See also
Husband:
Arthur William Charles Chandler (1904-1979)
Wife:
Lilian Ruth Hipkin (1908-1974)
Marriage:
11 Dec 1935
All Saints Church, West Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England1 2
a bachelor of 3 Newgate Street working as a hotel manager and son of Charles Thomas Chandler an insurance agent. Ruth a spinster of Orlando Vicarage Lane and daughter of Charles Thomas Hipkin a contractor. Married by licence and witnessed by Charles Matthew Hipkin and Rosina Dine Chandler
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
25 Jan 1904
Baptism:
24 Mar 1904 (age 0)
All Saints Church, West Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England4
son of Thomas Charles Chandler (painter) and Rosina Dine (sic) of 44 The Square Walton on Naze
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 7)
20 Old Pier Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England8
son living in six rooms with his parents Charles and Rose, and sisters Constance and Joyce. Born in Walton on Naze
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 17 yrs 5 mns)
40 Bryanston Square, Marylebone, London, England7
an unmarried servant working as a hall boy and living in nineteen rooms with Louis and Emily Heischmann and family, a governess, and seven other servants. Born in Walton on Naze Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 35)
Beach Hotel, Trusthorpe Road, Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire, England6
a married hotel manager living with his wife Ruth, a closed record, and six staff. Born on 25th January 1904
Death:
13 Feb 1979 (age 75)
Probate:
25 Apr 1979
Probate Registry, Brighton, East Sussex, England9
of 83 Chrysler Avenue Herne Bay Kent died 13th February 1979, probate of £32,049 (~£149,000 in 2017)
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
21 Jan 1908
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 3)
7 Naze Park Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England12
daughter living in five rooms with her parents Charles and Lily, and brothers Charles, John, Ben and Thomas. Born in Walton on Naze
Baptism:
9 Apr 1915 (age 7)
All Saints Church, West Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England11
daughter of Charles Thomas Hipkin (seaman R.N.) and Lily of 7 Naze Park Walton, born on 21st January 1908 and baptised with brothers Benjamin, Thomas, Frank and Albert
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 13 yrs 5 mns)
4 Old Pier Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England13
daughter as Ruth attending school and living in five rooms with her parents Charles and Lilian, brothers Charles, John, Benjamin Thomas and Frank, and a shop assistant. Born in Walton on Naze Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 31)
Beach Hotel, Trusthorpe Road, Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire, England6
married as Ruth doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Arthur, a closed record, and six staff. Born on 21st January 1908
Death:
4 Feb 1974 (age 66)
as Ruth Lilian Chandler
Probate:
6 Mar 1974
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15
Ruth Lilian Chandler of Cliffsea Green Lane Walton-on-Naze Essex died 4th February 1974, probate of £8,741 (~£78,000 in 2017)
Following Ruth's death Arthur married Margaret Edith Acton nee Legg (1910-1978) in the Canterbury registration district in the second quarter of 197416 17
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Tendring 1935 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1974. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Walton le Soken All Saints marriages 1933-1939 ref:D/P 229/1/15 image:22 page:20 entry:40. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1904 quarter:1 volume:4a page:792. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Walton le Soken All Saints baptisms 1885-1914 ref:D/P 229/1/9 image:35 page:65 entry:519. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Canterbury 1979 quarter:1 volume:16 page:184. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 6444B page:2 line:2 letter code:TMKB. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:582 registration district:7 sub-district:2 enumeration district:10 page:2. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10236 class:RG78 piece:539 registration district:197 sub-district:2 enumeration district:3 schedule:160. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
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). Brighton 1979 page:1456 no:790602127G. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1908 quarter:1 volume:4a page:798. Cit. Date: 27 January 2026.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Walton le Soken All Saints baptisms 1914-1954 ref:D/P 229/1/10 image:5 page:4 entry:28. Cit. Date: 27 January 2026.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10235 class:RG78 piece:539 registration district:197 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:204. Cit. Date: 27 January 2026.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9141 registration district:197 sub-district:2 enumeration district:11 schedule:157. Cit. Date: 27 January 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1974 quarter:1 volume:4a page:2083. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
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 1974 page:1563 no:741001867C. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Canterbury 1974 quarter:2 volume:16 page:211. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Canterbury 1978 quarter:3 volume:16 page:249. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.