See also
Husband:
William Charles Overett (1885-1941)
Wife:
Margaret Eleanor Phillips (1890-1971)
Children:
Marriage Banns:
Nov 1911
St. John the Baptist Church, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, London, England1
unknown dates, both single and of this parish
Marriage:
16 Dec 1911
St. John the Baptist Church, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, London, England2 3 4
William a packing case maker, both single and of 113 Murray Street, groom's father James Overett bootmaker (deceased), bride's father Alfred Phillips chair maker, married by banns and witnessed by Alfred Phillips and Alice Louisa Phillips
Name:
William Charles Overett5
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
port/post errand boy becoming a packing case maker then a carpenter6 7 2 8
Birth:
2 Jan 1885
Baptism:
4 Feb 1885 (age 0)
St. John the Baptist Church, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, Middlesex, England11
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, England10
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, England6
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)
a packing case maker of 124 St. Johns Road and born in Hoxton
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 26)
9 Parr Street, Hoxton, London, England7
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 3639612
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, England8
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, England5
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
14 Nov 1890
1939 register says born on 14th November 1891
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age < 5 mns)
41 Nicholas Street, Hoxton, London, England15
daughter living in three rooms with her parents Alfred and Alice, brother Alfred and sister Alice. Born in London
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 10)
41 Nicholas Street, Hoxton, London, England16
daughter living with her parents Alfred and Alice, brother Alfred and sister Alice. Born in Hoxton London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 20)
113 Murray Street, Hoxton, London, England14
unmarried daughter working as a mantle machinist and living in five rooms with her parents Alfred and Alice, and sister Alice. Born in Hoxton
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 48)
56 Besford House, Pritchards Road, Cambridge Heath, London, England8
a married mantle machinist living with her husband William, son William, daughter Eleanor and two closed records. Born on 14th November 1891
Death:
Q2 1971 (age 80)
Hackney "Registration District", Greater London, England17
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
carpenters improver8
Birth:
22 May 1913
Baptism:
22 Jun 1913 (age 0)
St. John the Baptist Church, Pitfield Street, Hoxton, London, England19
son of William Charles Overett (packing case maker) and Margaret of 74 Herbert Street
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 26)
56 Besford House, Pritchards Road, Cambridge Heath, London, England8
an unmarried carpenters improver living with his parents William and Margaret, sister Eleanor and two closed records. Born on 22nd May 1913
Witness:
10 Mar 1956 (age 42)
William Alfred James Overett witnessed the marriage of Peter William Slaughter and Constance Joyce Overett on Saturday on 10 March 1956 in The Register Office, Hackney, London, England
Death:
14 Dec 1987 (age 74)
Probate:
25 Mar 1988
Probate Registry, Greater London, England21
of 2 Hawthorn Rise Witham Essex died 14th December 1987, probate not exceeding £70,000 (~£164,000 in 2017)
Name:
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Occupation:
mantle machinist8
Birth:
8 Nov 1914
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 24)
56 Besford House, Pritchards Road, Cambridge Heath, London, England8
an unmarried mantle machinist living with her parents William and Margaret, brother William and two closed records. Born on 8th November 1914 and married a Vernon at a later date
Death:
26 Dec 1998 (age 84)
Probate:
17 Feb 1999
Probate Registry, Greater London, England24
grant only, died 26th December 1998
Name:
Constance Joyce Overett28
Sex:
Female
Spouse (1):
Spouse (2):
Spouse (3):
Occupation:
tailors presser29
Birth:
26 Mar 1929
Death:
29 Jul 1988 (age 59)
Probate:
7 Jul 1989
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England31
of 14 St. Andrews Road Hatfield Peveral Chelmsford died 29th July 1988, administration not exceeding £70,000 (~£154,000 in 2017)
Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Hoxton St. John banns 1873-1924 page:540. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.
Ibid. Hoxton St. John marriages 1904-1917 page:47 entry:93. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Shoreditch 1911 quarter:4 volume:1c page:186. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.
FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:WO 363 no:87907 and 36396. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bethnal Green 1941 quarter:3 volume:1c page:73. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:276 folio:97 page:2. Cit. Date: 9 November 2019.
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.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:0053K page:6 line:9 letter code:ADAV. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch 1885 quarter:1 volume:1c page:97. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.
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.
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.
FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:WO 96 box:1378 record:138 service no:6694. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch 1890 quarter:4 volume:1c page:82. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:1350 class:RG78 piece:47 registration district:16 sub-district:2 enumeration district:5 schedule:46. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:249 folio:101 page:41. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:275 folio:88 page:14. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hackney 1971 quarter:2 volume:5b page:1393. Cit. Date: 22 January 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Islington 1913 quarter:3 volume:1b page:517. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.
Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Hoxton St. John the Baptist baptisms 1905-1916 page:24 entry:190. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1987 quarter:4 volume:9 page:1609. Cit. Date: 24 January 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). London 1988 page:6112 ref:8851103480Y. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch 1914 quarter:4 volume:1c page:118. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Chelmsford 1998 quarter:4 district:4682 register:f30 entry:127 date:1298. Cit. Date: 24 January 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). London 1999 no:67149. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch 1920 quarter:3 volume:1c page:115. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch 1920 quarter:3 volume:1c page:67. Cit. Date: 24 January 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shoreditch 1921 quarter:3 volume:1c page:132. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.
Ibid. Shoreditch 1929 quarter:2 volume:1c page:88. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.
Marriage Certificate. own copy provided by David Aldis. Cit. Date: 19 September 2023. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1988 quarter:3 register:888 volume:9 page:1292. Cit. Date: 23 January 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 1989 page:921 ref:8951508024P. Cit. Date: 23 January 2020.