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Thomas Walter Girling 1921 Look-up

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alviegal

alviegal Report 29 Sep 2025 20:14

GIRLING, RUBY ANNIE VICTORIA MEADOWS
GRO Reference: 1913 J Quarter in PLOMESGATE Volume 04A Page 2137
GIRLING, YVONNE EILEEN MEADOWS
GRO Reference: 1918 J Quarter in PLOMESGATE Volume 04A Page 1543
GIRLING, JOSEPHENE ELLEN MEADOWS
GRO Reference: 1920 J Quarter in PLOMESGATE Volume 04A Page 2302
GIRLING, BERYL JEMIMA MEADOWS
GRO Reference: 1922 D Quarter in PLOMESGATE Volume 04A Page 1694
GIRLING, THELMA DOREEN MEADOWS
GRO Reference: 1926 D Quarter in PLOMESGATE Volume 04A Page 1617
GIRLING, THOMAS JAMES MEADOWS
GRO Reference: 1931 J Quarter in PLOMESGATE Volume 04A Page 1715

Births Mar 1935 (>99%)
Girling Sheila E S Meadows Plomesgate 4a 1532

alviegal

alviegal Report 29 Sep 2025 19:58

Beryl

1939 Register
Eton College,Baldwins Bec, Westbury, Eton U.D., Buckinghamshire, England

First name(s) Beryl J
County Buckinghamshire
Last name(s) Girling
Country England
Birth date 27 Nov 1922
E. D. letter code DVJE
Birth day 27
Schedule 34
Birth month 11
Schedule sub number 42
Birth year 1922
Archive reference RG101/2112I/007/42
Sex Female
Piece number 2112I
Institutional role Servant
Item number 7
Marital status Single
Line number 42
Occupation Paid Domestic Duties
Record set 1939 Register
Address Eton College,Baldwins Bec, Westbury
Category Census, land & surveys
Place Eton U.D.
Subcategory Census
Borough / district Eton U.D.


GIRLING, BERYL JEMIMA MEADOWS
GRO Reference: 1922 D Quarter in PLOMESGATE Volume 04A Page 1694


alviegal

alviegal Report 29 Sep 2025 19:26

Margery

1911 Census For England & Wales
The Hall Brandeston Wickham Market, Brandeston, Suffolk, England

Household members (4 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Zebsdee Meadows Head
Married Male 50 1861 Caretaker Brandeston Sfk
Ellen Meadows Wife
Married Female 49 1862 - Cretingham Sfk
Eva Nellie Meadows Daughter
Single Female 22 1889 - Brandeston Sfk
Margery Meadows Granddaughter
- Female 0 1911 - Brandeston Sfk



1921 Census Of England & Wales
Brandeston, Framlingham, Brandeston, Suffolk, England
Household members (3 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
Zebidee Meadows Head
Male 1861 60 Brandeston, Suffolk, England Groom And Gardener Ltd Generla Work Private C Arthur Esg
Ellen Meadows Wife
Female 1862 59 Suffolk, England Home Duties -
Margery Meadows Adopted daughter granddaughter
Female 1910 10 Suffolk, England - - (both parents still living)



1939 Register
The Potask, Brandeston, Benhall Green, Blyth R.D., Suffolk, England

Household members (5 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
Bernard Harvey 07 Dec 1904 Male Gardener Married 9 1
Margery Harvey 08 Jul 1910 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 9 2

The record for this person is officially closed.
Constance B Jacques 23 Mar 1903 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 9 4



Marriages Dec 1927 (>99%)
HARVEY Bernard G Meadows Plomesgate 4a 2759
MEADOWS Margery Harvey Plomesgate 4a 2759


ErikaH

ErikaH Report 29 Sep 2025 09:39

FMP transcription of 1939 exactly matches that on Ancestry.

