See also

Family of Albert Edwin Francis and Agnes Pightling

  • Husband:

  • Albert Edwin Francis (1894-1978)

  • Wife:

  • Agnes Pightling (1898-1978)

  • Children:

  • Arthur Albert Francis (1925-2008)

  • Marriage:

  • 29 Nov 1922

  • St. Andrew's Church, Thursford, Norfolk, England1 2

  •  

  • Albert a bachelor of Burnham <unreadable> working as a labourer and son of Charles Robert Francis an inn keeper. Agnes a spinster of Thursford and daughter of Arthur Pightling a horse trainer. Married by banns and witnessed by Ellen Pightling and Jack Grint

Husband: Albert Edwin Francis

  • Name:

  • Albert Edwin Francis3 4 5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Charles Robert Francis (1862-1950)

  • Mother:

  • Ellen Welham (1868-1947)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shepherds page then a farm labourer6 7 8

  • Birth:

  • 18 May 1894

  • Ringshall, Suffolk, England3 9 6 7 8

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Aug 1894 (age 0)

  • St. Catherine's Church, Stowmarket Road, Ringshall, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son of Charles Robert Francis (labourer) and Ellen Louisa of Ringshall

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 6)

  • Denham Green, Denham (near Eye), Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents Charles and Ellen, brothers Charles and George, and sisters Magdalene, Lucy and Freda. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 16)

  • Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norfolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a shepherds page and living in seven rooms with his parents Robert and Ellen, brothers Charles, George, Victor, Thomas and Jack, and sisters Lucy and Freda. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 27 yrs 1 mn)

  • Victoria Inn, Burnham Westgate, Norfolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a farm labourer for Mr. Martin of Burnham Market and living in four rooms with his parents Charles and Ellen, brothers Thomas and Jack, and sister Freda. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 45)

  • Null Yard, Burnham Westgate, Norfolk, England8

  •  

  • a married agricultural labourer living with his wife Agnes, and his son Arthur. Born on 18th May 1894

  • Death:

  • 11 Sep 1978 (age 84)

  • Kings Lynn "Registration District", Norfolk, England5 10

  • Probate:

  • 1 Nov 1978

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • otherwise Albert Edmund otherwise Albert Edward of Mill Yard Burnham market Norfolk died 11th September 1978, probate of £4,397 (~£24,000 in 2017)

Wife: Agnes Pightling

  • Name:

  • Agnes Pightling1 2

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 20 Apr 1898

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England11 12 8 13

  •  

  • note that a birth index record could not be located

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2)

  • Hayes Lane, Fakenham, Norfolk, England11

  •  

  • daughter living in two rooms with her parents Arthur and Ellen. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • Hayes Lane, Fakenham, Norfolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents Arthur and Ellen. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 23 yrs 2 mns)

  • Valley Farm, Brancaster Staith, Norfolk, England14

  •  

  • unmarried daughter doing home duties and living in four rooms with her parents Arthur and Ellen. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 41)

  • Null Yard, Burnham Westgate, Norfolk, England8

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Albert, and her son Arthur. Born on 20th April 1898

  • Death:

  • Q4 1978 (age 80)

  • Kings Lynn "Registration District", Norfolk, England13

Child 1: Arthur Albert Francis

  • Name:

  • Arthur Albert Francis15 16 17

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ivy Evelina Johnson (1929-2004)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • market gardener8

  • Birth:

  • 29 Apr 1925

  • Docking "Registration District", Norfolk, England15 8

  • Baptism:

  • 31 May 1925 (age 0)

  • All Saints Church, Church Lane, Stanhoe, Norfolk, England16

  •  

  • son of Albert Edward Francis (shepherd) and Agnes of Burnham Market

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 14)

  • Null Yard, Burnham Westgate, Norfolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried apprentice market gardener living with his parents Albert and Agnes. Born on 29th April 1925

  • Death:

  • Q1 2008 (age 82)

  • Kings Lynn "Registration District", Norfolk, England17

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Walsingham 1922 quarter:4 volume:4b page:781. Cit. Date: 29 April 2026.

2.

Ancestry Parish Marriages and Banns, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Norfolk CofE Marriages and Banns 1954-1938 Thursford 1838-1947 page:73 entry:146. Cit. Date: 29 April 2026.

3.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1894 quarter:2 volume:4a page:812. Cit. Date: 25 April 2026.

4.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Ringshall St. Catherine baptisms entry:640. Cit. Date: 25 April 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). Kings Lynn 1978 quarter:3 volume:10 page:1179. Cit. Date: 30 April 2026.

6.

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.

7.

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.

8.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6545A page:10 line:18 letter code:TRFS. Cit. Date: 29 April 2026.

9.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1766 folio:5 page:1 schedule:7. Cit. Date: 25 April 2026.

10.

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 1978 page:2886 no:781103390W. Cit. Date: 30 April 2026.

11.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1876 folio:28 page:25 schedule:173. Cit. Date: 30 April 2026.

12.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:11554 class:RG78 piece:634 registration district:233 sub-district:1 enumeration district:9 schedule:190. Cit. Date: 30 April 2026.

13.

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 1973 quarter:4 volume:4b page:1778. Cit. Date: 30 April 2026.

14.

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:250. Cit. Date: 30 April 2026.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Docking 1925 quarter:2 volume:4b page:397. Cit. Date: 29 April 2026.

16.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Norfolk Baptisms Stanhoe All Saints baptisms 1868-1982 Norfolk Record Office ref:PD 26/55 page:66 entry:524. Cit. Date: 29 April 2026.

17.

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 2008 quarter:1 district:6371A register:1A003 entry:262. Cit. Date: 29 April 2026.