See also

Family of Bertie Overett and Florence Helen Rattee

  • Husband:

  • Bertie Overett (1894-1960)

  • Wife:

  • Florence Helen Rattee (1886-1934)

  • Marriage:

  • Q2 1930

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England1

Husband: Bertie Overett

  • Name:

  • Bertie Overett2 3 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Harry Overett (1861-1906)

  • Mother:

  • Charlotte Hall (1858-1928)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • jeweller's errand boy, hotel bootman then a chef5 6 7

  • Birth:

  • 12 Dec 1894

  • Woodbridge, Suffolk, England2 8 3 9 5 6 7

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Feb 1898 (age 3)

  • St. John's Church, St. John's Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England8 3

  •  

  • son of Harry Overett (butcher) and his wife Charlotte, born 12th December 1894

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 6)

  • Bredfields, Mill Hills, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son living with his parents Harry and Charlotte, brothers Harry, William, Reginald, Clement and Herbert, and sisters Ellen, Bessie and Jessie. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 16)

  • 40 Bredfield Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a jewellers errand boy and living in six rooms with his mother Charlotte, brothers Harry, William, Reginald, Clement, Herbert and Cyril, and sisters Bessie and Jessie. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk

  • Military Beginning:

  • 28 Feb 1916 (age 21)

  • Woodbridge, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • joining 12th London Regiment for the period of the war, a fishmonger of 40 Bredfield Street Woodbridge who was 5' 9¼" tall, weighed 146 lbs, chest 33½" with 2" expansion and in good physical health

  • Military Service:

  • 26 Aug 1916 (age 21)

  • was posted to Royal Defence Corps 30010

  • Military Service:

  • 8 Oct 1916 (age 21)

  • was posted to Royal Defence Corps 25010

  •  

  • . There are further entries but too faint to decipher

  • Military Service:

  • 29 Sep 1917 (age 22)

  • -

  •  

  • transferred to the 9th Reserve London leaving Southampton for Le Harve on 2nd January 1918

  • Military Service:

  • 30 Jan 1918 (age 23)

  • was posted to 1/15th Battalion London Regiment10

  •  

  • and served in the field (presumably France) as a Rifleman

  • Military Ending:

  • 28 Sep 1919 (age 24)

  • London, England10

  •  

  • of 48 Bredfield Street Woodbridge

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 26 yrs 6 mns)

  • 40 Bredfield Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son and an out of work hotel bootman for the Crown Hotel living in five rooms with his widowed mother Charlotte, brothers William, Herbert and Cyril, and sister Bessie. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk

  • Medals:

  • 17 Oct 192110

  •  

  •  

  • British War Medal and the Victory Medal as private 474432 of the 9th London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 44)

  • 23 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a widowed chef living with Saul Rattee and four others. Born on 12th December 1894

  • Death:

  • 28 Jun 1960 (age 65)

  • Hartismere "Registration District", Suffolk, England4 11

Wife: Florence Helen Rattee

  • Name:

  • Florence Helen Rattee12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • hotel assistant13

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1886

  • Kentford, Suffolk, England12 14 15 13

  •  

  • 1891 census says born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Jul 1886 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bury Road, Kentford, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • daughter of Charles John Rattee (railway clerk) and Sarah Jane of Kentford

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 5)

  • 47 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England14

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Charles and Sarah, sister mabel and a boarder. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 15)

  • 62 Magdalen Street, Colchester, Essex, England15

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Charles and Sarah, sister Mabel and a boarder. Born in Kentford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 25)

  • Victoria Temperence Hotel, Halton Court / 29 Tavern Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as an assistant in the hotel and living in twelve rooms with her parents Charles and Sarah, two boarders, a lodger and a servant. Born in Kentford Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q3 1934 (age 48)

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England17

Note on Wife: Florence Helen Rattee

Florence previously married George J Chinnery in 1911 in Ipswich18

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1930 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2563. Cit. Date: 18 October 2018.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1895 quarter:1 volume:4a page:967. Cit. Date: 17 October 2018.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society Carlford and Wilford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-14/P1 own copy). Woodbridge St. John entry:184. Cit. Date: 18 October 2018.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hartismere 1960 quarter:3 volume:4b page:670. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10904 class:RG78 piece:588 registration district:214 sub-district:3 enumeration district:18 schedule:81. Cit. Date: 17 October 2018.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9476 registration district:214 sub-district:2 enumeration district:27, 28 29 schedule:160. Cit. Date: 21 October 2026.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6607J page:10 line:29 letter code:TVNW. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.

8.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Woodbridge St. John fiche:5 of 11. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

9.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1786 folio:102 page:30. Cit. Date: 17 October 2018.

10.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). series:WO 363 service no:474432. Cit. Date: 18 October 2018.

11.

Gravestone. Woodbridge cemetery. Cit. Date: 23 February 2011.

12.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Mildenhall 1886 quarter:2 volume:4a page:721. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.

13.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10812 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:14schedule:43. Cit. Date: 17 December 2020.

14.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1411 folio:84 page:4. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.

15.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1705 folio:101 page:10. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.

16.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Suffolk Baptism Index Kentford St. Mary entry:465. Cit. Date: 15 December 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). Cosford 1934 quarter:3 volume:4a page:842. Cit. Date: 18 October 2018.

18.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1911 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2262. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.