See also

Family of Stanley George Walter Overett and Grace Ellen Simpson

  • Husband:

  • Stanley George Walter Overett (1899-1992)

  • Wife:

  • Grace Ellen Simpson (1901-1982)

  • Children:

  • Molly Joan Overett (1928-2026)

  • Marriage:

  • 16 Oct 1926

  • The Register Office, Needham Market, Suffolk, England1 2 3 4

  •  

  • Stanley an orderly at Barham House Training Centre aged 26 of Barham House Claydon, Grace aged 25 of Hadleigh Road Somersham, both unmarried, by certificate, groom's father Charles Overett bricklayer's labourer, bride's father Herbert Charles Simpson carpenter, witnesses Elizabeth Overett and Hilda Maude Simpson

  • Residence (family):

  • aft 1926

  • Bramford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1

  • Residence (family):

  • 1935 (app)

  • 50 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1

  • Residence (family):

  • 1961 (app)

  • 3 Lapwing Road, Chantry, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1

Husband: Stanley George Walter Overett

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Stanley George Walter Overett, 1975, age 75

  • Name:

  • Stanley George Walter Overett1 5 6 7 8

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Charles Overett (1864-1946)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Stevens (1859-1943)

  • Executive Summary:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • was a foundry labourer in 1917 then served in the Army in Flanders during WWI being shot in his left leg, which remained shorter than the other one. orderley 1926, stoker 1939, welder 1941, and served as an ARP Warden during WWII

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • soldier in WWI, foundry labourer, painter and decorator and a welder9 10 11 12

  • Birth:

  • 25 Sep 1899

  • 45 Boston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 5 6 13 14 10 11 8 7

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 1)

  • 45 Boston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • son living with his parents Charles and Elizabeth, sisters Beatrice, Mabel and Hilda, and brothers Percy, Arthur and Victor. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 11)

  • 45 Boston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • son attending school and living in five rooms with his parents Charles and Elizabeth, brothers Percy and Arthur, and niece Hilda Overett. Born in Ipswich

  • Military Service:

  • 25 Oct 1917 (age 18)

  • -15

  •  

  • enlisted in the Army

  • Military Beginning:

  • 27 Nov 1917 (age 18)15

  •  

  •  

  • when he was called up to join the 22nd Battalion London Regiment "Queens"

  • Employment:

  • 1917 (age 17-18)

  • Cocksedge & Co, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • a foundry labourer

  • Military Service:

  • 4 Apr 1918 (age 18)

  • -15

  •  

  • embarked in Southampton for France, disembarking at Le Havre on 5th April 1918

  • Military Service:

  • 6 Apr 1918 (age 18)

  • -15

  •  

  • was transferred to the Royal Irish Fusiliers

  • Wounded:

  • 1 Oct 1918 (age 19)

  • Ieper (Ypres), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium15

  •  

  • being struck by a bullet in the left thigh during the 5th Battle of Ypres whilst the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers were relieving the 2nd Battalion, and was initially treated at the 3rd Canadian Field Hospital.

  • Military Service:

  • 4 Oct 1918 (age 19)

  • -15

  •  

  • was transferred back to England

  • Hospital:

  • 5 Oct 1918 (age 19)

  • 2nd Western General Hospital, Stockport, Manchester, England15

  • Hospital:

  • 30 May 1919 (age 19)

  • Queen Mary's Military Hospital, Whalley, Lancashire, England15

  •  

  • being discharged on 29 August 1919

  • Military Ending:

  • 29 Aug 1919 (age 19)15

  •  

  •  

  • leaving the Royal Irish Fusiliers

  • Medals:

  • 17 Sep 1919

  • Island Bridge, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland16

  •  

  • awarded the Silver War Badge, Pte. 41953 Royal Irish Fusilliers award B/305344 for wounds

  • Hospital:

  • 1920 (app) (age 20-21)

  • Military Hospital, Richmond Park, Richmond, Surrey, England1 17 18

  •  

  • Legend had it that he was at the Star & Garter, but his is unlikely as it was for paralysed men. It is more likely he was at the hutted hospital on Richmond Park which was for men recuperating from limb injuries. The photograph is taken as confirmation that he was here

  • Hospital:

  • Nov 1920 (app) (age 21)

  • East Suffolk Hospital, Anglesea Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • Mason ward

