See also

Dorothy May Jacobs (1895-1952)

Individual Events and Attributes

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1953, Grant of Probate for Dorothy May Wakefield

  • Birth:

  • 18 Nov 1895

  • Bristol, Gloucestershire1 2 3

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  • The 1939 Register gives her date of birth as 18 Nov 03. This is markedly different from the 1921 Census which gives a calculated date of birth of Dec 1895. Her birth registrations in the last quarter 1895 indicates that she was probably born on 18 Nov 1895. Why she should reduce her age by 8 years in 1939 is not known.

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • 1901 Census - living with parents

  • Death:

  • 11 Aug 1952 (age 56)

  • Snowdon Road Hospital4

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  • Address: Bristol

  • Probate:

  • 25 Feb 1953

  • Bristol4

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  • The value of the estate was £1,764 13s. 4d.. The beneficiaries are unknown but it was probably her husband Arthur

Marriage

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1921, 1921 Census for Household of Arthur James Wakefield in Clifton, Bristol

  • Spouse:

  • Arthur James Wakefield (1883-1977)

  • Marriage:

  • 28 Mar 1921 (age 24)

  • Wesleyan Methodist Chapel5 6

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  • Address: Grenville Place, Clifton, Gloucestershire

    A partial transcription on the FamilySearch (LDS) website does not include an image of the register entry or specific details of the chapel or the rite - only that the transcription is from a non-conformist church record and that the event took place in Bristol. As Arthur was baptised in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Grenville Place, Clifton, Bristol it is assumed that the marriage took place there.

  • Census for household:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 24 yrs 6 mns)

  • Bristol, Gloucestershire1

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  • Address: 215 Hotwell Road

    The household consisted of Arthur and his wife Dorothy. They had the 5 roomed house to themselves.

  • 1939 Register (Household):

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 43)

  • Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire7

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  • Address: 12 Richmond Park Road

    The household consisted of Arthur and his wife Dorothy. As well as his daytime job as an insurance agent Arthur is a special constable. They are sharing the house with an electrical engineering student Rabindea Bose and a furnishing salesman Kenneth Symes. The Register treats all four as a single household.

Sources

1.

1921 England, Wales & Scotland census, 215 Hotwell Road, Bristol, Gloucestershire, RG15/11808, Schedule 30, head of household: Arthur James Wakefield, National Archives.

2.

1939 Register: Arthur J Wakefield, 29 September 1939, National Archives, RG101/4978C, Item 4.

3.

England and Wales Birth Registration Index, Dorothy May Jacobs, Q4 1895, Barton Regis, Vol. 6a, Page 173, General Register Office.

4.

Grant of Probate: Dorothy May Wakefield, 25 February 1953, Principal Probate Registry, Volume W Page 88.

5.

Non-conformist Records for Marriage of Arthur James Wakefield and Dorothy May Jacobs, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Grenville Place, Clifton, Gloucestershire, 28 March 1921, Bristol Archives.

6.

England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, Arthur J Wakefield and Dorothy M Jacobs, Q1 1921, Bristol, Vol 6a, Page 441, General Register Office.

7.

1939 Register: Arthur J Wakefield, 29 September 1939, National Archives.