See also

Family of Bertram Buchan Fletcher and Pleasance Taylor

Husband: Bertram Buchan Fletcher

  • Name:

  • Bertram Buchan Fletcher1 2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cabinet maker and carpenter3 4

  • Birth:

  • 19 May 1889

  • Littleborough, Lancashire, England4

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 37 yrs 1 mn)

  • 271 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a cabinet maker on hos own account in Khartoum Road Ipswich and living in two rooms with his wife Pleasance, and sons William and Harry. Born in Littleborough Lancashire

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 50)

  • Riverside Cottage, Great Blakenham, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • a married carpenter living with his wife Pleasance. Born on 19th May 1889

  • Death:

  • 22 Nov 1953 (age 67)

  • Gipping "Registration District", Suffolk, England2 5

  • Burial:

  • 26 Nov 1953

  • Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • died 22nd November 1953 aged 67

Wife: Pleasance Taylor

  • Name:

  • Pleasance Taylor6

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Robert Taylor (1861-1943)

  • Mother:

  • Jessie Topple (1863-1928)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • stay maker7

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1886

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6 8 9 7 3 4

  •  

  • 1939 register says born 8th July 1892

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 4)

  • 41 Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • daughter as Plesse (sic) attending school and living in four rooms with her mother Jessie (father away at sea), and brothers Robert and Edgar. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 14)

  • 12 Coast Guard Cottages, Hythe, Kent, England9

  •  

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

  • Witness:

  • 25 Dec 1907 (age 21)

  • Pleasance Taylor witnessed the marriage of Robert Taylor and Hetty Eliza Shimming on Wednesday on 25 December 1907 at St. John the Baptist Church, Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Witness:

  • 28 Jan 1911 (age 24)

  • Pleasance Taylor witnessed the marriage of Edgar Taylor and Ethel Maud Cobbold on Saturday on 28 January 1911 at Holy Trinity Church, Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 23)

  • 58 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a stay maker and living in five rooms with her parents Robert and Jessie, brothers Robert and Edgar, and sisters May, Daisy, Jessie, Alice, Jane, Lily and Ena. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 34 yrs 11 mns)

  • 271 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married wife living in two rooms with her husband Bertram, and sons William and Harry. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 53)

  • Riverside Cottage, Great Blakenham, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Bertram. Born on 8th July 1892

  • Death:

  • 15 Apr 1943 (age 56)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England10 11

  •  

  • death index says aged 55

  • Burial:

  • 20 Apr 1943

  • Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • died 15th April 1943 aged 56

Child 1: William Bertram Fletcher

  • Name:

  • William Bertram Fletcher12

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Dorothy Mildred Ethel Hobbs (1922- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cabinet maker13

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1916

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England12 3

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 5 yrs 3 mns)

  • 271 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son attending school and living in two rooms with his parents Bertram and Pleasance, and brother Harry. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Residence:

  • 1959 (age 42-43)

  • 80 Frank Street, Southport, Queensland, Australia14

  •  

  • working as a cabinet maker

Child 2: Harry Fletcher

  • Name:

  • Harry Fletcher15 16

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Molly June Rose Bugge (1932-2025)

  • Birth:

  • 23 Dec 1920

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England15 3 16

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 6 mns)

  • 271 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son living in two rooms with his parents Bertram and Pleasance, and brother William. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Apr 1996 (age 75)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England16

Note on Husband: Bertram Buchan Fletcher

Death index gives name as Bertram Beecham Fletcher and unsure about his birth details, need more information

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1914 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1969. Cit. Date: 17 December 2025.

2.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Gipping 1953 quarter:4 volume:4b page:667. Cit. Date: 18 December 2025.

3.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9437 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:14 schedule:211. Cit. Date: 17 December 2025.

4.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6639J page:6 line:2 letter code:TXFF. Cit. Date: 18 December 2025.

5.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Old Cemetery 1953 plot:W/35/7. Cit. Date: 18 December 2025.

6.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1886 quarter:2 volume:4a page:832. Cit. Date: 2 December 2025.

7.

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.

8.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1470 folio:79 page:14 schedule:86. Cit. Date: 3 December 2025.

9.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:854 folio:97 page:33 schedule:198. Cit. Date: 3 December 2025.

10.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1943 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1055. Cit. Date: 18 December 2025.

11.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Old Cemetery 1943 plot:W/35/7. Cit. Date: 18 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 1916 quarter:1 volume:4a page:2865. Cit. Date: 17 December 2025.

13.

Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754-1949, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich St. Mary Stoke marriages 1943-1949 page:87 entry:173. Cit. Date: 18 December 2025.

14.

FindMyPast Australia Electoral Rolls, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Queensland Southport no:2553. Cit. Date: 18 December 2025.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1921 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1907. Cit. Date: 17 December 2025.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1996 quarter:2 district:7471A register:A17B entry:151 date:0496. Cit. Date: 17 December 2025.