Family of Reuben Southgate and Vera Henrietta Mary Briggs

Husband: Reuben Southgate

Name:
Reuben Southgate² ³
Sex:
Male
Father:
Walter Levi Southgate (1867-1950)
Mother:
Mary Isabella Ablitt (1868-1943)
Occupation:
builder's labourer then a shepherd⁴ ⁵
Birth:
17 Feb 1903
Stutton, Suffolk, England² ⁶ ³ ⁵ ⁴ ⁷
Education:
btw 16 Sep 1907 and 18 Feb 1916 (age 4-13)
-; Holbrook County Primary School, The Street, Holbrook, Suffolk, England⁶ ⁸
son Walter Southgate labourer of The Gardens, born on 17th February 1903 leave with a labour certificate
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 8)
Park House, Holbrook, Suffolk, England³
son living in five rooms with his parents Walter and Mary, brothers David, Charles, Walter and William, and sisters Catherine and Jessie. Born in Stutton
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 18 yrs 3 mns)
Shepherd's Cottage, Harkstead Lane, Woolverstone, Suffolk, England⁵
unmarried son working as a builders labourer for Mr. Catchpole builder of Ipswich and living in five rooms with his parents Walter and Mary, brother William, and sister Jessie. Born in Stutton
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 36)
Melford Green, Long Melford, Suffolk, England⁴
a married shepherd living with his wife Vera, son David, a closed record (presumably daughter Margaret) and daughter Peggy. Born on 17th February 1903
Death:
Q1 1984 (age 80-81)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England⁷

Name:
Vera Henrietta Mary Briggs⁹ ¹
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
11 Jun 1904
Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England⁹ ¹⁰ ⁴ ¹¹
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 6)
Lings Lane, Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England¹⁰
daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents and six siblings. Born in Chelmondiston Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 35)
Melford Green, Long Melford, Suffolk, England⁴
a married housewife living with her husband Reuben, son David, a closed record (presumably daughter Margaret) and daughter Peggy. Born on 11th June 1904
Death:
Q4 1991 (age 87)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹¹

Name:
David William Southgate¹² ¹³ ¹⁴
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Myrtle Gwendoline Askew (1928-2014)
Birth:
18 Jun 1926
Samford "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹² ¹⁵
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 13)
Melford Green, Long Melford, Suffolk, England¹⁵
attending school and living with his parents Reuben and Vera, a closed record (presumably sister Margaret) and sister Peggy. Born on 18th June 1926
Death:
7 May 2008 (age 81)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹³ ¹⁴

Name:
Peggy Winifred Southgate¹⁶ ¹⁷
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
David Henry Mead (1932-2004)
Birth:
10 Feb 1934
Sudbury "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹⁶ ⁴ ¹⁷
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 5)
Melford Green, Long Melford, Suffolk, England⁴
attending school and living with her parents Reuben and Vera, brother David, a closed record (presumably sister Margaret). Born on 10th February 1934 and married a Mead at a later date
Death:
Dec 1996 (age 62)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹⁷

1.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Samford 1926 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1358. Cit. Date: 22 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). Samford 1903 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1027. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.

3.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10789 class:RG78 piece:583 registration district:212 sub-district:1 enumeration district:11 schedule:181. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.

4.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6671G page:5 line:16 letter code:TZGE. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.

5.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9389 registration district:212 sub-district:1 enumeration-district:15, 16 schedule:132. Cit. Date: 19 July 2024.

6.: FindMyPast National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914 Transcription, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Holbrook County Primary School Suffolk Record Office Ipswich ref:A2124/4 index:300. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.

7.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1984 quarter:4 register:1184 volume:10 page:2543. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.

8.: FindMyPast National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914 Transcription, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Holbrook County Primary School Suffolk Record Office Ipswich ref:A2124/3 page:2 index:59 1240. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.

9.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1904 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1027. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.

10.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10792 class:RG78 piece:583 registration district:212 sub-district:1 enumeration district:14 schedule:64. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.

11.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1991 quarter:4 register:1091 volume:10 page:2826. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.

12.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1926 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1597. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.

13.: FindMyPast England and Wales Deaths 2007-2024, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.

14.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 2008 quarter:2 district:7471B register:1B003 entry:221. Cit. Date: 27 October 2020.

15.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6671G page:5 line:16 letter code:TZGE. Cit. Date: 26 October 2020.

16.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Sudbury 1934 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1301. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.

17.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1996 quarter:4 district:7471B register:B18B entry:118 date:1296. Cit. Date: 22 October 2018.