See also
Husband:
Gilson Smith (1884-1974)
Wife:
Ivy Maud Francis (1900-1990)
Marriage:
Q3 1927
St. Marylebone "Registration District", London, England1
Gilson Smith
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
agricultural / farm labourer, Royal Marine then a butler4 5 6
Birth:
9 Sep 1884
Baptism:
8 Apr 1888 (age 3)
St. John and St. Giles Church, The Endway, Great Easton, Essex, England8
son, as Gillson, of John Smith (labourer) and Emma of Great Easton, baptised with brothers Walter and Harry, and sister Nellie
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 6)
Cox Hill, Great Easton, Essex, England7
son as Gillson attending school and living with his parents John and Emma, brothers Walter and Harry, and sisters Nellie and Kate. Born in Thaxted Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 17)
Park Street, Thaxted, Essex, England4
unmarried son working as an ordinary agricultural labourer and living in four rooms with his widowed mother Emma, sister Kate, and brothers Frank and Fred. Born in Thaxted Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 26)
Royal Marine Barracks, Chatham, Kent, England5
an unmarried private in the Royal Marines. Born in Thaxted Essex
Census absence:
19 Jun 1921 (age 36)
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 55)
Flat 10, 6-7 Strathearn Place, Paddington, London, England6
a married butler living with Lord Francis Cavendish-Bentinck, and his wife Ivy. Born on 9th September 1884
Death:
Q4 1974 (age 90)
Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England3
Ivy Maud Francis
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
12 Nov 1900
Baptism:
13 Jan 1901 (age 0)
All Saints, Church Road, Chevington, Suffolk, England10
daughter of Thomas Francis (farm bailiff) and Rose late Last of Chevington. Born on 12th November 1900
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 4 mns)
College Farm, Chevington, Suffolk, England11
daughter living with her parents Thomas and Rosa, brothers Bertie and Gordon, and sisters Violet and Amy. Born in Chevington Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 10)
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 May. Born in Chevington Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 20 yrs 7 mns)
3 Grosvenor Square, St. George Hanover Square, London, England13
an unmarried servant working as a housemaid and living in thirty-three rooms with Winifred Portland, her secretary and fourteen other servants. Born in Chevington Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 38)
Flat 10, 6-7 Strathearn Place, Paddington, London, England6
married doing domestic duties and living with Lord Francis Cavendish-Bentinck, and her husband Gilson. Born on 12th November 1900
Death:
12 Apr 1990 (age 89)
Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England14 15
Probate:
26 Jun 1990
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15
of Cocks Green Lane Great Welnetham Bury St. Edmunds died 12th April 1990, probate not exceeding £100,000 (~£207,000 in 2017)
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Marylebone 1927 quarter:3 volume:1a page:1653. 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). Dunmow 1894 quarter:4 volume:4a page:579. Cit. Date: 14 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). Bury St. Edmunds 1974 quarter:4 volume:10 page:2231. Cit. Date: 14 April 2024.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1732 folio:40 page:19 schedule:137. Cit. Date: 14 April 2024.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:3927 registration district:47 sub-district:1 enumeration district:45 schedule:9999. Cit. Date: 14 April 2021.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 0413D page:13 line:25 letter code:APAS. Cit. Date: 13 April 2024.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1430 folio:80 page:16 schedule:128. Cit. Date: 14 April 2024.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Great Easton St. John and St. Giles baptisms 1854-1898 ref:D/P 232/1/5 image:44 page:83 entry:660. Cit. Date: 14 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 1900 quarter:4 volume:4a page:860. Cit. Date: 11 April 2024.
Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Chevington All Saints baptisms entry:50. Cit. Date: 14 April 2024.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1752 folio:32 page:8 schedule:51. Cit. Date: 11 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 Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:455 registration district:5 sub-district:1 enumeration district:10 page:2. 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). Bury St. Edmunds 1990 quarter:2 register:490 volume:10 page:2311. 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). Ipswich 1990 page:7846 no:9051507448N. Cit. Date: 13 April 2024.