See also

Family of John George Dersley and Susannah Sculthorpe

Husband: John George Dersley

  • Name:

  • John George Dersley2 3 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • George Dersley (1819?-1900)

  • Mother:

  • Ann Lucas (1823-1893)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • iron moulder, labourer, blacksmith and a market gardener5 6 7 8

  • Birth:

  • Jan 1843 (app)

  • Thetford, Norfolk, England2 4 5 6 7 8

  • Baptism:

  • 14 Feb 1843 (age 0)

  • St. Cuthbert's Church, 1 King Street, Thetford, Norfolk, England3

  •  

  • son of George Derisley (blacksmith) and Ann

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 8)

  • Magdalen Street, St. Cuthbert, Thetford, Norfolk, England4

  •  

  • son aged 8, attending school and living with his parents and five siblings. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Resident:

  • 1854 (age 10-11)

  • Lived in Coldfair Green, Knodishall, Suffolk, England with George Dersley, Ann Lucas, William Dersley, Emma Dersley, Susan Dersley, Charles Dersley, Ann Dersley, Robert Dersley and Alice Dersley

  • Resident:

  • 1858 (age 14-15)

  • Lived in Peasenhall, Suffolk, England with George Dersley, Ann Lucas, William Dersley, Emma Dersley, Susan Dersley, Charles Dersley, Ann Dersley, Robert Dersley, Alice Dersley, Alfred Dersley, David Dersley and James Dersley

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 18)

  • St. Johns Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son aged 16 single as George Dersley, iron moulder living with his parents and nine siblings. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 28)

  • Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household as George Dersley working as a labourer in a gas works and living with his wife Susanna, and sons George and Harry. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 38)

  • 3 Allan Buildings, Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household as John G Dearsley working as a blacksmith and living with his wife Susannah, and sons George, Harry, John and Joseph. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 48)

  • Kemball Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a blacksmith and market gardener and living with his wife Susannah, and sons Harry, John and Joseph. Born in Thetford Norfolk

  • Death:

  • 5 Oct 1898 (age 55)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England9 10 11

  • Burial:

  • 10 Oct 1898

  • Ipswich Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10 11

  •  

  • aged 55, a smith of Kemball Street St. Margaret Ipswich

Wife: Susannah Sculthorpe

  • Name:

  • Susannah Sculthorpe1 12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • house servant then a laundress12 13

  • Birth:

  • 1836 (app)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England14 7 8 13 15

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 4-5)

  • Slade's Lane, Great Baddow, Essex, England16

  •  

  • aged 6, living with parents, two siblings and another. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 14-15)

  • Norwich Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • daughter aged 14, home living with mother and two siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 24-25)

  • Norwich Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • servant aged 26 unmarried, house servant to Henry Gislingham. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 35)

  • Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband George and sons George and Harry. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 46)

  • 3 Allan Buildings, Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife as Susannah Dearsley living with her husband John, and sons George, Harry, John and Joseph. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 54)

  • Kemball Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband John, and sons Harry, John and Joseph. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 65)

  • 16 Kemball Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • widowed head of the household working as a laundress and living with her son Joseph. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 75)

  • 24 Bloomfield Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • widowed mother living in four rooms with her son Joseph. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1915 (age 79)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England18

Child 1: George William Dersley

  • Name:

  • George William Dersley6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Rachel Packard (1861-1918)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • labourer, soldier then a green grocer7 19 20

  • Birth:

  • 20 Aug 1865

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England21 6 7 22 20

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 5)

  • Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents George and Susanna, and brother Harry. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 15)

  • 3 Allan Buildings, Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son as George William Dearsley working as a labourer in an iron works and living with his parents John and Susannah, and brothers Harry, John and Joseph. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • frm 10 Dec 1885 to 4 Jul 1901 (age 20-35)

  • Northumberland Fusiliers as no:126523 24

  •  

  • a blacksmith of Harwich in Essex being 5' 3" tall, weighing 123lbs, with a chest of 35", a fresh complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair and was of Church of England denomination. He served in India October 1887 to December 1894 participating in the 1888 Hazara Expedition on the North West frontier – a punitive expedition against the Hassanzai and Akazi tribes after they had killed two British officers and four Gurkha soldiers. He was posted to South Africa in December 1899, where he served until he was shot through his hand at Noortgraacht on 13 December 1900, (cannot identify this location or the military engagement), after which he retired from the army as no longer fit to serve

  • Census absence:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 25)

  •  

  •  

  • in the army serving in India

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 35)

  •  

  •  

  • in the army serving in South Africa

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 45)

  • Gordon Terrace, 12 Kemball Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • unmarried boarder being an army pensioner and greengrocer on own account and living in six rooms with Rachel Clemence (whom he later married), her daughter Ellner (sic) and a visitor. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • frm 14 Oct 1914 to 24 Sep 1915 (age 49-50)

  • British Army 4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment (a Territorial Force) as private no:2260825 26

  •  

  • of 12 Gordon Terrace Kemball Street being discharged as unfit for further war service. He had been shot in the left hand when in South Africa and also he had lost his left eye and was receiving a pension of 1s 6d per day (~£4.42 in 2017 = £1,613 per annum)

