See also

Family of Frank William Simons and Alice Sanders

  • Husband:

  • Frank William Simons (1888-1976)

  • Wife:

  • Alice Sanders (1888-1978)

  • Children:

  • Alice Joan Simons (1921-2004)

  •  

  • Marjorie Louisa Simons (1924-2014)

  • Marriage:

  • 20 Jun 1915

  • St. Sepulchre's Church, Holborn Viaduct, Holborn, London, England1 2

  •  

  • Frank a bachelor serving as a Pioneer in the Royal Engineers, living in The Baptists Head St. John's Lane and son of Charles Simons a clerk. Alice a spinster of 2 Baker Street Orsett Essex and daughter of Charles Sanders a plumber. Married by licence and witnessed by Herbert Ranson and Samuel Percival Sanders

Husband: Frank William Simons

  • Name:

  • Frank William Simons3 4 5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Charles Simons (1864-1954)

  • Mother:

  • Ellen Lavinia Pierce (1864-1934)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • postman then a postal sorter6 7 8

  • Birth:

  • 16 Sep 1888

  • Grays, Essex, England3 9 10 6 7 8 5

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Oct 1888 (age 0)

  • St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, High Street, Grays, Essex, England4

  •  

  • son of Charles Simons (clerk) and Ellen Louisa of Grays

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 2)

  • 151 High Street, Grays, Essex, England9

  •  

  • son living with his parents Charles and Ellen, and sisters Alice and Elizabeth. Born in Grays Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 12)

  • 35 Clarence Road, Grays, Essex, England10

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents Charles and Ellen, sisters Alice and Louisa, and brothers Charles and William. Born in Grays Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 22)

  • Duvals Walk, Chalk Row, Grays, Essex, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a postman for the Government and living in five rooms with his parents Charles and Ellen, sister Alice, and brothers Charles, William, Thomas and George. Born in Grays Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 32 yrs 9 mns)

  • 54 Friars Road, East Ham, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a post office sorter for G.P.O. Foreign Section in London and living in five rooms with his wife Alice, daughter Alice, and visiting Cecil Charles Sanders. Born in Grays Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 51)

  • 111 Tile Kiln Lane, Coldblow, Kent, England8

  •  

  • a married G.P.O. sorter in the foreign section living with his wife Alice, and daughters Alice and Marjorie. Born on 16th September 1888

  • Death:

  • 26 Jun 1976 (age 87)

  • Bexley "Registration District", Greater London, England5 11

  • Probate:

  • 21 Sep 1976

  • Probate Registry, Brighton, East Sussex, England11

  •  

  • of Homeleigh Avenue Road Erith Kent died 26th June 1976, probate of £787 (~£5,400 in 2017)

Wife: Alice Sanders

  • Name:

  • Alice Sanders12 13 1 2

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • housemaid14

  • Birth:

  • 23 May 1888

  • Orsett, Essex, England12 15 16 14 7 8 17

  •  

  • death index says born on 26th May 1888

  • Baptism:

  • 29 Jul 1888 (age 0)

  • St. Giles and All Saints Church, High Road, Orsett, Essex, England13

  •  

  • daughter of Charles Sanders (painter and plumber) and Charlotte of Orsett

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 2)

  • 2 Sanders Cottages, Baker Street, Orsett, Essex, England15

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Charles and Charlotte, brothers Sidney and Samuel, and sister Rose. Born in Orsett Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 12)

  • 2 Sanders Cottages, Baker Street, Orsett, Essex, England16

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Charles and Charlotte, brothers Sidney, and sisters Rose, Annie and Emma. Born in Orsett Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 22)

  • The Grove, Chigwell Row, Essex, England14

  •  

  • unmarried house maid as Alice Saunders living in sixteen rooms with Frank and Helen Wood and family, and three other servants. Born in Orsett Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 33 yrs 1 mn)

  • 54 Friars Road, East Ham, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married wife doing household duties and living in five rooms with her husband Frank, daughter Alice, and visiting Cecil Charles Sanders. Born in Orsett Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 51)

  • 111 Tile Kiln Lane, Coldblow, Kent, England8

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Frank, and daughters Alice and Marjorie. Born on 23rd May 1888

  • Death:

  • 1 Aug 1978 (age 90)

  • Greenwich "Registration District", Greater London, England17 18

  • Probate:

  • 26 Sep 1978

  • Probate Registry, Brighton, East Sussex, England18

  •  

  • of The Memorial Hospital Shooters Hill London SE18 died 1st August 1978, probate of £2,298 (~£12,000 in 2017)

Child 1: Alice Joan Simons

  • Name:

  • Alice Joan Simons19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Walter J Martin ( - )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • clerical assistant8

  • Birth:

  • 18 May 1921

  • East Ham, Essex, England19 7 8 20

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 1 mn)

  • 54 Friars Road, East Ham, Essex, England7

  •  

  • daughter living in five rooms with her parents Frank and Alice, and visiting Cecil Charles Sanders. Born in East Ham Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 18)

  • 111 Tile Kiln Lane, Coldblow, Kent, England8

  •  

  • an unmarried clerical assistant for Customs & Excise living with her parents Frank and Alice, and sister Marjorie. Born on 18th May 1921 and married a Martin at a later date

  • Death:

  • 19 Sep 2004 (age 83)

  • South East Hampshire "Registration District", Hampshire, England20 21

  • Probate:

  • 23 Nov 2004

  • Probate Registry, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England21

  •  

  • grant and will, died 19th September 2004

Child 2: Marjorie Louisa Simons

  • Name:

  • Marjorie Louisa Simons22

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Godfrey Arthur Jefferies-Beckley (1926-2020)

  • Birth:

  • 6 Oct 1924

  • Orsett "Registration District", Essex, England22 8

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 14)

  • 111 Tile Kiln Lane, Coldblow, Kent, England8

  •  

  • attending school and living with her parents Frank and Alice, and sister Alice. Born on 6th October 1924 and married a Jefferies-Beckley at a later date

  • Death:

  • 27 Nov 2014 (age 90)

  • Kent "Registration District", Kent, England23 24

  • Probate:

  • 20 Dec 2021

  • Probate Registry, London, England24

  •  

  • died 27th November 2014

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2.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Holborn St. Sepulchre marriages 1902-1921 page:77 entry:153. Cit. Date: 27 September 2025.

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Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Grays St. Peter and St. Paul baptisms 1886-1893 ref:D/P 382/1/8 image:29 page:53 entry:422. Cit. Date: 25 September 2025.

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6.

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7.

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10.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1659 folio:104 page:5 schedule:32. Cit. Date: 19 September 2025.

11.

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12.

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13.

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14.

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17.

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18.

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22.

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