See also

Family of George Canham and Alice Bond Cook

Husband: George Canham

  • Name:

  • George Canham2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Eli Canham (1821?-1884)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Ann Lambley (1820?-1888)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general and quay labourer3,4

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1856

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,3,5

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 5)

  • Cowper Street, St. Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son aged 5, attending school and living with parents and three siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 15)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 26)

  • 3 Chapel Court, Fore Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general labourer and living with his wife Alice, sons George and John, and his widowed mother-in-law Jane Cook. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • btw 1891 and 1901 (age 34-45)

  •  

  •  

  • wife listed as a widow in 1901 census but this may not be correct, they may have been separated

Wife: Alice Bond Cook

  • Name:

  • Alice Bond Cook1,6

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • charwoman7,8

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1856

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,6,7,8,9

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 24)

  • 3 Chapel Court, Fore Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband George, sons George and John, and her widowed mother Jane Cook. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 32)

  • 8 Green Man Yard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a charwoman and living with sons George and John, and daughters Emily and Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 43)

  • 27 Holywells Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • widowed head of the household working as a charwoman and living with daughters Emily and Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 54)

  • 28 White Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • widowed head of the household living in five rooms with son J H (John Henry), daughter A E (Alice Edith) and nephew W A J (Walter John Arnold). Born in Ipswich Suffolk with four children all still living

  • Death:

  • Q4 1923 (age 67)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England10

Child 1: George Samuel Canham

  • Name:

  • George Samuel Canham11,12

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Davies (1878-1944)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • soldier, foundry labourer then a fitter4,13,14

  • Birth:

  • 18 Aug 1876

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,7,11,12,14

  • Baptism:

  • 23 May 1878 (age 1)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • son of George Canham (labourer) and Alice of Bedwells Court New Street, born on 18th August 1876

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 5)

  • 3 Chapel Court, Fore Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents George and Alice, brother John, and his widowed grandmother Jane Cook. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 15)

  • 8 Green Man Yard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son working as an errand boy and living with his mother Alice, brother John, and sisters Emily and Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • frm 14 Aug 1895 to 6 Jan 1903 (age 18-26)

  • British Army York and Lancaster Regiment as private:442613

  •  

  • being 5' 4" tall, weighing 119 lbs, with a chest of 33/34½", a dark complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair and with a birth mark on his right thigh. He served in India from 26th December 1898 to 22nd December 1902 becoming a Lance Corporal on 26th September 1899

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 24)

  •  

  •  

  • as he was on military service in India

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 34)

  • 50 Alston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • married head of the household as G S Canham working as a fitter and living in five rooms with his wife Elizabeth, son George, daughter Elsie, and a brother Alf Green. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1923 (age 46)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England15

Child 2: John Henry Canham

  • Name:

  • John Henry Canham16,17

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Maud Farman (1885-1976)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural fitter then a general shop keeper9,18

  • Birth:

  • 28 Jul 1880

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,7,9,16,18

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 8 mns)

  • 3 Chapel Court, Fore Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son living with his parents George and Alice, brother George, and his widowed grandmother Jane Cook. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 10)

  • 8 Green Man Yard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his mother Alice, brother George, and sisters Emily and Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • frm 5 Dec 1900 to 7 May 1901 (age 20)

  • Army Service Corps as private:T/1736619

  •  

  • being 5' 3½" tall, weighing 130 lbs, chest of 34/36", a fresh complexion, hazel eyes and brown hair with tattoos of DoB and heart on left forearm. Discharged due to being medically unfit having sustained a hernia on 16th February 1901 whilst playing for the Regimental football team

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 20)

  •  

  •  

  • on military service

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 30)

  • 28 White Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an agricultural fitter and living in five rooms with his mother A B (Alice Bond), sister A E (Alice Edith) and cousin W A J (Walter John Arnold). Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 59)

  • The Pot of Flowers, Wykes Bishop Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • a married general shop keeper living with his wife Elizabeth, son John, a Reginald Scrutton (sic), and three closed records. Born on 28th July 1880

