Harold Claud Tree (1896-1974)

Individual Events and Attributes

Occupation:
accountant³
Birth:
15 Feb 1896
Westminster, Middlesex, England¹ ⁴ ⁵ ³ ²
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 5)
58 Geneva Road, Lambeth, London, England⁴
son living with his parents Richard and Cecily, brother Richard, uncles Alfred Tree and Claud C H Baker. Born in Westminster
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 15)
30 Holmdene Avenue, Herne Hill, London, England⁵
son attending school and living in eight rooms with his parents Richard and Cecily, and brother Richard. Born in Westminster London
Military Service:
frm 1915 to 1919 (age 18-23)
Royal Army Service Corps as a Captain⁶
Medals:
2 Nov 1921⁷
the Victory and British War Medals having served in France
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 43)
173 Turney Road, Dulwich, Surrey, England³
an unmarried accountant living with Ella Gardiner and a Gwladys tree (unknown relative?). Born on 15th February 1896
Death:
8 Mar 1974 (age 78)
Lambeth "Registration District", Greater London, England² ⁸
Probate:
20 May 1974
Probate Registry, Greater London, England⁸
of 173 Turney Road London SE2 died 8th March 1974, probate of £14,875 (~£133,000 in 2017)

1.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. George Hanover Square 1896 quarter:1 volume:1a page:466. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

2.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lambeth 1974 quarter:1 volume:5d page:437. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

3.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:0072H page:4 line:8 letter code:AEBV. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

4.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:431 folio:46 page:21 schedule:150. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

5.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:2483 class:RG78 piece:83 registration district:27 sub-district:2 enumeration district:24 schedule:221. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

6.: FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive ref:WO 339/1201. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

7.: Ancestry British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). British Army Service Corps. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.

8.: 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). London 1974 page:9041 no:740116730F. Cit. Date: 5 January 2022.