See also

Ada Francis (1873-1951)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dairy maid, domestic servant then a housekeeper4,5,6

  • Birth:

  • 1 Feb 1873

  • Great Bricett, Suffolk, England1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9

  •  

  • 1881 and 1921 census says born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 13 Apr 1873 (age 0)

  • St. Mary and St. Lawrence Church, Great Bricett, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • daughter of Thomas Francis (labourer) and Susan of Bricett, born 1st February 1873

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 8)

  • Bildeston Road, Ringshall, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Thomas and Susan, brothers Frederick, Henry, Maurice, John and Thomas, and sister Rose. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 18)

  • Wattisham Hall, Wattisham, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried servant working as a dairymaid and living with William and Mary Harvey and family, and another servant. Born in Bricett Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 28)

  • 20 Warrington Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried servant working as a general domestic servant and living alone. Born in Bricett Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 37)

  • Bildeston Road, Ringshall, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried daughter living in three rooms with her widowed mother Susan, and neice Violet. Born in Bricett Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 48 yrs 4 mns)

  • Bildeston Road, Ringshall, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried head of the household doing home duties and living with her niece Violet. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 66)

  • Bildeston Road, Combs, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried companion house keeper living with her niece Violet, her husband Jack, great nieces Katherine and Sylvia, and a closed record (presumably great niece Olive). Born on 1st February 1873

  • Death:

  • Q3 1951 (age 78)

  • Sudbury "Registration District", Suffolk, England3

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). Bosmere 1873 quarter:1 volume:4a page:641. Cit. Date: 1 August 2021.

2.

Suffolk Family History Society - Bosmere and Claydon Baptisms 1813-1900, (2008 SFK-BPI-11 own copy). Bricett St. Mary and St. Lawrence baptisms entry:462. Cit. Date: 29 January 2023.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Sudbury 1951 quarter:3 volume:4b page:759. Cit. Date: 30 January 2023.

4.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1445 folio:193 page:3 schedule:12. Cit. Date: 29 January 2023.

5.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1780 folio:160 page:16 schedule:84. Cit. Date: 29 January 2023.

6.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6642D page:3 line:1 letter code:TXGD. Cit. Date: 30 January 2023.

7.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1863 folio:91 page:5 schedule:704. Cit. Date: 22 October 2022.

8.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10768 class:RG78 piece:582 registration district:211 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:142. Cit. Date: 29 January 2023.

9.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9381 registration district:211 sub-district:1 enumeration district:23, 24, 25, 26 schedule:19. Cit. Date: 30 January 2023.