See also

Family of William Charles Overett and Margaret Eleanor Phillips

Husband: William Charles Overett

  • Name:

  • William Charles Overett5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • James Overett (1850-1910)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Brooks (1852?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • port/post errand boy becoming a packing case maker then a carpenter2,6,7,8

  • Birth:

  • 2 Jan 1885

  • Hoxton, London, England6,7,8,9,10

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Feb 1885 (age 0)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, Middlesex, England11

  •  

  • son of James Overitt (boot & shoe maker) and Elizabeth of 28 Nicholas Street, baptised with brothers James and Albert and born on 2nd January 1885

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 6)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England10

  •  

  • son as William Overitt attending school and living in four rooms with his parents James and Elizabeth, sisters Elizabeth and Edith, and brothers James and Bertie. Born in Shoreditch London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 16)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a port/post? errand boy and living with his parents James and Elizabeth, brothers James and Albert, and sister Edith. Born in Shoreditch London

  • Military Service:

  • btw 8 Jul 1903 and 9 May 1905 (age 18)

  • Kent Artillery as gunner no:66944,12

  •  

  • a packing case maker of 124 St. Johns Road and born in Hoxton

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 26)

  • 9 Parr Street, Hoxton, London, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a packing case maker and living in three rooms with his widowed mother Elizabeth, sister Dolly and future brother-in-law Frank Wetton. Born in Hoxton London

  • Military Service:

  • btw 5 Jun 1916 and 15 Oct 1919 (age 31-34)

  • Labour Corps as no:87907 and 3639612

  •  

  • a packing case maker born in Hoxton who was 5' 7¾" tall, weighed 117 lbs with a chest of 37" and expansion of 3". Married Margaret Eleanor Phillips spinster on 16th December 1911 with two children William Alfred James born 22nd May 1913 in Islington and Eleanor Alice Margaret born 8th November 1914 in Shoreditch

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 54)

  • 56 Besford House, Pritchards Road, Cambridge Heath, London, England8

  •  

  • a married building carpenter living with his wife Margaret, son William, daughter Eleanor and two closed records. Born on 2nd January 1885

  • Death:

  • Q3 1941 (age 56)

  • Bethnal Green "Registration District", London, England5

Wife: Margaret Eleanor Phillips

  • Name:

  • Margaret Eleanor Phillips2,3,13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • mantle machinist8,14

  • Birth:

  • 14 Nov 1890

  • Hoxton, London, England8,13,14,15,16,17

  •  

  • 1939 register says born on 14th November 1891

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age < 5 mns)

  • 41 Nicholas Street, Hoxton, London, England15

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents Alfred and Alice, brother Alfred and sister Alice. Born in London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • 41 Nicholas Street, Hoxton, London, England16

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Alfred and Alice, brother Alfred and sister Alice. Born in Hoxton London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • 113 Murray Street, Hoxton, London, England14

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a mantle machinist and living in five rooms with her parents Alfred and Alice, and sister Alice. Born in Hoxton

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 48)

  • 56 Besford House, Pritchards Road, Cambridge Heath, London, England8

  •  

  • a married mantle machinist living with her husband William, son William, daughter Eleanor and two closed records. Born on 14th November 1891

  • Death:

  • Q2 1971 (age 80)

  • Hackney "Registration District", Greater London, England17

Child 1: William Alfred James Overett

  • Name:

  • William Alfred James Overett4,18,19,20

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Alice Maud Melvin (1916-1996)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carpenters improver8

  • Birth:

  • 22 May 1913

  • Islington, London, England4,8,18,19,20

  • Baptism:

  • 22 Jun 1913 (age 0)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, London, England19

  •  

  • son of William Charles Overett (packing case maker) and Margaret of 74 Herbert Street

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 26)

  • 56 Besford House, Pritchards Road, Cambridge Heath, London, England8

  •  

  • an unmarried carpenters improver living with his parents William and Margaret, sister Eleanor and two closed records. Born on 22nd May 1913

  • Witness:

  • 10 Mar 1956 (age 42)

