See also

Family of James Overett and Elizabeth Brooks

Husband: James Overett

  • Name:

  • James Overett1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • James Overett (1809?-1855)

  • Mother:

  • Catherine (1821?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • boot and shoemaker (cordwainer)2 3 4 5

  • Birth:

  • Dec 1850

  • Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England1 3 4 5

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 0)

  • 8 Felix Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England1

  •  

  • son aged 3 months, living with parents, five siblings and two visitors. Born in Middlesex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 30)

  • 48 Morpeth Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a boot maker and living with his wife Elizabeth, daughter Elizabeth, and sons James and Albert. Born in Bethnal Green Middlesex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 40)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household as James Overitt working as a shoe maker and living in four rooms with his wife Elizabeth, daughters Elizabeth and Edith, and sons James, Bertie and William. Born in Bethnal Green London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 50)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a shoemaker at home on his own account and living with his wife Elizabeth, sons James, Albert and William, and daughter Edith. Born in Bethnal Green London

  • Death:

  • Q1 1910 (age 59)

  • Shoreditch "Registration District", London, England6

Wife: Elizabeth Brooks

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Brooks7

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1852 (app)

  • Oxford Street, Soho, Middlesex, England3 4 5 8

  •  

  • 1881 census says born in Holborn

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 29)

  • 48 Morpeth Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England3

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband James, daughter Elizabeth, and sons James and Albert. Born in Holborn Middlesex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 39)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England4

  •  

  • married wife as Elizabeth Overitt living in four rooms with her husband James, daughters Elizabeth and Edith, and sons James, Bertie and William. Born in Soho London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 49)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband James, sons James, Albert and William, and daughter Edith. Born in Oxford Street London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 59)

  • 9 Parr Street, Hoxton, London, England8

  •  

  • widowed head of the household living in three rooms with son William, daughter Dolly and future son-in-law Frank Wetton. Born in Soho London. Married for thirty-nine years with eleven children, five of whom are still living (crossed out)

Child 1: Elizabeth Overett

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Overett

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • tailor / tailoress4

  • Birth:

  • 1874 (app)

  • Shoreditch, Middlesex, England3 4

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 7)

  • 48 Morpeth Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England3

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents James and Elizabeth, and brothers James and Albert. Born in Shoreditch Middlesex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 17)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England4

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Elizabeth Overitt working as a tailoress and living in four rooms with her parents James and Elizabeth, sister Edith, and brothers James, Bertie and William. Born in Shoreditch London

Child 2: James William Overett

  • Name:

  • James William Overett7

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Florence Jane Gorman (1877?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • errand boy becoming a packing case maker4 5 9

  • Birth:

  • 17 Jan 1876

  • Bow, Middlesex, England3 10 4 5

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 4)

  • 48 Morpeth Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England3

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents James and Elizabeth, sister Elizabeth and brother Albert. Born in Bow Middlesex

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Feb 1885 (age 9)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, Middlesex, England10

  •  

  • son of James Overitt (boot & shoe maker) and Elizabeth of 28 Nicholas Street, baptised with brothers Albert and William and born on 17th January 1876

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 14)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son as James Overitt working as an errand boy and living in four rooms with his parents James and Elizabeth, sisters Elizabeth and Edith, and brothers Bertie and William. Born in Bow London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 23)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a packing casemaker and living with his parents James and Elizabeth, brothers Albert and William, and sister Edith. Born in Bow London

  • Witness:

  • 17 Sep 1911 (age 35)

  • James William Overett witnessed the marriage of Frank Herbert Wetton and Edith Maud Overett on Sunday on 17 September 1911 in St. John the Baptist Church, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, London, England

Child 3: Albert Francis Overett

  • Name:

  • Albert Francis Overett11 12

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Bertie

  • Spouse:

  • Daisy Ethel Mynott (1890-1959)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • packing case maker then a wood dealer5 13

  • Birth:

  • 16 Dec 1880

  • Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England11 3 14 4 5 13

  •  

  • born 17th December 1880 in 1939 register

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 3 mns)

  • 48 Morpeth Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England3

  •  

  • son living with his parents James and Elizabeth, sister Elizabeth and brother James. Born in Bethnal Green Middlesex

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Feb 1885 (age 4)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, Middlesex, England14

  •  

  • son of James Overitt (boot & shoe maker) and Elizabeth of 28 Nicholas Street, baptised with brothers James and William and born on 16th December 1880

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 10)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England4

  •  

  • son as Bertie Overitt attending school and living in four rooms with his parents James and Elizabeth, sisters Elizabeth and Edith, and brothers James and William. Born in Bethnal Green London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 20)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a packing casemaker and living with his parents James and Elizabeth, brothers James and William, and sister Edith. Born in Bethnal Green London

  • Military Service:

  • btw 28 Jan 1907 and 6 Oct 1916 (age 26-35)

  • Kings Shropshire Light Infantry as private no:838315

  •  

  • a silverman with a slight defect in his left eye who was 5' 7½" tall, weighed 148lbs with a 37" chest expansion 2", fresh complexion, grey eyes and brown hair. He served in India and France and was shot in the left leg on 29th August 1915

  • Medals:

  • 8 Mar 191716

  •  

  •  

  • Siver War Badge

  • Medals:

  • 28 Jun 192017

  •  

  •  

  • 1914-15 Star, Victory and British War medals

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 58)

