See also
Husband:
James Walter Gillingham (1885-1950)
Wife:
Edith Emma Branford (1887-1949)
Children:
Status:
Separated
Marriage:
Q4 1907
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England1
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
postman4
Birth:
11 Feb 1885
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 6)
10 Old Foundry Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5
son attending school and living with his widowed father Alfred, brother Herbert, sisters Amelia and Agnes, and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 16)
14 Charles Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6
son living with his father Alfred, step-mother Emma, and sister Agnes. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 26)
9 Mason Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4
married head of the household working as a G.P.O.postman and living in four rooms with his wife Edith. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 54)
183/5 Coppins Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England7
a married disabled ex-service pensioner no:B.M. 8504 living with Bessie Gillingham (Whatling) and six others. Born on 11th February 1885. Note that Bessie was administrator of both James and his wife Edith's probates when she was described as a single woman, she was not married to James so it is assumed that she was a common law wife
Death:
5 Mar 1950 (age 65)
Clacton and District Hospital, Tower Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England3 8
Probate:
23 May 1950
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8
of 25 Victory Road Clacton-on-Sea died 5th March 1950 at The District Hospital Clacton-on-Sea, probate of effects of £1,200 (~£37,500 in 2017) to Bessie Whatling single woman
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
Q3 1887
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 3)
Lower Street, Higham by Nayland, Suffolk, England10
granddaughter living with her widowed grandfather George Buckmore, her mother Laura and sister Maude. Born in Stratford St. Mary Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 13)
Sonds Pit Cottage, The Street, Holton St. Mary, Suffolk, England11
visitor living in four rooms with Walter Laurence and family. Born in Stratford Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 23)
9 Mason Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4
married wife living in four rooms with her husband James. Born in Stratford St. Mary Suffolk and married for three years with one child who had died
Death:
20 Nov 1949 (age 62)
Probate:
12 Jun 1950
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13
of The Haven Capel St. Mary near Ipswich (wife of James Walter Gillingham) died 20th November 1949, administration of £1,499 5s 9d (~£46,800 in 2017) to Bessie Whatling single woman
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1907 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2045. Cit. Date: 13 July 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1885 quarter:1 volume:4a page:833. Cit. Date: 6 August 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1950 quarter:1 volume:4a page:567. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10804 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:6 schedule:236. Cit. Date: 5 August 2020.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1472 folio:44 page:4. Cit. Date: 6 August 2020.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1780 folio:119 page:27. Cit. Date: 28 October 2020.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). RG101 piece:1499E page:4 line:12 letter code:DBRS. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.
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 1950 page:601. Cit. Date: 14 March 2021.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1887 quarter:3 volume:4a page:767. Cit. Date: 13 July 2020.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1464 folio:111 page:2. Cit. Date: 6 August 2020.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1771 folio:84 page:25. Cit. Date: 6 August 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1949 quarter:4 volume:4b page:871A. Cit. Date: 6 August 2020.
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 1950 page:601. Cit. Date: 6 August 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1908 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1035. Cit. Date: 13 July 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1909 quarter:1 volume:4a page:645. Cit. Date: 13 July 2020.