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Roy Wallace at his Wedding to Rose Bone 21 June 1941
Name:
Roy Albert Wallace
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
1910, Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Roy Albert Wallace
1910, Registration Certificate for Birth of Roy Albert Wallace
1982, Death Notice for Roy Wallace
Birth:
19 Sep 1910
East Stonehouse, Devon1
Address: 71 George Street
Birth Registration:
28 Oct 1910 (age 0)
Register Office2
Address: East Stonehouse, Devon
At the time Amy was given a Certificate of Registry of Birth which gave her son's name and date of birth.
Census (living with mother):
2 Apr 1911 (age 0)
1911 Census. Living with mother
Education:
frm 1922 to 1926 (age 11-16)
Address: Devon
He was almost certainly sent to an open air school because he had tuberculosis although the reason was never openly discussed. At night the shutters and windows were opened so that the patients had abundant fresh air. At the time this was the only treatment which was available and it must have affected a cure as he lived to the age of 72. The fact that he subsequently had a job where he spent a lot of time in the open may have contributed to preventing a recurrence.
Occupation:
frm 1928 to 18 Sep 1970 (age 17-59)
Address: Bull Point, Plymouth
It is assumed that he started work at the age of 18 and retired at the normal Civil Service retirement age of 60. As a skilled labourer at the Bull Point armament depot he was responsible for the examination of returned ammunition and empty shell cases and burning unwanted cordite on the beach. He was assisted by a labourer who was subject to outbreaks of violence and is reputed to have attacked someone with a hammer. However, Roy was able to control him.
Eventually he became 'established' which meant that he was entitled to a pension. This was a cause for celebration in the household.
Witness:
20 Feb 1931 (age 20)
Roy witnessed the Marriage of Leslie John William Henry Wallace and Doris Winifred Luscombe
Guest:
5 Mar 1935 (age 24)
Guest at marriage of Harry Victor Wallace and Mary Beatrice Blagdon
Son:
20 Sep 1956 (age 46)
Present at death of his mother Amy
Death of Parent:
31 Dec 1956 (age 46)
Reported death of his father
Daughter's marriage:
4 Dec 1965 (age 55)
Marriage of daughter Madeline to Frank Stevens
Residence:
bef Oct 1982 (age 72)
10 Rifle Terrace, Laira, Plymouth, Devon7
It is believed that after Roy's death Rose continued to live there until she move to Maidstone.
Death:
25 Oct 1982 (age 72)
Cause: coronary thrombosis and coronary arteriosclerosis
Address: 10 Rife Terrace
His death was due to a heart attack because of a buildup of cholesterol and fat (fatty deposits or plaques) in the artery walls. As far as is known he didn't smoke but he had suffered from angina for which he took pill for many years so perhaps his death wasn't entirely unexpected. His wife Rose was with him when he died at home.
Death Registration:
26 Oct 1982
Register Office10
Address: Plymouth, Devon
Funeral:
29 Oct 1982
Efford Crematorium11
Address: Plymouth
It is certain that his wife Rose attended the service. Whether his daughter Madeline and her husband Frank were able to attend is not known. The other mourners are not known. The cremation took place immediately after the service.
Rose Bone at her Wedding to Roy Wallace 21 June 1941
Daughter: Madeline Rose Wallace, 1992, age 47
1941, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for Roy Albert Wallace and Rose Laura Bone
1941, Marriage of Roy Wallace and Rose Laura Bone
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
21 Jun 1941 (age 30)
Address: Ford, Plymouth, Devon
Bertram Waring was Roy's step-father; George Bone was Rose's brother; and Wynn Wallace was Roy's sister and also a bridesmaid. The church which was probably High Church as the officiant who was the Curate-in-Charge signed himself Assistant Priest. The guests included Amy Wallace the Groom's mother and Rose Bone the Bride's mother - both their fathers were dead. Where the reception was held is not known - probably at the the Groom's home. In 1941 when strict food rationing was in place the bride would have been able to obtain additional points for wedding cake ingredients.
On the Marriage Certificate the address of both the Groom and the Bride is given as 25 Dingle Road, Swilly which was where the Groom lived before the marriage. Why Rose should choose to be married from here rather than where she lived with her widowed mother at Chestnut Road is not known especially as after the marriage Roy and Rose lived there in the ground floor flat whilst Rose's mother lived on the top floor.
Walter Naylor, Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Roy Albert Wallace, (Peronal application on 7 feb 1952). Custom Id: CD 941804; Cit. Date: 19 September 1910. Madeline Blackham.
Colin Reep, Certificate of Registry of Birth for Roy Albert Wallace. Cit. Date: 19 September 1910. Madeline Blackham.
J. P. W. Ward, Memoir - The Wallace Family - Reminiscences of Patricia Hélène Ward, (2009 & updated as necessary). Roy attended an open air school on Dartmoor. Wallace-Boyle Database.
Madeline Blackham recorded by Jack Ward, Reminiscences of Madeline Blackham about her father Roy Wallace and mother Rose Laura Bone, (19 Feb 2006). Education. Dowell-Wallace Data Base. Call Number: Reminiscences.
Cecily Dapot, Deputy Registrar, Certified Copy of an Entry of Death for Roy Albert Wallace, (Original 26 Oct 1982). Custom Id: IT 831566; Occupation Labourer (Retired). Cit. Date: 25 October 1982. Madeline Blackham.
Madeline Blackham recorded by Jack Ward, Reminiscences of Madeline Blackham about her father Roy Wallace and mother Rose Laura Bone, (19 Feb 2006). Work at the Armament Depot at Bull Point. Dowell-Wallace Data Base. Call Number: Reminiscences.
Cecily Dapot, Deputy Registrar, Certified Copy of an Entry of Death for Roy Albert Wallace, (Original 26 Oct 1982). Custom Id: IT 831566; Usual Address10 Rifle Terrace, Laira, Plymouth. Madeline Blackham.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 25 October 1982. Madeline Blackham.
J. P. W. Ward, Memoir - The Wallace Family - Reminiscences of Patricia Hélène Ward, (2009 & updated as necessary). Roy died in 1982 of a heat attack. He had suffered from angina for which he took pills for years. Cit. Date: 1982. Wallace-Boyle Database.
Cecily Dapot, Deputy Registrar, Certified Copy of an Entry of Death for Roy Albert Wallace, (Original 26 Oct 1982). Custom Id: IT 831566; Name of Informant. Cit. Date: 26 October 1982. Madeline Blackham.
Rose Wallace, Newspaper Notice for Funeral of Roy Wallace, (Western Evening News). Deaths. Cit. Date: 26 October 1982. Madeline Blackham.
Rev. K. F. Way , Certified Copy for an Entry of Marriage for Roy Albert Wallace and Rose Laura Bone, (21 Jun 1941). Custom Id: D3 092065; Cit. Date: 21 June 1941. Madeline Blackham.
Marriage of Roy Albert Wallace to Rose Laura Bone, (21 Jun 1941). Cit. Date: 21 June 1941. Pat Ward.