See also

Family of Henry Wyndham West Hastings and Isabel Beatrice Eliza Overett

Husband: Henry Wyndham West Hastings

  • Name:

  • Henry Wyndham West Hastings2 3 1 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • labourer5

  • Birth:

  • 13 May 1884

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2 6 5 7

  • Baptism:

  • 16 Jul 1884 (age 0)

  • St. Helen's Church, St. Helens Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of William Robert Hastings (fitter) and Emma of 50 Pottery Street Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 6)

  • 48 Wells Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents William and Emma, sisters Jane, Florence and Maggie, and brothers William, Jesse and Sidney. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  • btw 25 Apr 1900 and 13 Apr 1903 (age 15-18)

  • Militia Army Medical Corps as no:3808

  •  

  • and was 5' 6" tall, weighed 107 lbs with a chest of 31½-33", fair complexion, grey eyes, light brown hair and was of Church of England religion. He served in South Africa 1901/02

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 16)

  •  

  •  

  • being in South Africa with the Army

  • Medals:

  • 1902 (app)9

  •  

  •  

  • South Africa (Queens) medal for the Militia with Clasp for Transvaal Cape Colony 1901-1902

  • Military Service:

  • btw 14 Apr 1903 and 30 Jul 1917 (age 18-33)

  • Royal Army Medical Corps9

  •  

  • being 5' 9¼" tall, weighing 141 lbs with a chest of 35-37", fair hair, hazel eyes, light brown hair and of Church of England religion. He was mobilized in 1914 and discharged as no longer being physically fit for war service

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 27)

  • 40 Hill Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as boilermaker's labourer and living in four rooms with his wife Florence, and sons John, Sidney and George. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Medals:

  • 8 Aug 191710

  •  

  •  

  • Silver War badge for service 14th April 1903 to 30th July 1917 being discharged due to sickness

  • Medals:

  • 1920 (app)11

  •  

  •  

  • Victory and British medals with an Emblem

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 55)

  • 86 Camden Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • a disabled army pensioner living with his wife Florence. Born on 13th May 1884

  • Death:

  • Q4 1955 (age 71)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England4

Wife: Isabel Beatrice Eliza Overett

  • Name:

  • Isabel Beatrice Eliza Overett12 13 14

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Charles Overett (1864-1946)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Stevens (1859-1943)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant15

  • Birth:

  • 16 Mar 1887

  • High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England16 14 17 18 15 19 20

  •  

  • daughter of Charles Overett (journeyman butcher) and Elizabeth formerly Stevens. Note that the 1939 register says born 16th March 1886

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 4)

  • Seckford Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • daughter as Beatrice living in four rooms with her parents Charles and Elizabeth, sister Mabel and brother Harry. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 14)

  • 45 Boston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • daughter as Beatrice Overett living with her parents Charles and Elizabeth, sisters Mabel and Hilda, and brothers Percy, Arthur, Stanley and Victor. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 24)

  • 302 Norwich Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • unmarried servant as Beatrice Overett working as a domestic servant and living in eight rooms with Herbert Cock and his widowed mother Anna Cock. Born in Needham Market

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 35 yrs 3 mns)

  • 28 Gibson Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • unmarried housekeeper as Beatrice doing home duties and living in four rooms with widowed and future husband George Lamb, and sons Walter and Henry. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 52)

  • 23 Holbrook Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • married as Beatrice Lamb doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband George and son Nathaniel. Born on 16th March 1886 and married a Hastings at a later date

  • Death:

  • 5 Jan 1960 (age 73)

  • Ipswich Mental Hospital, Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21 22

  •  

  • Cause: of Broncho Pneumonia and Arterio Sclerosis

    aged 73 of 86 Camden Road Ipswich and widow of Wyndham Henry Hastings a retired Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps. Informant H Overett of 64 Campbell Road Ipswich

Note on Husband: Henry Wyndham West Hastings

Henry previously married Florence Gibson Dale (1877-1940) on 13th September 19049

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1940 quarter:3 volume:4a page:4481. Cit. Date: 6 May 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 1884 quarter:2 volume:4a page:789. Cit. Date: 7 May 2019.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Ipswich St. Helen baptisms no:10. Cit. Date: 18 September 2020.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1955 quarter:4 volume:4b page:789. Cit. Date: 18 September 2020.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10850 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:25 schedule:233. Cit. Date: 18 September 2020.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1473 folio:79 page:27. Cit. Date: 18 September 2020.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6611F page:9 line:41 letter code:TVOU. Cit. Date: 18 September 2020.

8.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). national Archive ref:WO 96 box:1287 rec:336. Cit. Date: 18 September 2020.

9.

Ibid. national Archive ref:WO 364 no:18594. Cit. Date: 18 September 2020.

10.

Ancestry UK, Silver War Badge Records, 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). no:18594 entry:2994. Cit. Date: 18 September 2020.

11.

Ancestry UK, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). no:1440 RAMC. Cit. Date: 18 September 2020.

12.

Steven John Ransome personal communication. Family Tree via email. Cit. Date: January 2003.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1887 quarter:2 volume:4a page:800.

14.

Birth Certificate. own copy from Jayne Bond. Cit. Date: 30 September 2023. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

15.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10807 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:9 schedule:192. Cit. Date: 18 September 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). Bosmere 1887 quarter:2 volume:4a page:800. Cit. Date: 30 September 2023.

17.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1478 folio:39 page:13. Cit. Date: 27 October 2019.

18.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1780 folio:17 page:25. Cit. Date: 7 June 2017.

19.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9449 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:26 schedule:349. Cit. Date: 30 September 2023.

20.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6608F page:9 line:42 letter code:TVOA. Cit. Date: 6 May 2019.

21.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1960 quarter:1 volume:4b page:930. Cit. Date: 18 September 2020.

22.

Death Certificate. own copy from Jayne Bond. Cit. Date: 4 October 2023. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.