See also

Family of Gordon Francis and Elsie Woodier

  • Husband:

  • Gordon Francis (1895-1975)

  • Wife:

  • Elsie Woodier (1898-1983)

  • Marriage:

  • Q4 1925

  • Coventry "Registration District", Warwickshire, England1

Husband: Gordon Francis

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Gordon Francis

  • Name:

  • Gordon Francis2,3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Thomas Francis (1868-1967)

  • Mother:

  • Rosa Matilda Last (1871-1947)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic gardener, metal polisher then a garage foreman5,6,7

  • Birth:

  • 19 Aug 1895

  • Ringshall, Suffolk, England2,3,4,5,6,7,8

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Aug 1897 (age 1)

  • All Saints, Church Road, Chevington, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of Thomas Francis (farm bailiff) and Rose late Last of Chevington. Born on 19th August 1895 at Ringshall and baptised with sister Violet

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • College Farm, Chevington, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son living with his parents Thomas and Rosa, brother Bertie, and sisters Violet, Amy and Ivy. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • Hall Cottages, Little Whelnetham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a domestic gardener and living in four rooms with his parents Thomas and Rosa, brother Bertie, and sisters Violet, Amy, Ivy and May. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 25 yrs 10 mns)

  • 81 St. Margaret Road, Coventry, Warwickshire, England6

  •  

  • unmarried boarder and an out of work metal polisher for Metcalfe Manufacturers of White Friar Street Coventry and living in five rooms with Henry and Rose Rhodes and Family. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 44)

  • 25 Templar Avenue, Coventry, Warwickshire, England7

  •  

  • married foreman for a garage and transport hire plant living with his wife Elsie, and a closed record. Born on 19th August 1895

  • Death:

  • Q3 1975 (age 79-80)

  • Coventry "Registration District", West Midlands, England4

Wife: Elsie Woodier

  • Name:

  • Elsie Woodier1,9,10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • handle threader11

  • Birth:

  • 11 Feb 1898

  • Coventry, Warwickshire, England7,9,10,11,12,13,14

  •  

  • 1939 register says born on 12th February 1898

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Mar 1898 (age 0)

  • St. Michael's Church, Coventry, Warwickshire, England10

  •  

  • daughter of Albert Woodier (machinist) and Lizzie of 64 Little Park Street, born 12th February 1898

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 3)

  • 4 St. John Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, England12

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents Albert and Lizzie, and brothers Albert and William. Born in Coventry Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 13)

  • 4 St. John Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, England13

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents Albert and Lizzie, brothers Albert and William, and sisters Lizzie and Alice. Born in Coventry Warwickshire

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 23 yrs 3 mns)

  • 5 St. John Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, England11

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a handle threader for Swaging Company of Whitefriars Mills and living in four rooms with her parents Albert and Lizzie, sisters Lizzie and Alice, and brother Leonard. Born in Coventry

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 41)

  • 25 Templar Avenue, Coventry, Warwickshire, England7

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Gordon, and a closed record. Born on 12th February 1898

  • Death:

  • 17 Feb 1983 (age 85)

  • Coventry "Registration District", West Midlands, England14,15

  • Probate:

  • 6 Apr 1983

  • Probate Registry, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England15

  •  

  • of 2 Turner Road Coventry died 17th February 1983, probate of £49,773 (~£160,000 in 2017)

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Coventry 1925 quarter:4 volume:6d page:1525. Cit. Date: 15 April 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). Bosmere 1895 quarter:3 volume:4a page:859. Cit. Date: 11 April 2024.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Chevington All Saints baptisms entry:16. Cit. Date: 14 April 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). Covemtry 1975 quarter:3 volume:33 page:282. Cit. Date: 15 April 2024.

5.

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.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:14573 registration district:390 sub-district:2 enumeration district:23 schedule:201. Cit. Date: 15 April 2024.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 5671E page:9 line:21 letter code:QDQY. Cit. Date: 15 April 2024.

8.

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.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Coventry 1898 quarter:1 volume:6d page:579. Cit. Date: 15 April 2024.

10.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Warwickshire Baptisms Coventry St. Michael baptisms 1892-1902 Warwickshire Record Office ref:DR0090/27 page:110 entry:873. Cit. Date: 15 April 2024.

11.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:14591 registration district:390 sub-district:3 enumeration district:14 schedule:115. Cit. Date: 16 April 2024.

12.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:2906 folio:126 page:20 schedule:121. Cit. Date: 16 April 2024.

13.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:18517 class:RG78 piece:1110 registration district:390 sub-district:1 enumeration district:7 schedule:126. Cit. Date: 16 April 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). Coventry 1983 quarter:1 volume:33 page:31. Cit. Date: 16 April 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). Oxford 1983 page:3393 no:834501775V. Cit. Date: 16 April 2024.