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 74)

  • 14 Kemball Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • a widowed and retired army pensioner living with his step daughter Elliner Jackaman, her husband Edwin Jackaman their daughter Marjorie and a Daphne Brown. Born 20th August 1865

  • Death:

  • Q4 1941 (age 76)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England27 23

  •  

  • living in Kemball Street Ipswich

Child 2: Harry Dersley

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Son: Harry Dersley

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Spouse: Clara Susannah Gooding

  • Name:

  • Harry Dersley28 29

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Clara Susannah Gooding (1869-1952)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • market gardener, insurance agent then an insurance district superintendent8 30 31 32 33

  • Birth:

  • 25 Nov 1869

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England28 6 7 8 30 31 32 33

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 1)

  • Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • son living with his parents George and Susanna, and brother George. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 11)

  • 3 Allan Buildings, Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son as Harry Dearsley attending school and living with his parents John and Susannah, and brothers George, John and Joseph. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 21)

  • Kemball Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a market gardener and living with his parents John and Susannah, and brothers John and Joseph. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 31)

  • 4 Outerpart Eastward, Harwich, Essex, England30

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an insurance agent and living in four rooms with his wife Clara, sons George and Ernest, and daughters Maud and Lilly. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 41)

  • 66 North Station Road, Colchester, Essex, England31

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a district superintendent for a Life Insurance Company and living in six rooms with his wife Clara, sons George, Ernest and William, and daughters Ethel and Amy. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 51 yrs 7 mns)

  • 35 Gladstone Road, Colchester, Essex, England32

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a Life and National Health Insurance Superintendent for the London & Manchester Assurance Co. Ltd., Life Insurance Co. also National Amalgamated Approved Society at the District Office 5 High Street Colchester and living with his wife Clara, sons Ernest and William, and daughters Ethel, Amy and Edith. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 69)

  • 31 Roman Road, Colchester, Essex, England33

  •  

  • a married industrial insurance superintendent living with his wife Clara. Born on 25th November 1869

  • Death:

  • 11 Mar 1940 (age 70)

  • Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, England29 34

  • Probate:

  • 3 May 1940

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England34

  •  

  • of 31 Roman Road Colchester died 11th March 1940 at Essex County Hospital Colchester, administration of effects of £627 6s 10d (~£25,000 in 2017) to Clara Susannah Dersley. Note there was a further grant made on 22nd August 1962

Child 3: John Dersley

  • Name:

  • John Dersley35 36

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Martha Henrietta Leggett (1874-1953)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • blacksmith's striker then a blacksmith8 37 38 39 40

  • Birth:

  • 16 Jul 1873

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England35 7 8 37 38 39 40

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 7)

  • 3 Allan Buildings, Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son as John Dearsley attending school and living with his parents John and Susannah, and brothers George, Harry and Joseph. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 17)

  • Kemball Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a blacksmith's striker and living with his parents John and Susannah, and brothers Harry and Joseph. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 27)

  • 52 Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England37

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a blacksmith and living with his wife Martha, daughter Ivy, and son John. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 37)

  • 52 Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England38

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a blacksmith in engineering and living in six rooms with his wife Martha, daughters Ivy, Flossie and Bertha, and sons John, Frank, Richard and Herbert. Born in Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 47 yrs 11 mns)

  • 52 Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England39

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a blacksmith for Ransomes Simms & Jefferies agricultural engineers at Orwell Works Ipswich and living in six rooms with his wife Martha, sons John, Francis, Richard and Herbert, and daughters Flossie, Bertha, Phyllis and Gladys. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 66)

  • 76 Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England40

  •  

  • a married blacksmith (heavy worker) living with his wife Martha. Born on 16th July 1873

  • Administrator:

  • 26 Mar 1953 (age 79)

  •  

     

    John Dersley was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Martha Henrietta Leggett on Thursday on 26 March 1953 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • Q2 1965 (age 91)

  • Samford "Registration District", Suffolk, England36

Child 4: Joseph Dersley

  • Name:

  • Joseph Dersley41 42

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • garden labourer, market gardener then a fruiterer8 13 15 43

  • Birth:

  • 17 Nov 1876

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England41 7 8 13 15 43

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 4)

  • 3 Allan Buildings, Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son as Joseph Dearsley attending school and living with his parents John and Susannah, and brothers George, Harry and John. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 14)

  • Kemball Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son working as a gardener's labourer and living with his parents John and Susannah, and brothers Harry and John. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 24)

  • 16 Kemball Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a market gardener and living with his mother Susannah. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 33)

  • 24 Bloomfield Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • unmarried son and head of the household working as a fruiterer own own account and living in four rooms with his widowed mother Susannah. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 62)

  • 28 Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England43

  •  

  • an unmarried fruit retail dealer living with Alexander Fuller and six others. Born on 17th November 1876

  • Death:

  • Q1 1947 (age 69)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England42

Note on Wife: Susannah Sculthorpe

Susannah's parents were William Sculthorpe (c1781-?) and Lucy (c1805-?)

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