See also
Husband:
William Francis Garnham (1890-1964)
Wife:
Bessie Victoria Tuck (1892-1975)
Marriage:
3 Aug 1914
All Saints Church, Chevallier Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 2
William a bachelor working as a labourer of 3 Holy Wells Cottages Bishops Hill Ipswich and son of William Garnham a deceased gardener. Bessie a spinster of 66 Richmond Road Ipswich and daughter of Alfred Benjamin Tuck a shoemaker. Married by banns and witnessed by Alfred Benjamin Tuck and William Dryden Hacoke (sic)
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
Birth:
13 Apr 1890
Baptism:
25 May 1890 (age 0)
All Saints Church, Chevallier Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4
son of William Garnham (miller) and Alice of 2 Pine Cottages Bramford Road, born on 13th April 1890
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 11 mns)
Pine Cottages, Bramford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9
son living with his parents William and Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 11)
3 Holywells Cottage, Bishop's Hill, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10
step-son living in four rooms with his step-father Arthur Spraggins, his mother Alice, sisters Gertrude and Laura, and a boarder. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 21)
3 Holywells Cottage, Bishop's Hill, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6
unmarried step-son working as a bakers labourer and living in four rooms with his step-father Arthur Spraggins, his mother Alice, and half-brother Frances Spraggins. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Military Service:
British Army 15th Suffolk Regiment as private no:32064611
Medals:
Oct 192011
Victory and British War medals
Witness:
30 Jan 1921 (age 30)
William Francis Garnham witnessed the marriage of Henry Robert Benjamin Branch and Gertrude Ellen Garnham on Sunday on 30 January 1921 in the Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 31 yrs 2 mns)
23 Pearce Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7
married head of the household working as a bread van man for Ipswich Industrial Co-operative Society of Cauldwell Hall Road Ipswich and living in six rooms with his wife Bessie. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Witness:
21 Apr 1924 (age 34)
William Francis Garnham witnessed the marriage of Francis George Spraggins and May Florence Chisnall on Monday on 21 April 1924 at St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 49)
23 Pearce Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8
a married Co-operative bakers roundsman living with his wife Bessie, a Leslie Smith, and a closed record. Born on 13th April 1890
Witness:
23 Dec 1944 (age 54)
William Francis Garnham witnessed the marriage of Alfred Samuel Kidby and Gertrude Ellen Garnham on Saturday on 23 December 1944 at Holy Trinity Church, Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Death:
Q3 1964 (age 74)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England5
Name:
Bessie Victoria Tuck12
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
kitchen maid13
Birth:
24 Feb 1892
death index says born on 24th February 1891
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 9)
66 Richmond Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14
daughter living with her parents Alfred and Mary, and sister Nellie. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 19)
2 Gloucester Terrace, Paddington, London, England13
an unmarried kitchen maid living in twelve rooms with Samuel and Florence Newman and their son, and five other servants. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Baptism:
19 Nov 1913 (age 21)
St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, Newton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15
Bessie Mary adult daughter of Alfred Benjamin Tuck (boot maker) and Mary Ann of 66 Richmond Road
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 29 yrs 4 mns)
23 Pearce Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7
married wife doing home duties and living in six rooms with her husband William. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 47)
23 Pearce Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband William, a Leslie Smith, and a closed record. Born on 24th February 1892
Death:
22 Oct 1975 (age 83)
Probate:
5 Feb 1976
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17
Bessie Mary otherwise Bessie Victoria of 23 Pearce Rod Ipswich died 22nd October 1975, probate of £677 (~£4,700 in 2017)
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1914 quarter:3 volume:4a page:2226. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.
Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754-1949, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich All Saints marriages 1906-1919 page:144 entry:287. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1890 quarter:2 volume:4a page:796. Cit. Date: 7 September 2025.
Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich All Saints baptisms 1887-1922 page:23 entry:179. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1964 quarter:3 volume:4b page:750. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10827 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:308. Cit. Date: 8 September 2025.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9429 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:6 schedule:302. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6611E page:5 line:13 letter code:TVOT. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1467 folio:60 page:1 schedule:2. Cit. Date: 8 September 2025.
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.
Ancestry UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). National Archive ref:WO 363 piece:876. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.
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:1 volume:4a page:859. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:76 class:RG78 piece:3 registration district:1 sub-district:3 enumeration district:8 schedule:356. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1774 folio:159 page:45 schedule:278. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.
Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich St. Bartholomew baptisms 1905-1918 page:58 entry:514. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1975 quarter:4 volume:10 page:2479. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.
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 1976 page:3053 no:761001033M. Cit. Date: 14 September 2025.