  • William Alfred James Overett witnessed the marriage of Peter William Slaughter and Constance Joyce Overett on Saturday on 10 March 1956 in The Register Office, Hackney, London, England

  • Death:

  • 14 Dec 1987 (age 74)

  • Braintree "Registration District", Essex, England20,21

  • Probate:

  • 25 Mar 1988

  • Probate Registry, Greater London, England21

  •  

  • of 2 Hawthorn Rise Witham Essex died 14th December 1987, probate not exceeding £70,000 (~£164,000 in 2017)

Child 2: Eleanor Alice Margaret Overett

  • Name:

  • Eleanor Alice Margaret Overett4,22

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Henry Edward Vernon (1914-1977)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • mantle machinist8

  • Birth:

  • 8 Nov 1914

  • Shoreditch, London, England4,8,22,23

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 24)

  • 56 Besford House, Pritchards Road, Cambridge Heath, London, England8

  •  

  • an unmarried mantle machinist living with her parents William and Margaret, brother William and two closed records. Born on 8th November 1914 and married a Vernon at a later date

  • Death:

  • 26 Dec 1998 (age 84)

  • Chelmsford "Registration District", Essex, England23,24

  • Probate:

  • 17 Feb 1999

  • Probate Registry, Greater London, England24

  •  

  • grant only, died 26th December 1998

Child 3: Alfred Overett

  • Name:

  • Alfred Overett25,26

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1920

  • Shoreditch "Registration District", London, England25

  • Death:

  • Q3 1920 (age 0)

  • Shoreditch "Registration District", London, England26

Child 4: Elsie Lily Overett

Child 6: Constance Joyce Overett

Sources

1.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Hoxton St. John banns 1873-1924 page:540. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.

2.

Ibid. Hoxton St. John marriages 1904-1917 page:47 entry:93. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.

3.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Shoreditch 1911 quarter:4 volume:1c page:186. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.

4.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:WO 363 no:87907 and 36396. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.

5.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bethnal Green 1941 quarter:3 volume:1c page:73. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:276 folio:97 page:2. Cit. Date: 9 November 2019.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:1352 class:RG78 piece:47 registration district:16 sub-district:2 enumeration district:7 schedule:202. Cit. Date: 10 November 2019.

8.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:0053K page:6 line:9 letter code:ADAV. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch 1885 quarter:1 volume:1c page:97. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.

10.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:250 folio:103 page:12. Cit. Date: 9 November 2019.

11.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Hoxton St. John baptisms 1875-1886 page:316 entry:2525. Cit. Date: 25 November 2019.

12.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:WO 96 box:1378 record:138 service no:6694. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch 1890 quarter:4 volume:1c page:82. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.

14.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:1350 class:RG78 piece:47 registration district:16 sub-district:2 enumeration district:5 schedule:46. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.

15.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:249 folio:101 page:41. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.

16.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:275 folio:88 page:14. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hackney 1971 quarter:2 volume:5b page:1393. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Islington 1913 quarter:3 volume:1b page:517. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.

19.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Hoxton St. John the Baptist baptisms 1905-1916 page:24 entry:190. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.

20.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1987 quarter:4 volume:9 page:1609. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.

21.

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). London 1988 page:6112 ref:8851103480Y. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.

22.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch 1914 quarter:4 volume:1c page:118. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.

23.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Chelmsford 1998 quarter:4 district:4682 register:f30 entry:127 date:1298. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.

24.

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). London 1999 no:67149. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.

25.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch 1920 quarter:3 volume:1c page:115. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.

26.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch 1920 quarter:3 volume:1c page:67. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.

27.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch 1921 quarter:3 volume:1c page:132. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.

28.

Ibid. Shoreditch 1929 quarter:2 volume:1c page:88. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.

29.

Marriage Certificate. own copy provided by David Aldis. Cit. Date: 19 September 2023. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

30.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1988 quarter:3 register:888 volume:9 page:1292. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.

31.

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). ipswich 1989 page:921 ref:8951508024P. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.