Winifred Doreen Luscombe (1912-1977)

Individual Events and Attributes

1915, Register Entry for Baptism of Winifred Doreen Luscombe

Birth:
5 May 1912
Devonport, Devon¹ ² ³
As her father was in the Navy and in the 1911 Census her parents were living in Devonport she was almost certainly born there.
Baptism:
30 Dec 1915 (age 3)
St Thomas' Church³
Address: Ford, Plymouth, Devon
Death:
25 Dec 1977 (age 65)⁴ ⁵
Cause: probably from a heart attack

Address: Plymouth, Devon

Winifred died intestate with the result that all her property which included a wonderful collection of dolls went to her second husband Robert and her children, Terrance and Ann, received nothing.

Spouse:
Alfred Thomas Davies ( - )
Children:
Terence John Davies (1936- )
Ann Elizabeth Davies (1939- )
Marriage:
29 Apr 1935 (age 22)
St Margaret's Church⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Address: Barking, Essex

Initially the exact date was provided by Ann Fetter. Subsequently a partial transcription on the FindMyPast website enabled further details to be added. However, the names of the witnesses and who was present are not known.
Divorce:
c. 1943 (age 30-31)
Plymouth, Devon⁹ ¹⁰
Cause: infidelity by Alfred

Alfred, who was a Sick Berth Attendant (SBA) in the Royal Navy, 'ran off' with a Wren (member of the WRNS). In his job as a SBA he would have come into contact with Wrens. Family gossip says that Winifred was so uset by the event that she threw her wedding ring into the water from Halfpenny Bridge, Stonehouse.

Spouse:
Robert Burch ( - )
Marriage:
1962 (age 49-50)¹¹ ¹²
Address: Plymouth, Devon

Her daughter, Ann, does not mention Winifred's second marriage to Robert in her letter of 28 March 2004. The couple had no children.

1.: Ann Elizabeth Fretter (née Davies), Letter from Ann Elizabeth Fetter (née Davies) to her second cousin Patricia Hélène Ward (née Wallace) dated 28 March 2004, (28 Mar 2004). Custom Id: AEF 2004-03-28; Enclosure. Cit. Date: 5 May 1912. Pat Ward.

2.: England and Wales Birth Registration Index, Winifred D Luscombe, Q2 1912, Devonport, Vol. 5b, Page 568, General Register Office.

3.: Parish Register for Baptism of Winifred Doreen Luscombe, St Thomas, Ford, Plymouth, Devon, 30 December 1915, Plymouth and West Devon Record Office.

4.: Ann Elizabeth Fretter (née Davies), Letter from Ann Elizabeth Fetter (née Davies) to her second cousin Patricia Hélène Ward (née Wallace) dated 28 March 2004, (28 Mar 2004). Custom Id: AEF 2004-03-28; Enclosure. Cit. Date: 25 December 1947. Pat Ward.

5.: P. H. Ward (née Wallace), Note on the Life of Winifred Doreen Luscombe, (28 Mar 2004). Cit. Date: 2 January 2012. Wallace-Boyle Database. Call Number: Note Fretter.

6.: Ann Elizabeth Fretter (née Davies), Letter from Ann Elizabeth Fetter (née Davies) to her second cousin Patricia Hélène Ward (née Wallace) dated 28 March 2004, (28 Mar 2004). Custom Id: AEF 2004-03-28; Enclosure. Cit. Date: 29 April 1935. Pat Ward.

7.: General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of Alfred T Davies and Winifred D Luscombe, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Marriages 1935 Q2 Romford Vol. 4a, Page 1180; Cit. Date: Q2 1935. General Register Office.

8.: Parish Register for Marriage of Alfred Thomas Davies and Winifred Doreen Luscombe, St Margaret, Barking, Essex, 29 April 1935, Essex Record Office.

9.: Ann Elizabeth Fretter (née Davies), Letter from Ann Elizabeth Fetter (née Davies) to her second cousin Patricia Hélène Ward (née Wallace) dated 28 March 2004, (28 Mar 2004). Custom Id: AEF 2004-03-28; Cit. Date: 28 March 2004. Pat Ward.

10.: P. H. Ward (née Wallace), Note on the Life of Winifred Doreen Luscombe, (28 Mar 2004). Cit. Date: 5 February 2006. Wallace-Boyle Database. Call Number: Note Fretter.

11.: England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, Robert Burch and Winifred D Davies, Q3 1962, Plymouth, Vol. 7a, Page 1501, General Register Office.

12.: P. H. Ward (née Wallace), Note on the Life of Winifred Doreen Luscombe, (28 Mar 2004). Wallace-Boyle Database. Call Number: Note Fretter.