See also

Family of Henry William James Salmon and Bessie Diaper

  • Husband:

  • Henry William James Salmon (1895-1966)

  • Wife:

  • Bessie Diaper (1905-1972)

  • Marriage:

  • Q3 1932

  • Stow "Registration District", Suffolk, England1

Husband: Henry William James Salmon

  • Name:

  • Henry William James Salmon2 1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carter, sawyer then a wood machinist4 5 6

  • Birth:

  • 12 Nov 1895

  • Victoria Road, Stowupland, Suffolk, England2 7 4 5 6

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • 10 Upland Terrace, Stowupland, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son as William living with his mother Mary Jane, and sisters Lydia and Nellie. Born in Stowupland Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • 10 Upland Terrace, Stowupland, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a carter on an oil van and living with his widowed mother Mary Jane, sisters Lydia, Nellie and Florence, and brother Victor. Born in Victoria Road Stowupland

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 25 yrs 7 mns)

  • 10 Upland Terrace, Stowupland, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married son as William working as a circular sawyer for the Stowmarket Timber Co. Ltd. timber merchants of Creeting Road Stowupland and living in five rooms with his widowed mother Jane, his wife Elizabeth, and his sister Florence. Born in Stowupland Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 43)

  • 153 Stowupland Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a married wood machinist and member of the A.R.P. Fire Service living with his wife Bessie, daughters Barbara and Winifred, and a closed record (presumably son John). Born on 12th November 1895

  • Death:

  • Q2 1966 (age 70)

  • Hartismere "Registration District", Suffolk, England3

Wife: Bessie Diaper

  • Name:

  • Bessie Diaper8

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • Lily Ann Diaper (1882-1950)

  • Birth:

  • 31 Mar 1905

  • The Home, Barham, Suffolk, England8 9 10 6 11

  •  

  • daughter of Lily Diaper a domestic servant of Earl Stonham. 1911 census says born in Earl Stonham

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 6)

  • Forward Green, Earl Stonham, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • granddaughter living in four rooms with her grandparents George and Martha, uncles George and John, and cousin Nellie Diaper. Born in Earl Stonham

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 16 yrs 3 mns)

  • Mill House, Forward Green, Earl Stonham, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • unmarried granddaughter whose father had died living in four rooms with her grandparents George and Martha Diaper, cousin Doris Diaper, married aunt Elizabeth Saunders, and cousin G W S Saunders. Born in Barham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 34)

  • 153 Stowupland Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Henry, step-daughters Barbara and Winifred, and a closed record (presumably step-son John). Born on 31st March 1905

  • Death:

  • 8 Feb 1972 (age 66)

  • Gipping "Registration District", Suffolk, England11 12

  • Probate:

  • 17 Apr 1972

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • of 10 Pages Close Stowmarket Suffolk died 8th February 1972, administration of £662 (~£7,600 in 2017)

Note on Husband: Henry William James Salmon

Henry previously married Elizabeth Goodall (c1894-1931) in Stow registration district in the first quarter of 1921. His sister Nellie Reservist Salmon married Bessie's uncle George Diaper13 14

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Stow 1932 quarter:3 volume:4a page:2794. Cit. Date: 26 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). Stow 1895 quarter:4 volume:4a page:789. Cit. Date: 26 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). Hartismere 1966 quarter:2 volume:4b page:882. Cit. Date: 26 August 2026.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10690 class:RG78 piece:576 registration district:209 sub-district:3 enumeration district:5 schedule:13. Cit. Date: 28 July 2026.

5.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9353 registration district:209 sub-district:2 enumeration district:5, 6 schedule:51. Cit. Date: 26 August 2026.

6.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6627E page:18 line:28 letter code:TWME. Cit. Date: 26 August 2026.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1761 folio:113 page:18 schedule:95. Cit. Date: 28 July 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). Bosmere 1905 quarter:2 volume:4a page:992. Cit. Date: 27 July 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:49. Cit. Date: 27 July 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:51. Cit. Date: 23 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). Gipping 1972 quarter:1 volume:4b page:2768. Cit. Date: 26 August 2026.

12.

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 1972 page:10. Cit. Date: 26 August 2026.

13.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Stow 1921 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1852. Cit. Date: 26 August 2026.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1931 quarter:3 volume:4a page:863. Cit. Date: 26 August 2026.