See also

Family of John Eric Farrow and Marie Emily Dines

  • Husband:

  • John Eric Farrow (1917-1941)

  • Wife:

  • Marie Emily Dines (1916-1967)

  • Marriage:

  • Q4 1939

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England1

Husband: John Eric Farrow

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John Eric Farrow

  • Name:

  • John Eric Farrow2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Arthur Farrow (1881-1950)

  • Mother:

  • Grace Luff-Rolfe (1890-1969)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • insurance clerk3

  • Birth:

  • 3 Apr 1917

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2 4 3

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 4 yrs 2 mns)

  • 284 Bramford Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son living in six rooms with his mother Grace, sisters Grace an Gladys, and brother Arthur. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 22)

  • 284 Bramford Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • an unmarried insurance clerk living with his parents Arthur and Grace, sister Gwendolen, and two closed records (presumably brother Kenneth and sister Greta). Born on 3rd April 1917

  • Death:

  • 22 May 1941 (age 24)

  • HMS Greyhound, Mediterranean Sea NW, Crete5 6

  •  

  • a G class destroyer sunk by German JU87 Stuka dive bombers whilst escorting the battleships of the Mediterranean Fleet attempting to intercept the German sea-borne invasion forces destined for Crete. Six officers and 74 sailors died

  • War Memorial:

  •  

  • Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Clarence Esplande, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England5

  •  

  • stoker 2nd class no:P/KX 109124 serving on HMS Greyhound died 22nd May 1941

Wife: Marie Emily Dines

  • Name:

  • Marie Emily Dines7 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • hairdresser / barber8

  • Birth:

  • 18 May 1916

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England7 9 8

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 5 yrs 1 mn)

  • 11 Old Foundry Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents Percy and Marie, brother Raymond, and sister Melita. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 23)

  • Brockenhurst, Whitton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • am unmarried hairdresser living with William and Marie Garnham, and her sister Melita. Born on 18th May 1916 and married a Farrow then a Scott at later dates

  • Death:

  • 22 Jan 1967 (age 50)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England10 11

  • Burial:

  • 27 Jan 1967

  • New Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • died 22nd January 1967 aged 50

Note on Wife: Marie Emily Dines

After John's death Marie married Edward A Scott in Ipswich registration district in the first quarter of 195212

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1939 quarter:4 volume:4a page:4967. Cit. Date: 2 February 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). Ipswich 1917 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1527. Cit. Date: 1 February 2026.

3.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 6600A page:12 line:17 letter code:TVA. Cit. Date: 1 February 2026.

4.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9406 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration-district:14 schedule:211. Cit. Date: 1 February 2026.

5.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Portsmouth Naval Memorial panel:56 column:1. Cit. Date: 2 February 2026.

6.

Wikipedia, (on-line at www.en.wikipedia.org). HMS Greyhound. Cit. Date: 2 February 2026.

7.

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:2 volume:4a page:2013. Cit. Date: 2 February 2026.

8.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 6639E page:5 line:38 letter code:TXFA. Cit. Date: 2 February 2026.

9.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9435 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration-district:12 schedule:119. Cit. Date: 2 February 2026.

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 1967 quarter:1 volume:4b page:989. Cit. Date: 2 February 2026.

11.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich New Cemetery 1967 plot:UN/#/685. Cit. Date: 2 February 2026.

12.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1952 quarter:1 volume:4b page:2053. Cit. Date: 2 February 2026.