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Ethel Spellwards children

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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 2 Mar 2026 14:06

Marriages Dec 1940 (>99%)
Duddy Michael W Spellward E.Ham 4a 522
Spellward Norah K Duddy E.Ham 4a 522


Deaths Sep 1970 (>99%)
DUDDY Norah Kathleen 6Je1921 Newham 5e 1549


Name Michael Wheatley Duddy
Gender Male
Birth Date 10 Jan 1909
Baptism Date 23 Jan 1909
Baptism Place Willington Quay, England
Father Joannis Duddy
Mother Emily Livermore Duddy
FHL Film Number 2046588
Reference ID p162 No. (10)



Name Michael Wheatley Duddy
Death Age 80
Birth Date 10 Jan 1909
Registration Date Mar 1989
Registration District Newham
Inferred County Greater London
Volume 15
Page 1457

Two sons - births on freebmd

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 2 Mar 2026 13:49

Further checking shows that, of his generation, only Richard's birth was legitimate................................

Marriages Dec 1927 (>99%)
Spellward Edwin E Wordley Woolwich 1d 2343
Wordley Emily Spellward Woolwich 1d 2343


Name Edwin E Spellward
Death Age 60
Birth Date abt 1871
Registration Date 1931
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District Camberwell
Inferred County London
Volume 1d
Page 630

Name Edwin Ernest Spellward
Register Type Burial
Death Date 14 Sep 1931
Burial Date 19 Sep 1931
Burial Place Greenwich
URL https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=3810315

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 2 Mar 2026 13:37

Births Jun 1913 (>99%)
Spellward Harriett A Wordley Woolwich 1d 2346
Births Mar 1915 (>99%)
Spellward Ethel J Wordley Woolwich 1d 2330
Births Jun 1921 (>99%)
Spellward Norah K Wordley Woolwich 1d 2326
Births Mar 1925 (>99%)
Spellward James W Wordley Woolwich 1d 1838
Births Jun 1928 (>99%)
Spellward Richard F Wordley Woolwich 1d 1649

Illegitimate son of one of the daughters, one assumes (below)

Births Sep 1938 (>99%)
Spellward John J Spellward Lewisham 1d 1113

Deaths Dec 1939 (>99%)
Spellward John J 1 Woolwich 1d 1386

Not Harriet's.....................
Deaths Mar 1915 (>99%)
Spellward Harriett A 1 Woolwich 1d 1842

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Mar 2026 16:18

Name Leslie George Allen
Military Year 1914-1920
Rank Rifleman
Unit 33rd (City of London) Battalion
Company WO 329
Regiment or Corps London Regiment
Regiment Number 860743
Medal Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal

Served July-Nov 1918

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Mar 2026 16:13

If this is the right Leslie, it could explain his not being on the 1921 census

Name Leslie George Allen
Arrival Age 25
Birth Date abt 1896
Port of Departure Calabar, Nigeria
Arrival Date 16 Oct 1921
Port of Arrival Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage Lagos; Accra; Cape Coast; Sekondi; Sierra Leone
Ship Name Appam
Shipping Line British and African Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Official Number 135442

Home address looks like 69 Lancaster Road Forest Gate

ADDED

His father's address!!!

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Mar 2026 15:57

Name Leslie George Allen
Death Registration Date 1977
Death Registration Place Victoria, Australia
Father George Wallace Allen*******************************
Reference Number 582

???
Name Mr Leslie G Allen
Gender Male
Departure Age 51
Birth Date abt 1896
Departure Date 12 Nov 1947
Departure Port England
Ship Name Tongariro
Shipping Line New Zealand Shipping Company Limited
Destination Port Sydney, Australia
Master A E Williams

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Mar 2026 15:52


Name George Wallace Allen
Gender Male
Initiation Age 25
Birth Year abt 1872
Initiation Date 25 Jan 1897
First Payment Year on Register 1897
Year range 1887-1909
Profession Police Sergt.
Lodge Stuart Lodge*************************Freemasons
Lodge Number 1632
Folio Number 202

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Mar 2026 15:05

Living with sister and brother-in-law

Name Patricia K. Allen
Electoral Date 1967
Street Address 222 Thorold Road (I
Ward or Division/Constituency Ilford
County or Borough Ilford, England

Marriages Dec 1964 (>99%)
ALLEN Gloria I HOLDER W.Ham 5a 1315
HALL Gloria I HOLDER W.Ham 5a 1315
HOLDER Ronald D ALLEN W.Ham 5a 1315
HOLDER Ronald D HALL W.Ham 5a 1315

