See also

Family of Richard Henry Tree and Edith Cecilla Baker

Husband: Richard Henry Tree

  • Name:

  • Richard Henry Tree1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • commercial clerk then chief clerk for the Institution of Electrical Engineers2 3

  • Birth:

  • 1864 (app)

  • Westminster, Middlesex, England2 3

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 36)

  • 58 Geneva Road, Lambeth, London, England2

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a commercial clerk and living with his wife Cecily, sons Richard and Harold, brother Alfred, and brother-in-law Claud C H Baker. Born in Westminster

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 46)

  • 30 Holmdene Avenue, Herne Hill, London, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household working as chief clerk for the Institution of Electrical Engineers and living in eight rooms with his wife Cecily, and sons Richard and Harold. Born in Westminster London

Wife: Edith Cecilla Baker

  • Name:

  • Edith Cecilla Baker4 5

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Cecil

  • Father:

  • George Baker (1834?-1908)

  • Mother:

  • Martha Peart (1836?- )

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1865

  • Great Horkesley, Essex, England4 6 5 2 3

  •  

  • 1901 and 1911 census say born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 5)

  • West Bergholt Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, England6

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents George and Martha, sisters Rosanna, Ethel and Julia, and brothers Albert and Cyril. Born in Great Horkesley Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 15)

  • Ebenezer Cottage, Bergholt Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, England5

  •  

  • daughter as Cecil (sic) attending school and living with her parents George and Martha, brothers Albert, Cyril, Gerald and Claud, sisters Julia and Ada, and a visitor. Born in Great Horkesley Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 35)

  • 58 Geneva Road, Lambeth, London, England2

  •  

  • married wife as Cecily living with her husband Richard, sons Richard and Harold, brother-in-law Alfred, and brother Claud C H Baker. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 45)

  • 30 Holmdene Avenue, Herne Hill, London, England3

  •  

  • married wife living in eight rooms with her husband Richard, and sons Richard and Harold. Born in Colchester Essex and married for twenty-one years with two children, both of whom are still living

Child 1: Richard Tree

  • Name:

  • Richard Tree7 8 9

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Gladys Helen Mary Carpenter (1890-1965)

  • Spouse (2):

  • May Dorothy Cameron-Waller (1896- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • clerk cecoming a manager for the County of London Electric Supply Company, then a BBC television engineer3 10 11

  • Birth:

  • 10 May 1890

  • Westminster, Middlesex, England7 8 2 3 10 11

  • Baptism:

  • 18 Jun 1890 (age 0)

  • St. John the Evangalist, Smith Square, Westminster, London, England8

  •  

  • son of Richard Henry Tree and Cicely Edith, born 10th May 1890

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • 58 Geneva Road, Lambeth, London, England2

  •  

  • son living with his parents Richard and Cecily, brother Harold, uncles Alfred Tree and Claud C H Baker. Born in Westminster

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • 30 Holmdene Avenue, Herne Hill, London, England3

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a clerk for the County of London Electric Company and living in eight rooms with his parents Richard and Cecily, and brother Harold. Born in Westminster London

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 31 yrs 1 mn)

  • 14 Trelawn Road, Brixton, London, England10

  •  

  • married son-in-law working as a manager for the County of London Electric Supply Company at 7 The Boulevard Balham and living with his mother-in-law Helen Carpenter, wife Gladys, and daughter Joan. Born in Westminster Middlesex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 49)

  • 259 Bowes Road, Southgate, Middlesex, England11

  •  

  • a married BBC television engineer living with his wife Dorothy, a closed record (presumably daughter Daphne) and son John. Born on 10th May 1890

  • Death:

  • Q3 1963 (age 73)

  • Southend-on-Sea "Registration District", Essex, England9

Child 2: Harold Claud Tree

  • Name:

  • Harold Claud Tree12 13

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • accountant14

  • Birth:

  • 15 Feb 1896

  • Westminster, Middlesex, England12 2 3 14 13

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • 58 Geneva Road, Lambeth, London, England2

  •  

  • son living with his parents Richard and Cecily, brother Richard, uncles Alfred Tree and Claud C H Baker. Born in Westminster

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • 30 Holmdene Avenue, Herne Hill, London, England3

  •  

  • son attending school and living in eight rooms with his parents Richard and Cecily, and brother Richard. Born in Westminster London

  • Military Service:

  • frm 1915 to 1919 (age 18-23)

  • Royal Army Service Corps as a Captain15

  • Medals:

  • 2 Nov 192116

  •  

  •  

  • the Victory and British War Medals having served in France

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 43)

  • 173 Turney Road, Dulwich, Surrey, England14

  •  

  • an unmarried accountant living with Ella Gardiner and a Gwladys tree (unknown relative?). Born on 15th February 1896

  • Death:

  • 8 Mar 1974 (age 78)

  • Lambeth "Registration District", Greater London, England13 17

  • Probate:

  • 20 May 1974

  • Probate Registry, Greater London, England17

  •  

  • of 173 Turney Road London SE2 died 8th March 1974, probate of £14,875 (~£133,000 in 2017)

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Colchester 1889 quarter:3 volume:4a page:691. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

2.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:431 folio:46 page:21 schedule:150. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

3.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:2483 class:RG78 piece:83 registration district:27 sub-district:2 enumeration district:24 schedule:221. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

4.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lexden 1865 quarter:3 volume:4a page:297. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

5.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1790 folio:92 page:15 schedule:692. Cit. Date: 4 January 2022.

6.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1686 folio:85 page:23 schedule:100. Cit. Date: 15 February 2024.

7.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. George Hanover Square 1890 quarter:2 volume:1a page:452. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

8.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Westminster St. John the Evangalist page:282. Cit. Date: 6 January 2022.

9.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Southend on Sea 1963 quarter:3 volume:4a page:684. Cit. Date: 7 January 2022.

10.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:2133 schedule:348 type:E registration district:25 sub-district:4 enumeration district:43. Cit. Date: 6 January 2022.

11.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:0892G page:5 line:41 letter code:BQCX. Cit. Date: 7 January 2022.

12.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. George Hanover Square 1896 quarter:1 volume:1a page:466. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lambeth 1974 quarter:1 volume:5d page:437. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

14.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:0072H page:4 line:8 letter code:AEBV. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

15.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive ref:WO 339/1201. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

16.

Ancestry UK, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). British Army Service Corps. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

17.

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). London 1974 page:9041 no:740116730F. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.