Family of Thomas McConnell and Ethel Uit Mower

Husband: Thomas McConnell

Thomas McConnell

Name:
Thomas McConnell¹
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
soldier then a canned goods agent²
Birth:
28 Mar 1885
Derry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland^2,3,4,5
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 54)
150 Shirley Road, Croydon, Surrey, England²
a married canned goods agent and army pensioner living with his wife Ethel and a closed record (presumably daughter Patricia). Born on 20th March 1886
Military Service:
Royal Enniskillen Fusiliers
and was based in Cork Ireland
Death:
8 Dec 1961 (age 76)
Croydon, Surrey, England^3,4,5,6
in the South Croydon sub-district
Probate:
12 Jun 1962
Probate Registry, London, England⁶
of 61 Bushey Road Shirley Croydon Surrey, died 8th December 1961, probate of effects of £9,943 3s 5d (~£195,000 in 2017) to Ethel Uit McConnell widow

Ethel Uit Mower

Name:
Ethel Uit Mower⁷
Sex:
Female
Nickname:
Daisy
Father:
George Mower (1868-1944)
Mother:
Anne Emily Gillingham (1865-1941)
Occupation:
tailoress⁸
Birth:
12 Nov 1893
Playford Lodge, Playford, Suffolk, England^{2,7,8,9,10,11}
Baptism:
11 Mar 1894 (age 0)
St. Mary's Church, Church Road, Playford, Suffolk, England^1,12
daughter of George Mower (gardener) and Annie of Playford. On the way home from the Christening her father George Mower said the lovely baby shall not be called Ethel - but Daisy and so she was
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 7)
Playford Lodge, Playford, Suffolk, England⁹
daughter living with her parents, two brothers and a sister. Born in Playford Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 17)
Hall Cottage, Playford, Suffolk, England⁸
unmarried daughter as Daisy Mower working on domestic tailoring and living in five rooms with her parents and three siblings. Born in Playford Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 45)
150 Shirley Road, Croydon, Surrey, England²
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Thomas and a closed record (presumably daughter Patricia). Born on 12th November 1893
Death:
26 Feb 1986 (age 92)
Epsom, Surrey, England^5,10,13
Probate:
29 Apr 1986
Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England¹³
of West Park Hospital Epsom Surrey died 26th February 1986, probate not exceeding £40,000 (~£105,000 in 2017)

Thomas's parents were John McConnell and Annie née Campbell who married on 30th January 1885^3,5

1.: Ancestry Family Trees, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). King Mcfarland Mower by Louisa Mower. Cit. Date: 19 June 2019.

2.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). RG101 piece:1287H page:13 line:30 letter code:CLIJ. Cit. Date: 1 March 2021.

3.: Melissa Raja-Zahid personal communication. email date 28th February 2021 filed under Ethel Vita Mower. Cit. Date: 1 March 2021.

4.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1961 quarter:4 volume:5g page:81. Cit. Date: 1 March 2021.

5.: Ruth Tanner personal communication. email dated 7th March 2021 filed under Thomas McConnell. Cit. Date: 8 March 2021.

6.: 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 1962 page:282. Cit. Date: 1 March 2021.

7.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1893 quarter:4 volume:4a page:852. Cit. Date: 19 November 2017.

8.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10861 class:RG78 piece:586 registration district:214 sub-district:1 enumeration district:6 schedule:17B. Cit. Date: 19 November 2017.

9.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1782 folio:65 page:9. Cit. Date: 21 January 2019.

10.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey Mid Eastern 1986 quarter:1 register:286 volume:17 page:157. Cit. Date: 1 March 2021.

11.: Ruth Tanner personal communication. email dated 8th March 2021. Cit. Date: 10 March 2021.

12.: Suffolk Family History Society Carlford and Wilford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-14/P1 own copy). Playford St. Mary entry:508. Cit. Date: 21 January 2019.

13.: 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). Winchester 1986 page:5490 no:8652407706A. Cit. Date: 1 March 2021.

14.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1918 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1456. Cit. Date: 1 March 2021.

15.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Sussex 2019 quarter:1 district:7851B entry:518717828. Cit. Date: 1 March 2021.

16.: 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). Brighton 2019 no:1563952193771812. Cit. Date: 1 March 2021.

17.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Romford 1926 quarter:3 volume:4a page:870. Cit. Date: 1 March 2021.

18.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Torbay 2009 quarter:1 district:4221A register:1A006 entry:85. Cit. Date: 3 March 2021.