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Mar 2026 14:39

Births Jun 1871 (>99%)
HOSKING Annie Amelia W. Ham 4a 17

1939 Register
Boxmoor Westland Avenue, Hornchurch, Hornchurch U.D., Essex, England
George W Allen 29 Dec 1871 Male Chief Inspector Of Police Ret Married 412 1
Annie A Allen 29 Apr 1871 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 412 2

Name George Wallace Allen
Death Date 21 Oct 1941
Death Place Sussex, England
Probate Date 13 Feb 1942
Probate Registry Llandudno
Probate to widow, Annie Amelia

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Mar 2026 14:20

Name George Wallace Allen
Age in 1911 39
Estimated Birth Year abt 1872
Relation to Head Head
Gender Male
Birth Place Erith, Kent, England
Civil parish Lambeth
County/Island London
Country England
Street Address 127 Casewick Road, West Norwood S W
Marital Status Married
Occupation Police Inspector
Registration District Number 25
Sub-registration district Norwood
ED, institution, or vessel 26
Piece 2125
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
George Wallace Allen 39 Head
Florence Allen 39 Wife
Leslie George Allen 15 Son
Frank Wallace Allen 6 Son
William Daniel Scott 25 Boarder

????
Name Florence Allen
Age 40
Estimated Birth Year abt 1872
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Death Registration Place Lambeth, London, United Kingdom
Death Date Mar 1912
Volume 1d
Page 480


Marriages Jun 1913 (>99%)
Allen George W Hosking Lambeth 1d 599
Hosking Annie A Allen Lambeth 1d 599


1921 Census Of England & Wales
69, Lancaster Road, East Ham, Essex & London, England
George Wallace Allen Head Male 1872 49 Erith, Kent, England Police Inspector Corporation Of City Of London, Guildhall
Annie Amelia Allen Wife Female 1871 50 Stratford, London, England Home Duties -
Frank Wallace Allen Son Male 1904 17 Stockwell, London, England Apprentice Hitchcock Williams & Coy, Wholesale Drapers
Maria Annie Mitcham Visitor Female 1868 53 Kensington, London, England Clerk Woolland Brod Ltd, Knighsbridge Drapers


ALLEN, FRANK WALLACE TUFNELL
GRO Reference: 1904 S Quarter in LAMBETH Volume 01D Page 363

Name Frank Wallace Allen
Gender Male
Record Type Baptism
Baptism Date 30 Oct 1904
Baptism Place Saint Barnabas, South Lambeth: Guildford Road, Lambeth, Lambeth, England
Father George Wallace Allen
Mother Florence Allen
Register Type Parish Register
Born June 16th 1904
Brother Leslie baptised same day....DoB incorrectly recorded as 24/03/1895

Name Leslie George Allen
Birth Date 24 Mar 1896************************
Birth Place Newington, London.
Freedom Date 17 Jan 1927
Freedom Place City of London, England
Residence Place England
Father George Wallace Allen


Name Frank Wallace Allen
Gender Male
Marriage Age 27
Birth Date abt 1904
Marriage Date 25 Dec 1931
Marriage Place Chingford, St Edmund, Essex, England
Father George Wallace Allen
Spouse Frances Dorothy Hutchings
Source Description Marriage Register; Service of Church: Registers of Marriages; Registers; Chingford, St Edmund (Digital Images Only); Waltham Forest Archives (Digital Images Only);1928-1933

1939 Register
22 Cleves Walk, Redbridge, Ilford M.B., Essex, England
Frank W Allen 16 Jun 1904 Male Bus Driver Road Passenger Tra Married 170 1
Francis D Allen 11 Jan 1908 Male Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 170 2
The record for this person is officially closed.
The record for this person is officially closed.
William H Hutchings 28 Aug 1864 Male Retired Grocery Manag Widowed 170 5
Valerie C Northen (Allen) 27 Feb 1938 Female Under School Age Single 170 4


Deaths Dec 1975 (>99%)
ALLEN FRANK WALLACE 16JE1904 WAVENEY 10 283

Marriages Sep 1958 (>99%)
ALLEN Valerie C NORTHEN Ilford 5a 1100
NORTHEN Peter J ALLEN Ilford 5a 1100

Two possible children.......births on freebmd


Northen
Valerie Claire
1938
1994
England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Hillingdon, Middlesex, England

