See also

Family of Herbert Walter Curtis and Ena Taylor

  • Husband:

  • Herbert Walter Curtis (1903-1994)

  • Wife:

  • Ena Taylor (1906-1975)

  • Children:

  • Walter Kenneth Curtis (1931-2004)

  • Marriage:

  • Q2 1928

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England1

Husband: Herbert Walter Curtis

  • Name:

  • Herbert Walter Curtis2 1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shop assistant then as a crane driver and rigger4 5

  • Birth:

  • 29 Jul 1903

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2 6 4 5 3

  •  

  • 1939 register says born 28th July 1903

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 7)

  • 18 Boston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living in six rooms with his parents Frank and Alice, brothers Frank and Jack, and sister Doris. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 17 yrs 11 mns)

  • 18 Boston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a shop assistant for J Watson of Dogs Head Street and living in five rooms with his parents Frank and Alice, brothers Ernest and Jack, widowed grandmother Mary A Rowe, and two visitors. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 36)

  • 58 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • a married crane driver and rigger living with his with Ena, and son Kenneth (who have separate entries but for the same address). Born on 28th July 1903

  • Death:

  • Jan 1994 (age 90)

  • Haywards Heath "Registration District", West Sussex, England3

Wife: Ena Taylor

  • Name:

  • Ena Taylor7

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Robert Taylor (1861-1943)

  • Mother:

  • Jessie Topple (1863-1928)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cigarette packer8

  • Birth:

  • 26 Jun 1906

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England7 9 8 10 11

  •  

  • 1939 register says born on 16th July 1906

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 4)

  • 58 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • daughter living in five rooms with her parents Robert and Jessie, brothers Robert and Edgar, and sisters Pleasance, May, Daisy, Jessie, Alice, Jane and Lily. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 14 yrs 11 mns)

  • 58 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a cigarette packer for the Imperial Tobacco Co. of Great Britain and Ireland at Portman Road Ipswich and living in six rooms with her parents Robert and Jessie, and sisters Jean and Lily. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 33)

  • 58 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Walter (who has a separate entry for the same address), and her son Kenneth. Born on 16th July 1906

  • Death:

  • Q2 1975 (age 68-69)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England11

Child 1: Walter Kenneth Curtis

  • Name:

  • Walter Kenneth Curtis12 13

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Queenie May Coker ( -2014)

  • Birth:

  • 14 Feb 1931

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England12 10 13

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 8)

  • 58 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • attending school as Kenneth and living with his father Walter (who has a separate entry for the same address), and his mother Ena. Born on 14th February 1931

  • Death:

  • Sep 2004 (age 73)

  • Haywards Heath "Registration District", West Sussex, England13

  •  

  • as Kenneth Walter Curtis

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1928 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2468. Cit. Date: 3 December 2025.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1903 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1105. Cit. Date: 4 December 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). Haywards Heath 1994 quarter:1 district:7811A register:21A entry:278 date:0194. Cit. Date: 4 December 2025.

4.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9442 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:19 schedule:429. Cit. Date: 4 December 2025.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6607A page:8 line:18 letter code:TVNQ. Cit. Date: 4 December 2025.

6.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10843 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:18 schedule:128. Cit. Date: 4 December 2025.

7.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1906 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1062. Cit. Date: 2 December 2025.

8.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9426 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:3 schedule:304. Cit. Date: 3 December 2025.

9.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10828 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:3 schedule:122. Cit. Date: 3 December 2025.

10.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6607B page:10 line:1 letter code:TVNQ. Cit. Date: 4 December 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 1975 quarter:2 volume:10 page:2530. Cit. Date: 4 December 2025.

12.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1931 quarter:1v4a page:1619. Cit. Date: 3 December 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). Haywards Heath 2004 quarter:3 district:781/1 register:B44 entry:68 date:0904. Cit. Date: 4 December 2025.