See also
Husband:
Arthur Gerald Grimsdale (1889-1971)
Wife:
Constance Mercia Oakley (1892-1957)
Children:
Marriage:
Q3 1916
Chelsea "Registration District", London, England1
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
29 May 1889
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 1)
Rabbs Mill House, Cowley Road, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England7
son as A G living with his parents A R and B E, sister M R, brother E W, and three servants. Born in Uxbridge Middlesex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 11)
Pelham House (Private) School, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent, England8
a pupil living with twenty-four others. Born in Uxbridge Middlesex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 21)
Delaford House, Iver, Middlesex, England4
unmarried son working as a clerk for his corn merchant father and living in twelve rooms with his parents Arthur and Blanche, sister Margery, brother Ernest, and two servants. Born in Uxbridge Middlesex
Military Service:
British Army Royal Fusiliers then the Devonshire Regiment as nos:993 and 500039 10
Medals:
1920 (app)10
1915 Star, Brisith and Victory medals
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 32 yrs 1 mn)
Rabbs Mill House, Cowley Road, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England5
married head of the household working as a corn merchant employer of 54 Great Tower Street and living in ten rooms with his wife Mercia, son John, daughter Sanchia, and two servants. Born in Uxbridge Middlesex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 50)
29 Ferndale, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England6
a married corn merchant and a member of the A.R.P. Service living with his wife Constance, son John, daughter Sanchia, and five others. Born on 29th May 1889
Death:
17 May 1971 (age 81)
Probate:
9 Jun 1971
Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England11
of The Granary Bexmill Heyshott Sussex died 17th May 1971, probate of £63,477 (~£812,000 in 2017)
Name:
Constance Mercia Oakley12
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
16 Jul 1892
1939 register says born 16th July 1893
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 8)
Fox Hill House, Keston, Kent, England13
daughter living with her mother Constance, a visitor, and two servants. Born in Purley Surrey
Census absence:
2 Apr 1911 (age 18)
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 28 yrs 11 mns)
Rabbs Mill House, Cowley Road, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England5
married wife as Mercia doing home duties and living in ten rooms with her husband Arthur, son John, daughter Sanchia, and two servants. Born in Purley Surrey
Administrator:
7 Mar 1934 (age 41)
Constance Mercia Oakley was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Walter Oakley on Wednesday on 7 March 1934 at the Probate Registry, London, England
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 47)
29 Ferndale, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England6
married doing unpaid domestic duties and a full time member of the W.V.S. living with her husband Arthur, son John, daughter Sanchia, and five others. Born on 16th July 1893
Death:
16 May 1957 (age 64)
The Victoria Cottage Hospital, Tonbridge, Kent, England14 15
Probate:
12 Sep 1957
Probate Registry, London, England15
of Wrangling Green Brenchley Kent (wife of Arthur Gerald Grimsdale) died 16th May 1957 at The Victoria Cottage Hospital Tonbridge, probate of effects of £18,724 7s 7d (~£425,000 in 2017) to John Rowan Grimsdale corn merchant and Sanchia Ray married woman
1939 RA attestation John Rowan Grimsdale
1987 burial John Rowan Grimsdale
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse (1):
Spouse (2):
Birth:
11 Jul 1917
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 3 yrs 11 mns)
Rabbs Mill House, Cowley Road, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England5
son living in ten rooms with his parents Arthur and Mercia, sister Sanchia, and two servants. Born in Maida Vale London
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 22)
29 Ferndale, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England6
an unmarried student awaiting call up by the R.A. (Royal Artillery) and living with his parents Arthur and Constance, sister Sanchia, and five others. Born on 11th July 1917
Military Service:
1939 (age 21-22)
British Army Royal Artillery as no:93130418
Medals:
22 Jun 194819
1939-45, Burma, Defence and War medals
Administrator:
12 Sep 1957 (age 40)
John Rowan Grimsdale was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Constance Mercia Oakley on Thursday on 12 September 1957 at the Probate Registry, London, England
Death:
3 Nov 1987 (age 70)
Surrey "Mid Eastern Registration District", Surrey, England17 20 21
Burial:
3 Nov 1987
Uckfield, East Sussex, England20
aged 70 of Robinswood Fairhazel Piltdown, unsure which cemetery this burial took place in
Probate:
22 Mar 1988
Probate Registry, Brighton, East Sussex, England21
of Robins Wood Piltdown Uckfield East Sussex died 3rd November 1987, probate of £338,872 (~£794,000 in 2017)
Name:
Sanchia Grimsdale22
Sex:
Female
Spouse (1):
Spouse (2):
Spouse (3):
Spouse (4):
Birth:
27 Mar 1919
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 2 yrs 2 mns)
Rabbs Mill House, Cowley Road, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England5
daughter living in ten rooms with her parents Arthur and Mercia, brother John, and two servants. Born in Uxbridge Middlesex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 20)
29 Ferndale, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England6
unmarried seeking work and living with her parents Arthur and Constance, brother John, and five others. Born on 27th March 1919 and married a Davie, a Bowen, a Lincoln and a Ray at later dates
Administrator:
12 Sep 1957 (age 38)
Sanchia Grimsdale was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Constance Mercia Oakley on Thursday on 12 September 1957 at the Probate Registry, London, England
Death:
Q2 2007 (age 88)
South Somerset "Registration District", Somerset, England23
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Chelsea 1916 quarter:3 volume:1a page:810. Cit. Date: 31 May 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Uxbridge 1889 quarter:3 volume:3a page:21. Cit. Date: 3 June 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Midhurst 1971 quarter:2 volume:5h page:1871. Cit. Date: 3 June 2026.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:7833 class:RG78 piece:391 registration district:144 sub-district:1 enumeration district:10 schedule:57. Cit. Date: 3 June 2026.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:6163 registration district:127 sub-district:1 enumeration district:27 schedule:1. Cit. Date: 31 May 2026.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1774A page:3 line:1 letter code:DIPA. Cit. Date: 31 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1019 folio:19 page:31 schedule:179. Cit. Date: 3 June 2026.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:848 folio:69 page:26 schedule:163. Cit. Date: 3 June 2026.
FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive Series:WO 339/52037 regiment:Devonshire. Cit. Date: 3 June 2026.
Ancestry UK, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Cit. Date: 3 June 2026.
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 1971 page:294. Cit. Date: 3 June 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1892 quarter:3 volume:2a page:241. Cit. Date: 31 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:686 folio:47 page:22 schedule:141. Cit. Date: 31 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tonbridge 1957 quarter:2 volume:5b page:779. Cit. Date: 3 June 2026.
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). London 1957 page:765. Cit. Date: 3 June 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Paddington 1917 quarter:3 volume:1a page:16. Cit. Date: 31 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey Mid Eastern 1987 quarter:4 volume:17 page:62. Cit. Date: 2 June 2026.
FindMyPast Royal Artillery attestations 1883-1942 Transcription, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). 1939 poage:31 no:931304. Cit. Date: 2 June 2026.
Ancestry British Army World War II Medal Cards, 1939-1945, (on-line at www. ancestry.co.uk). Royal Artillery (L.A.A.) no:145509. Cit. Date: 2 June 2026.
Ancestry Parish Burials, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Uckfield burials 1960-1988. Cit. Date: 2 June 2026.
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). Brighton 1988 page:3357 no:8851304711F. Cit. Date: 2 June 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Uxbridge 1919 quarter:2 volume:3a page:44. Cit. Date: 31 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). South Somerset 2007 quarter:2 district:7261C register:1C001 entry:16. Cit. Date: 1 June 2026.