Bessie Constance Overett (1896-1952)

Individual Events and Attributes

Occupation:
shop assistant; Chemists, Market Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England⁵
Birth:
26 Nov 1896
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England^1,2,3,6,7,8
Baptism:
2 Feb 1898 (age 1)
St. John's Church, St. John's Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England^2,3
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, England⁶
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, England⁷
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:
29 Sep 1939 (age 42)
40 Bredfield Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England⁸
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, England^4,9
Burial:
Feb 1952
Woodbridge Cemetery, Warren Hill Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England⁹
died 20th February 1952, aged 55

1.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (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 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.

7.: 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.

8.: 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.