See also

Family of William Frederick Rainbird and Iris Frances Woodward

Husband: William Frederick Rainbird

  • Name:

  • William Frederick Rainbird2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Frederick William Rainbird Clarke (1890-1916)

  • Mother:

  • Florence Eleinor Mann (1884-1955)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • radiator assembler4

  • Birth:

  • 19 Feb 1911

  • Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England2 5 6 4 3

  •  

  • 1911 census says born in Kirby Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 1 mn)

  • Marsh House, Kirby Le Soken, Essex, England5

  •  

  • son living in five rooms with his parents Frederick and Florence, sister Florence, and his aunt Lily Howton. Born in KirbyEssex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 10)

  • 12 Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son attending school and living in four rooms with her widowed mother Florence, sisters Florence and Daisy, brother Henry, and half-brothers Reginald and Leslie. Born in Walton on Naze Essex

  • Witness:

  • 5 Apr 1931 (age 20)

  • William Frederick Rainbird witnessed the marriage of Charles William Cudmore and Florence Eleanor Rainbird on Sunday on 5 April 1931 in the Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 28)

  • 13 Queensberry Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • a widowed radiator assembler (heavy work) living with his widowed mother Florence, and brothers Henry, Reginald and Leslie. Born on 19th February 1911

  • Death:

  • 13 Mar 1975 (age 64)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England3 7

  • Burial:

  • 19 Mar 1975

  • Lawn Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • died 13th March 1975 aged 64

Wife: Iris Frances Woodward

  • Name:

  • Iris Frances Woodward8 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general maid9

  • Birth:

  • 21 Mar 1920

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England8 10 9 11

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 1 yr 3 mns)

  • 13 Coronation Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter living in six rooms with her parents W E and L M, sister J G, brother A W, and a boarder. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 19)

  • 9 Fitzmaurice Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a general maid and living with her parents Walter and Lily, brothers Arthur, Gordon, Francis and Benjamin, and two closed records. Born on 21st March 1920 and married a Rainbird and a Percy at later dates

  • Death:

  • 25 Nov 1987 (age 67)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England11 12 13

  • Burial:

  • 2 Dec 1987

  • Lawn Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • died 25th November 1987 aged 67, buried with her first husband William

  • Probate:

  • 16 Feb 1988

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • of 38 Ballater Close Ipswich died 25th November 1987, probate of £59,290 (~£139,000 in 2017)

Note on Wife: Iris Frances Woodward

After William's death Iris married Eric H D Percy in Ipswich registration district in the third quarter of 197714

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1941 quarter:1 volume:4a page:3086. Cit. Date: 11 October 2005.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1911 quarter:1 volume:4a page:765. Cit. Date: 7 October 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 1975 quarter:1 volume:10 page:2945. Cit. Date: 11 October 2025.

4.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6609E page:4 line:9 letter code:TVOG. Cit. Date: 8 October 2025.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10237 class:RG78 piece:539 registration district:197 sub-district:2 enumeration district:4 schedule:46. Cit. Date: 11 October 2025.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9424 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:215. Cit. Date: 10 October 2025.

7.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Lawn Cemetery 1975 internment:19750115 plot:PA/1/968. Cit. Date: 11 October 2025.

8.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1920 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2214. Cit. Date: 11 October 2025.

9.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6612A page:10 line:28 letter code:TVOZ. Cit. Date: 11 October 2025.

10.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9441 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:18 schedule:121. Cit. Date: 11 October 2025.

11.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1987 quarter:4 register:1187 volume:10 page:2721. Cit. Date: 11 October 2025.

12.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Lawn Cemetery 1987 internment:19870332 plot:PA/1/968. Cit. Date: 11 October 2025.

13.

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 1988 page:6348 no:8851501492N. Cit. Date: 11 October 2025.

14.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1977 quarter:3 volume:10 page:3019. Cit. Date: 11 October 2025.