See also

Family of Robert John Thorp and Agnes Louisa Canham

Husband: Robert John Thorp

  • Name:

  • Robert John Thorp2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Ribbans Thorp (1865?- )

  • Mother:

  • Caroline Hudson (1871-1946)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • driver with the Royal Field Artillery then a lorry driver4

  • Birth:

  • 12 Jul 1889

  • Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England2,4,5,6,7

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 2)

  • High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son living with his parents John and Caroline, brother Frederick, aunt Grace Hudson, and two servants. Born in Aldeburgh Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 12)

  • High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living with his parents John and Caroline, brothers Frederick, Barrington and George, sisters Dorrie and Daisy, and two servants. Born in Aldeburgh Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 22)

  • Fort Napier, Petermaritsburg, Natal, South Africa7

  •  

  • an unmarried driver with the 99th battery of the Royal Field Artillery. Born in Aldeburgh Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 50)

  • St. Helena, Spring Valley, Ardleigh, Essex, England4

  •  

  • a married lorry driver (heavy worker) living with his wife Agnes, daughter Dorothy, a Margaret Thorp and two closed records. Born on 12th July 1889

  • Death:

  • 6 Feb 1964 (age 74)

  • Black Notley Hospital, Grass Road, Black Notley, Essex, England3,8

  • Burial:

  • 11 Feb 1964

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, The Street, Ardleigh, Essex, England9

  •  

  • aged 74 of Spring Valley Crockleford Ardleigh

  • Probate:

  • 25 May 1964

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • of St. Helena Spring Valley Ardleigh Essex died 6th February 1964 at Black Notley Hospital Essex, administration of £3,096 (~£56,600 in 2017) to Agnes Louisa Thorp widow

Wife: Agnes Louisa Canham

  • Name:

  • Agnes Louisa Canham1,10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 2 Feb 1893

  • Colchester, Essex, England4,10,11,12,13

  •  

  • 1939 register says born on 2nd February 1892

  • Baptism:

  • 28 May 1893 (age 0)

  • Crockleford Mission House, Crockleford Hill, Ardleigh, Essex, England10

  •  

  • daughter of Thomas Canham (labourer) and Agnes Zolida of Ardleigh, born 2nd February 1893

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • Bromley Road, Colchester, Essex, England12

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Thomas and Agnes, brothers Arthur and Ernest, sisters Elizabeth and Alice, and two boarders. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 46)

  • St. Helena, Spring Valley, Ardleigh, Essex, England4

  •  

  • a married housewife living with her husband Robert, daughter Dorothy, a Margaret Thorp and two closed records. Born on 2nd February 1892

  • Administrator:

  • 25 May 1964 (age 71)

  •  

     

    Agnes Louisa Canham was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Robert John Thorp on Monday on 25 May 1964 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • Dec 1981 (age 88)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England13,14

  • Burial:

  • 4 Jan 1982

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, The Street, Ardleigh, Essex, England14

  •  

  • aged 88 of Portelet Ardleigh Road Great Bromley

Child 1: Robert John Thorp

  • Name:

  • Robert John Thorp15,16,17,18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 19 Jan 1915

  • Tendring "Registration District", Essex, England15,16

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Jun 1915 (age 0)

  • Crockleford Mission House, Crockleford Hill, Ardleigh, Essex, England16

  •  

  • son of Robert John Thorp (furniture mover) and Agnes Louisa of Ipswich, baptised at Crockleford Mission House and born on 19th January 1915

  • Military Service:

  • btw 1933 and 30 Nov 1944 (age 17-29)

  • Coldstream Guards as no:265648819

  •  

  • when he was discharged as being physically unfit for Military Service. Perhaps he was wounded, shipped home and died 15 months later

  • Death:

  • 12 Feb 1946 (age 31)

  • 26 Wolverston Avenue, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England17,18,20,21

  •  

  • guardsman no:2656488 of 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards, son of Robert John and Agnes Louisa Thorp, of Ardleigh

