See also

Family of Charles Matthew Hipkin and Alice Maud Griffiths

  • Husband:

  • Charles Matthew Hipkin (1902-1965)

  • Wife:

  • Alice Maud Griffiths (1907-1996)

  • Children:

  • Charles Thomas Hipkin (1928-2002)

  •  

  • Donovan Frank Hipkin (1929-2021)

  •  

  • Roy William Hipkin (1934-2025)

  • Marriage:

  • 12 Feb 1927

  • All Saints Church, West Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England1 2

  •  

  • Charles a bachelor of 4 Old Pier Street Walton on Naze working as a carman and son of Charles Thomas Hipkin a contractor. Alice a spinster of 98 Dalston Lane Dalston and daughter of William Griffiths a leather case maker. Married by banns and witnessed by J W Hipkin and William Griffiths

Husband: Charles Matthew Hipkin

  • Name:

  • Charles Matthew Hipkin3 4 5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Charles Thomas Hipkin (1877-1942)

  • Mother:

  • Lily Farrow (1883-1942)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carter then a general labourer6 7

  • Birth:

  • 5 Dec 1902

  • Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England3 4 8 6 7

  • Baptism:

  • 25 Jan 1903 (age 0)

  • All Saints Church, West Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England4

  •  

  • son of Charles Thomas Hipkin (seaman) and Lily of 1st Avenue Naze Park Walton-on-Naze, born 5th December 1902

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 8)

  • 7 Naze Park Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England8

  •  

  • son living in five rooms with his parents Charles and Lily, brothers John, Ben and Thomas, and sister Lilian. Born in Walton on Naze

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 18 yrs 6 mns)

  • 4 Old Pier Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an assistant to his father carting and living in five rooms with his parents Charles and Lilian, brothers John, Benjamin, Thomas and Frank, sister Ruth, and a shop assistant. Born in Walton on Naze Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 36)

  • 4 Old Pier Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England7

  •  

  • a married general labourer (heavy worker) living with his wife Alice, son Charles, and two closed records (presumably sons Donovan and Roy). Born on 5th December 1902

  • Death:

  • 23 Mar 1965 (age 62)

  • Myland Hospital, Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, England5 9

  • Probate:

  • 5 Oct 1965

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • of 91 Old Hall Lane Walton-on-Naze Essex died 23rd March 1965 at Myland Hospital Colchester, probate of £10,416 (~£184,000 in 2017) to Charles Thomas Hipkin chief petty officer R.N. and Donovan Frank Hipkin police constable

Wife: Alice Maud Griffiths

  • Name:

  • Alice Maud Griffiths1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • retail confectioner and caterer7

  • Birth:

  • 21 Oct 1907

  • Clerkenwell, London, England10 11 7 12

  •  

  • Could not identify a birth index record for Alice

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 3)

  • 1 London Lane, Hackney, London, England10

  •  

  • daughter living in six rooms with her parents William and Louisa, sisters Florence and Lydia, and brother John. Born in Clerkenwell London

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 13 yrs 7 mns)

  • 98 Dalston Lane, Hackney, London, England11

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in six rooms with her parents William and Louisa, sisters Florence and Lydia, brother John, and a boarder. Born in Clerkenwell London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 31)

  • 4 Old Pier Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England7

  •  

  • a married retail confectioner and caterer living with her husband Charles, son Charles, and two closed records (presumably sons Donovan and Roy). Born on 21st October 1907

  • Death:

  • Aug 1996 (age 88)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England12

Child 1: Charles Thomas Hipkin

  • Name:

  • Charles Thomas Hipkin13 14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • chief petty officer in the Royal Navy9

  • Birth:

  • 12 Feb 1928

  • Tendring "Registration District", Essex, England13 7 14

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 11)

  • 4 Old Pier Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England7

  •  

  • attending school and living with his parents Charles and Alice, and two closed records (presumably brothers Donovan and Roy). Born on 12th February 1928

  • Administrator:

  • 5 Oct 1965 (age 37)

  •  

     

    Charles Thomas Hipkin was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Charles Matthew Hipkin on Tuesday on 5 October 1965 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • Feb 2002 (age 73-74)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England14

Child 2: Donovan Frank Hipkin

  • Name:

  • Donovan Frank Hipkin15 16

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Don

  • Spouse:

  • Elsie Rose May Candler (1933-2020)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • police constable9

  • Birth:

  • Dec 1929

  • Tendring "Registration District", Essex, England15 16

  • Administrator:

  • 5 Oct 1965 (age 35)

  •  

     

    Donovan Frank Hipkin was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Charles Matthew Hipkin on Tuesday on 5 October 1965 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • 8 Sep 2021 (age 91)

  • Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, England16 17

  •  

  • Cause: peacefully

  • Cremation:

  • 29 Sep 2021

  • Weeley Crematorium, Weeley, Essex, England17

  •  

  • at 12:30 pm, much loved brother, father, grandfather and great grandfather and uncle

Child 3: Roy William Hipkin

  • Name:

  • Roy William Hipkin18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1934

  • Tendring "Registration District", Essex, England18

  • Death:

  • 6 Feb 2025 (age 90)

  • Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England19

  •  

  • Cause: peacefully at home

  • Cremation:

  • 20 Mar 2025

  • Weeley Crematorium, Weeley, Essex, England19

  •  

  • of Walton-on-the-Naze died peacefully at home, much loved husband of Maureen, dear father to Andrew and Simon and a dearly loved grandad to Grace, Emily and Harry

Note on Wife: Alice Maud Griffiths

Following Charles's death Alice married William H Soulsby in Colchester registration district in second quarter of 197820

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Tendring 1927 quarter:1 volume:4a page:985. Cit. Date: 30 January 2026.

2.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Walton-le-Soken All Saints marriages 1924-1933 ref:D/P 229/1/14 image:12 page:10 entry:19. Cit. Date: 31 January 2026.

3.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1903 quarter:1 volume:4a page:791. Cit. Date: 27 January 2026.

4.

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:34 page:62 entry:496. Cit. Date: 31 January 2026.

5.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1965 quarter:1 volume:4a page:759. Cit. Date: 31 January 2026.

6.

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.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 1513A page:22 line:19 letter code:DBXK. Cit. Date: 31 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:10235 class:RG78 piece:539 registration district:197 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:204. Cit. Date: 27 January 2026.

9.

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 1965 page:537. Cit. Date: 31 January 2026.

10.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:1133 class:RG78 piece:37 registration district:11 sub-district:4 enumeration-district:28 schedule:249. Cit. Date: 31 January 2026.

11.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:1178 registration district:11 sub-district:4 enumeration-district:5 schedule:64. Cit. Date: 31 January 2026.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1996 quarter:3 district:4691A register:A67C entry:299 date:0896. Cit. Date: 31 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). Tendring 1928 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1280. Cit. Date: 30 January 2026.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 2002 quarter:1 district:4691D register:D93C entry:84 date:0202. Cit. Date: 31 January 2026.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1930 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1257. Cit. Date: 30 January 2026.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 2021 quarter:3 district:4631A entry:522870030. Cit. Date: 31 January 2026.

17.

Colchester Gazette, (on-line at https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/notices/). published 22nd September 2021. Cit. Date: 31 January 2026.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1934 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1192. Cit. Date: 30 January 2026.

19.

Colchester Gazette, (on-line at https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/notices/). published 21st February 2025. Cit. Date: 30 January 2026.

20.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Colchester 1978 quarter:2 volume:9 page:2129. Cit. Date: 31 January 2026.