See also

Family of Thomas Francis and Celia Sybil Curson

Husband: Thomas Francis

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1905 baptism Thomas Francis

  • Name:

  • Thomas Francis2 3 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Charles Robert Francis (1862- )

  • Mother:

  • Louisa Ellen Welham (1866?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer and horseman5 6

  • Birth:

  • 12 May 1905

  • Stow Bedon, Norfolk, England2 3 7 5 6 4

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Jul 1905 (age 0)

  • St Botolph's Church, Gravelpit Hill, Stow Bedon, Norfolk, England3

  •  

  • son of Charles Robert Francis (shepherd) and Ellen Louisa of Stow Bedon, born 12th May 1905

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 5)

  • Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norfolk, England7

  •  

  • son living in seven rooms with his parents Robert and Ellen, brothers Charles, George, Albert, Victor and Jack, and sisters Lucy and Freda. Born in Stow Bedon Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 16 yrs 1 mn)

  • Victoria Inn, Burnham Westgate, Norfolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a farm labourer for Mr. Marshall of Deepdale and living in four rooms with his parents Charles and Ellen, brothers Albert and Jack, and sister Freda. Born in Stow Bedon Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 34)

  • Three Horse Shoes, Burnham Overy, Norfolk, England6

  •  

  • a married horseman on a farm living with his wife Celia, a closed record (presumably son Kenneth), and daughter Ellen. Born on 12th May 1905

  • Death:

  • 21 Oct 1999 (age 94)

  • Kings Lynn "Registration District", Norfolk, England4 8

  • Probate:

  • 25 Nov 1999

  • Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England8

Wife: Celia Sybil Curson

  • Name:

  • Celia Sybil Curson9 10 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 5 Sep 1904

  • Blofield "Registration District", Norfolk, England9 10 11 6 12

  •  

  • 1911 census says born in Norwich Norfolk

  • Baptism:

  • 27 Nov 1904 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Road, Great Plumstead, Norfolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter of Frederick Curson (blacksmith) and Celia of Great Plumstead, born 5th September 1904

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 6)

  • Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk, England11

  •  

  • a visitor as Sybil Celia Curson living in three rooms with Mary Ann Howell, and her granddaughter Clara Turner. Born in Norwich Norfolk

  • Census absence:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 16)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 35)

  • Three Horse Shoes, Burnham Overy, Norfolk, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Thomas, a closed record (presumably son Kenneth), and daughter Ellen. Born on 5th September 1904

  • Death:

  • 13 Oct 1983 (age 79)

  • Kings Lynn "Registration District", Norfolk, England12 13

  • Probate:

  • 24 Nov 1983

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • otherwise Sybil of Overy Road Burnham Norfolk died 13th October 1983, probate not exceeding £40,000 (~£129,000 in 2017)

Child 1: Kenneth Sidney Francis

  • Name:

  • Kenneth Sidney Francis14 15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1931

  • Docking "Registration District", Norfolk, England14

  • Death:

  • 31 Jul 2009 (age 77)

  • North Walsham "Registration District", Norfolk, England15 16

  • Probate:

  • 30 Sep 2009

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • grant and will, died 31st July 2009

Child 2: Ellen May Francis

  • Name:

  • Ellen May Francis17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Neville George Alexander (1926-2010)

  • Birth:

  • 7 Nov 1932

  • Docking "Registration District", Norfolk, England17 6

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 6)

  • Three Horse Shoes, Burnham Overy, Norfolk, England6

  •  

  • attending school and living with her parents Thomas and Celia, a closed record (presumably brother Kenneth). Born on 7th November 1932 and married an Alexander at a later date

  • Death:

  • 3 Nov 2013 (age 80)

  • Norfolk "Registration District", Norfolk, England18 19

  • Probate:

  • 28 Nov 2013

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • grant and will, died 3rd November 2013

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Docking 1929 quarter:1 volume:4b page:487. Cit. Date: 26 April 2026.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Wayland 1905 quarter:3 volume:4a page:237. Cit. Date: 25 April 2026.

3.

Ancestry Parish Baptisms, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Norfolk Stow Bedon St. Botolph baptisms 1813-1919 page:90 entry:714. Cit. Date: 25 April 2026.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Kings Lynn 1999 quarter:4 district:6371B register:83B entry:208 date:1099. Cit. Date: 27 April 2026.

5.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9830 registration district:234 sub-district:1 enumeration district:4, 5, 6 schedule:72. Cit. Date: 26 April 2026.

6.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6545C page:16 line:42 letter code:TRFU. Cit. Date: 26 April 2026.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:11249 class:RG78 piece:612 registration district:224 sub-district:1 enumeration district:15 schedule:27. Cit. Date: 25 April 2026.

8.

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). Winchester 1999 no:284428. Cit. Date: 27 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). Blofield 1904 quarter:4 volume:4b page:203. Cit. Date: 27 April 2026.

10.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Great Plumstead St. Mary the Virgin baptisms 1892-1992 Norwich Record Iffice ref:PD 123/74 page:13 entry:97. Cit. Date: 27 April 2026.

11.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:11586 class:RG78 piece:637 registration district:234 sub-district:1 enumeration district:6 schedule:197. Cit. Date: 27 April 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). Kings Lynn 1983 quarter:4 volume:10 page:1457. Cit. Date: 28 April 2026.

13.

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 1983 page:3392 no:831103593P. Cit. Date: 28 April 2026.

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Docking 1931 quarter:4 volume:4b page:341. Cit. Date: 26 April 2026.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). North Walsham 2009 quarter:3 district:6381 register:1003 entry:502021488. Cit. Date: 27 April 2026.

16.

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 2009 no:3123214. Cit. Date: 27 April 2026.

17.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Docking 1932 quarter:4 volume:4b page:319. Cit. Date: 26 April 2026.

18.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Norfolk 2013 quarter:4 district:6421I entry:509341968. Cit. Date: 26 April 2025.

19.

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 2013 no:4214477. Cit. Date: 26 April 2026.