  • Burial:

  • 18 Feb 1946

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, The Street, Ardleigh, Essex, England18,20

  •  

  • aged 31 of St. Helena Spring Valley Lane Ardleigh

  • Probate:

  • 11 Oct 1946

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • of Spring Valley Ardleigh Essex died 12th February 1946 at 26 Wolverston Avenue Kingston Surrey, probate of effects of £107 18s 10d (~£3,700 in 2017) to Norman Frederick Skeet commercial clerk

Child 2: Dorothy Eileen Thorp

  • Name:

  • Dorothy Eileen Thorp22,23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Norman Frederick Skeet (1918-2010)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • clerk4

  • Birth:

  • 4 Oct 1916

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England4,22,24

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Aug 1917 (age 0)

  • Crockleford Mission House, Crockleford Hill, Ardleigh, Essex, England23

  •  

  • daughter of Robert John Thorp (machinist) and Agnes Louisa of 105 Orwell Road Ipswich, baptised at Crockleford Mission House

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 22)

  • St. Helena, Spring Valley, Ardleigh, Essex, England4

  •  

  • an unmarried clerk at the Garrison for the Officers Club living with her parents Robert and Agnes, a Margaret Thorp and two closed records. Born on 4th October 1916

  • Death:

  • Dec 1988 (age 72)

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England24

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1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Elham 1913 quarter:4 volume:2a page:2484. Cit. Date: 13 September 2020.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate 1889 quarter:3 volume:4a page:850. Cit. Date: 30 August 2020.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1964 quarter:1 volume:4a page:421. Cit. Date: 14 September 2020.

4.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1597A page:14 line:22 letter code:DDYH. Cit. Date: 14 September 2020.

5.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1481 folio:24 page:8. Cit. Date: 30 August 2020.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1789 folio:27 page:46. Cit. Date: 30 August 2020.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:34977 page:4. Cit. Date: 13 September 2020.

8.

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). Ipswich 1964 page:229. Cit. Date: 14 September 2020.

9.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Ardleigh St. Mary the Virgin burials 1866-2001 ref:D/P 263/1/61 image:100 page:195 entry:1560. Cit. Date: 14 September 2020.

10.

Ibid. Ardleigh St. Mary the Virgin baptisms 1845-1967 ref:D/P 263/1/28 image:114 page:220 entry:1758. Cit. Date: 14 September 2020.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1893 quarter:1 volume:4a page:613. Cit. Date: 14 September 2020.

12.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1705 folio:92 page:31. Cit. Date: 14 September 2020.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1981 quarter:4 volume:9 page:2330. Cit. Date: 14 September 2020.

14.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Ardleigh St. Mary the Virgin burials 1866-2001 ref:D/P 263/1/61 image:113 page:220 entry:1763. Cit. Date: 14 September 2020.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1915 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1531. Cit. Date: 13 September 2020.

16.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Ardleigh St. Mary the Virgin baptisms 1845-1967 ref:D/P 263/1/28 image:144 page:281 entry:2243. Cit. Date: 13 September 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). Surrey North Eastern 1946 quarter:1 volume:2a page:30. Cit. Date: 13 September 2020.

18.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Ardleigh cemetery section:A grave:150. Cit. Date: 13 September 2020.

19.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Enlistment register series:D no:2656488. Cit. Date: 13 September 2020.

20.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Ardleigh St. Mary the Virgin burials 1866-2001 ref:D/P 263/1/161 image:84 page:162 entry:1294. Cit. Date: 13 September 2020.

21.

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). Ipswich 1946 page:846. Cit. Date: 13 September 2020.

22.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1916 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1758. Cit. Date: 13 September 2020.

23.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Ardleigh St. Mary the Virgin baptisms 1845-1967 ref:D/P 263/1/28 image:147 page:286 entry:2285. Cit. Date: 13 September 2020.

24.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1988 quarter:4 register:1288 volume:10 page:2386. Cit. Date: 13 September 2020.