See also

Family of Herbert Gillingham and Elizabeth Jane Smith

Husband: Herbert Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Herbert Gillingham3,4,5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Alfred Gillingham (1848-1928)

  • Mother:

  • Amelia Benstead (1843-1888)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • blacksmiths striker6,7,8

  • Birth:

  • 4 Dec 1878

  • Long Melford, Suffolk, England3,4,6,7,8,9,10

  •  

  • 1939 register says date of birth is 5th December 1878

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Feb 1879 (age 0)

  • Holy Trinity Church, Church Walk, Long Melford, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son of Alfred Gillingham (gardener) and Amelia of Long Melford, born 4th December 1878

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 2)

  • Melford Green, Long Melford, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son living with his parents Alfred and Amelia, and brother William. Born in Melford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 12)

  • 10 Old Foundry Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his widowed father Alfred, brother James, sisters Amelia and Agnes, and a servant. Born in Long Melford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 22)

  • 65 Fitzroy Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a striker at an iron works and living in four rooms with his wife Elizabeth and son Albert. Born in Long Melford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 32)

  • 28 Tennyson Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a blacksmiths striker in a foundry and living in six rooms with his wife Elizabeth, sons Albert and George, daughter Hilda, and niece Edith Smith. Born in Long Melford Suffolk

  • Directory:

  • 1927 (age 48-49)

  • 28 Tennyson Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • at

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 60)

  • 28 Tennyson Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • a married blacksmiths striker engineering (heavy worker) living with his wife Elizabeth, and daughter Rose. Born on 5th December 1878

  • Death:

  • Q4 1963 (age 85)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England5

Wife: Elizabeth Jane Smith

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Jane Smith1,2,12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 22 Nov 1875

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6,7,8,12

  • Census absence:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 5)

  •  

  • Census absence:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 15)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 24)

  • 65 Fitzroy Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband Herbert and son Albert. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 35)

  • 28 Tennyson Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife living in six rooms with her husband Herbert, sons Albert and George, daughter Hilda, and niece Edith Smith. Born in Ipswich Suffolk. Married for twelve years with five children, three of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 63)

  • 28 Tennyson Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Herbert and daughter Rose. Born on 22nd November 1875

  • Death:

  • Q1 1968 (age 92)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England13

Child 1: William Alfred Gillingham

  • Name:

  • William Alfred Gillingham14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1899

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England14

  • Death:

  • Q3 1899 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England15

Child 2: Albert Edward Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Albert Edward Gillingham1,16,17

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Kate Elizabeth Smith (1905-1963)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • clerk18

  • Birth:

  • 31 Jan 1901

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England6,7,16,17,18

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2 mns)

  • 65 Fitzroy Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents Herbert and Elizabeth. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 10)

  • 28 Tennyson Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents Albert and Elizabeth, brother George, sister Hilda, and cousin Edith Smith. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 38)

  • 31 Freehold Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • a married senior ledger clerk (ladies underwear manufacurer) living with his wife and a closed record. Born on 31st January 1901

  • Death:

  • Q4 1979 (age 78)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England17

Child 3: Elizabeth Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Gillingham19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1902

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England19

  • Death:

  • Q4 1902 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England20

Child 4: George Herbert Gillingham

  • Name:

  • George Herbert Gillingham7,21

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ruby Randall (1912-1984)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carpenter and joiner22

  • Birth:

  • 21 Apr 1904

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England7,21,22,23

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 6)

  • 28 Tennyson Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents Albert and Elizabeth, brother Albert, sister Hilda, and cousin Edith Smith. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 35)

  • 54a Rushmere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • a married carpenter and joiner (journeyman) living with his wife Ruby, a closed record and Doreen E Syneth b1933 and Ruth M Mitchell b1933. Born on 21st April 1904

  • Death:

  • Q4 1982 (age 78)

  • Wakefield "Registration District", West Yorkshire, England23

  •  

  • as George Hubert Gillingham

Child 5: Hilda Amelia Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Hilda Amelia Gillingham7,24

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Harold Bertie Bird (1903-1993)

  • Birth:

  • 8 Nov 1907

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England7,24,25,26

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 3)

  • 28 Tennyson Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • daughter living in six rooms with her parents Albert and Elizabeth, brothers Albert and George, and cousin Edith Smith. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Education:

  • btw 1912 and 4 Aug 1916 (age 4-8)

  • -; Clifford Road School, Clifford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England25

  •  

  • of 88? Tennyson Road daughter of Herbert

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 31)

  • 24 Tennyson Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England26

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Harold. Born on 8th November 1907

  • Death:

  • Q2 1941 (age 32)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England27

Child 6: Frederick Robert Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Frederick Robert Gillingham28

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1911

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England28

  • Death:

  • Q1 1912 (age 0)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England29

Child 7: Rose Elizabeth Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Rose Elizabeth Gillingham30

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • packer8

  • Birth:

  • 15 Jun 1914

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England8,30,31

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 25)

  • 28 Tennyson Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • an unmarried packer (silk underwear) living with her parents Herbert and Elizabeth. Born on 15th June 1914

  • Death:

  • 19 Jul 2003 (age 89)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England31,32

  • Probate:

  • 14 Aug 2003

  • Probate Registry, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England32

  •  

  • grant only, died 19th July 2003

Child 8: Doris Grace Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Doris Grace Gillingham33

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1917

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England33

Note on Wife: Elizabeth Jane Smith

Robert Smith and Jane Rebecca Jacobs

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