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Mar 2026 13:05

Your tree on Ancestry shows 1895 as Leslie George Allen's birth year.........there is no record in England/Wales (or Scotland) to verify that

You indicate that these were his parents

Marriages Jun 1894 (>99%)
Allen George Wallace London C. 1c 43
Tufnell Florence London C. 1c 43

Therefore, this must be the correct birth

ALLEN, LESLIE GEORGE TUFNELL
GRO Reference: 1896 J Quarter in ST SAVIOUR SOUTHWARK LONDON Volume 01D Page 84

Vaccination record

First name(s) Leslie George
Parish St Saviours Union
Last name Allen
County Surrey
Birth date 24 Mar 1896******************
Number of case 389
Birth place -
Country England
Year Of Birth 1896
Archive Southwark Archives
Year 1896
Document type Vaccination Registers
Event date 27 Apr 1896
Dates covered 1895-1900
Date -
Date range 1895-1900
Father first name George Wallace
Record set Southwark Vaccination Registers
Father last name Allen
Category Institutions & organisations
Place St Saviours Union
Subcategory Hospitals & Institutions
Sub district Trinity, Newington Sub-District


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
15, Trinity Square, Newington, St Saviour Southwark, London & Surrey, England
George W Allen Head Married Male 29 1872 Police officer Erith, Kent, England
Florence Allen Wife Married Female 29 1872 - City of London, Middlesex, England
Leslie Geo Allen Son Single Male 5 1896 - Southwark, Surrey, England
Sidney G Tufnell Boarder Single Male 23 1878 Traveller in silk & c City of London, Middlesex, England


ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Mar 2026 12:41

1939 Register
60 Anglesea Road, Woolwich, Greenwich, Woolwich, London, England
Emily Spellward 22 Jan 1888 Female Domestic Duties Widowed 14 1
Ethel Allen(Spellward) 12 Dec 1914 Female Out Of Work - Anywork House? Single 14 2
James (William) Spellward 28 Jan 1925 Male Factory Hand - Bottle Washer ? Single 14 3
Richard F Spellward 29 May 1928 Male At School Single 14 4
~??? Parrett (Partley,Woodley) 09 May 1919 Unknown Factory Hand - Soldering At ? Single 14 5
Norah (Kathleen) Duddy (Spellward) 06 Jun 1921 Female Cord Winder At S? Single 14 6
John Spellward 28 Jun 1938 Male Under School Age Single 14 7


1921 Census Of England & Wales
60, Anglesea Road, Plumstead, London & Kent, England

Edward Spellward Head Male 1868 52 Plumstead, Kent, England Excavator Employer
Emily Spellward Wife Female 1888 33 Plumstead, Kent, England - -
George Spellward Step-son Male 1910 11 Leytonstone, Essex, England - -
Ethel Spellward Daughter Female 1915 6 Plumstead, Kent, England - -
Ada Spellward Daughter Female 1917 4 Plumstead, Kent, England - -
Amy Spellward Daughter Female 1919 2 Plumstead, Kent, England - -
Baby Spellward Daughter Female 1921 - Plumstead, Kent, England - -

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Feb 2026 21:59

If you want help with research……just ask

Caroline did, and was given help - as you will be.

Anna-Lisa

Anna-Lisa Report 28 Feb 2026 21:29

thank you for letting me know! What a shame would have loved to have got in contact with her!

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Feb 2026 21:27

Unfortunately, Caroline is no longer a member of GR and cannnot be contacted through this site

TIP. You can’t ‘tag’ people on here

Anna-Lisa

Anna-Lisa Report 28 Feb 2026 20:58

Hi @Caroline!

Gloria was my nan!!! My mum and i are trying to work out my names side of the family as she thought she had none!!

Please reach out!

Caroline

Caroline Report 22 Apr 2009 14:08

Hi Lindsey
Thanks heaps I don't knoe how you find so much out you must love helping people I will let you knoe if I manage to trace my cousins thanks so much

Caroline

Caroline Report 22 Apr 2009 14:06

Dear NINJALADY
That could well be him thank you so much for all your help I can't beleive how helpful every one is.

 Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 22 Apr 2009 14:02

Here we are, Ethel J Allen died aged 32 Lambeth Jul 1947 5c 972

CherryBlossom

CherryBlossom Report 22 Apr 2009 13:57

Is this him?

Births Mar 1916 (>99%)
Wordley George W Wordley Sudbury 4a 2650