See also

Family of Walter Cobb and Winifred Ellen Mitchell

Husband: Walter Cobb

  • Name:

  • Walter Cobb2 1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Robert

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • quarry worker4

  • Birth:

  • 14 Feb 1912

  • Barham, Suffolk, England2 5 4 3

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 9 yrs 4 mns)

  • Norwich Road, Barham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • grandson attending school and living in three rooms with his grandparents Harry and Helen Cobb, and uncles Ernest and Herbert Cobb. Born in Barham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 27)

  • Lower Farm Cottages, Barham, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • a married quarry worker (heavy worker) living with his wife Ellen, daughter Winifred, and a closed record (presumably son John). Born on 14th February 1912

  • Death:

  • 8 May 1973 (age 61)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England3 6

  • Probate:

  • 4 Jul 1973

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • otherwise Robert of Elm Bank Westerfield Ipswich died 8th May 1973, administration of £721 (~£7,400 in 2017)

Wife: Winifred Ellen Mitchell

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1921 baptism William, Winfred, Hilda, Jack, Victor, Sidney and Ethel Mitchell

  • Name:

  • Winifred Ellen Mitchell7 8

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Herbert Mitchell (1883-1954)

  • Mother:

  • Martha Alice Diaper (1890-1967)

  • Birth:

  • 26 Aug 1910

  • Earl Stonham, Suffolk, England7 9 10 8 4 11

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 7 mns)

  • Forward Green, Earl Stonham, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents Herbert and Martha, brother William, and her widowed grandfather John Mitchell. Born in Earl Stonham

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 10 yrs 10 mns)

  • Hew Farm, Earl Stonham, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents Herbert and Martha, brothers William, Jack, Victor and Sidney, and sisters Hilda and Ethel. Born in Earl Stonham Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Oct 1921 (age 11)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Earl Stonham, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • daughter of Herbert Mitchell (labourer) and Martha of Earl Stonham, born 26th August 1910

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 29)

  • Lower Farm Cottages, Barham, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties as Ellen and living with her husband Walter, daughter Winifred, and a closed record (presumably son John). Born on 26th August 1910

  • Death:

  • Q1 1975 (age 64)

  • Deben "Registration District", Suffolk, England11

Child 1: Audrey Winifred Cobb

  • Name:

  • Audrey Winifred Cobb12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1 Feb 1935

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England12 4 13

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 4)

  • Lower Farm Cottages, Barham, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • under school age as Winifred and living with her parents Walter and Ellen, and a closed record (presumably brother John). Born on 1st February 1935 and married a Mitchell at a later date

  • Death:

  • Q4 1981 (age 46)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England13

Child 2: John Cobb

  • Name:

  • John Cobb14 15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Dec 1936

  • Gipping "Registration District", Suffolk, England14 15

  • Death:

  • 13 Mar 2011 (age 74)

  • Suffolk "Registration District", Suffolk, England15 16 17 18

  •  

  • Cause: after a long illness

  • Funeral:

  • 29 Mar 2011

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, Church Lane, Westerfield, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • at 10:30 folowed by a private cremation. Beloved husband of Jean, father to Christopher and brother to David and the late Audrey. Cherished father-in-law to Sarah and much loved grandad to Harry and Edward. John will be hugely missed by all his family and friends

  • Cremation:

  • 29 Mar 2011

  • Ipswich Crematorium, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16 17

  •  

  • retired of Westerfield died 13th March 2011 aged 74, private cremation

  • Probate:

  • 27 May 2011

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • grant and will, died 13th March 2011

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bosmere 1934 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2365. Cit. Date: 4 August 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). Bosmere 1912 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1918. Cit. Date: 4 August 2026.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1973 quarter:2 volume:4b page:2434. Cit. Date: 5 August 2026.

4.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6639H page:3 line:16 letter code:TXFD. Cit. Date: 4 August 2026.

5.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9377 registration district:211 sub-district:1 enumeration district:14, 15 schedule:75. Cit. Date: 5 August 2026.

6.

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 1973 page:1716 no:731003122C. Cit. Date: 5 August 2026.

7.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1910 quarter:4 volume:4a page:913. Cit. Date: 2 August 2026.

8.

Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Earl Stonham St. Mary the Virgin baptisms 1854-1924 page:133 entry:1057. Cit. Date: 3 August 2026.

9.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10777 class:RG78 piece:582 registration district:211 sub-district:2 enumeration district:11 schedule:41. Cit. Date: 5 August 2026.

10.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9376 registration district:211 sub-district:1 enumeration district:11, 12, 13 schedule:115. Cit. Date: 3 August 2026.

11.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Deben 1975 quarter:1 volume:10 page:2523. Cit. Date: 5 August 2026.

12.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1935 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1415. Cit. Date: 4 August 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). Ipswich 1981 quarter:4 volume:10 page:2722. Cit. Date: 5 August 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). Gipping 1937 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1383. Cit. Date: 4 August 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). Suffolk 2011 quarter:2 district:7481E entry:504833800. Cit. Date: 4 August 2026.

16.

Ipswich Star web site, (on-line at www.ipswichstar.co.uk). Published 19th March 2011. Cit. Date: 4 August 2026.

17.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Crematorium 2011. Cit. Date: 4 August 2026.

18.

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 2011 no:3545079. Cit. Date: 4 August 2026.