See also

Family of Charles Wass and Ethel Agnes Baker

  • Husband:

  • Charles Wass (1866-1940)

  • Wife:

  • Ethel Agnes Baker (1863-1929)

  • Children:

  • Lily Ada Wass (1891-1940)

  • Marriage:

  • Q2 1888

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England1

Husband: Charles Wass

  • Name:

  • Charles Wass2 3 1 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer then a cellarman5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Birth:

  • 21 Apr 1866

  • Mile End, Colchester, Essex, England2 11 5 6 7 8 9 10

  •  

  • 1901 and 1921 census say born in Myland Colchester

  • Baptism:

  • 8 Jul 1866 (age 0)

  • St. Michael and All Angels Church, Mile End Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, England3

  •  

  • son of Joseph Wass (labourer) and Hannah of Clay lane Myland

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 4)

  • Clay Lane, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, England11

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Joseph and Hannah, brothers Joseph, James, William and George, and sisters Emily and Emma. Born in Myland Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 14)

  • Mile End, Colchester, Essex, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an agricultural labourer and living with his widowed father Joseph, and sister Emily. Born in Mile End Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 25)

  • 14 Bergholt Road, Lexden, Essex, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a cellarman for GER (Great Eastern Railway) refreshments and living with his wife Ethel. Born in Mile End Colchester

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 35)

  • 45 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a GER cellarman and living with his wife Ethel, daughter Lily, and a boarder. Born in Myland Colchester

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 44)

  • 19 Belle Vue Road, Colchester, Essex, England8

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a railway cellarman and living in six rooms with his wife Ethel, and daughter Lily. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 55 yrs 2 mns)

  • 19 Belle Vue Road, Colchester, Essex, England9

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a district cellarman for Great Eastern Railway and living in six rooms with his wife Ethel, and three lodgers. Born in Myland Colchester

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 73)

  • 14 Crossfield Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England10

  •  

  • a widowed and retired district cellarman living with his son-in-law John Simpson, and his daughter Lily. Born on 21st April 1866

  • Death:

  • 20 Jan 1940 (age 75)

  • 87 North Station Road, Colchester, Essex, England4 12

  • Probate:

  • 8 May 1940

  • Probate Registry, London, England12

  •  

  • of 14 Crossfield Road Clacton-on-Sea died 20th January 1940 at 87 North Station Road Colchester, administration (with Will) of effects of £207 (~£8,100 in 2017~) to John Simpson retired Metropolitan police constable

Wife: Ethel Agnes Baker

  • Name:

  • Ethel Agnes Baker13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • George Baker (1834?-1908)

  • Mother:

  • Martha Peart (1836?- )

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1863

  • Great Horkesley, Essex, England13 14 6 7 8 9

  •  

  • 1921 census says born in Myland Colchester

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 8)

  • West Bergholt Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, England14

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents George and Martha, sisters Rosanna, Edith and Julia, and brothers Albert and Cyril. Born in Great Horkesley Essex

  • Census absence:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 18)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 28)

  • 14 Bergholt Road, Lexden, Essex, England6

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Charles. Born in Great Horkesley Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 38)

  • 45 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Charles, daughter Lily, and a boarder. Born in Great Horkesley Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 48)

  • 19 Belle Vue Road, Colchester, Essex, England8

  •  

  • married wife living in six rooms with her husband Charles, and daughter Lily. Born in Great Horkesley Essex and married for twenty-three years with three children, one of whom is still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 58 yrs 4 mns)

  • 19 Belle Vue Road, Colchester, Essex, England9

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in six rooms with her husband Charles, and three lodgers. Born in Myland Colchester

  • Death:

  • Q1 1929 (age 65)

  • Lambeth "Registration District", London, England15

Child 1: Lily Ada Wass

  • Name:

  • Lily Ada Wass16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • John Simpson (1889-1968)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker8

  • Birth:

  • 29 Jul 1891

  • Colchester, Essex, England16 7 8 17 10

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 9)

  • 45 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England7

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Charles and Ethel, and a boarder. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 19)

  • 19 Belle Vue Road, Colchester, Essex, England8

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a dressmaker at home and living in six rooms with her parents Charles and Ethel. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 31 yrs 10 mns)

  • 15 O Peabody Buildings, Duke Street, Lambeth, London, England17

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in two rooms with her husband John. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 48)

  • 14 Crossfield Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England10

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with his wife Lily, and her widowed father Charles Wass. Born on 29th July 1891

  • Death:

  • 27 Feb 1940 (age 48)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England18 19

  • Probate:

  • 16 Apr 1940

  • Probate Registry, London, England19

  •  

  • of 14 Crossfield Road Clacton-on-Sea Essex (wife of John Simpson) died 27th February 1940, probate of effects of £931 6s 3d (~£37,000 in 2017) to the said John Simpson retired policeman

Note on Wife: Ethel Agnes Baker

1911 census says there were two additional children who died young but I cannot identify them, one was not George Baker (1888-1889) as I bought the birth certificate, the mother was Eliza Baker a tailoress. If anyone wants this please let me know

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Colchester 1888 quarter:2 volume:4a page:645. Cit. Date: 17 January 2026.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1866 quarter:2 volume:4a page:281. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

3.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Colchester Mile End St. Micarl and All Angels baptisms 1859-1890 ref:D/P 410/1/7 image:16 page:26 entry:206. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1940 quarter:1 volume:4a page:2146. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

5.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1790 folio:81 page:24 schedule:628. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1409 folio:19 page:32 schedule:213. Cit. Date: 17 January 2026.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1709 folio:28 page:9 schedule:65. Cit. Date: 17 January 2026.

8.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10306 class:RG78 piece:544 registration district:198 sub-district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:171. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

9.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9187 registration district:198 sub-district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:93. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

10.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 1497F page:2 line:5 letter code:DBRC. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

11.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1686 folio:64 page:4 schedule:12. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

12.

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). London 1940 page:133. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lexden 1863 quarter:1 volume:4a page:314. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

14.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1686 folio:85 page:23 schedule:100. Cit. Date: 15 February 2024.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lambeth 1929 quarter:1 volume:1d page:319. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1891 quarter:3 volume:4a page:576. Cit. Date: 17 January 2026.

17.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:1983 registration district:25 sub-district:1 enumeration district:2 schedule:312. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

18.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1940 quarter:1 volume:4a page:2035. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

19.

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). London 1940 page:175. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.