See also

Family of James Walter Gillingham and Bessie Hammond

Husband: James Walter Gillingham

  • Name:

  • James Walter Gillingham1,2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Alfred Gillingham (1848-1928)

  • Mother:

  • Amelia Benstead (1843-1888)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • postman4

  • Birth:

  • 11 Feb 1885

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England1,4,5,6,7

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 6)

  • 10 Old Foundry Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his widowed father Alfred, brother Herbert, sisters Amelia and Agnes, and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 16)

  • 14 Charles Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living with his father Alfred, step-mother Emma, and sister Agnes. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 26)

  • 9 Mason Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a G.P.O.postman and living in four rooms with his wife Edith. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 54)

  • 183/5 Coppins Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England7

  •  

  • a married disabled ex-service pensioner no:B.M. 8504 living with Bessie Gillingham (Whatling) and six others. Born on 11th February 1885. Note that Bessie was administrator of both James and his wife Edith's probates when she was described as a single woman, she was not married to James so it is assumed that she was a common law wife

  • Death:

  • 5 Mar 1950 (age 65)

  • Clacton and District Hospital, Tower Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England3,8

  • Probate:

  • 23 May 1950

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

  •  

  • of 25 Victory Road Clacton-on-Sea died 5th March 1950 at The District Hospital Clacton-on-Sea, probate of effects of £1,200 (~£37,500 in 2017) to Bessie Whatling single woman

Wife: Bessie Hammond

  • Name:

  • Bessie Hammond9

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cashier10

  • Birth:

  • 4 Sep 1881

  • Kettleburgh, Suffolk, England7,9,10,11

  • Census absence:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 9)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 21)

  • 45 Finchley Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • unmarried sister-in-law working as a cashier and living with her brother-in-law John Farthing, sister Caroline, nieces Hilda and Beatrice and brother-in-laws brother Benjamin Farthing. Born in Kettleburgh Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 29)

  • 62 Bramford Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • married wife living in six rooms with her husband Hackett, sons Hackett and Cecil, and daughters Bessie, Dora and Muriel. Born in Kettleburgh Suffolk and married for 6½ years with five children, all of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 58)

  • 183/5 Coppins Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with James Gillingham and six others. Born on 4th September 1881. Note that Bessie was administrator of both James and his wife Edith's probates when she was described as a single woman, she was not married to James so it is assumed that she was a common law wife

  • Administrator:

  • 23 May 1950 (age 68)

  •  

     

    Bessie Hammond was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of James Walter Gillingham on Tuesday on 23 May 1950 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Administrator:

  • 12 Jun 1950 (age 68)

  •  

     

    Bessie Hammond was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Edith Emma Branford on Monday on 12 June 1950 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • 8 May 1964 (age 82)

  • Heath Hospital, Heath Road, Tendring Heath, Essex, England12,13

  • Probate:

  • 14 Aug 1964

  • Probate Registry, York, West Riding of Yorkshire, England13

  •  

  • of Heath Hospital Tendring Essex single woman died 8th May 1964, administration of £235 (~£4,300 in 2017) to Hackett Whatling a farm worker (ex-husband or son?)

     

Note on Wife: Bessie Hammond

Married Hackett Whatling in Ipswich in 1904 and they probably divorced as Bessie described herself as a single woman in later years14

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1885 quarter:1 volume:4a page:833. Cit. Date: 6 August 2020.

2.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1907 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2045. Cit. Date: 13 July 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). Colchester 1950 quarter:1 volume:4a page:567. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10804 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:6 schedule:236. Cit. Date: 5 August 2020.

5.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1472 folio:44 page:4. Cit. Date: 6 August 2020.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1780 folio:119 page:27. Cit. Date: 28 October 2020.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). RG101 piece:1499E page:4 line:12 letter code:DBRS. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.

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 1950 page:601. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate 1881 quarter:4 volume:4a page:755. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.

10.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1780 folio:42 page:33. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.

11.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10809 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:11 schedule:104. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1964 quarter:2 volume:4a page:518. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.

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). York 1964 page:340. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.

14.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1904 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1917. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.