  • 111 Newport Road, Leyton, Essex, England13

  •  

  • a married and retired wood dealer (through illness) living with his wife Daisy, a closed record (presumably son Ronald), and sons Jack and Leslie. Born on 17th December 1880

  • Death:

  • Q3 1957 (age 76)

  • Essex "South Western Registration District", Essex, England12

Child 4: William Charles Overett

  • Name:

  • William Charles Overett18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Margaret Eleanor Phillips (1890-1971)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • port/post errand boy becoming a packing case maker then a carpenter19 8 20 21

  • Birth:

  • 2 Jan 1885

  • Hoxton, London, England22 4 19 8 21

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Feb 1885 (age 0)

  • St. John the Baptist Church, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, Middlesex, England10

  •  

  • son of James Overitt (boot & shoe maker) and Elizabeth of 28 Nicholas Street, baptised with brothers James and Albert and born on 2nd January 1885

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 6)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England4

  •  

  • son as William Overitt attending school and living in four rooms with his parents James and Elizabeth, sisters Elizabeth and Edith, and brothers James and Bertie. Born in Shoreditch London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 16)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England19

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a port/post? errand boy and living with his parents James and Elizabeth, brothers James and Albert, and sister Edith. Born in Shoreditch London

  • Military Service:

  • btw 8 Jul 1903 and 9 May 1905 (age 18)

  • Kent Artillery as gunner no:669423 24

  •  

  • a packing case maker of 124 St. Johns Road and born in Hoxton

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 26)

  • 9 Parr Street, Hoxton, London, England8

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a packing case maker and living in three rooms with his widowed mother Elizabeth, sister Dolly and future brother-in-law Frank Wetton. Born in Hoxton London

  • Military Service:

  • btw 5 Jun 1916 and 15 Oct 1919 (age 31-34)

  • Labour Corps as no:87907 and 3639623

  •  

  • a packing case maker born in Hoxton who was 5' 7¾" tall, weighed 117 lbs with a chest of 37" and expansion of 3". Married Margaret Eleanor Phillips spinster on 16th December 1911 with two children William Alfred James born 22nd May 1913 in Islington and Eleanor Alice Margaret born 8th November 1914 in Shoreditch

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 54)

  • 56 Besford House, Pritchards Road, Cambridge Heath, London, England21

  •  

  • a married building carpenter living with his wife Margaret, son William, daughter Eleanor and two closed records. Born on 2nd January 1885

  • Death:

  • Q3 1941 (age 56)

  • Bethnal Green "Registration District", London, England18

Child 5: Alice Maud Overett

  • Name:

  • Alice Maud Overett25

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 23 May 1889

  • Shoreditch "Registration District", London, England25 26

  • Baptism:

  • 29 Jun 1889 (age 0)

  • St. Anne's Church, Hemsworth Street, Hoxton, Middlesex, England26

  •  

  • daughter of James Albert Overitt (boot maker) and Elizabeth of 124 St John's Road, born on 23rd May 1889, private baptism

  • Death:

  • Q3 1889 (age 0)

  • Shoreditch "Registration District", London, England27

Child 6: Edith Maud Overett

  • Name:

  • Edith Maud Overett28 2 8

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Dolly

  • Spouse:

  • Frank Herbert Wetton (1882-1932)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • mantle machinist8

  • Birth:

  • 23 Dec 1890

  • Hoxton, London, England28 2 4 19 8

  • Baptism:

  • 25 Jan 1891 (age 0)

  • St. Anne's Church, Hemsworth Street, Hoxton, Middlesex, England2

  •  

  • daughter of James Overett (boot maker)and Elizabeth of 124 St. John's Road, Hoxton, born on 23rd December 1890

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3 mns)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England4

  •  

  • daughter as Edith Overitt living in four rooms with her parents James and Elizabeth, sister Elizabeth, and brothers James, Bertie and William. Born in Shoreditch London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • 124 St. John's Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England19

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents James and Elizabeth, and brothers James, Albert and William. Born in Shoreditch London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • 9 Parr Street, Hoxton, London, England8

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Dolly working as a mantle machinist and living in three rooms with her widowed mother Elizabeth, brother William and her future husband Frank Wetton. Born in Hoxton London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 48)

  • Elinberta, Leslie Road, Rayleigh, Essex, England29

  •  

  • a widow doing unpaid domestic duties and living with daughters Minnie and Joan, son John, three closed records (presumably children Williams, Rose and Irene), and a Jospeh Mock. Born on 23rd December 1893

  • Death:

  • Q4 1962 (age 72)

  • Rochford "Registration District", Essex, England30

Note on Wife: Elizabeth Brooks

five further children to be identified8

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2.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch St. Anne baptisms 1870-1906 page:89 entry:705. Cit. Date: 9 November 2019.

3.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:422 folio:115 page:49. Cit. Date: 25 November 2019.

4.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:250 folio:103 page:12. Cit. Date: 9 November 2019.

5.

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8.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:1352 class:RG78 piece:47 registration district:16 sub-district:2 enumeration district:7 schedule:202. Cit. Date: 10 November 2019.

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Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

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Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Hoxton St. John baptisms 1875-1886 page:316 entry:2525. Cit. Date: 25 November 2019.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Essex South Western 1957 quarter:3 volume:5a page:126. Cit. Date: 25 November 2019.

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Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Hoxton St. John baptisms 1875-1886 page:316 entry:2526. Cit. Date: 25 November 2019.

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19.

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Ibid. National Archive series:WO 363 no:87907 and 36396. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.

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