Family of Joseph Michael Gallagher and Jean Mary Wilkinson

Husband:
Joseph Michael Gallagher (1915-1962)
Wife:
Jean Mary Wilkinson (1927-2011)
Children:
Janet Gallagher (1946-2020)
Status:
Separated
Marriage:
3 Feb 1945
St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England¹ ²
Joseph a Private First Class 32306941, U. S. Army (Dairyman) Hitcham of 43 Maple Street, Kerany, New Jersey, USA, Jean shorthand typist of 27 St. Aubyns Road, Ipswich, both unmarried, by licence, groom's father James Gallagher (deceased) coal miner, bride's father Herman Robert Wilkinson National Registration Official, witnesses Harry W Pleiffe, Alice Coney and H R Wilkinson

Husband: Joseph Michael Gallagher

Name:
Joseph Michael Gallagher³ ¹
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Executive Summary:
a Private First Class U.S. Army Number 32306941 during WWII serving as a dairyman then a milkman in civilian life
Occupation:
milkman (milk rounds/salesman)⁴
Birth:
29 Dec 1915
43 Maple Street, Kearney, New Jersey, USA⁵ ¹ ⁶ ⁷
Residence:
1948 (age 32-33)
236 Patterson Street, Harrison, New Jersey, USA⁸
Joseph being a Routs salesman and living with Jean Mary
Death:
28 Dec 1962 (age 46)
Devon Street, Kearney, New Jersey, USA⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Miscellaneous:
New Jersey, USA⁷
was issued with his Social Security Number of 152-07-0001

Jean Mary Wilkinson

Name:
Jean Mary Wilkinson⁹ ¹⁰
Sex:
Female
Father:
Herman Robert Wilkinson (1897-1964)
Mother:
Flora Bowtle (1903-1982)
Occupation:
shorthand typist³ ¹⁰
Birth:
21 Jan 1927
63 Junction Road, South Weald, Essex, England¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴
daughter of Herman Robert Wilkinson house & estate agent of 50 Prettyman Road, Ipswich Suffolk and Flora Wilkinson formally Bowtle of Woodbridge Road, Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 12)
27 St. Aubyns Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England¹⁵
unmarried and attending school, born on 21st January 1927 living with her parents and two siblings. Married 3rd February 1945 as Gallagher, not sure what TVA means
Emigration:
27 May 1946 (age 19)
from Southampton, Hampshire, England to USA¹⁶
of 27 St. Aubyns Road Ipswich Suffolk travelling with her daughter Janet on the "Holbrook" as a GI Bride. A dependent of Pfc Joseph Gallagher ASN 32306941 US Army of 424 Hamilton Street Harrison New Jersey USA
Residence:
1993 (age 65-66)
966 Mercer Drive, Toms River, New Jersey, USA, 08753-3938
Resident:
btw 1995 and May 2002 (age 67-75)
Lived in 27B Canton Drive, Whiting, New Jersey 08759, USA, 001 732 350 4546 with Daniel Vernon Frew
Residence:
Sep 2011 (age 84)
Madison, New Jersey, USA¹⁷
Death:
15 Sep 2011 (age 84)
Madison, New Jersey, USA¹⁸ ¹⁷ ¹⁹
Burial:
19 Sep 2011
Gate of Heaven Cemetery and Mausoleum, 225 Ridgedale Avenue, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA¹⁸ ²⁰ ²¹ ¹⁹
aged 84, preceded by a service at the Leonardis Memorial Home at 10 am

Daughter: Janet Gallagher

Spouse: Rocco Iossa

Name:
Janet Gallagher³ ²²
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Rocco Iossa (1943-2024)
Birth:
26 Mar 1946
27 St. Aubyns Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England³ ²² ²³
Emigration:
27 May 1946 (age 2 mns)
from Southampton, Hampshire, England to USA¹⁶
with her mother Jean on the "Holbrook". Dependent of Pfc Joseph Gallagher ASN 32306941 US Army of 424 Hamilton Street, Harrison, New Jersey
Death:
29 Jun 2020 (age 74)
New Jersey, USA²³
Cause: peacefully after a long illness
Burial:
1 Jul 2020
St. Vincent Martyr Church, Green Village Road, Madison, New Jersey, USA
at 11:00am

separated before 1960²⁴

1.: Marriage Certificate. own copy index:21. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

2.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1945 quarter:1 volume:4a page:2525. Cit. Date: 5 June 2017.

4.: Marriage Certificate. daughter Jean, own copy. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

5.: JoAnn Gallagher personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 22 April 2003.

7.: FindMyPast US Social Security Death Index Transcription, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Cit. Date: 15 June 2017.

8.: Ancestry US City Directories, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Harrison and Kearney Directory, New Jersey 1948.

9.: Birth Certificate. own copy. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

10.: Marriage Certificate. own copy. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

11.: Birth Certificate. own copy index:20. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

12.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Billericay 1927 quarter:1 volume:4a page:980.

13.: Helen Caroline Oakley, Birthday Book of Helen Caroline Oakley dated 17th June 1886 Wethersfield. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

14.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6610B folio:018 page:32 letter code:TVOJ. Cit. Date: 20 April 2017.

15.: Ibid. National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6610B page:18 line:32 letter code:TVOJ. Cit. Date: 20 April 2017.

17.: Ancestry US Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Cit. Date: 4 June 2017.

18.: Janet Gallagher personal communication. telephone call with David Wilkinson. Cit. Date: 17 September 2011.

19.: Internet Web Site. http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/. Cit. Date: 4 June 2017.

20.: Ancestry US Obituary Collection 1930-2015, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

22.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1946 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2114. Cit. Date: 3 January 2024.

23.: Obituary. Madison Memorial Home web site https://madisonmemorialhome.com/tribute/details/712/Janet-Iossa/obituary.html. Cit. Date: 3 January 2024.

24.: Joseph 'Joey' Michael Gallagher personal communication. email dated 18th September 2019. Cit. Date: 18 September 2019.