Bessie Constance Overett (1896-1952)

Individual Events and Attributes

Occupation:
chemists shop assistant⁵ ⁶
Birth:
26 Nov 1896
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England¹ ² ³ ⁷ ⁸ ⁶ ⁹
Baptism:
2 Feb 1898 (age 1)
St. John's Church, St. John's Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England² ³
daughter of Harry Overett (butcher) and his wife Charlotte, born on 26th November 1896
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 4)
Bredfields, Mill Hills, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England⁷
daughter living with her parents Harry and Charlotte, brothers Harry, William, Reginald, Clement, Bertie and Herbert, and sisters Ellen and Jessie. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 14)
40 Bredfield Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England⁸
daughter at home and living in six rooms with her mother Charlotte, brothers Harry, William, Reginald, Clement, Bertie, Herbert and Cyril, and sister Jessie. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 24 yrs 7 mns)
40 Bredfield Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England⁶
unmarried daughter working at the chemists on Market Hill and living in five rooms with her widowed mother Charlotte, and brothers William, Bertie, Herbert and Cyril. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 42)
40 Bredfield Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England⁹
unmarried doing unpaid domestic duties and living with brother William. Born on 26th November 1896
Death:
20 Feb 1952 (age 55)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England⁴ ¹⁰
Burial:
Feb 1952
Woodbridge Cemetery, Warren Hill Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England¹⁰
died 20th February 1952, aged 55

1.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1897 quarter:1 volume:4a page:967. Cit. Date: 17 October 2018.

2.: Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Woodbridge St. John fiche:5 of 11. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

3.: Suffolk Family History Society Carlford and Wilford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-14/P1 own copy). Woodbridge St. John entry:183. Cit. Date: 18 October 2018.

4.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1952 quarter:1 volume:4b page:887. Cit. Date: 18 October 2018.

5.: Doreen Bartlett personal communication. "The Overetts" memories of Marjorie Eagle filed under Harry Overett. Cit. Date: 30 January 2021.

6.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9476 registration district:214 sub-district:2 enumeration district:27, 28 29 schedule:160. Cit. Date: 21 October 2026.

7.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1786 folio:102 page:30. Cit. Date: 17 October 2018.

8.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10904 class:RG78 piece:588 registration district:214 sub-district:3 enumeration district:18 schedule:81. Cit. Date: 17 October 2018.

9.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6628H page:20 line:34 letter code:TWNF. Cit. Date: 18 October 2018.