See also

Family of Maurice Cyril Chester and Elizabeth Mabel Brett

Husband: Maurice Cyril Chester

  • Name:

  • Maurice Cyril Chester2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Harry Chester (1871-1948)

  • Mother:

  • Evelena Herfy (1876-1947)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shop assistant then a builders labourer4 5

  • Birth:

  • 16 Apr 1898

  • Hammersmith, London, England2 6 7 4 5 3

  •  

  • 1911 census says born in Shepherds Bush

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 3)

  • 46 Meldon Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England6

  •  

  • son living in three rooms with his parents Harry and Lena, brothers Harry and Percy, and aunt Barbara Heify. Born in London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • 195 Hollydale Road, Peckham, London, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in seven rooms with his parents Harry and Lena, brothers Harry, Percy and Clarence, and sisters Gladys, Lena, Edna, Barbara and an unnamed (Nona Esme). Born in Shepherds Bush London

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 23 yrs 2 mns)

  • 39 Engleheart Road, Catford, London, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a shop assistant for George Painter & Sons fruiterers and grocers of 86 Rusley Green Catford and living in six rooms with his parents Harry and Lena, brothers Percy and Clarence, and sisters Gladys, Lena, Edna, Barbara, Nona, Stella, Vera and Norma. Born in Hammersmith London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 41)

  • 87 Farley Road, Hither Green, London, England5

  •  

  • a married builders labourer living with his wife Elizabeth, a closed record (presumably daughter Elizabeth), and son Maurice. Born on 16th April 1898

  • Death:

  • Q1 1975 (age 76)

  • Bromley "Registration District", Greater London, England3

Wife: Elizabeth Mabel Brett

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Mabel Brett8 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • tin worker9

  • Birth:

  • 21 Sep 1904

  • Perry Hill, London, England8 10 9 5 11

  •  

  • 1921 census says born in Catford London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 6)

  • 61 Engleheart Road, Catford, London, England10

  •  

  • daughter living in five rooms with her parents George and Mary jane, sister Rosina, and brothers George, Charles, William, henry and Bernard. Born in Perry Hill

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 16)

  • 21 Morena Street, Catford, London, England9

  •  

  • an unmarried step-daughter working as a tin worker for Francy Son (sic) of Deptford and living in five rooms with her step-father Charles Reynolds, her mother Mary Jane, brothers Albert, William, Bernard and Henry, half-brother Frederick, and a lodger. Born in Catford London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 35)

  • 87 Farley Road, Hither Green, London, England5

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Maurice, a closed record (presumably daughter Elizabeth), and son Maurice. Born on 21st September 1904

  • Death:

  • Aug 1988 (age 83)

  • Lewisham "Registration District", Greater London, England11

Child 1: Elizabeth May Chester

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth May Chester12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • John Colmes Tanner (1926-1999)

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1927

  • Lewisham "Registration District", London, England12

  • Death:

  • 23 May 2019 (age 91)

  • Bromley "Registration District", Greater London, England13 14

  • Probate:

  • 6 Aug 2019

  • Probate Registry, Greater London, England14

  •  

  • grant and will, died 23rd May 2019

Child 2: Maurice William Chester

  • Name:

  • Maurice William Chester15 16

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 22 Feb 1929

  • Lewisham "Registration District", London, England15 5 16

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 10)

  • 87 Farley Road, Hither Green, London, England5

  •  

  • attending school and living with his parents Maurice and Elizabeth, and a closed record (presumably sister Elizabeth). Born on 22nd February 1929

  • Death:

  • Feb 1999 (age 69-70)

  • Lewisham "Registration District", Greater London, England16

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Lewisham 1927 quarter:3 volume:1d page:2623. Cit. Date: 2 July 2023.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Fulham 1898 quarter:2 volume:1a page:218. Cit. Date: 26 June 2023.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bromley 1975 quarter:1 volume:11 page:1268. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

4.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:2890 registration district:29 sub-district:3 enumeration district:18 schedule:83. Cit. Date: 27 June 2023.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:0388D page:10 line:3 letter code:AOIT. Cit. Date: 2 July 2023.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:4794 folio:103 page:12 schedule:81. Cit. Date: 26 June 2023.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:2578 class:RG78 piece:87 registration district:27 sub-district:6 enumeration district:8 schedule:481. Cit. Date: 20 September 2021.

8.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lewisham 1904 quarter:4 volume:1d page:1215. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

9.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:2887 registration district:29 sub-district:3 enumeration district:15 schedule:53. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

10.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:2785 class:RG78 piece:95 registration district:29 sub-district:3 enumeration district:36 schedule:366. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

11.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lewisham 1988 quarter:3 register:888 volume:14 page:585. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

12.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lewisham 1927 quarter:4 volume:1d page:1382. Cit. Date: 2 July 2023.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bromley 2019 quarter:2 district:2221B entry:519056710. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

14.

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 2019 no:1561646880968620. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lewisham 1929 quarter:1 volume:1d page:1442. Cit. Date: 2 July 2023.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lewisham 1999 quarter:1 district:2421C register:C80A entry:102 date:0299. Cit. Date: 3 July 2023.