See also

Family of Percy Harry Riddlestone and Nellie Elizabeth Gillingham

Husband: Percy Harry Riddlestone

  • Name:

  • Percy Harry Riddlestone2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / general labourer3,4

  • Birth:

  • 13 Dec 1886

  • Polstead, Suffolk, England2,3,4

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 23)

  • Withermarsh Green Farm, Chapel Lane, Withermarsh Green, Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household as Harry Riddlestone a farmers son working on a farm and living in eight rooms with his wife Nellie. Born in Polstead Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • btw 4 Sep 1916 and 8 Mar 1919 (age 29)

  • Army Veterinary Corps as private no:212355

  •  

  • a dealer, horsekeeper and poulterer of Withermarsh Green Stoke by Nayland, married Nellie Elizabeth Gillingham on 12th January 1911 in Stoke by Nayland with two children Percy William born 2nd July 1911and Winifred Rose born 1st December 1914. Born on 13th December 1883 in Polstead. He served at the 13th Vetinerary Hospital, see personal folder for more details

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 52)

  • 2 Nevard's Farm, Boxted Church Road, Great Horkesley, Essex, England4

  •  

  • a married general labourer as Percy H Riddleston living with his wife Ellen, daughter Olive, son Reginald and a closed record (presumably daughter Daphne). Born on 13th December1886

  • Death:

  • Q4 1964 (age 77)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England6

Wife: Nellie Elizabeth Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Nellie Elizabeth Gillingham7

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Ellen

  • Father:

  • Albert Charles Gillingham (1866-1928)

  • Mother:

  • Rosetta Boulter (1865-1936)

  • Birth:

  • 26 Apr 1892

  • Levington, Suffolk, England3,4,7,8

  • Baptism:

  • 19 Jun 1892 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England9,10

  •  

  • daughter of Albert Charles Gillingham (labourer) and Rosetta of Levington, as Ellen Elizabeth Gillingham

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • 2 Brook Cottages, Brook Lane, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • daughter as Ellen living with her parents Albert and Rosetta, sisters Alice, Agnes, Annie and Doris, and brothers Arthur, Charles and Harry. Born in Levington Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 19)

  • Withermarsh Green Farm, Chapel Lane, Withermarsh Green, Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • married wife living in eight rooms with her husband Harry. Born in Levington Suffolk. Married under one year and no children

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 47)

  • 2 Nevard's Farm, Boxted Church Road, Great Horkesley, Essex, England4

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties as Ellen E Riddleston and living with her husband Percy, daughter Olive, son Reginald and a closed record (presumably daughter Daphne). Born on 26th April 1892

  • Death:

  • Q4 1951 (age 59)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England12

  •  

  • as Ellen Elizabeth Riddleston

Child 1: Percy William Riddlestone

  • Name:

  • Percy William Riddlestone13,14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Gladys Muriel Bowles (1911-1999)

  • Birth:

  • 2 Jul 1911

  • Sudbury "Registration District", Suffolk, England13,14

  • Death:

  • Q4 1973 (age 62)

  • Market Bosworth "Registration District", Leicestershire, England14

Child 2: Winifred Rose Riddlestone

  • Name:

  • Winifred Rose Riddlestone15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • David Herbert Broomfield (1909-1979)

  • Spouse (2):

  • _____ Cooper ( - )

  • Birth:

  • 1 Dec 1914

  • Sudbury "Registration District", Suffolk, England15,16

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 24)

  • 27 Great Eastern Road, Stratford, Essex, England16

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband David and a closed record. Born on 1st December 1914. Married a Cooper at a later date

  • Death:

  • Q3 1968 (age 53)

  • Brentwood "Registration District", Essex, England17

Child 3: Olive Muriel Riddlestone

  • Name:

  • Olive Muriel Riddlestone18,19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Albert Charles Brown (1912-1991)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant4

  • Birth:

  • 18 Sep 1921

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England4,18,19

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 18)

  • 2 Nevard's Farm, Boxted Church Road, Great Horkesley, Essex, England4

  •  

  • an unmarried domestic servant living with her parents Percy and Ellen, brother Reginald and a closed record (presumably daughter Daphne). Born on 18th September 1921. Married a Brown at a later date

  • Death:

  • Jan 2006 (age 84)

  • Ross "Registration District", Herefordshire, England19

Child 4: Reginald George Riddlestone

  • Name:

  • Reginald George Riddlestone20,21

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Florence Maud Rust (1922-2015)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • gardener4

  • Birth:

  • 18 Mar 1923

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England4,20,21

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 16)

  • 2 Nevard's Farm, Boxted Church Road, Great Horkesley, Essex, England4

  •  

  • an unmarried private service gardener living with his parents Percy and Ellen, sister Olive and a closed record (presumably daughter Daphne). Born on 18th March 1923

  • Death:

  • Q3 1976 (age 53)

  • Leicester "Central Registration District", Leicestershire, England21

Note on Husband: Percy Harry Riddlestone

this family seems switch surnames between Holmes and Riddlestone, I do not understand why

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2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1887 quarter:1 volume:4a page:679. Cit. Date: 17 August 2019.

3.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10545 class:RG78 piece:564 registration district:205 sub-district:2 enumeration district:9 schedule:87. Cit. Date: 17 August 2019.

4.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1579C page:13 line:13 letter code:DDNE. Cit. Date: 18 August 2019.

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6.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1964 quarter:4 volume:4a page:648. Cit. Date: 20 August 2019.

7.

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8.

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Suffolk Family History Society Colneis and Samford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-07/P1 own copy). Levington St. Peter entry:636. Cit. Date: 17 January 2019.

11.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1784 folio:30 page:31. Cit. Date: 9 January 2019.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1951 quarter:4 volume:4a page:541. Cit. Date: 20 August 2019.

13.

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14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Market Bosworth 1973 quarter:4 volume:3a page:2187. Cit. Date: 20 August 2019.

15.

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16.

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17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Brentwood 1968 quarter:3 volume:4a page:420. Cit. Date: 20 August 2019.

18.

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19.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ross 2006 quarter:1 district:5241 register:21B entry:262 date:0106. Cit. Date: 18 August 2019.

20.

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21.

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