See also

Family of Cyril John Humphrey and Alice Sylvia Gladys McFarlane

  • Husband:

  • Cyril John Humphrey (1897-1985)

  • Wife:

  • Alice Sylvia Gladys McFarlane (1895-1982)

  • Marriage:

  • Q2 1922

  • East Retford "Registration District", Nottinghamshire, England1

Husband: Cyril John Humphrey

  • Name:

  • Cyril John Humphrey2 3 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Harcourt Foster Humphrey (1868-1942)

  • Mother:

  • Ruth Johnson Bogue (1869-1928)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • locomotive fireman5 6

  • Birth:

  • 17 Aug 1897

  • Gosfield, Essex, England2 3 7 8 5 6 4

  •  

  • 1921 census says born in Halstead Essex

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Sep 1897 (age 0)

  • St. Catherine's Church, Church Road, Gosfield, Essex, England3

  •  

  • son of Harcourt Forster Humphrey (coachman) and Ruth Johnstone of Gosfield, born on 17th August 1897

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 3)

  • Pear Tree Farm, Gosfield, Essex, England7

  •  

  • son living with his parents Harcourt and Ruth, and brother Ronald. Born in Gosfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 13)

  • North Stainley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England8

  •  

  • son attending school and living in four rooms with his mother Ruth, brothers Richard, Robyn and Barnabas. Born in Gosfield Essex, note Cyril and Richards details were swapped over

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 23 yrs 10 mns)

  • 123 Thrumpton Lane, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a railway fireman for G C (Great Central) Railway Retford and living in eight rooms with his parents Harcourt and Ruth, and brothers Richard, Ronald, Robyn and Barnabas. Born in Halstead Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 42)

  • 75 Trent Street, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England6

  •  

  • a married fireman for LNER (London and North Eastern Railway) (heavy worker) living with his wife Alice, and an Alec Cotton. Born on 17th August 1897

  • Death:

  • 1 Dec 1985 (age 88)

  • Lincoln "Registration District", Lincolnshire, England4 9

  • Probate:

  • 9 Jan 1986

  • Probate Registry, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England9

  •  

  • of Jack Parkinson Court Ruskin Road Mablethorpe Lincolnshire died 1st December 1985, probate not exceeding £40,000 (~£105,000 in 2017)

Wife: Alice Sylvia Gladys McFarlane

  • Name:

  • Alice Sylvia Gladys McFarlane10 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • apprentice to then an assistant chemist and druggist11 12

  • Birth:

  • 13 May 1895

  • Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England10 13 11 12 6

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • 8 Perry Street, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England13

  •  

  • daughter as Sylvia living with her parents David and Charlotte, sisters Mabel and Margaret, and brothers Burridge and Percy. Born in Hull Yorkshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • 44 Cobwell Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England11

  •  

  • unmarried sister-in-law as Gladys working as an apprentice to a chemist and druggist living in six rooms with her brother-in-law George Mellors, sister Mabel, nephew Henry, and niece Mabel. Born in Hull Yorkshire

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 26 yrs 1 mn)

  • 44 Cobwell Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England12

  •  

  • an unmarried sister-in-law working as a chemists assistant for F G Holman chemist and druggist of 24 Canalgate Retford and living in six rooms with her brother-in-law George Mellors, her sister Mabel, nephew Henry, niece Mabel, and a visitor. Born in Hull Yorkshire

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 44)

  • 75 Trent Street, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Cyril, and an Alec Cotton. Born on 13th May 1895

  • Death:

  • 25 Feb 1982 (age 86)

  • Boston "Registration District", Lincolnshire, England14 15

  •  

  • as Gladys Alice S Humphrey

  • Probate:

  • 19 Apr 1982

  • Probate Registry, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England15

  •  

  • of 49 Sea Road Chapel St. Leonard Skegness died 25th February 1982, probate not exceeding £25,000 (~£86,000 in 2017)

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). East Retford 1922 quarter:2 volume:7b page:35. Cit. Date: 26 March 2024.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Halstead 1897 quarter:3 volume:4a page:714. Cit. Date: 24 March 2024.

3.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Gosfield St. Catherine baptisms 1855-1931 ref:D/P 165/1/5 image:36 page:66 entry:524. Cit. Date: 26 March 2024.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lincoln 1985 quarter:4 register:1285 volume:7 page:1844. Cit. Date: 26 March 2024.

5.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:15639 registration district:426 sub-district:3 enumeration district:9 schedule:81. Cit. Date: 25 March 2024.

6.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6213I page:14 line:10 letter code:RNFL. Cit. Date: 26 March 2024.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1720 folio:112 page:17 schedule:103. Cit. Date: 24 March 2024.

8.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:25863 class:RG78 piece:1494 registration district:487 sub-district:2 enumeration district:16 schedule:39. Cit. Date: 24 March 2024.

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). Leeds 1986 page:4219 no:8681600257Q. Cit. Date: 26 March 2024.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hull 1895 quarter:3 volume:9d page:281. Cit. Date: 26 March 2024.

11.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:20205 class:RG78 piece:1209 registration district:426 sub-district:3 enumeration district:11 schedule:150. Cit. Date: 26 March 2024.

12.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:15633 registration district:426 sub-district:3 enumeration district:3 schedule:135. Cit. Date: 26 March 2024.

13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:4503 folio:91 page:13 schedule:79. Cit. Date: 26 March 2024.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Boston 1982 quarter:1 volume:7 page:1542. Cit. Date: 26 March 2024.

15.

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). Leeds 1982 page:4713 no:824002451P. Cit. Date: 26 March 2024.