See also

Family of Thomas William Francis and Edith Ann Sheldrake

  • Husband:

  • Thomas William Francis (1897-1959)

  • Wife:

  • Edith Ann Sheldrake (1900-1963)

  • Children:

  • Alan William Francis (1928-1976)

  • Marriage:

  • Q2 1927

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England1

Husband: Thomas William Francis

  • Name:

  • Thomas William Francis2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Henry Frances (1866-1917)

  • Mother:

  • Sarah Elizabeth Pryke (1867-1907)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer the a public works contractors labourer4 5

  • Birth:

  • 6 Aug 1897

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England2 6 7 4 5

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 3)

  • Common Road, Chelsworth, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living with his parents Henrey (sic) and Sarah, brothers James and Walter, and sisters Alice and Ellen. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 13)

  • Ringshall, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son working as a houseboy on a farm and living in four rooms with his widowed father Henry, brother Walter, and sister Nellie. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • frm 9 Dec 1915 to 15 Nov 1918 (age 18-21)

  • British Army West Kent Regiment as no:474698

  •  

  • a groom from Ringshall Suffolk who was 5' 2" tall with a chest of ££" and expansion of 2". He srved in Frace from 3rd November 1916 to 12th July 1918

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 23 yrs 10 mns)

  • Old Post Office Corner, Ringshall, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried brother and an out of work farm labourer for Mr. H Palmer of Ringshall and living in four rooms with his brother Walter, sister Alice, niece Ethel, and a visitor and his future sister-in-law Agnes Moss. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Medals:

  • Jun 1922

  •  

  •  

  • British War and Victory medals

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 42)

  • The Weir, Wattisham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • a married public works contractors labourer living with his wife Edith, son Alan, and a closed record. Born on 6th August 1897

  • Death:

  • 7 Nov 1959 (age 62)

  • Gipping "Registration District", Suffolk, England3 8

  • Probate:

  • 31 Dec 1959

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • of 51 Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk died 7th November 1959, administration of effects of £188 17s 3d (~£4,000 in 2017) to Edith Anne Francis widow

Wife: Edith Ann Sheldrake

  • Name:

  • Edith Ann Sheldrake9 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • housemaid10

  • Birth:

  • 15 May 1900

  • Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England9 11 12 10 5

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 9 mns)

  • Mendlesham Green, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • granddaughter living in three rooms with her grandparents Robert and Eliza Sheldrake, uncles Alfred, Jabez and Ephriam, and aunt Althea. Born in Leeds Yorkshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 10)

  • Saxham Street, Stowupland, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • niece attending school and living in five rooms with uncle and aunt Arthur and Alice Finbow, and cousins Walter and Katie Finbow. Born in Leeds Yorkshire

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 21 yrs 1 mn)

  • Combs, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • an unmarried servant working as a housemaid and living in eighteen rooms with G Webb and Constance Portway and their daughter, a governess and two other servants. Born in Leeds Yorkshire

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 39)

  • The Weir, Wattisham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Thomas, son Alan, and a closed record. Born on 15th May 1900

  • Administrator:

  • 31 Dec 1959 (age 59)

  •  

     

    Edith Ann Sheldrake was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Thomas William Francis on Thursday on 31 December 1959 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • 15 Apr 1963 (age 62)

  • Gipping "Registration District", Suffolk, England13 14

  • Probate:

  • 17 May 1963

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • a widow of 51 Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk died 15th April 1963, administration of effects of £1,356 33 1d (~£26,000 in 2017) to Alan William Francis records draughtsman

Child 1: Alan William Francis

  • Name:

  • Alan William Francis15 16

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Brenda Joyce Byford (1931-2011)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • draughtsman14

  • Birth:

  • 2 Sep 1928

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England15 5 16

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 11)

  • The Weir, Wattisham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • attending school and living with his parents Thomas and Edith, and a closed record. Born on 2nd September 1928

  • Administrator:

  • 17 May 1963 (age 34)

  •  

     

    Alan William Francis was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Edith Ann Sheldrake on Friday on 17 May 1963 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • Q3 1976 (age 47-48)

  • Norwich "Registration District", Norfolk, England16

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Cosford 1927 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2207. Cit. Date: 21 January 2025.

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 1897 quarter:3 volume:4a page:887. Cit. Date: 21 January 2025.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Gipping 1959 quarter:4 volume:4b page:737. Cit. Date: 22 January 2025.

4.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9381 registration district:211 sub-district:1 enumeration district:23, 24, 25, 26 schedule:20. Cit. Date: 21 January 2025.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6670D page:13 line:17 letter code:TZDN. Cit. Date: 21 January 2025.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1748 folio:45 page:10 schedule:55. Cit. Date: 21 January 2025.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10768 class:RG78 piece:582 registration district:211 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:110. Cit. Date: 21 January 2025.

8.

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 1959 page:491. Cit. Date: 22 January 2025.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Leeds 1900 quarter:2 volume:9b page:536. Cit. Date: 22 January 2025.

10.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9352 registration district:209 sub-district:2 enumeration district:1, 2, 3, 4 schedule:170. Cit. Date: 22 January 2025.

11.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1763 folio:59 page:11 schedule:64. Cit. Date: 22 January 2025.

12.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10689 class:RG78 piece:576 registration district:209 sub-district:3 enumeration district:4 schedule:57. Cit. Date: 22 January 2025.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Gipping 1963 quarter:2 volume:4b page:872. Cit. Date: 22 January 2025.

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). Ipswich 1963 page:548. Cit. Date: 22 January 2025.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1928 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1441. Cit. Date: 21 January 2025.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Norwich 1976 quarter:3 volume:10 page:1554. Cit. Date: 21 January 2025.