See also
Husband:
Henry John Phillips (1891-1918)
Wife:
Florence Jessie Griggs (1893-1979)
Children:
Marriage:
12 Jul 1913
Henry a bachelor working as a painter, of Woburn Bedfordshire England and son of Arthur Phillips and Sarah Winter. Florence of Watford Hertfordshire England and daughter of Mortimer? and Sarah Dollamore
Henry John Phillips
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
Q3 1891
1911 census says born in Pimlico London
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 9)
50 Leighton Street, Woburn, Bedfordshire, England6
son as John living with his parents Arthur and Sarah, sisters Florence, Ada and Mildred, and brother Arthur. Born in St. Georges Hanover Square London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 20)
12 London Road East, Woburn, Bedfordshire, England5
unmarried son as John working as a sub-postman and living in five rooms with his parents Arthur and Sarah, sister Ada, Mildred and Elsey (sic), and brother Harold. Born in Pimlico London
Death:
8 Aug 1918 (age 27)
Pas-de-Calais, France7
War Memorial:
Vimy Memorial, Chemin des Canadiens, Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, France7
private 916737 of the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion died 8th August 1918 aged 27. Son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Phillips of 12 London End Woburn Bedfordshire England; husband of Florence Jessie Taylor (formerly Phillips) of 47 Princes Avenue Watford Herts England
Name:
Sex:
Female
Nickname:
Florrie
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
laundry maid11
Birth:
17 Feb 1893
death index says born 17th February 1892
Baptism:
4 Jun 1893 (age 0)
St. Mary's Church, Ashley Road, Hornsey Rise, Islington, Middlesex, England9
daughter of Walter Griggs (gas fitter) and Sarah Anne of 15 Cottenham Road
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 8)
2 Chapel Row, Water Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, England10
daughter as Florrie living in four rooms with her parents Walter and Sarah. Born in Holloway London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 18)
Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedfordshire, England11
an unmarried servant working as a laundry maid and living in one hundred and twenty-six rooms with sixty-four others. Born in Holloway
Emigration:
28 Jun 1913 (age 20)
from Liverpool, Lancashire, England to Quebec, Quebec, Canada15
an unmarried domestic travelling alone on the White Star Dominion Line's Canada
Immigration:
16 Jun 1919 (age 26)
to Liverpool, Lancashire, England from Montreal, Quebec, Canada16
travelling to 26 Meeting A Watford on the White Star Dominion Line's Megantic with daughter Elsie, and son Arthur
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 28 yrs 4 mns)
26 Meeting Alley, Watford, Hertfordshire, England12
married daughter doing home duties and living in four rooms with her parents Walter and Sarah, her husband James Taylor, daughter Elsie Phillips, and son Arthur Phillips. Born in London
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 46)
47 Princes Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, England13
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband James, sons Edward and Frederick Taylor, daughter Doris Taylor, daughter Elsie Phillips, and son Arthur Phillips. Born on 17th February 1893
Death:
Q1 1979 (age 85-86)
Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England14
Name:
Elsie Florence Phillips2
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Occupation:
packer13
Birth:
24 Jun 1914
631 Greenwood Avenue, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada2 12 13
daughter of Henry John Phillips (painter) and Florence J Griggs who were married on 12th July 1913 in Toronto
Immigration:
16 Jun 1919 (age 5)
to Liverpool, Lancashire, England from Montreal, Quebec, Canada16
travelling to 26 Meeting A Watford on the White Star Dominion Line's Megantic with her mother Florence, and brother Arthur
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 7)
26 Meeting Alley, Watford, Hertfordshire, England12
granddaughter attending school and living in four rooms with her grandparents Walter and Sarah Griggs, her mother Florence, her step-father James Taylor, and brother Arthur Phillips. Born in Toronto Canada
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 25)
47 Princes Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, England13
an unmarried packer for a photographic manufacturer living with her step-father James Taylor, her mother Florence, half-brothers Edward and Frederick, half-sister Doris, and brother Arthur. Born on 24th June 1914 and married a Wheeler at a later date
Name:
Sex:
Male
Occupation:
motor fitter and turner13
Birth:
10 Dec 1915
Scarborough Junction, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada16 3 13 17
son of Henry John Phillips (painter) and Florence Jessie Griggs who were married on 12th July 1913 in Toronto
Immigration:
16 Jun 1919 (age 3)
to Liverpool, Lancashire, England from Montreal, Quebec, Canada16
travelling to 26 Meeting A Watford on the White Star Dominion Line's Megantic with his mother Florence, and sister Elsie
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 5 yrs 6 mns)
26 Meeting Alley, Watford, Hertfordshire, England12
grandson attending school and living in four rooms with his grandparents Walter and Sarah Griggs, his mother Florence, his step-father James Taylor, and sister Elsie Phillips. Born in Toronto Canada
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 23)
47 Princes Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, England13
an unmarried motor turner and fitter living with his step-father James Taylor, his mother Florence, half-brothers Edward and Frederick, half-sister Doris, and sister Elsie. Born on 10th December 1915
Death:
1 Dec 1997 (age 81)
Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England17 18
Probate:
23 Jan 1998
Probate Registry, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England18
grant and will, died 1st December 1997
Ancestry Canada Ontario, Marriages, 1826-1942, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). York 1913 no:23487. Cit. Date: 24 February 2025.
Ancestry Canada Ontario, Births, 1832-1917, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). York 1914-1915 no:7724. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
Ibid. York 1915 no:69426. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. George Hanover Square 1891 quarter:3 volume:1a page:424. Cit. Date: 9 March 2025.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:8956 class:RG78 piece:473 registration district:176 sub-district:4 enumeration district:16 schedule:96. Cit. Date: 9 March 2025.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1506 folio:97 page:21 schedule:151. Cit. Date: 9 March 2025.
Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Vimy Memorial. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Islington 1893 quarter:1 volume:1b page:260. Cit. Date: 24 February 2025.
Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Islington Hornsey Rise St. Mary baptisms 1875-1906 page:58 entry:463. Cit. Date: 24 February 2025.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1318 folio:53 page:8 schedule:59. Cit. Date: 24 February 2025.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:8957 registration district:176 sub-district:4 enumeration district:17 schedule:81. Cit. Date: 24 February 2025.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:7194 registration district:140 sub-district:2 enumeration district:12 schedule:310. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1642A page:12 line:5 letter code:DEWU. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Watford 1979 quarter:1 volume:10 page:1090. Cit. Date: 27 February 2025.
Ancestry UK and Ireland Outward Passenger Lists 1890-1960, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Liverpool 1913 June Canada. Cit. Date: 24 February 2025.
Ancestry UK and Ireland Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Liverpool 1919 June Megantic. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Watford 1997 quarter:4 district:5361C register:C44D entry:118 date:1297. Cit. Date: 9 March 2025.
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 1998 no:9852205798. Cit. Date: 9 March 2025.