See also
1914 marriage Clement Overett to Lilian Thurston
Husband:
Clement Overett (1892-1970)
Wife:
Lilian Thurston (1885-1972)
Children:
Marriage:
15 Sep 1914
St. James's Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England1 2
Clement a bachelor of Wickham Market working as a baker and son of deceased Harry Overett. Lilian a spinster of 71 Queens Road and daughter of William Thurston an gas fitter. Married by banns and witnessed by Frank Albert Thurston and Mabel Thurston
1894 baptism Clement Overett
1915-18 medal card Clement Overett
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
grocer's porter then a baker, pastry, cake and confectionary cook7 8 9 10
Note:
Clement rode a motorbike and once carried a three tier wedding cake on it
Birth:
7 Dec 1892
Baptism:
24 Feb 1894 (age 1)
St. John's Church, St. John's Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England4 5
son of Harry Overett (butcher) and Charlotte of St. John's Woodbridge, a private baptism and born on 7th December 1892
Received into the Church:
18 Mar 1894 (age 1)
St. John's Church, St. John's Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England5
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 8)
Bredfields, Mill Hills, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England11
son living with his parents Harry and Charlotte, brothers Harry, William, Reginald, Bertie and Herbert, and sisters Ellen, Bessie and Jessie. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 18)
40 Bredfield Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England12
unmarried working as a grocers porter and living in six rooms with his mother Charlotte, brothers Harry, William, Reginald, Bertie, Herbert and Cyril, and sisters Bessie and Jessie. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Military Service:
btw 19 May 1916 and 15 Jun 1918 (age 23-25)
Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion as private no:G/4289113
being discharged due to wounds
Medals:
1920 (app)14
Victory and British medals
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 28 yrs 6 mns)
12 Cannon Street, Colchester, Essex, England8
married head of the household working as a baker and pastry cook for the Home Made Bread Company of Long Wyre Street Colchester and living in four rooms with his wife Lilian, and their daughter Florence. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 46)
12 Cannon Street, Colchester, Essex, England9
a married cake and confectionary maker living with his wife Lilian, daughter Ruby, and a closed record (presumably son Harry). Born on 7th December 1892
Death:
18 Feb 1970 (age 77)
Probate:
28 Apr 1970
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15
of 10 Cannon Street Colchester died 18th February 1970, administration of £814 (~£11,000 in 2017)
1889 baptism Lilian Thurston
Name:
Sex:
Female
Nickname:
Lilly
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
shop assistant19
Birth:
4 May 1885
1939 register says born on 4th May 1890
Baptism:
31 Oct 1889 (age 4)
St. James's Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England17 18
daughter of William Thurston (whitesmith) and Lydia of Victoria Street Bury St. Edmunds, baptised with sister Florence and brothers Arthur and Bertie
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 5)
48 Victoria Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England20
daughter living with her parents William and Lydia, sisters Beatrice and Florence, and brothers William, Arthur, Bertie and Albert. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 15)
New Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England19
an unmarried niece as Lilly working as a bakers shop assistant and living with her uncle and aunt Harry and Sophia Palmer and cousins Henry and Arthur Palmer. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 24)
Chapel Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England22
an unmarried niece working as a confectioners shop assistant and living in four rooms with her widowed aunt Sophia Palmer and a boarder. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 34 yrs 1 mn)
12 Cannon Street, Colchester, Essex, England8
married wife living in four rooms with her husband Clement, and their daughter Florence. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 54)
12 Cannon Street, Colchester, Essex, England9
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Clement, daughter Ruby, and a closed record (presumably son Harry). Born on 4th May 1890
Death:
8 Jun 1972 (age 87)
Probate:
25 Jul 1972
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23
of Moor Farm Great Tey Colchester died 8th June 1972, administration of £598 (~£6,900 in 2017)
Name:
Sex:
Female
Birth:
Q4 1915
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 5 yrs 9 mns)
12 Cannon Street, Colchester, Essex, England8
daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents Clement and Lilian. Born in Colchester Essex
Death:
Q4 1921 (age 6)
Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England25
Name:
Ruby Overett26
Sex:
Female
Husband:
Occupation:
grocery assistant9
Birth:
20 Sep 1924
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 15)
12 Cannon Street, Colchester, Essex, England9
an unmarried grocery assistant living with her parents Clement and Lilian, and a closed record (presumably brother Harry). Born on 20th September 1924 and married a Stannard at a later date
Death:
18 May 2017 (age 92)
Probate:
27 Jul 2017
Probate Registry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England29
grant and will, died 18th May 2017
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