See also

Family of Walter Edward Pulham and Ellen Wallis

  • Husband:

  • Walter Edward Pulham (1884-1931)

  • Wife:

  • Ellen Wallis ( - )

  • Marriage:

  • 20 May 1918

  • Burlington Baptist Church, London Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 2

  •  

  • witnessed by William Wallis and Gertrude Green

Husband: Walter Edward Pulham

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St Matthew 18 04 2017

  • Name:

  • Walter Edward Pulham3 4 5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Walter Edward Pulham (1866-1937)

  • Mother:

  • Alice Susannah Grimwood (1862-1944)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general labourer then a railway plate layer6 7

  • Birth:

  • 26 Oct 1884

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3 4 8 6 7

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Sep 1885 (age 0)

  • St. Matthew's Church, Mill Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son of Walter Edward Pulham (railway porter) and Alice of 106 Handford Road, born on 26th October 1884

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 6)

  • 38 Milton Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Edward and Alice, brothers Arthur and Frederick, and sister Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 16)

  • 9 Waterloo Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a general labourer and living in four rooms with his parents Edward and Alice, brother Frederick, and sisters Maud and Beatrice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • frm 29 Aug 1902 to 24 Aug 1910 (age 17-25)

  • British Army Royal Engineers as driver no:109819

  •  

  • being 5' 5⅜" tall, weighing 117 lbs with a chest of 33"-35", a fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair and indistinct tattoos on both arms

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 26)

  • 9 Waterloo Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a plate layer for a railway company and living in four rooms with his parents Walter and Alice, brothers Frederick and Stanley, and sisters Beatrice and Rose. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • frm 5 Aug 1914 to 14 May 1919 (age 29-34)

  • -1

  •  

  • served in France from 1st January 1915 to November 1917

  • Medals:

  • 9 Dec 19161

  •  

  •  

  • awarded the Military Medal

  • Military Service:

  • 9 Oct 1920 (age 35)

  • British Army Royal Corps of Signals as Sapper no:10981 then 239444710

  •  

  • being married but living apart with a chest of 38"and waist of 26"

  • Medals:

  • 1920 (app)1

  •  

  •  

  • 1914-15 Star, Victory and British War medals

  • Census absence:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 36)

  •  

  •  

  • presumably on military service

  • Death:

  • 8 Sep 1931 (age 46)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England5 11 12

  • Burial:

  • 14 Sep 1931

  • Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  • Probate:

  • 23 Sep 1931

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • of Ipswich died 8th September 1931, probate of effects of £211 14s 7d (~£9,700 in 2017) to Stanley Pulham weaver

Wife: Ellen Wallis

  • Name:

  • Ellen Wallis2

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Note on Wife: Ellen Wallis

Unsure about Ellen's details, Walter's military record said they were living apart c1920, more information needed

Sources

1.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive Series:WO 363 regiment: no:. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

2.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1918 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1838. Cit. Date: 1 March 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). Ipswich 1884 quarter:4 volume:4a page:777. Cit. Date: 24 February 2026.

4.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Ipswich St. Matthew baptisms entry:2766. Cit. Date: 28 February 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). Ipswich 1931 quarter:3 volume:4a page:939. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1774 folio:59 page:40 schedule:247. Cit. Date: 24 February 2026.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10807 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration-district:9 schedule:138. Cit. Date: 24 February 2026.

8.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1472 folio:11 page:15 schedule:99. Cit. Date: 24 February 2026.

9.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive Series:WO 363 regiment:Royal Engineers no:10981. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

10.

Ibid. National Archive Series:WO 363 no:10981 then 2394447. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

11.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Old Cemetery 1931 plot:X/12/32. Cit. Date: 1 March 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). Ipswich 1931 page:807. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.