See also

Family of Victor Robert Francis and Helen Lydia Smith

  • Husband:

  • Victor Robert Francis (1902-1941)

  • Wife:

  • Helen Lydia Smith (1905-2004)

  • Marriage:

  • Q3 1932

  • Docking "Registration District", Norfolk, England1

Husband: Victor Robert Francis

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Victor Robert Francis, Q3 1932

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1903 baptism Victor Robert Francis

  • Name:

  • Victor Robert Francis2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Charles Robert Francis (1862- )

  • Mother:

  • Louisa Ellen Welham (1866?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • Royal Navy stoker4

  • Birth:

  • 2 Nov 1902

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

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Jan 1903 (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 2nd November 1902

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 8)

  • Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norfolk, England5

  •  

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

  • Military Service:

  • frm 1 Mar 1921 to 24 May 1941 (age 18-38)

  • Royal Navy as a stoker no:K596516 7

  •  

  • born 2nd November 1902 in Attleborough Norfolk and was 5' 4¾" tall with a chest of 34½", black hair, brown eyes and a fresh complexion. Killed when HMS Hood exploded

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 18 yrs 6 mns)

  • HMS Victory Royal Navy Barracks, Queen Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England4

  •  

  • serving as a Royal Navy stoker 2nd class. Born in Stow Bedon Norfolk

  • Death:

  • 24 May 1941 (age 38)

  • HMS Hood, Irmiger Basin, Denmark Strait, Atlantic Ocean

  • Medals:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct medals

Wife: Helen Lydia Smith

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Helen Lydia Smith, Q3 1932

  • Name:

  • Helen Lydia Smith8 9 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 24 Oct 1905

  • Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk, England8 10 11 12

  • Baptism:

  • 19 Nov 1905 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Main Road, Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, England9

  •  

  • daughter of John William Bray Smith (labourer) and Harriet of Burnham Staith

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 5)

  • Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents John and Harriet, and brothers Richard, William, Charley and George. Born in Brancaster Staith

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 15 yrs 8 mns)

  • Burnham Norton, Norfolk, England11

  •  

  • unmarried daughter doing home duties and living in three rooms with her parents John and Harriet, and brothers Richard, Charles, William, George and John. Born in Brancaster Staith

  • Death:

  • May 2004 (age 98)

  • Kings Lynn "Registration District", Norfolk, England12

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Docking 1932 quarter:3 volume:4b page:617. Cit. Date: 28 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 1903 quarter:1 volume:4a page:239. 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:88 entry:702. Cit. Date: 25 April 2026.

4.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:5274 registration district:90 sub-district:3 enumeration district:30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 schedule:1. Cit. Date: 28 April 2026.

5.

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.

6.

FindMyPast Admiralty:Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). series ADM 188 ref:ADM 188/980//K59651. Cit. Date: 28 April 2026.

7.

FindMyPast British Royal Navy & Royal Marines Service And Pension Records, 1704-1939, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). series ADM 363 ref:ADM 363/6/2. Cit. Date: 29 April 2026.

8.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Docking 1905 quarter:4 volume:4b page:261. Cit. Date: 28 April 2026.

9.

Ancestry England, Norfolk, Bishop's Transcripts, 1600-1935, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Burnham Deepdale 1905 page:12 entry:108. Cit. Date: 28 April 2026.

10.

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:225. Cit. Date: 28 April 2026.

11.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9831 registration district:234 sub-district:1 enumeration district:7, 8, 9 schedule:17. Cit. Date: 28 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 2004 quarter:2 district:637/1 register:71A entry:48 date:0504. Cit. Date: 28 April 2026.