  • Medals:

  • 1920 (app)20

  •  

  •  

  • the Victory medal and British medal as Pte 41953 R Ir Fus

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 21 yrs 9 mns)

  • 1 Bunns Cottages, Arthur's Terrace, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • unmarried son who worked as a foundry labourer for Messers Cockshedge but currently out of work and living with his parents Charles and Elizabeth, brother Arthur, and niece Hilda. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Employment:

  • 1926 (app) (age 26-27)

  • Bosmere and Claydon Union Workhouse, Workhouse Lane, Barham, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • an Orderly

  • Employment:

  • 1939 (app) (age 39-40)

  • St. Johns Childrens Home, Freehold Road / Bloomfield Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • a stoker

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 40)

  • 50 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • a married painter and decorator living with his wife Grace, and a closed record (presumably daughter Molly). Born on 25th September 1899

  • Employment:

  • 1941 (app) (age 41-42)

  • Ransomes Sims & Jefferies, Nacton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • a welder

  • Retirement:

  • Sep 1964 (age 64-65)

  • Ransomes Sims & Jefferies, Nacton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1

  • Death:

  • 4 Jul 1992 (age 92)

  • Anglesea Heights Nursing Home, Anglesea Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 8 7

  •  

  • Cause: of dementia (the doctor did not know what else to say)

    retired welder

  • Burial:

  • Jul 1992

  • Lawn Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21

Wife: Grace Ellen Simpson

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Grace Ellen Simpson, 1975, age 74

  • Name:

  • Grace Ellen Simpson1 22 23 24

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Herbert Charles Simpson (1868-1928)

  • Mother:

  • Hannah Alice Green (1870-1948)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant25

  • Birth:

  • 10 Feb 1901

  • Offton, Suffolk, England1 5 22 26 27 25 11 28

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2 mns)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England29

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents Herbert and Hanah (sic), brothers Charles and Lewis, and sisters Florence and Hilda. Born in Offton

  • Baptism:

  • 7 Apr 1901 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England23 24

  •  

  • daughter of Herbert Charles Simpson (carpenter) and Hannah Alice of Offton, date of birth 3rd February 1900

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 10)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England27

  •  

  • granddaughter attending school and living in five rooms with her widowed grandmother Harriet Simpson. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 20 yrs 4 mns)

  • Oakstead, Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England25

  •  

  • an unmarried domestic servant living with John and Jessie Gooding, and another servant. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 38)

  • 50 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Stanley, and a closed record (presumably daughter Molly). Born on 2nd October 1901 (but that should have been 10th February 1901)

  • Death:

  • 1 Jun 1982 (age 81)

  • St. Mary's Hospital, Church Road, Tattingstone, Suffolk, England1 12 28

  •  

  • Cause: of left ventricula failure and ischaemic heart disease

  • Burial:

  • 4 Jun 1982

  • Lawn Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21 30

  •  

  • aged 81 of 3 Lapwing Road, wife of Stan, service in the Old Cemetery Church at 15:30 followed by internment in the Lawn Cemetery

Child 1: Molly Joan Overett

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Daughter: Molly Joan Overett

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Spouse: John William Frederick Ransome

  • Name:

  • Molly Joan Overett9 31 32

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • John William Frederick Ransome (1924-1994)

  • Executive Summary:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • was a comptometer operator and wages clerk. She loved sequence dancing and she and husband John made a pact, he would learn to dance if she would learn to swim, they both succeeded

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • comptometer operator and wages clerk1

  • Birth:

  • 11 Aug 1928

  • 105 Orwell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9 31 32

  •  

  • daughter of Stanley Walter George Overett (laundry washer and ironer) and Grace Ellen Overett formerly Simpson

  • Baptism:

  • 16 Sep 1928 (age 0)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England33

  • Education Start:

  • btw 1933 and 1939 (age 4-11)

  • Cavendish Street Junior School, Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1

  • Education Continue:

  • btw 1939 and 1942 (age 10-14)

  • North Eastern Senior Girls School, Copleston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1

  • Employment Start:

  • btw 1942 and 1945 (age 13-17)

  • Footman Pretty and Co., Westgate Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1

  • Employment Continue:

  • btw 1945 and 1952 (age 16-24)

  • William Pretty and Sons, Crown Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1

