See also
Husband:
Benjamin Richard Hipkin (1906-1960)
Wife:
Elizabeth Leah Prior (1903-1998)
Marriage:
Q4 1925
Lewisham "Registration District", London, England1
Name:
Sex:
Male
Nickname:
Ben
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
Birth:
27 Aug 1906
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 4 yrs 6 mns)
7 Naze Park Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England7
son as Ben living in five rooms with his parents Charles and Lily, brothers Charles, John and Thomas, and sister Lilian. Born in Walton on Naze
Baptism:
9 Apr 1915 (age 8)
All Saints Church, West Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England3
son of Charles Thomas Hipkin (seaman R.N.) and Lily of 7 Naze Park Walton, born on 27th August 1906 and baptised with brothers Thomas, Frank and Albert, and sister Lilian
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 14 yrs 10 mns)
4 Old Pier Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England5
unmarried son working as an assistant in his mother's general stores and living in five rooms with his parents Charles and Lilian, brothers Charles, John, Thomas and Frank, sister Ruth, and a shop assistant. Born in Walton on Naze Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 33)
75 Hall Lane, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England6
a married lorry driver living with his wife Elizabeth, four closed records, presumably sister-in-law Doris Prior, and two more closed records. Born on 27th August 1906
Death:
7 Nov 1960 (age 54)
Probate:
21 Jun 1961
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8
of 75 Hall Lane Walton-on-Naze Essex died 7thg November 1960, probate of effects of £4,773 19s 1d (~£97,000 in 2017) to Ronald Benjamin Prior Hipkin sales representative and Frank Ernest Prior company director
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
4 May 1903
1921 census says born in Stepney London
Baptism:
19 Jul 1903 (age 0)
St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney High Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England10
daughter of Arthur Edward Prior (manager) and Elizabeth Mary of 78 Solman Lane
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 7)
36 Layard Road, Bermondsey, London, England11
daughter living in six rooms with her parents Arthur and Elizabeth, brothers Arthur William and Frank, sister Annie, and her widowed grandmother Jemima Anderson. Born in Limehouse London
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 18 yrs 1 mn)
24 Honley Road, Catford, London, England12
unmarried daughter doing home duties and living in eight rooms with her parents Arthur and Elizabeth, brothers Arthur, William and Frank, and sisters Annie, Ivy, Ethel and Beatrice. Born in Stepney London
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 36)
75 Hall Lane, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England6
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Benjamin, four closed records, presumably sister-in-law Doris Prior, and two more closed records. Born on 4th May 1903
Death:
19 Mar 1998 (age 94)
Probate:
23 Apr 1998
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14
grant and will, died 19th March 1998
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Lewisham 1925 quarter:4 volume:1d page:2014. 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 1906 quarter:4 volume:4a page:771. 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:27. 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 1960 quarter:4 volume:4a page:512. Cit. Date: 29 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.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 1513B page:16 line:8 letter code:DBXL. 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:10235 class:RG78 piece:539 registration district:197 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:204. Cit. Date: 27 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 1961 page:578. 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). Stepey 1903 quarter:2 volume:1c page:416. Cit. Date: 29 January 2026.
Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Stepney St. Dunstan and All Saints baptisms 1899-1906 page:259 entry:2066. Cit. Date: 30 January 2026.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:1903 class:RG78 piece:67 registration district:24 sub-district:2 enumeration district:35 schedule:348. Cit. Date: 30 January 2026.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:2889 registration district:29 sub-district:3 enumeration district:17 schedule:394. Cit. Date: 30 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 1998 quarter:1 district:4691D register:D79C entry:300 date:0398. Cit. Date: 30 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 1998 no:9851509696. Cit. Date: 30 January 2026.