See also

Family of Bertie Overett and Florence Helen Rattee

  • Husband:

  • Bertie Overett (1894-1960)

  • Wife:

  • Florence Helen Rattee (1886-1934)

  • Marriage:

  • Q2 1930

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England1

Husband: Bertie Overett

  • Name:

  • Bertie Overett2 3 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Harry Overett (1861-1906)

  • Mother:

  • Charlotte Hall (1859-1928)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • jeweller's errand boy then a chef5 6

  • Note:

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  • a lot more military details needs to be processed

  • Birth:

  • 12 Dec 1894

  • Woodbridge, Suffolk, England2 7 3 8 5 6

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Feb 1898 (age 3)

  • St. John's Church, St. John's Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England7 3

  •  

  • son of Harry Overett (butcher) and his wife Charlotte, born 12th December 1894

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 6)

  • Bredfields, Mill Hills, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son living with his parents Harry and Charlotte, brothers Harry, William, Reginald, Clement and Herbert, and sisters Ellen, Bessie and Jessie. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 16)

  • 40 Bredfield Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England5

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  • unmarried son working as a jewellers errand boy and living in six rooms with his mother Charlotte, brothers Harry, William, Reginald, Clement, Herbert and Cyril, and sisters Bessie and Jessie. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk

  • Military Beginning:

  • 28 Feb 1916 (age 21)

  • Woodbridge, Suffolk, England9

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  • joining 12th London Regiment for the period of the war, a fishmonger of 40 Bredfield Street Woodbridge who was 5' 9¼" tall, weighed 146 lbs, chest 33½" with 2" expansion and in good physical health

  • Military Service:

  • 26 Aug 1916 (age 21)

  • was posted to Royal Defence Corps 3009

  • Military Service:

  • 8 Oct 1916 (age 21)

  • was posted to Royal Defence Corps 2509

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  • . There are further entries but too faint to decipher

  • Military Service:

  • 30 Jan 1918 (age 23)

  • was posted to 1/15th Battalion London Regiment9

  •  

  • and served in the field (presumably France) as a Rifleman

  • Military Ending:

  • 28 Sep 1919 (age 24)

  • London, England9

  •  

  • of 48 Bredfield Street Woodbridge

  • Military Service:

  •  

  • 29 9 1917

  •  

  • transferred to the 9th Reserve London leaving Southampton for Le Harve on 2nd January 1918

  • Medals:

  • 17 Oct 19219

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  • British War Medal and the Victory Medal as private 474432 of the 9th London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 44)

  • 23 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

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  • a widowed chef living with Saul Rattee and four others. Born on 12th December 1894

  • Death:

  • 28 Jun 1960 (age 65)

  • Hartismere "Registration District", Suffolk, England4 10

Wife: Florence Helen Rattee

  • Name:

  • Florence Helen Rattee11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • hotel assistant12

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1886

  • Kentford, Suffolk, England11 13 14 12

  •  

  • 1891 census says born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Jul 1886 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bury Road, Kentford, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • daughter of Charles John Rattee (railway clerk) and Sarah Jane of Kentford

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 5)

  • 47 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England13

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  • daughter living with her parents Charles and Sarah, sister mabel and a boarder. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 15)

  • 62 Magdalen Street, Colchester, Essex, England14

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  • daughter living with her parents Charles and Sarah, sister Mabel and a boarder. Born in Kentford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 25)

  • Victoria Temperence Hotel, Halton Court / 29 Tavern Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as an assistant in the hotel and living in twelve rooms with her parents Charles and Sarah, two boarders, a lodger and a servant. Born in Kentford Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q3 1934 (age 48)

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England16

Note on Wife: Florence Helen Rattee

Florence previously married George J Chinnery in 1911 in Ipswich17

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1930 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2563. Cit. Date: 18 October 2018.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1895 quarter:1 volume:4a page:967. Cit. Date: 17 October 2018.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society Carlford and Wilford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-14/P1 own copy). Woodbridge St. John entry:184. Cit. Date: 18 October 2018.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hartismere 1960 quarter:3 volume:4b page:670. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10904 class:RG78 piece:588 registration district:214 sub-district:3 enumeration district:18 schedule:81. Cit. Date: 17 October 2018.

6.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6607J page:10 line:29 letter code:TVNW. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.

7.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Woodbridge St. John fiche:5 of 11. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1786 folio:102 page:30. Cit. Date: 17 October 2018.

9.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). series:WO 363 service no:474432. Cit. Date: 18 October 2018.

10.

Gravestone. Woodbridge cemetery. Cit. Date: 23 February 2011.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Mildenhall 1886 quarter:2 volume:4a page:721. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.

12.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10812 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:14schedule:43. Cit. Date: 17 December 2020.

13.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1411 folio:84 page:4. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.

14.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1705 folio:101 page:10. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.

15.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Suffolk Baptism Index Kentford St. Mary entry:465. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1934 quarter:3 volume:4a page:842. Cit. Date: 18 October 2018.

17.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1911 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2262. Cit. Date: 15 December 2020.