See also

Family of Harold William Day and Hilda Emma Gillingham

Husband: Harold William Day

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1917 burial Harold William Day

  • Name:

  • Harold William Day1 2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1898

  • Westerfield, Suffolk, England2 4 5 3

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2)

  • Swan Lane, Westerfield, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents William and Margaret and four visitors. Born in Westerfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • Swan Lane, Westerfield, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents William and Margaret and sister Irene. Born in Westerfield Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 7 May 1917 (age 18)

  • Salisbury "Registration District", Wiltshire, England1 3 6

  • Burial:

  • 1917

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, Church Lane, Westerfield, Suffolk, England1 6

  •  

  • gunner no:181466 of 22nd Reserve Bty. Royal Field Artillery, son of William and Margaret Day, of Ivy Cottage, Westerfield

Wife: Hilda Emma Gillingham

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Hilda Emma Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Hilda Emma Gillingham7 8 9 10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Frederick James Gillingham (1867-1943)

  • Mother:

  • Alice Harriet Jay (1869-1954)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cook11

  • Birth:

  • 12 Nov 1898

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England7 12 13 14 15 10

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Jan 1899 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England8 9

  •  

  • daughter of Fred James Gillingham (labourer) and Alice Harriet of Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2)

  • Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents Frederick and Alice, sisters Ellen, Alice and Florence, and brother Frederick. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • 1 Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in five rooms with her parents Frederick and Alice, brothers Fred, Charles and William, and sister Florencea. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 40)

  • 95 Mildmay Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • unmarried doing unpaid domestic duties and living with the widowed William Goodwin and a closed record. Born on 12th November 1898

  • Residence:

  • aft 1956 (age 57-58)

  • Millfields, 831 Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • with her daughter Vera, Frederick and Alice

  • Employment:

  •  

  • as a school cook; Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • but the dates are unknown

  • Death:

  • 21 Aug 1972 (age 73)

  • Ipswich Borough General Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10 17

  •  

  • of 831 Foxhall Road, Ipswich. Mother of Vera and Fred, grandma of Janet and Margaret

  • Burial:

  • 29 Aug 1972

  • Ipswich New Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • service held in the Old at Cemetery Church at 3.30 pm

Child 1: Vera Mary Day Gillingham

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Daughter: Vera Mary Day Gillingham

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Spouse: Frederick Samuel Thorpe

  • Name:

  • Vera Mary Day Gillingham18 19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Frederick Samuel Thorpe (1919-1989)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • school and piano teacher20 11

  • Birth:

  • 28 Mar 1917

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England18 17 20 19 11

  • Education:

  •  

  • -11

  •  

  • at St. John's in Ipswich then at Northgate School for girls being one of the first students to take the Cambridge Higher School Certificate in 1935. This enabled her to attend the Teacher Training College in Norwich

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 22)

  • 418 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • an unmarried teacher living with her grandparents Frederick and Alice. Born on 28th March 1917 and married a Thorpe at a later date

  • Employment:

  • btw 1955 and Jul 1977 (age 37-60)

  • -; St. John's Primary School, Victory Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  •  

  • as a teacher

  • Resident:

  • 1956 (age 38-39)

  • Lived in Millfields, 831 Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England with Frederick Samuel Thorpe

  • Death:

  • 4 May 1983 (age 66)

  • St. Mary's Hospital, Church Road, Tattingstone, Suffolk, England19 11

  •  

  • Cause: of a cerebral haemorrhage (which happened in October 1982 never regaining consciesness)

Sources

1.

Margaret H Thorpe personal communication. email dated 18th July 2019. Cit. Date: 18 July 2019.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1898 quarter:2 volume:4a page:905. Cit. Date: 18 July 2019.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Salisbury 1917 quarter:2 volume:5a page:210. Cit. Date: 18 July 2019.

4.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1776 folio:181 page:7. Cit. Date: 18 July 2019.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10823 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:25 schedule:37. Cit. Date: 18 July 2019.

6.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). no:181466 22nd Reserve Bty. Royal Field Artillery. Cit. Date: 18 July 2019.

7.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1898 quarter:4 volume:4a page:941. Cit. Date: 10 November 2017.

8.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Levington St. Peter baptism register 1813-1913 FB42/D1/5. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

9.

Suffolk Family History Society Colneis and Samford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-07/P1 own copy). Levington St. Peter baptisms entry:678. Cit. Date: 22 March 2019.

10.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1972 quarter:3 volume:4b page:2167. Cit. Date: 12 August 2020.

11.

Janet Greengrass personal communication. Gillingham Ancestors write up by Margaret and Janet. Cit. Date: 12 August 2020.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1972 quarter:3 volume:4b page:2167.

13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1779 folio:75 page:35. Cit. Date: 22 March 2019.

14.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10839 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:14 schedule:406. Cit. Date: 24 August 2018.

15.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6609F page:4 line:15 letter code:TVOH. Cit. Date: 12 August 2020.

16.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1779 folio:75 page:35.

17.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Ipswich Evening Star. Wednesday 13th August 1972 page:2. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1917 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1528. Cit. Date: 3 September 2017.

19.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1983 quarter:2 volume:10 page:2520. Cit. Date: 3 September 2017.

20.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6606A page:16 line:36 letter code:TVNH. Cit. Date: 16 July 2019.