See also

Family of Esther May Weir

Wife: Esther May Weir

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Esther May Weir

  • Name:

  • Esther May Weir1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant2

  • Birth:

  • 20 Feb 1895

  • Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 3 2 4 5 6

  •  

  • daughter of Susan Emma Weir formerly Mumford, father's name not given. 1939 register says born 18th February 1898

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 6)

  • 48 York Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter living with her widowed mother Susan, sisters Louisa and Florence, and boarder (and future step-father) Henry Masters. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 16)

  • 2 Britannia Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • (step-)daughter as Esther Masters working as a general domestic servant and living in three rooms with her (step-)father Henry Masters, her mother Emma, and sister Florence. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 24 yrs 3 mns)

  • 5 Victoria Place, Colchester, Essex, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household housekeeping and living in four rooms with her daughter Kathleen, and son Harry. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 44)

  • 81 Wilson Marriage Road, Colchester, Essex, England5

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Stanley, daughter Kathleen and June, sons Jack, Thomas and Ronald, and two closed records (presumably daughter Joan and son Peter), Born on 18th February 1898

  • Death:

  • 18 Sep 1957 (age 60)

  • Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, England7

  •  

  • Cause: of cerebal thrombosis, essential hypertension and diabetes mellitus

    of 81 Wilson marriage Road Colchester and widow of Stanley Frederick Francis an engineers storekeeper

Child 1: Kathleen May Masters

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Daughter: Kathleen May Masters

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Spouse: Cyril Claude Moles

  • Name:

  • Kathleen May Masters8 9 10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • Thomas Gandy (1915-1991)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Cyril Claude Moles (1916-1995)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • trouser machinist then a tailoress5 11

  • Birth:

  • 27 Sep 1918

  • 5 Victoria Place, Colchester, Essex, England8 9 10 4 5

  •  

  • daughter of Esther May Masters a tailors finisher

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 2 yrs 9 mns)

  • 5 Victoria Place, Colchester, Essex, England4

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her mother Esther, and brother Harry. Born in Colchester

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 21)

  • 81 Wilson Marriage Road, Colchester, Essex, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried trouser machinist living with her parents Stanley and Esther, sister June, brothers Jack, Thomas and Ronald, and two closed records (presumably sister Joan and brother Peter), Born on 27th September 1918 and married a Gandy then a Moles at later dates

  • Death:

  • Q4 1956 (age 38)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England12

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1895 quarter:1 volume:4a page:944. Cit. Date: 20 April 2026.

2.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10840 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:15 schedule:341. Cit. Date: 20 April 2026.

3.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1778 folio:15 page:21 schedule:147. Cit. Date: 20 April 2026.

4.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9175 registration district:198 sub-district:1 enumeration district:8, 9 schedule:3. Cit. Date: 17 April 2026.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1505E page:14 line:24 letter code:DBUC. Cit. Date: 15 April 2026.

6.

Birth Certificate. from Ancestry Cottis Family Trees by Terence Cottis. Cit. Date: 20 April 2026. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

7.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1957 quarter:3 volume:4a page:483. Cit. Date: 20 April 2026.

8.

FindMyPast Royal Artillery attestations 1883-1942 Transcription, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive Royal Artillery Attestations 1883-1942 page:132 no:1043788. Cit. Date: 14 April 2026.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1918 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1071. Cit. Date: 14 April 2026.

10.

Birth Certificate. from Ancestry Cottis Family Trees by Terence Cottis. Cit. Date: 19 April 2026. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

11.

Marriage Certificate. from Ancestry Cottis Family Trees by Terence Cottis. Cit. Date: 19 April 2026. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

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 1956 quarter:4 volume:4a page:533. Cit. Date: 19 April 2026.