See also
Husband:
John Edward Durrant (1900-1978)
Wife:
May Alexandra Francis (1902-1985)
Children:
Marriage:
Q1 1924
Hemel Hempstead "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England1
John Edward Durrant
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
4 May 1900
1921 census says born in Boxmoor
Baptism:
17 Jun 1900 (age 0)
St. Lawrence's Church, Church Street, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England3
son of John Edward Durrant (blacksmith) and Eliza of Bovingdon
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 11 mns)
Green Lane, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England7
son living in four rooms with his parents John and Eliza, brothers Frank and Thomas, and sister Annie. Born in Bovingdon Hertfordshire
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 11)
Mare Cottages, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England8
son living in five rooms with his parents John and Eliza, brothers Frank and Thomas, and sisters Annie, Kate, Alice and Flora. Born in Bovingdon
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 20 yrs 11 mns)
Abbis Hilmi Army Barracks, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt5
an unmarried private serving in the infantry and born in Boxmore Hertfordshire
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 39)
Steepways Cottages, Nether Lypiatt, Thrupp, Gloucestershire, England6
a married cowman living with his wife May, a closed record (presumably daughter Rose), and son Arthur. Born on 4th May 1900
Death:
29 Oct 1978 (age 78)
Kingsclere and Whitchurch "Registration District", Hampshire, England4,9
Probate:
5 Jan 1979
Probate Registry, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England9
of Westal Andover Road Wash Water Newbury died 16th October 1978, probate of £29,496 (~£159,000 in 2017)
May Alexandra Francis
Name:
May Alexandra Francis10
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
domestic servant11
Birth:
16 May 1902
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 8)
Hall Cottages, Little Whelnetham, Suffolk, England12
daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents Thomas and Rosa, brothers Bertie and Gordon, and sisters Violet, Amy and Ivy. Born in Chevington Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 20 yrs 1 mn)
Bovingdon Lodge, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England11
an unmarried domestic servant living in sixteen rooms with Francis and Ailsie Strode, and three other servants. Born in Chevington Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 37)
Steepways Cottages, Nether Lypiatt, Thrupp, Gloucestershire, England6
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband John, a closed record (presumably daughter Rose), and son Arthur. Born on 16th May 1902
Death:
16 Oct 1985 (age 83)
Basingstoke "Registration District", Hampshire, England13,14
Probate:
21 Nov 1985
Probate Registry, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England14
of Westal Andover Road Wash Water Newbury Berkshire died 16th October 1985, probate of £55,194 (~£152,000 in 2017)
Daughter: Rose Alexandra Durrant
Spouse: Marcus Llewellyn Bruss Jones
Name:
Rose Alexandra Durrant15
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
Q3 1924
Hitchin "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England15
Death:
23 May 2019 (age 94)
Georgian Bay Hospital, St. Andrews Drive, Midland, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada16
Burial:
27 May 2019
St. James-on-The-Lines Church, 200 Church Street, Penetanguishene, Midland County, Ontario, Canada16
at 11:00 am, beloved wife of the late Marcus Jones. Loving mother of Suzanne Charlebois (Paul) and Frances Fuller (Eric). Nana of Amanda Rouleau (Mike), Kathryn Charlebois (Jane Argue), David Charlebois (Sarah), Mark Fuller (Heather Purchon), Michael Fuller and the late Gregory Fuller. Great Nana of Mikayla and Ethan Rouleau, Islay and Alex Adamson, Isaac and Sophie Charlebois, Emma and Owen Fuller. Daughter of the late John and May Durrant (nee Francis). Sister of the late Gordon Durrant
Son: Arthur Gordon Durrant
Spouse: Doreen Anne King
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
7 Oct 1928
Hitchin "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England6,17,18
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 10)
Steepways Cottages, Nether Lypiatt, Thrupp, Gloucestershire, England6
attending school and living with his parents John and May, and a closed record (presumably sister Rose). Born on 7th October 1928
Death:
Dec 1986 (age 58)
Stroud "Registration District", Gloucestershire, England18
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Hemel Hempstead 1924 quarter:1 volume:3a page:1189. Cit. Date: 12 April 2024.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hemel Hempstead 1900 quarter:2 volume:3a page:736. Cit. Date: 13 April 2024.
FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Hertfordshire baptisms Bovingdon page:17 entry:130. Cit. Date: 13 April 2024.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Kingsclear and Whitchurch 1978 quarter:4 volume:20 page:250. Cit. Date: 13 April 2024.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:28113 page:18. Cit. Date: 13 April 2024.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 5123A page:13 line:41 letter code:ODQN. Cit. Date: 12 April 2024.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1324 folio:12 page:1 schedule:5. Cit. Date: 13 April 2024.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:7755 class:RG78 piece:383 registration district:141 sub-district:1 enumeration district:16 schedule:113. Cit. Date: 13 April 2024.
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 1979 page:2437 no:792800135G. Cit. Date: 13 April 2024.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Thingoe 1902 quarter:2 volume:4a page:933. Cit. Date: 11 April 2024.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:7243 registration district:141 sub-district:1 enumeration district:16, 17 schedule:80. Cit. Date: 12 April 2024.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10603 class:RG78 piece:569 registration district:207 sub-district:1 enumeration district:4 schedule:60. Cit. Date: 11 April 2024.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Basingstoke 1985 quarter:4 register:1085 volume:20 page:103. Cit. Date: 13 April 2024.
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 1985 page:2497 no:8552210233Z. Cit. Date: 13 April 2024.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hitchin 1924 quarter:3 volume:3a page:1260. Cit. Date: 12 April 2024.
Arbor Memorials, (on-line at www.arbormemorial.ca/en/penetanguishene/obituaries/). www.arbormemorial.ca/en/penetanguishene/obituaries/rose-alexandra-jones/34380.html. Cit. Date: 13 April 2024.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hitchin 1928 quarter:4 volume:3a page:1156. Cit. Date: 12 April 2024.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Sroud 1986 quarter:4 register:1286 volume:22 page:2129. Cit. Date: 12 April 2024.