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Family of William Joseph Thorp and Violet Lily Foster

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1920 marriage William Joseph Thorp to Violet Lily Foster

  • Husband:

  • William Joseph Thorp (1893-1969)

  • Wife:

  • Violet Lily Foster (1894-1975)

  • Children:

  • Mavis Lily Thorp (1922-2011)

  •  

  • Dennis Henry Thorp (1933- )

  • Marriage:

  • 28 Aug 1920

  • St. Andrew's Church, St. Andrew's Road, Plaistow, Essex, England1 2

  •  

  • William a bachelor working as a labourer and son of William Henry Thorp a shunter. Violet a spinster and daughter of Frederick Henry Foster a labourer. Both of 48 First Avenue, married by banns and witnessed by H Ward and Elsie Dickerson

Husband: William Joseph Thorp

  • Name:

  • William Joseph Thorp3 1 2 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dock / quay labourer5 6 7

  • Birth:

  • 24 Sep 1893

  • Plaistow, Essex, England3 8 5 6 7 4

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 7)

  • 29 Garfield Road, Plaistow, Essex, England8

  •  

  • son living with his parents William and Elizabeth, and sisters Annie, Elizabeth, Lilian, Florence, Louise and Grace. Born in West Ham Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 17)

  • 8 Luton Road, Plaistow, Essex, England5

  •  

  • son working as a labourer / cabin boy and living in five rooms with his parents William and Elizabeth, sisters Lillian, Florence, Louise and Elsie, and brother Arthur. Born in Plaistow

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 27 yrs 9 mns)

  • 48 First Avenue, Plaistow, Essex, England6

  •  

  • married son-in-law working as a dock labourer at Victoria Dock Canning Town and living in four rooms with hi in-laws Frederick and Ellen Foster, sister-in-law Annie, brother-in-law Albert, and his wife Violet. Born in Plaistow Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 46)

  • 2 Braemar Road, Plaistow, Essex, England7

  •  

  • a married dock navvy (heavy worker) and a member of the rescue and <unreadable> squad living with his wife Violet, daughter Mavis, and son Dennis. Born on 24th September 1893

  • Death:

  • Q2 1969 (age 75)

  • Trowbridge "Registration District", Wiltshire, England4

Wife: Violet Lily Foster

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1895 baptism of Ellen Sarah and Violet Lily Foster

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1897 baptism Amy Elizabeth Foster

  • Name:

  • Violet Lily Foster9 10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Frederick Henry Foster (1861- )

  • Mother:

  • Ellen Bibbing (1862?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • biscuit packer and a printers assistant11 7

  • Birth:

  • 27 Dec 1894

  • Forest Gate, Essex, England9 10 12 11 6 7 13

  •  

  • 1939 register says born 12th December 1894

  • Baptism:

  • 17 Jan 1895 (age 0)

  • St. Saviour's Church, Macdonald Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England10

  •  

  • daughter of Frederick Foster (labourer) and Ellen 10 Chapel Street, born 27th December 1894 and baptised with her sister Ellen

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 7)

  • 71 Tower Hamlets Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England12

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Henry and Ellen, brothers Frederick and Arthur, and sisters Ethel, Nellie, Amy and Annie. Born in Forest Gate Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 16)

  • 11 Winchlesea Road, Harlesden, Middlesex, England11

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Lilly working as a biscuit packer and living in four rooms with her parents Frederick and Ellen, a boarder, sisters Nellie, Amy and Annie, and brother Albert. Born in Forest Gate Essex. Note sharing the same house as her brother-in-law and sister Simeon and Ethel and their family

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 26 yrs 6 mns)

  • 48 First Avenue, Plaistow, Essex, England6

  •  

  • married daughter at home living in four rooms with her parents Frederick and Ellen, sister Annie, brother Albert, and her husband William Joseph Thorp. Born in Forest Gate Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 44)

  • 2 Braemar Road, Plaistow, Essex, England7

  •  

  • a married printers assistant and doing unpaid domestic duties living with her husband William, daughter Mavis, and son Dennis. Born on 12th December 1894

  • Death:

  • Q3 1975 (age 80)

  • Trowbridge "Registration District", Wiltshire, England13

Child 1: Mavis Lily Thorp

  • Name:

  • Mavis Lily Thorp14

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • Thomas J Waites ( - )

  • Spouse (2):

  • Frederick G Salter ( - )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • packer7

  • Birth:

  • 18 Aug 1922

  • West Ham "Registration District", Essex, England14 7

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 17)

  • 2 Braemar Road, Plaistow, Essex, England7

  •  

  • an unmarried packer (chemistry) living with her parents William and Violet, and brother Dennis. Born on 18th August 1922 and married a Waites then a Salter at later dates

  • Death:

  • Q2 2011 (age 88)

  • Wiltshire "Registration District", Wiltshire, England15

Child 2: Dennis Henry Thorp

  • Name:

  • Dennis Henry Thorp16

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 19 Feb 1933

  • West Ham "Registration District", Essex, England16 7

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 6)

  • 2 Braemar Road, Plaistow, Essex, England7

  •  

  • attending school and living with his parents William and Violet, and sister Mavis. Born on 19th February 1933

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). West Ham 1920 quarter:3 volume:4a page:380. Cit. Date: 7 July 2026.

2.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Plaistow St. Andrew marriages 1917-1921 ref:D/P 527/1/26 image:191 page:189 entry:378. Cit. Date: 7 July 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). West Ham 1893 quarter:4 volume:4a page:62. Cit. Date: 7 July 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). Trowbridge 1969 quarter:2 volume:7c page:2132. Cit. Date: 7 July 2026.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9454 class:RG78 piece:507B registration district:188 sub-district:3 enumeration district:44 schedule:142. Cit. Date: 7 July 2026.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:8347 registration district:188 sub-district:3 enumeration district:26 schedule:130. Cit. Date: 5 July 2026.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1038C page:1 line:6 letter code:CBPE. Cit. Date: 7 July 2026.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1576 folio:24 page:40 schedule:237. Cit. Date: 7 July 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). West Ham 1895 quarter:1 volume:4a page:204. Cit. Date: 3 July 2026.

10.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Forest Gate St. Saviour baptisms 1894-1908 ref:D/P 631/1/7 image:4 page:3 entry:23. Cit. Date: 6 July 2026.

11.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:7025 class:RG78 piece:346B registration district:129 sub-district:1 enumeration district:45 schedule:250. Cit. Date: 5 July 2026.

12.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1591 folio:149 page:20 schedule:119. Cit. Date: 5 July 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). Trowbridge 1975 quarter:3 volume:23 page:2055. Cit. Date: 7 July 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). West Ham 1922 quarter:3 volume:4a page:208. Cit. Date: 7 July 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). Wiltshire 2011 quarter:2 district:7991A entry:504824507. Cit. Date: 7 July 2026.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1933 quarter:1 volume:4a page:201. Cit. Date: 7 July 2026.