, Bishop's Hill, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • step-daughter living in four rooms with her step-father Arthur Spraggins, her mother Alice, brother William, sister Laura, and a boarder. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 19)

  • Ipswich Mental Hospital, Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • an unmarried servant working as a domestic kitchen maid for Ipswich Borough Council Asylum Service. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 29 yrs 6 mns)

  • 1 Church Road, Old Felixstowe, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in five rooms with her husband Henry. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 47)

  • 189 Rosehill Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • married doing household duties and living with her husband Henry, and son Albert. Born on 10th December 1891 and married a Kidby at a later date

  • Death:

  • 26 Feb 1978 (age 86)

  • Hartismere "Registration District", Suffolk, England15 16

  • Cremation:

  • 7 Mar 1978

  • Ipswich Crematorium, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17

  • Probate:

  • 22 May 1978

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • of 189 Rosehill Road died 26th February 1978, administration of £6,031 (~£33,000 in 2017)

Child 1: Frederick Ernest Bull Garnham

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Holy Trinity 18 04 2017

  • Name:

  • Frederick Ernest Bull Garnham18 19 20

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Edith May Howlett (1908-1999)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • gardener21

  • Birth:

  • 7 Jun 1912

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England18 19 22 21 20

  • Baptism:

  • 22 Jun 1912 (age 0)

  • Holy Trinity Church, Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • son of Gertrude Ellen Garnham (domestic servant) of 3 Holy Wells Cottages Bishops Hill, born on 7th June 1912

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 9)

  • 3 Holywells Cottage, Bishop's Hill, Ipswich, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • grandson attending school and living in four rooms with his grandparents Arthur and Alice Spraggins, uncle Frances Spraggins, and his widowed great grandmother Lucy Francis. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 27)

  • Home Farm Cottages, Belstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • a married gardener and member of the Auxiliary Fire Service and living with his wife Edith. Born on 7th June 1912

  • Death:

  • 26 Jan 1993 (age 80)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England20 23 24 25

  • Cremation:

  • 2 Feb 1993

  • Ipswich Crematorium, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • died 26th January 1993 aged 80

  • Probate:

  • 18 Feb 1993

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • of 214 Sidegate Lane Ipswich died 26th January 1993, probate not exceeding £125,000 (~£235,000 in 2107)

  • Interred:

  • 24 Feb 1993

  • Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England25

Note on Marriage

They probably met at the Ipswich Mental Hospital as they were both working there when the 1911 census was taken

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1889 quarter:2 volume:4a page:766. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.

2.

Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Stowmarket St. Peter and St. Mary baptisms 1892-1907 page:9 entry:72. Cit. Date: 13 September 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). Ipswich 1917 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1090. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10854 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:31 schedule:9999. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.

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Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754-1949, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Woolpit St. Mary marriages 1837-1942 page:240 entry:479. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1457 folio:69 page:23 schedule:138. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1773 folio:91 page:7 schedule:45. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.

8.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Old Cemetery 1917 internment:19170417 plot:C/21/32. Cit. Date: 13 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). Ipswich 1892 quarter:2 volume:4a page:865. Cit. Date: 7 September 2025.

10.

Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich St. Margaret baptisms 1876-1906 page:147 entry:1165. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.

11.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10854 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:31 schedule:9999. Cit. Date: 10 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:1777 folio:70 page:36 schedule:229. Cit. Date: 8 September 2025.

13.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9461 registration district:214 sub-district:1 enumeration district:9, 14 schedule:86. Cit. Date: 10 September 2025.

14.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6611D page:12 line:31 letter code:TVOS. Cit. Date: 10 September 2025.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). hartismere 1978 quarter:1 volume:10 page:2899. Cit. Date: 11 September 2025.

16.

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 1978 page:4697 no:781005153Y. Cit. Date: 11 September 2025.

17.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Crematorium. Cit. Date: 11 September 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). Ipswich 1912 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1981. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.

19.

Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich Holy Trinity baptisms 1888-1921 page:153 entry:1220. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.

20.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1993 quarter:1 district:7471A register:A9B entry:227 date:0193. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.

21.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6602I page:18 line:11 letter code:TVBP. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.

22.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9425 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:55. Cit. Date: 8 September 2025.

23.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Crematorium 1993. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.

24.

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 1993 week:70 no:9351502806N. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.

25.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Old Cemetery 1993 internment:19930094 plot:JJ/21/120. Cit. Date: 13 September 2025.