Family of Philip Maurice Joy and Hilda Rosa Wright

1915 marriage Philip Maurice Joy to Hilda Rosa Wright

Husband:
Philip Maurice Joy (1889-1921)
Wife:
Hilda Rosa Wright (1892-1974)
Children:
Philip Maurice Joy (1916-1942)
Marriage:
5 Sep 1915
St. Mary and St. Martin's Church, Church Lane, Kirton, Suffolk, England¹ ²
Philip a private serving in the 3rd Battalion Suffolk Regiment and son of Robert Joy a gardener. Hilda a spinster and daughter of Arthur Frederick Wright a labourer. Both of Kirton, married by banns and witnessed by Arthur Frederick Wright and Bernard David Wright

Husband: Philip Maurice Joy

1889 birth registration Philip Maurace Joy

1889 baptism Philip Maurice Joy

Name:
Philip Maurice Joy³ ⁴ ⁵ ¹ ² ⁶
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
agricultural / farm labourer⁷
Birth:
20 Jul 1889
Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England³ ⁴ ⁸ ⁷
birth registered as Philip Maurace (sic) Joy, son of Robert Joy (domestic gardener) and Elvina Joy formerly Cable
Baptism:
4 Aug 1889 (age 0)
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Victoria Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England⁵
son of Robert Joy (gardener) and Elvina of Aldeburgh
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 12)
Snape Street, Snape, Suffolk, England⁸
son attending school and living with his parents Robert and Elvina, brothers Harry and Bruce, and sisters Agnes, Annie, Margaret, Constance and Elsie. Born in Aldeburgh Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 22)
Snape, Suffolk, England⁷
unmarried son and an out of work farm labourer living in four rooms with his mother Elvina, brother William, sisters Kathleen and Elsie, and niece Lily May Joy. Born in Aldeburgh Suffolk
Medals:
9 Jan 1920
Victory and British War Medals for serving as no:12779 Suffolk Regiment and no:13241 Machine Gun Corps
Death:
12 Jan 1921 (age 31)
Woodbridge "Registration District", Suffolk, England⁶ ⁹

Name:
Hilda Rosa Wright¹⁰ ¹¹
Sex:
Female
Father:
Frederick Arthur Wright (1861-1918)
Mother:
Alice Emma Farthing (1864-1918)
Birth:
22 Feb 1892
Kirton, Suffolk, England¹⁰ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴ ¹⁵ ¹¹
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 9)
The Street, Kirton, Suffolk, England¹²
daughter living with her parents Arthur and Alice, brothers Frederick and Bernard, and sister May. Born in Kirton Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 19)
The Hollies, Falkenham Road, Falkenham, Suffolk, England¹³
unmarried companion living in six rooms with widowed Mary Ann Bare. Born in Kirton Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 29 yrs 4 mns)
Oak Houses, Capel Hall Lane, Trimley St. Martin, Suffolk, England¹⁴
widowed sister living in four rooms with her brother Frederick, her sister-in-law Annie, her brother John, and her son Philip Joy. Born in Kirton Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 47)
11 Quay Side, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England¹⁵
a widow doing unpaid domestic duties and living with William Welham, his son Bertie Welham, and her son Philip. Born on 22nd February 1892
Death:
1 May 1974 (age 82)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹¹ ¹⁶
Probate:
18 Jun 1974
Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England¹⁶
of 37 Austin Street Ipswich died 1st May 1974, administration of £724 (~£6,500 in 2017)

1942 CWGC Memorial Philip Maurice Joy

Name:
Philip Maurice Joy¹⁷
Sex:
Male
Occupation:
grocery shop assistant¹⁵
Birth:
24 Aug 1916
Kirton, Suffolk, England¹⁷ ¹⁴ ¹⁵
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 4 yrs 10 mns)
Oak Houses, Capel Hall Lane, Trimley St. Martin, Suffolk, England¹⁴
nephew living in four rooms with his uncle and aunt Frederick and Annie Wright, his uncle John Wright, and his widowed mother Hilda Joy. Born in Kirton Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 23)
11 Quay Side, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England¹⁵
an unmarried grocery shop assistant living with widowed William Welham, his widowed mother Hilda, and a Bertie Welham. Born on 24th August 1916
Death:
28 Apr 1942 (age 25)
Burma¹⁸
War Memorial:
Rangoon Memorial, Rangoon, Burma¹⁸
trooper 7907677 of the Royal Armoured Corps "C" Squadron 7th Queen's Own Hussars died 28th April 1942 aged 25, son of Hilda R Joy of Stoke Ipswich Suffolk

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2.: Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754-1949, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Kirton St. Mary and St. Martin marriages 1838-1944 page:120 entry:239. Cit. Date: 11 September 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). Plomesgate 1889 quarter:4 volume:4a page:841. Cit. Date: 11 September 2026.

4.: Birth Certificate. own copy, GRO digital image. Cit. Date: 11 September 2026. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

5.: Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Aldeburgh St. Peter and St. Paul baptisms 1886-1893 page:26 entry:203. Cit. Date: 11 September 2026.

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7.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10946 class:RG78 piece:591 registration district:215 sub-district:3 enumeration district:12 schedule:82. Cit. Date: 11 September 2026.

8.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1790 folio:24 page:7 schedule:43. Cit. Date: 11 September 2026.

9.: Ancestry UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Machine Gun Corps no:13241. Cit. Date: 11 September 2026.

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11.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1974 quarter:2 volume:10 page:2525. Cit. Date: 11 September 2026.

12.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece: folio: page: schedule:. Cit. Date: 8 September 2026.

13.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10874 class:RG78 piece:587 registration district:214 sub-district:2 enumeration district:6 schedule:33. Cit. Date: 10 September 2026.

14.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9460 registration district:214 sub-district:1 enumeration district:8 schedule:13. Cit. Date: 9 September 2026.

15.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6628F page:11 line:23 letter code:TWND. Cit. Date: 10 September 2026.

16.: 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 1974 page:5039 no:743308894J. Cit. Date: 11 September 2026.

17.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1916 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1910. Cit. Date: 10 September 2026.

18.: Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Burma Rangoon Memorial. Cit. Date: 10 September 2026.