See also

Family of Herbert William Crack and Lilian May Edwards

Husband: Herbert William Crack

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Herbert William Crack

  • Name:

  • Herbert William Crack1,2,3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer5,6

  • Birth:

  • 1 Jun 1887

  • Great Saxham, Suffolk, England2,3,4,5,6,7

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Oct 1887 (age 0)

  • St. Andrew's Church, Great Saxham, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of John Crack (labourer) and Keziah of Great Saxham, born on 1st June 1887. A private baptism and received into the church on 1st January 1888

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3)

  • Park Gate Cottages, Little Saxham, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son as Hubert living with his parents John and Keziah and sisters Minnie, Julia, Louisa and Beatrice. Born in Great Saxham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 13)

  • near School House, Little Saxham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an ordinary farm labourer and living in three rooms with his widowed mother Keziah and sisters Minnie and Beatrice. Born in Great Saxham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 25)

  • Burnt Fen, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farm labourer and living in six rooms with his wife Lillian and niece Lena Edwards (daughter or step-daughter?). Born in Great Saxham Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q2 1971 (age 83-84)

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England4

Wife: Lilian May Edwards

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Lilian May Edwards

  • Name:

  • Lilian May Edwards8,9,10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Lily

  • Father:

  • George William Edwards (1871- )

  • Mother:

  • Mary Anne Ellen Palfrey (1874?- )

  • Birth:

  • 1 Feb 1893

  • Risby, Suffolk, England8,9,10,11

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Apr 1893 (age 0)

  • St. Giles Church, School Road, Risby, Suffolk, England9,10

  •  

  • daughter of George William Edwards (labourer) and Mary Anne Ellen of Risby, born on 1st February 1893

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • 9 South Street, Risby, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents and two sisters. Born in Risby Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 21)

  • Burnt Fen, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife living in six rooms with her husband Herbert and niece Lena Edwards (daughter?). Born in Risby Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1929 (age 38)

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England12

Child 1: Phyllis Selina Crack

  • Name:

  • Phyllis Selina Crack13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Oliver Clarence Bradley (1912-1993)

  • Birth:

  • 8 Jan 1912

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England13,14

  • Death:

  • Apr 1996 (age 84)

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England14

Child 2: Reginald Claude Crack

  • Name:

  • Reginald Claude Crack15,16

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ivy Kitty B Catton (1921-1998)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • sugar beet factory labourer17

  • Birth:

  • 3 Apr 1913

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England15,16,17

  •  

  • death index says born 4th March 1913 (3 and 4 mis-transcribed?)

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 26)

  • 70 Eastgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • an unmarried sugar beet factory labourer living with Charles and Margaret Austin and family. Born on 3rd April 1913

  • Death:

  • Jan 1992 (age 78)

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England16

Child 3: Kathleen Adelaide Crack

  • Name:

  • Kathleen Adelaide Crack18

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Charles Alfred Bean (1912-1944)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cook19

  • Birth:

  • 21 May 1914

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England18,19,20

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 25)

  • Lavenham Hall, Potland Lane, Lavenham, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • an unmarried cook living with Hilda Taylor and family. Born on 21st May 1914. Married a Bean at alater date

  • Death:

  • Apr 1988 (age 73)

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England20

Child 4: Joyce Matilda Crack

  • Name:

  • Joyce Matilda Crack21

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Sophocles Michael Ziziros (1905-1985)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • restaurant counter hand22

  • Birth:

  • 6 Dec 1915

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England21,22,23

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 23)

  • 12 Malden Road, Maitland Park, Camden, London, England22

  •  

  • a married restaurant counter hand living with her husband Sophocles. Born on 6th December 1915

  • Death:

  • Feb 1999 (age 83)

  • Birmingham "Registration District", West Midlands, England23

Child 5: Edith Mabel Crack

  • Name:

  • Edith Mabel Crack24,25

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1917

  • Sudbury "Registration District", Suffolk, England24

  • Death:

  • Q2 1917 (age 0)

  • Sudbury "Registration District", Suffolk, England25

Child 6: Winifred Maud Crack

  • Name:

  • Winifred Maud Crack26

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Leslie Ernest Bowman (1916-1996)

  • Birth:

  • 24 Jun 1919

  • Sudbury "Registration District", Suffolk, England26,27

  •  

  • 1939 register says born on 24th June 1918

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 20)

  • 2 Gazeley Road, Ashley, Suffolk, England27

  •  

  • a married unpaid housewife living with her husband Leslie. Born on 24th June 1918

  • Death:

  • Dec 2013 (age 94)

  • Newmarket, Suffolk, England28

Child 7: Lillian Crack

  • Name:

  • Lillian Crack29,30

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1920

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England29

  • Death:

  • Q2 1920 (age 0)

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England30

Child 8: Herbert William Crack

  • Name:

  • Herbert William Crack31,32,33

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Constance Elizabeth Chadwick (1921-1985)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • market gardener34

  • Birth:

  • 25 Jul 1921

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England31,33,34

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 18)

  • 85 Rice Lane, Wallasey, Cheshire, England34

  •  

  • an unmarried market gardener living with William and Matilda Chadwick, their daughter Constance (Herbert's future wife) and a closed record. Born on 25th July 1921

  • Military Service:

  • 4 Jul 1941 (age 19)

  • Royal Artillery as no:1803367; Manchester, Lancashire, England35

  •  

  • entry says Dummy cancelled M.O.L (unsure what this means)

  • Death:

  • Mar 1989 (age 67)

  • Birkenhead "Registration District", Merseyside, England33

Child 9: Linda May Crack

  • Name:

  • Linda May Crack36

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Reginald John Snelling (1923-1984)

  • Birth:

  • 4 Jul 1923

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England36,37

  • Death:

  • 30 Dec 2008 (age 85)

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England37,38,39

  • Probate:

  • 3 Mar 2009

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England39

  •  

  • grant and will, died 30th December 2008

Child 10: Freda J Crack

  • Name:

  • Freda J Crack40

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Richard William T Page (1920-1982)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant41

  • Birth:

  • 20 Oct 1924

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England40,41

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 14)

  • 34 Wellington Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England41

  •  

  • a domestic servant living with Edwin and Hilda Ransome and a Joyce Warner. Born on 20th October 1924. Married a Page at a later date

  • Death:

  • 2010 (age 85-86)42

  •  

Child 11: Vera Gwendoline Crack

  • Name:

  • Vera Gwendoline Crack43

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Alfred Ernest Greengrass (1922-2020)

  • Birth:

  • 23 Feb 1927

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England43,44,45

  •  

  • death index says born 23 April 1927

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 12)

  • 3 Melford Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, England44

  •  

  • attending school and living with Mary J Botham and three others. Born on 23rd February 1927. Married a Greengrass at a later date

  • Death:

  • Dec 2005 (age 78)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England45

Child 12: Richard Crack

  • Name:

  • Richard Crack46,47

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1929

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England46

  • Death:

  • Q2 1930 (age 1)

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England47

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