See also
Husband:
William Barwick Cobb (1892-1962)
Wife:
Dorothea Grace Thorp (1895-1957)
Children:
Marriage:
Q3 1916
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England1
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
11 Mar 1892
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 9)
22 East Street, Ashford, Kent, England5
son living with his parents Henry and Kate, sister Florence and a boarder. Born in Ashford Kent
Military Service:
btw 21 Nov 1910 and 29 Aug 1917 (age 18-25)
Territorial Army Royal Army Medical Corps as no:1033 then 4950266
a Co-operative Society grocer's assistant of Ashford Kent who was 5' 9½" tall with a chest of 37½" and expansion 2½"
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 19)
22 East Street, Ashford, Kent, England3
unmarried son working as a grocers assistant in Co-operative stores and living in six rooms with his parents Henry and Katherine and a boarder. Born in Ashford Kent
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 47)
63 Castleford Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England4
a married grocer's assistant in the distribution trade living with his wife Dorothea. Born on 11th March 1892
Administrator:
28 Oct 1957 (age 65)
William Barwick Cobb was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Dorothea Grace Thorp on Monday on 28 October 1957 at the Probate Registry, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Death:
11 Feb 1962 (age 69)
Solihull "Registration District", Warwickshire, England7
Probate:
21 Mar 1962
Probate Registry, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England7
of 10 Arnold Road Shirley Warwickshire died 11th February 1962, administration of £186 12s (~£3,700 in 2017) to Dorothea Grace Moorey (wife of Thomas John Moorey)
Name:
Sex:
Female
Nickname:
Dorrie
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
Birth:
23 Nov 1895
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 5)
High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England9
daughter living with her parents John and Caroline, brothers Robert, Frederick, Barrington and George, sister Daisy, and two servants. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 15)
57 St. Johns Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10
unmarried daughter working as an apprentice dressmaker and living in six rooms with her parents John and Caroline, brothers Frederick, Barrington, Frank, George and Stanley, and sister Queenie. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 43)
63 Castleford Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England4
a married canteen manageress living with her husband William. Born on 23rd November 1895
Death:
17 Jul 1957 (age 61)
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Vincent Drive, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England11 12
Probate:
28 Oct 1957
Probate Registry, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England12
of 10 Arnold Road Shirley Warwickshire (wife of William Barwick Cobb) died 17th July 1957 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Brimingham, probate of effects of £2,876 5s 10d (~£65,300 in 2017) to the said William Barwick Cobb retired grocer, Dorothea Grace Moorey (wife of Thomas John Moorey) and Maurice Dennis Thorp garage proprietor
Name:
Dorothea Grace Cobb13
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Occupation:
domestic servant14
Birth:
17 Jun 1917
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 22)
5 Augustus Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England14
an unmarried domestic living with Lily Joseph and twleve others. Born on 17th June 1917 and married a Moorey at a later date
Administrator:
28 Oct 1957 (age 40)
Dorothea Grace Cobb was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Dorothea Grace Thorp on Monday on 28 October 1957 at the Probate Registry, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Administrator:
21 Mar 1962 (age 44)
Dorothea Grace Cobb was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of William Barwick Cobb on Wednesday on 21 March 1962 at the Probate Registry, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Death:
Dec 1995 (age 78)
Solihull "South Registration District", Warwickshire, England15
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1916 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1852. Cit. Date: 8 September 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ashford 1892 quarter:2 volume:2a page:796. Cit. Date: 8 September 2020.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:4260 class:RG78 piece:169 registration district:55 sub-district:2 enumeration district:6 schedule:74. Cit. Date: 10 September 2020.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:5582G page:4 line:34 letter code:QBNW. Cit. Date: 8 September 2020.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:782 folio:123 page:20. Cit. Date: 10 September 2020.
FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive ref:WO 364 Royal Army Medical Corps no:1033 then 495026. Cit. Date: 10 September 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). Birmingham 1962 page:397. Cit. Date: 10 September 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1896 quarter:1 volume:4a page:879. Cit. Date: 30 August 2020.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1789 folio:27 page:46. Cit. Date: 30 August 2020.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10843 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:18 schedule:401. Cit. Date: 30 August 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Birmingham 1957 quarter:3 volume:9c page:196. Cit. Date: 8 September 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). Birmingham 1957 page:335. Cit. Date: 8 September 2020.
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:3 volume:4a page:1453. Cit. Date: 10 September 2020.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:5527C page:19 line:7 letter code:QASX. Cit. Date: 11 September 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Solihull South 1995 quarter:4 district:0731B register:B34F entry:211 date:1295. Cit. Date: 11 September 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1923 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1662. Cit. Date: 10 September 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1923 quarter:4 volume:4a page:987. Cit. Date: 10 September 2020.