See also

Family of Horace Leonard Liberty and Doreen Watson

  • Husband:

  • Horace Leonard Liberty (1906-1956)

  • Wife:

  • Doreen Watson (1909-1986)

  • Marriage:

  • Q4 1936

  • Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England1

Husband: Horace Leonard Liberty

  • Name:

  • Horace Leonard Liberty2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • William Liberty (1861-1936)

  • Mother:

  • Emily Buckingham (1868-1934)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • builder/carpenter/joiner then a dealer in general groceries and provisions4 5 6

  • Birth:

  • 5 Nov 1906

  • Watford, Hertfordshire, England2 7 4 6

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 4)

  • 39 Parker Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, England7

  •  

  • son living in five rooms with his parents William and Emily, sister Lily, and brothers Ernest, Alfred, Harold and Stanley. Born in Watford Hertfordshire

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 14 yrs 7 mns)

  • 39 Parker Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a paper worker for McCaskey Register Co. of Cassiobury Mills Watford and living in five rooms with his parents William and Emily, sister Lilian, brothers Ernest, Alfred, Harold and Stanley, a lodger and his future brother-in-law Frederick Tallett. Born in Watford Hertfordshire

  • Employment:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • He became a builder/carpenter/joiner and built his own home on the Cassiobury estate in Watford

  • Illness:

  • 1934 (app) (age 27-28)5

  •  

  •  

  • developed rheumatoid arthritis and had to give up building work which is why he bought a corner shop

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 32)

  • 51 Cassiobridge Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, England6

  •  

  • a married dealer in general groceries and provisions living with his wife Doreen, and a closed record. Born on 5th November 1906

  • Death:

  • 11 Sep 1956 (age 49)

  • Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England3 8

  • Probate:

  • 4 Oct 1956

  • Probate Registry, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England8

  •  

  • of 51 Cassiobridge Road Watford Hertfordshire died 11th September 1956, probate of effects of £2,955 1s 3d (~£69,000 in 2017) to Doreen Liberty widow

Wife: Doreen Watson

  • Name:

  • Doreen Watson9 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 26 Jun 1909

  • Watford, Hertfordshire, England9 10 11 6 12

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 1)

  • 241 Harwoods Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, England10

  •  

  • daughter living in six rooms with her parents Cyril and Daisy, and two boarders. Born in Watford Hertfordshire

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 11 yrs 11 mns)

  • 76 Chester Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, England11

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in five rooms with her parents Cyril and Daisy. Born in Watford Hertfordshire

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 30)

  • 51 Cassiobridge Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Horace, and a closed record. Born on 26th June 1909

  • Administrator:

  • 4 Oct 1956 (age 47)

  •  

     

    Doreen Watson was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Horace Leonard Liberty on Thursday on 4 October 1956 at the Probate Registry, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

  • Death:

  • 4 Nov 1986 (age 77)

  • Carmarthen "Registration District", Carmarthenshire, Wales12 13

  • Probate:

  • 23 Dec 1986

  • Probate Registry, Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales13

  •  

  • of Shangrila Salem Llandeilo Dyfed died 4th November 1986, probate not exceeding £40,000 (~£105,000 in 2017)

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Watford 1936 quarter:4 volume:3a page:2789. Cit. Date: 18 January 2022.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Watford 1906 quarter:4 volume:3a page:827. Cit. Date: 17 January 2022.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Watford 1956 quarter:3 volume:4b page:246. Cit. Date: 18 January 2022.

4.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:7186 registration district:140 sub-district:2 enumeration district:4 schedule:98. Cit. Date: 27 May 2023.

5.

Yvonne S Liberty nee Phillips personal communication. email dated 27th December 2024. Cit. Date: 27 December 2024.

6.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1642C page:14 line:23 letter code:DEWW. Cit. Date: 18 January 2022.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:7702 class:RG78 piece:380 registration district:140 sub-district:2 enumeration district:4 schedule:414. Cit. Date: 18 January 2022.

8.

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). oxford 1956 page:342. Cit. Date: 18 January 2022.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Watford 1909 quarter:3 volume:3a page:848. Cit. Date: 18 January 2022.

10.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:7715 class:RG78 piece:380 registration district:140 sub-district:2 enumeration district:17 schedule:504. Cit. Date: 18 January 2022.

11.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:7203 registration district:140 sub-district:2 enumeration district:21 schedule:194. Cit. Date: 26 December 2024.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Carmarthen 1986 quarter:4 register:1186 volume:24 page:1532. Cit. Date: 18 January 2022.

13.

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). Llandaff 1986 page:5064 no:8680404180Q. Cit. Date: 18 January 2022.