See also

Ellen Francis (1887-1970)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant then a nurse and midwife4 5 6 7

  • Birth:

  • 9 Jul 1887

  • Ringshall, Suffolk, England1 8 4 5 6 7 3

  • Baptism:

  • 21 Aug 1887 (age 0)

  • St. Catherine's Church, Stowmarket Road, Ringshall, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • daughter of Charles Robert Francis (labourer) and Louisa Ellen of Ringshall

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 4)

  • Ringshall, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Robert and Ellen, sister Magdalene, and brother Charles. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 15)

  • Gresham House, Brockdish, Norfolk, England4

  •  

  • an unmarried general domestic servant living with widowed Maria Pike, her son Edward, and a lodger. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 23)

  • 42 Walton Street, Kensington, London, England5

  •  

  • unmarried servant working as a domestic house parlourmaid and living in ten rooms with Paul Moline, and another servant. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 33 yrs 11 mns)

  • 48 Hampstead Road, Dorking, Surrey, England6

  •  

  • unmarried head of the house working as a nurse for Dorking Nursing Association and living alone in two rooms. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 52)

  • 25 Balsam Park, Wincanton, Somerset, England7

  •  

  • an unmarried district nurse and midwife living alone. Born on 9th July 1887

  • Death:

  • 18 Jul 1970 (age 83)

  • Fakenham "Registration District", Norfolk, England3 9

  • Probate:

  • 9 Sep 1970

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • of The Bungalow The Stile Burnham Market Norfolk died 18th July 1970, probate of £2,653 (~£37,000 in 2017)

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1887 quarter:3 volume:4a page:760. Cit. Date: 25 April 2026.

2.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Ringshall St. Catherine baptisms entry:614. Cit. Date: 25 April 2026.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Fakenham 1970 quarter:3 volume:4b page:1236. Cit. Date: 3 May 2026.

4.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1860 folio:18 page:2 schedule:8. Cit. Date: 2 May 2026.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:111 class:RG78 piece:4 registration district:2 sub-district:1 enumeration district:24 schedule:6. Cit. Date: 3 May 2026.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:3299 registration district:36 sub-district:1 enumeration district:20 schedule:137. Cit. Date: 3 May 2026.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:7100B page:7 line:8 letter code:WQFF. Cit. Date: 3 May 2026.

8.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1463 folio:160 page:5 schedule:33. Cit. Date: 25 April 2026.

9.

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 1970 page:355. Cit. Date: 3 May 2026.