Wilfred E. R. Sears (1901-1974)

  • Name:

  • Wilfred E. R. Sears1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 25 Jan 1901

  • West Ham, Essex2 3

  •  

  • His birth registration gives the district and his death registration gives his date of birth.

  • Birth Reg1:

  • Mar 1901 (age 0)

  • West Ham, Essex3

  • Death:

  • 1974 (age 72-73)

  • Redbridge, Greater London4 2

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  • ||At the funeral of his sister-in-law Amy Waring on 24 September 1956 Wilfred's name is not included on any of the floral tributes although there is a wreath from Amy's sisters Lottie, Bessie, Ivy (who was Wilfred's wife) and Hilda. Amy's granddaughter Pat Ward (nee Wallace) who attended the funeral is sure that Ivy was there. Pat also remembers as a girl being taken by her Grandmother to visit her (Great) Aunt Ivy who was living in Plymouth in the 1950s but had no recollection of her being married. Thus the date and place of his death registration cames as a surprise. However, the Christian names leave little room for doubt and his birth registration was found confirming his identity as Amy's husband.

  • Death:

  • Sep 1974 (age 73)

  • Redbridge, Greater London2

Marriage (1)

  • Spouse:

  • Ivy Ella S. Wakefield (1901-c. 1976)

  • Children:

  • Amy P. H. F. L. Sears (1923- )

  •  

  • John W. G. Sears (1924- )

  • Marriage:

  • 1922 (age 20-21)

  • Islington, Greater London5

  • Divorce:

  • 1938 (est) (age 36-37)6 2

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  •  

  • A search for Wilfred's death found that he had died in 1974 in Redbridge. This was a surprise as it was known that his wife Ivy was living alone in Plymouth in the 1950s. A search for a second marriage found that Wilfred had remarried in 1940. Ivy never remarried. Ivy must have divorced Wilfred sometime between the birth of their second child in 1924 and Wilfred's remarriage in 1940 and 1939 is a best guess. She is shown as divicorced in the 1939 Register. The grounds for the divorce are not known.

Marriage (2)

  • Spouse:

  • Lilian W. Harwood ( - )

  • Marriage:

  • 1940 (age 38-39)

  • Ilford, Essex6

  •  

  • This was Wilfred's second marriage.

  • Marriage:

  • Jun 1940 (age 39)

  • Ilford, Essex6

Sources

1.

CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Wilfred E. R. Sears and Ivy E. R. Wakefield, Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Islington, Volume: 1b, Page: 827, (Period, Jul-Sep 1922). Groom's NameWilfred E. R. SearsBride's NameIvy E. S. Wakefield. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.

2.

CRI(E&W) for Death of Wilfred Ernest R. Sears, Event Type: Death, Registration District: Redbridge, Volume: 14, Page: 1341, (Period, Jul-Sep 1974). Quarter and Year Jul-Sep 1974Surname SearsGiven Names Wilfred Ernest R.Date of Birth25 Jan 1901 Registration District Redbridge. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

3.

CRI(E&W) for Birth of Wilfred Ernest R. Sears, Event Type: Birth, Registration District: West Ham, Volume: 4a, Page: 408, (Period, Jan-Mar 1901). Quarter and Year Jan-Mar 1901Surname SearsGiven Names Wilfred Ernest R.Registration District West Ham. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.

4.

Funeral Director, Floral Tributes - Sacred to the Memory of Amy Winifred Waring. Interment of Amy Waring 24 Sep 1956Wreath//To our dear Sister Amy//From Her sisters, Lottie*, Bessie*, Ivy* & Hida*. Madeline Blackham.

5.

CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Wilfred E. R. Sears and Ivy E. R. Wakefield, Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Islington, Volume: 1b, Page: 827, (Period, Jul-Sep 1922). Quarter & Year Jul-Sep 1922Registration DistrictIslingtonGroom's NameWilfred E. R. SearsBride's NameIvy E. S. Wakefield. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.

6.

CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Wilfred E.R. Sears and Lilian W. Harwood, Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Ilford, Volume: 4a, Page: 1813, (Period, Apr-Jun 1940). CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Wilfred E. R. Sears (659) to Lilian W. Harwood (674)Quarter & Year Apr-Jun 1940Registration DistrictIlford, EssexGroom's NameWilfred E R SearsBride's NameLilian W Harwood. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.