Family of John George Britton and Fanny Isabel Mayhew

Husband:
John George Britton (1877-1972)
Wife:
Fanny Isabel Mayhew (1875-1952)
Children:
Jack Neville Britton (1909-1996)
Marriage:
Q3 1906
Stow "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹

Husband: John George Britton

Name:
John George Britton² ¹ ³
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Post Office sorting clerk and telegraphist then an overseer⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Birth:
30 Dec 1877
Thaxted, Essex, England² ⁷ ⁸ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ³
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 3)
Butchers Shop, Elmdon, Essex, England⁷
son attending school and living with his parents Daniel and Mary, brothers Walter, Sydney and Harry, and a servant. Born in Thaxted Essex
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 13)
Watling Street, Thaxted, Essex, England⁸
a nephew attending school and living with uncle and aunt Frederic and Caroline Britton, and cousins Carrie and Edward. Born in Thaxted Essex
Census absence:
31 Mar 1901 (age 23)
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 33)
Furze Bank, Ashenground Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England⁴
married head of the household working as sorting clerk and telegraphist in the civil service and living in six rooms with his wife Fanny, and son Jack. Born in Thaxted Essex
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 43 yrs 5 mns)
Furze Bank, Ashenground Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England⁵
married head of the household working as a sorting clerk and telegraphist for H M Postmaster General at Haywards Heath post office and living with his wife Fanny, and son Jack. Born in Thaxted Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 61)
Furze Bank, Ashenground Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England⁶
a married and retired Post Office overseer living with his wife Fanny. Born on 30th December 1877
Death:
21 Aug 1972 (age 94)
Enfield "Registration District", Greater London, England³ ⁹
Probate:
17 Oct 1972
Probate Registry, Greater London, England⁹
of 105 Brookside South East Barnet Hertfordshire died 21st August 1972, probate of £2,142 (~£25,000 in 2017)

Wife: Fanny Isabel Mayhew

Name:
Fanny Isabel Mayhew¹⁰ ¹¹
Sex:
Female
Father:
James Marsden Mayhew (1837?- )
Mother:
Eliza Codd (1839- )
Occupation:
post office clerk¹²
Birth:
10 Feb 1875
Stowmarket, Suffolk, England¹⁰ ¹³ ¹⁴ ¹² ⁴ ⁵
1939 register says born on 10th February 1878
Baptism:
12 Sep 1875 (age 0)
St. Peter and St. Mary's Church, Church Walk, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England¹¹
daughter of James Marsden Mayhew (confectioner) and Eliza of Stowmarket, baptised with brother William
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 6)
Ipswich Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England¹³
daughter living with her parents James and Eliza, brothers James, Eldred, George, William and Frederick, sister Caroline, and a servant. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 16)
Ipswich Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England¹⁴
unmarried daughter working attending school and living with her parents James and Eliza, brothers James, Eldred, William and Frederick, and sisters Caroline and Annie. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 26)
Tavern Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England¹²
unmarried daughter working as a Post Office clerk and living with her widowed mother Eliza, and brothers Richard and Fred. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 33)
Furze Bank, Ashenground Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England⁴
married wife living in six rooms with her husband John, and son Jack. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk and married for four years with one child, who is still living
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 43 yrs 4 mns)
Furze Bank, Ashenground Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England⁵
married wife doing home duties and living with her husband John, and son Jack. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 64)
Furze Bank, Ashenground Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England⁶
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband John. Born on 10th February 1878
Death:
Q3 1952 (age 74)
Cuckfield "Registration District", East Sussex, England¹⁵

Child 1: Jack Neville Britton

Name:
Jack Neville Britton¹⁶ ¹⁷
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Winifred Mary Newcomb (1915-1994)
Birth:
4 Apr 1909
Haywards Heath, Sussex, England¹⁶ ⁴ ⁵ ¹⁷
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 2)
Furze Bank, Ashenground Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England⁴
son living in six rooms with his parents John and Fanny. Born in Haywards Heath Sussex
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 12 yrs 2 mns)
Furze Bank, Ashenground Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England⁵
son attending school and living with his parents John and Fanny. Born in Haywards Heath Sussex
Death:
Apr 1996 (age 86-87)
Southend-on-Sea "Registration District", Essex, England¹⁷

Note on Wife: Fanny Isabel Mayhew

There is only one Fanny Isabel marrying a John Britton, although she was born in q1 1875 she used 1878 as her birth year from her marriage onwards. One can only conjecture that she wished to be viewed as younger than her husband

Sources

1.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Stow 1906 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1783. Cit. Date: 16 October 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). Dunmow 1878 quarter:1 volume:4a page:463. Cit. Date: 17 October 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). Enfield 1972 quarter:3 volume:5b page:490. Cit. Date: 17 October 2022.

4.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:5002 class:RG78 piece:221 registration district:76 sub-district:1 enumeration district:4 schedule:371. Cit. Date: 16 October 2022.

5.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:4813 registration district:76 sub-district:1 enumeration district:5 schedule:297. Cit. Date: 16 October 2022.

6.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:2504G page:14 line:2 letter code:EJDG. Cit. Date: 16 October 2022.

7.: England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1817 folio:59 page:15 schedule:203. Cit. Date: 17 October 2022.

8.: England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1430 folio:39 page:13 schedule:94. Cit. Date: October 2022.

9.: 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 1972 page:530. Cit. Date: 17 October 2022.

10.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1875 quarter:1 volume:4a page:579. Cit. Date: 8 April 2018.

11.: Suffolk Family History Society - Stow and Thedwastre Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-05/P1 own copy). Stowmarket St. Peter and St. Mary baptisms entry:556. Cit. Date: 7 August 2022.

12.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1762 folio:30 page:17 schedule:96. Cit. Date: 7 August 2022.

13.: England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1851 folio:10 page:14 schedule:58. Cit. Date: 7 August 2022.

14.: England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1457 folio:48 page:10 schedule:51. Cit. Date: 7 August 2022.

15.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cuckfield 1952 quarter:3 volume:5h page:174. Cit. Date: 17 October 2022.

16.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cuckfield 1909 quarter:2 volume:2b page:139. Cit. Date: 16 October 2022.