  • Employment Continue:

  • btw 1967 and 1970 (age 38-42)

  • E R & F Turner (Bull Motors), Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9 1

  •  

  • as a comptometer operator

  • Employment Continue:

  • btw 1970 and 1974 (age 41-46)

  • Suffolk County Council, County Hall, St. Helen's Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • in the highways department

  • Employment Continue:

  • btw 1974 and 1987 (age 45-59)

  • Suffolk Coastal District Council, Melton Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • in wages and salaries

  • Retirement:

  • 1987 (age 58-59)

  • Suffolk Coastal District Council, Melton Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England9 1

  • Residence:

  • frm Dec 2014 to Apr 2019 (age 86-90)

  • 41 Gressland Court, Mead Drive, Kesgrave, Suffolk, England34

  • Residence:

  • frm Apr 2019 to Mar 2026 (age 90-97)

  • Seagrave House Care Home, Occupation Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, England35

  • Death:

  • 2 Mar 2026 (age 97)

  • Seagrave House Care Home, Occupation Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, England36

  •  

  • Cause: of vascular dementia

    at 21:41, certified at 22:20

  • Cremation:

  • 24 Mar 2026

  • Great Glen Crematorium, London Road, Great Glen, Leicestershire, England37

Sources

1.

Molly Joan Ransome nee Overett personal communication.

2.

Marriage Certificate. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

3.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bosmere 1926 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2287. Cit. Date: 7 June 2017.

4.

Newspaper item not in an archive. Ipswich Evening Star 1966. Cit. Date: 10 September 2022. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

5.

Birth Certificate. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

6.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1899 quarter:4 volume:4a page:954. Cit. Date: 16 November 2023.

7.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1992 quarter:3 register:792 volume:10 page:2511. Cit. Date: 7 June 2017.

8.

Death Certificate. original; held in personal folder. Cit. Date: 29 May 2025. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

9.

Susan Patricia Wilkinson nee Ransome personal communication.

10.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9436 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:13 schedule:165. Cit. Date: 15 October 2022.

11.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6607A page:8 line:8 letter code:TVNQ. Cit. Date: 3 March 2023.

12.

Death Certificate. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1780 folio:17 page:25. Cit. Date: 7 June 2017.

14.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10843 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:18 schedule:117. Cit. Date: 1 June 2018.

15.

Ancestry British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

16.

Ancestry UK, Silver War Badge Records, 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

17.

Stanley George Walter Overett papers. post card of Hospital Huts, Richmond Park. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

18.

Star and Garter personal communication. email from Star & Garter 27th January 2011.

19.

Stanley George Walter Overett papers. invitation to a day of thanksgiving armistice day 11th November 1920, best wishes to all wounded boys present. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

20.

Ancestry UK, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

21.

Gravestone. TM 17546 46123.

22.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1901 quarter:1 volume:4a page:995. Cit. Date: 16 November 2023.

23.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Offton St. Mary fiche:13 of 13. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

24.

Suffolk Family History Society - Bosmere and Claydon Baptisms 1813-1900, (2008 SFK-BPI-11 own copy). Offton St. Mary baptisms entry:152. Cit. Date: 4 May 2019.

25.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9442 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:19 schedule:233. Cit. Date: 15 October 2022.

26.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1770 folio:41 page:2 schedule:12. Cit. Date: 11 March 2019.

27.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10773 class:RG78 piece:582 registration district:211 sub-district:2 enumeration district:7 schedule:10. Cit. Date: 16 November 2023.

28.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1982 quarter:2 volume:10 page:2686. Cit. Date: 16 November 2023.

29.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1770 folio:41 page:2. Cit. Date: 11 March 2019.

30.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Ipswich Evening Star. Wednesday 2nd June 1982 page:2. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

31.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1928 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1629. Cit. Date: 3 January 2017.

32.

Birth Certificate. own copy, personal folder. Cit. Date: 22 May 2025. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

33.

Baptism Certificate.

34.

David Eric Wilkinson. helped her move in and visited many times. Cit. Date: 16 February 2019.

35.

Ibid. Helped move her in and a regular visitor. Cit. Date: 3 March 2026.

36.

Ibid. present at time of death. Cit. Date: 3 March 2026.

37.

Ibid. Arranged funeral. Cit. Date: 30 March 2026.