See also

Family of George Albert Wright and Gladys Elvina Grimwood

  • Husband:

  • George Albert Wright (1896-1978)

  • Wife:

  • Gladys Elvina Grimwood (1902-1999)

  • Marriage:

  • Q4 1931

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England1

Husband: George Albert Wright

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George Albert Wright, 1972, age 76

  • Name:

  • George Albert Wright2 1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • nut tapper becoming a turner and fitter then a pipe fitting charge hand4 5 6

  • Birth:

  • 7 Jul 1896

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2 7 4 5 6 3

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 4)

  • 89 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • grandson living with his grandparents William and Elizabeth Baxter, uncles Thomas and Frederick Baxter, aunts Ellen and Florence Baxter, and his mother Mary. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 14)

  • 75 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son working as a nutt (sic) tapper and living in six rooms with his parents Albert and Mary Ann, sisters Nellie, Beatrice and Maud, and brothers William and an as yet unnamed. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • frm 1913 to 5 Feb 1926 (age 16-29)

  • British Army Suffolk Regiment 4th Battalion as no:1654 then 58235635

  •  

  • being 5' 2½" - 5' 5" tall with a chest of 33-35" and expansion of 2-3" with a fresh complexion, grey eyes and brown hair. He had several pay deductions and detentions 1915-1918 for absences and refusing to obey orders. He served in France 5th August 1914 to 7th November 1914 and again 22nd January 1916 to 19th July 1916 and suffered from shell shock

  • Medals:

  • 7 Apr 19215

  •  

  •  

  • Victory and British War medals

  • Census absence:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 24)

  •  

  •  

  • presumably away with the Army

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 43)

  • Church Lane, Torksey, Lincolnshire, England6

  •  

  • a married pipe fitting charge hand in constructional engineering (heavy worker) living with his wife Gladys, a closed record, and Charles H Dersley. Born on 7th July 1896

  • Death:

  • Q2 1978 (age 81)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England3

Wife: Gladys Elvina Grimwood

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Gladys Elvina Grimwood, 1972, age 70

  • Name:

  • Gladys Elvina Grimwood8

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William Grimwood (1861-1929)

  • Mother:

  • Frances George (1875-1959)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • waitress9

  • Birth:

  • 30 Jan 1902

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England8 10 9 6 11

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 9)

  • 8 Quadling Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter attending school living in five rooms with her parents William and Fanny, brother Gordon, and sisters Violet and Eileen. Born in St. Peters Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 19 yrs 5 mns)

  • 8 Quadling Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a waitress at the Railway Men's Refreshment Hall in Burrell Road and living in five rooms with her parents William and Fanny, brother Gordon, and sisters Violet and Eileen. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 37)

  • Church Lane, Torksey, Lincolnshire, England6

  •  

  • a married housewife living with her husband George, a closed record, and Charles H Dersley. Born on 30th January 1902

  • Death:

  • 19 Mar 1999 (age 97)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England11 12

  • Cremation:

  • 26 Mar 1999

  • Ipswich Crematorium, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • died 19th March 1999 aged 97

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1931 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2489. Cit. Date: 20 September 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). Ipswich 1896 quarter:3 volume:4a page:905. Cit. Date: 20 September 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 1978 quarter:2 volume:10 page:2556. Cit. Date: 20 September 2026.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10829 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:4 schedule:194. Cit. Date: 20 September 2026.

5.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive Series:WO 363 regiment:Suffolk no:1654. Cit. Date: 20 September 2026.

6.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6460A page:5 line:4 letter code:TNDJ. Cit. Date: 20 September 2026.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1777 folio:119 page:12 schedule:62. Cit. Date: 20 September 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). Ipswich 1902 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1020. Cit. Date: 18 September 2026.

9.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9411 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:19 schedule:60. Cit. Date: 19 September 2026.

10.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10814 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:16 schedule:218. Cit. Date: 19 September 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). Ipswich 1999 quarter:1 district:7471C register:C21B entry:50 date:0399. Cit. Date: 20 September 2026.

12.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Crematorium 1999. Cit. Date: 20 September 2026.