See also

Family of Walter Henry Griffiths and Kathleen Lilian Jordan

Husband: Walter Henry Griffiths

  • Name:

  • Walter Henry Griffiths2 1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • Royal Navy able seaman then a watchman4 5 6

  • Birth:

  • 11 Nov 1891

  • Deritend, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England2 7 4 5 6 3

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 9)

  • 21 Oakley Road, Bordersley, Warwickshire, England7

  •  

  • son living with his parents Henry and Sarah, and sisters Florrie, Lydia, Dorcas, Hilda and Beatrice. Born in Birmingham Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • HMS Medea, Grand Harbour, Valetta, Malta4

  •  

  • an unmarried able seaman who was born in Deritend Birmingham Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 29 yrs 7 mns)

  • 21 Swanpool Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household serving as an able seaman in the Royal Navy and living in three rooms with his wife Kathleen, daughter Beatrice, and son Walter. Born in Birmingham Warwickshire and sharing the same house as his mother-in-law Laura and sister-in-law Amelia

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 47)

  • 21 Swanpool Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, England6

  •  

  • a married watchman and Royal Navy pensioner AB No 1230 living with his wife Lilian, son Walter, his widowed mother-in-law Laura Jordan, married daughter Beatrice Furlong, and a closed record. Born on 11th November 1891

  • Death:

  • 14 Jan 1972 (age 80)

  • Truro "Registration District", Cornwall, England3 8

  • Probate:

  • 15 Mar 1972

  • Probate Registry, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England8

  •  

  • of 37b Swanpool Street Falmouth died 14th January 1972, administration of £483 (~£5,600 in 2017)

Wife: Kathleen Lilian Jordan

  • Name:

  • Kathleen Lilian Jordan9

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Charles William Jordan (1861-1934)

  • Mother:

  • Laura Catherine Brownall (1873-1953)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant10

  • Birth:

  • 5 Sep 1895

  • Falmouth, Cornwall, England9 11 10 5 6 12

  •  

  • death index says born 5th September 1896

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • 17 Snows Court, Falmouth, Cornwall, England11

  •  

  • daughter living in two rooms with her parents Charles and Laura, and brother Charles. Born in Falmouth Cornwall

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • 4 Snows Court, Falmouth, Cornwall, England10

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a domestic servant and living in two rooms with her parents Charles and Laura, brother Charles, and sister Amelia. Born in Falmouth Cornwall

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 25 yrs 9 mns)

  • 21 Swanpool Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, England5

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in three rooms with her husband Walter, daughter Beatrice, and son Walter. Born in Falmouth Cornwall and sharing the same house as her mother Laura and sister Amelia

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 44)

  • 21 Swanpool Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties as Lilian and living with her husband Walter, son Walter, her widowed mother Laura Jordan, married daughter Beatrice Furlong, and a closed record. Born on 5th September 1895

  • Administrator:

  • 20 Feb 1953 (age 57)

  •  

     

    Kathleen Lilian Jordan was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Laura Catherine Brownall on Friday on 20 February 1953 at the Probate Registry, London, England

  • Death:

  • Aug 1988 (age 92)

  • Truro "Registration District", Cornwall, England12

Child 1: Beatrice Amelia Griffiths

  • Name:

  • Beatrice Amelia Griffiths13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Husband:

  • George Edward Furlong (1911-1971)

  • Birth:

  • 23 Feb 1914

  • Falmouth, Cornwall, England13 5 6 14

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 7 yrs 4 mns)

  • 21 Swanpool Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, England5

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in three rooms with her parents Walter and Kathleen, and brother Walter. Born in Falmouth Cornwall and sharing the same house as her grandmother Laura and aunt Amelia Jordan

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 25)

  • 21 Swanpool Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her parents Walter and Lilian, her brother Walter, her widowed grandmother Laura Jordan, and a closed record. Born on 23rd February 1914

  • Death:

  • 17 Jul 2003 (age 89)

  • Poole "Registration District", Dorset, England14 15

  • Probate:

  • 5 Sep 2003

  • Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England15

  •  

  • grant only, died 17th July 2003

Child 2: Walter Charles Griffiths

  • Name:

  • Walter Charles Griffiths16 17

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Wife:

  • Verah Carlin Burton (1919-1996)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • postman6

  • Birth:

  • 11 Sep 1918

  • Falmouth, Cornwall, England16 5 6 17

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 2 yrs 9 mns)

  • 21 Swanpool Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, England5

  •  

  • son living in three rooms with his parents Walter and Kathleen, and sister Beatrice. Born in Falmouth Cornwall and sharing the same house as his grandmother Laura and aunt Amelia Jordan

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 21)

  • 21 Swanpool Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried postman living with his parents Walter and Lilian, his widowed grandmother Laura Jordan, married sister Beatrice Furlong, and a closed record. Born on 11th September 1918

  • Death:

  • Q3 1975 (age 56-57)

  • Falmouth "Registration District", Cornwall, England17

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Falmouth 1913 quarter:3 volume:5c page:273. Cit. Date: 10 October 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). Aston 1891 volume:6d page:274. Cit. Date: 11 October 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). Truro 1972 quarter:1 volume:7a page:718. Cit. Date: 11 October 2026.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:34973 registration district:640 sub-district:4 enumeration district:23 schedule:9999. Cit. Date: 11 October 2026.

5.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:11034 registration district:297 sub-district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:109. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.

6.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6689A page:21 line:5 letter code:WAFC. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:2862 folio:41 page:35 schedule:219. Cit. Date: 11 October 2026.

8.

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). Bristol 1972 page:282. Cit. Date: 11 October 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). Falmouth 1895 quarter:4 volume:5c page:147. Cit. Date: 9 October 2026.

10.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:13888 class:RG78 piece:824 registration district:297 sub-district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:34. Cit. Date: 9 October 2026.

11.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:2226 folio:65 page:4 schedule:27. Cit. Date: 9 October 2026.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Truro 1988 quarter:3 register:888 volume:21 page:638. Cit. Date: 11 October 2026.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Falmouth 1914 quarter:1 volume:5c page:247. Cit. Date: 10 October 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). Poole 2003 quarter:3 district:4311C register:C36E entry:221 date:0703. Cit. Date: 11 October 2026.

15.

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 2003 no:1297835. Cit. Date: 11 October 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). Falmouth 1918 quarter:4 volume:5c page:183. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Falmouth 1975 quarter:3 volume:21 page:167. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.