  • Death:

  • Q4 1949 (age 69)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England17

Child 3: Emily Jane Canham

  • Name:

  • Emily Jane Canham21

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Walter John Arnold (1879-1936)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • stay boner8

  • Birth:

  • 15 May 1883

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England7,8,21,22,23

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 7)

  • 8 Green Man Yard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her mother Alice, brothers George and John, and sister Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 17)

  • 27 Holywells Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working in stay boning and living with her mother Alice and sister Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 28)

  • 10 Trippet Street, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England22

  •  

  • married boarder working living in a shared house of twelve rooms with her husband Walter, and daughters Violet, Alice and Mildred. Born in Ipswich Suffolk and married for nine years with three children all of are still living (note that son Walter was with his grandmother in Ipswich (adopted?) and George who died in 1906 were not mentioned)

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 56)

  • 13 Landolph Terrace, Churchill Street, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England23

  •  

  • widowed doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her daughter Joan and a closed record. Born on 15th May 1883

  • Death:

  • Q3 1946 (age 63)

  • Hull "Registration District", East Riding of Yorkshire, England24

Child 4: Alice Edith Canham

  • Name:

  • Alice Edith Canham25

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Edward Pickess (1882-1961)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • stay corder / machinist8,9

  • Birth:

  • 23 Jan 1886

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England7,8,9,25,26

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 5)

  • 8 Green Man Yard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living her with mother Alice, brothers George and John, and sister Emily. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 15)

  • 27 Holywells Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England27

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working in stay cording and living with her mother Alice and sister Emily. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Witness:

  • 26 Dec 1905 (age 19)

  • Alice Edith Canham witnessed the marriage of George Samuel Canham and Elizabeth Davies on Tuesday on 26 December 1905 in Holy Trinity Church, Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 25)

  • 28 White Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a machinist and living in five rooms with her mother A B (Alice Bond), brother J H (John Henry) and cousin W A J (Walter John Arnold). Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 53)

  • 70 Newton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England26

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Edward, and daughters Beryl and Pamela. Born on 23rd January 1886

  • Death:

  • 5 Jun 1960 (age 74)

  • St. Helen's Hospital, Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England28,29

  • Probate:

  • 11 Aug 1960

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England29

  •  

  • of 70 Newton Road Ipswich (wife of Edward Pickess) died 5th June 1960 at St. Helens Hospital Ipswich, administration of effects of £233 3s 8d (~£4,900 in 2017) to the said Edward Pickess retired plough fitter

Note on Wife: Alice Bond Cook

Alice's mother was Jane Taylor (c1813-?)3,6

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2.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG09 piece:1165 folio:27 page:15.

3.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1873 folio:61 page:13 schedule:481. Cit. Date: 8 July 2022.

4.

Marriage Certificate. Ipswich Holy Trinity index:69. Cit. Date: 23 July 2022. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

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England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich quarter:1 volume:4a page:575.

6.

Ibid. Ipswich 1956 quarter:3 volume:4a page:511. Cit. Date: 5 July 2017.

7.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1470 folio:44 page:42. Cit. Date: 9 December 2020.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1777 folio:1777 page:35. Cit. Date: 9 December 2020.

9.

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12.

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14.

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17.

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18.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6608B page:4 line:38 letter code:TVNX. Cit. Date: 8 July 2022.

19.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive ref:WO 363 no:T/17366. Cit. Date: 8 July 2022.

20.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10828 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:3 schedule:471.

21.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1883 quarter:2 volume:4a page:767. Cit. Date: 9 December 2020.

22.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:28750 class:RG78 piece:1651 registration district:522 sub-district:1 enumeration district:1 schedule:32. Cit. Date: 5 June 2021.

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UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:3167I page:18 line:29 letter code:JAWI. Cit. Date: 5 June 2021.

24.

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25.

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26.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6611D page:5 line:32 letter code:TVOS. Cit. Date: 9 December 2020.

27.

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28.

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29.

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