See also
Husband:
George Harold Shapter (1898-1979)
Wife:
Ada Louise Bibbing (1900-1964)
Status:
Divorced
Marriage:
2 Aug 1922
George a police constable of 2 Southside Street Plymouth, Ada of 51 Coburg Street Plymouth, both single, groom's father Harry Shapter a clerk, bride's father Charles Robert Bibbing a deceased boot maker. Married by banns and witnessed by Matilda Billing and S R Palmer
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
22 Dec 1898
1939 register says born on 23rd December 1899
Baptism:
3 Jan 1899 (age 0)
Holy Trinity Church, Southside Street, Plymouth, Devon, England4
son of Henry Shapter (accountant) and Florence of 2 Southside Street, born on 22nd December 1898
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 2)
2 Southside Street, Plymouth, Devon, England7
son living in four rooms with his parents Henry and Florence, and brother Henry. Born in Plymouth Devon
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 12)
2 Southside Street, Plymouth, Devon, England8
son attending school and living with his parents Henry and Florence, and brother George. Born in Plymouth Devon
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 40)
2 Southside Street, Plymouth, Devon, England6
a married police constable no:40 living alone. Born on 23rd December 1899
Death:
6 Sep 1979 (age 80)
Probate:
21 Sep 1979
Probate Registry, Bristol, Avon, England9
of 48 Neswick Street Plymouth died 6th September 1979, administration of £37,715 (~£175,000 in 2017)
Name:
Ada Louise Bibbing10
Sex:
Female
Nickname:
Betty
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
9 Aug 1900
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 7 mns)
49 Station Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England11
daughter living in four rooms with her parents Charles and Matilda. Born in Forest Gate
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 10)
13 Ladywell Road, Lewisham, London, England12
daughter attending school and living in five rooms with her parents Charles and Matilda, and an assistant. Born in Forest Gate Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 39)
63 Gloucester Road North, Filton, Gloucestershire, England13
married as Betty doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her future husband Stanley Shapter (William S Wines), a closed record, and her mother Matilda Legg. Born on 9th August 1900
Administrator:
10 Aug 1961 (age 61)
Ada Louise Bibbing was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Sophia Matilda Webb on Thursday on 10 August 1961 at the Probate Registry, Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Death:
21 Jul 1964 (age 63)
Probate:
21 Sep 1964
Probate Registry, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England15
of 10 Wheathill Close Keynsham Somerset wife of William Stanley Rhys Wynes died 21st July 1964, administration of £3,632 (~£66,000 in 2017) to the said William Stanley Rhys Wynes retired production engineer
Divorce assumed as both remarried
After divorcing Ada, George married Winifred Algar/Collins in Plymouth in 194716
FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Marriages, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Devon Marriages And Banns Plymouth Christ Church marriages page:27 entry:54. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Plymouth 1922 quarter:3 volume:5b page:517. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plymouth 1899 quarter:1 volume:5b page:246. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.
FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Devon baptisms Plymouth Holy Trinity and St. Savoir baptisms ref:2028/5 page:337 entry:23047. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plymouth 1979 quarter:3 volume:21 page:1750. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6786G page:24 line:7 letter code:WEKB. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:2101 folio:63 page:13 schedule:82. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:12992 class:RG78 piece:749 registration district:276 sub-district:3 enumeration district:16 schedule:296. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.
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). Bristol 1979 page:7439 no:790803017Z. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1900 quarter:3 volume:4a page:226. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1591 folio:32 page:4 schedule:20. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:2760 class:RG78 piece:95 registration district:29 sub-district:3 enumeration district:11 schedule:209. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:5117B page:4 line:19 letter code:ODNL. Cit. Date: 3 October 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bathavon 1964 quarter:3 volume:7c page:76. Cit. Date: 3 October 2022.
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). Bristol 1964 page:846. Cit. Date: 3 October 2022.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Plymouth 1947 quarter:4 volume:7a page:1400A. Cit. Date: 1 October 2022.