The 100-year rule is applied

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 29 Sep 2025 08:36


Josephine E Girling
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name Josephine E Girling
Registration Date Jul 1941 [Aug 1941] [Sep 1941]
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District Ipswich
Inferred County Suffolk
Spouse Reginald V Bishop
Volume Number 4a
Page number 3641


Marriages Sep 1968 (>99%)
BISHOP JOSEPHINE E MOGGRIDGE IPSWICH 4B 3294
GIRLING JOSEPHINE E MOGGRIDGE IPSWICH 4B 3294
MOGGRIDGE DOUGLAS N BISHOP IPSWICH 4B 3294
MOGGRIDGE DOUGLAS N GIRLING IPSWICH 4B 3294


Josephine Ellen Moggridge
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name Josephine Ellen Moggridge
Death Age 76
Birth Date 1 Apr 1920
Registration Date May 1996
Registration District Ipswich
Inferred County Suffolk
Register Number A17B
District and Subdistrict 7471A
Entry Number 254

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 29 Sep 2025 08:26

Ruby A V Girling
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name Ruby A V Girling
Registration Date Apr 1935 [May 1935] [Jun 1935]
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Blyth
Inferred County Suffolk
Spouse Walter W G Pollard
Volume Number 4a
Page number 3057


Ruby A V Pollard
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name Ruby A V Pollard
Gender Female
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 15 May 1913
Residence Date 1939
Address 29 Quilter Road
Residence Place Felixstowe, Suffolk, England
Occupation Domestic Duties Paid
Line Number 30
Schedule Number 61
Sub Schedule Number 3
Enumeration District Twec
Borough Felixstowe
Registration District 214-1
Household Members (Name) Gender Birth Year
Alfred H Allenby Male 1871
Mary Allenby Female 1867
Ruby A V Pollard Female 1913
This record is officially closed.
Maud Griffiths Female 1903
Peter Robert Griffiths Male 1933
Marie L Griffiths Female 1935

Richard

Richard Report 29 Sep 2025 08:26

Thanks a lot . richard

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 29 Sep 2025 08:18

Thomas W Girling
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name Thomas W Girling
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 21 Mar 1891
Residence Date 1939
Address The Vicarage Cottage
Residence Place Blyth, Suffolk, England
Occupation Poultry Farmer Own Account, First Aid worker, ARP Service
Line Number 34
Schedule Number 29
Sub Schedule Number 1
Enumeration District Txal
Borough [Blyth]
Registration District 216-1
Civil Defense Role First Aid; A.R.P. Service
Inferred Spouse
Eva Nellie Girling
Inferred Children
[Yvonne] E Girling
Thomas J Girling
Household Members (Name) Gender Birth Year
Thomas W Girling Male 1891
Eva Nellie Girling Female 10 Feb 1889 - Unpaid assistant poultrywoman
[Yvonne ] E Girling Female Single 12 June 1918 - Domestic duties
This record is officially closed.
Thomas J Girling Male Single 7 May 1931 - At school
This record is officially closed.


That's Ancestry's transcription.
The closed records may perhaps have been opened on FMP.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 29 Sep 2025 08:03

Thomas Walter Girling
in the 1921 England Census
Name Thomas Walter Girling
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Age 30 Years 3 Months
Relation to Head Head
Estimated Birth Year 1891
Birth Place Woolwich, Kent, England
Residence Date 1921
Residence Street Address Brandeston, Framlingham
Residence Place Brandeston, Suffolk, England
Occupation Disabled Pensioner Soldier; Pre-War Occupation Blacksmith
Occupation Code 190/8
Place of Work At Home
Number of Children Under 16 4
Inhabited Y
Parliamentary Division East Suffolk Pc, Eye Div.
Registration District Plomesgate
Registration District Number 215
Sub registration district Framlingham
Sub Registration District Number 1
Respondent Mr T Girling
Enumeration District Name Plomesgate Rd
Enumeration District 1
Schedule 27
Schedule Type Code E
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Thomas Walter Girling 30 Years 3 Months Head
Eva Nellie Girling 32 Years 4 Months Wife - Brandeston
Ruby Annie Victoria Girling 8 Years 1 Month Daughter - Brandeston
Irene [Yvonne] Eileen Girling 3 Years 0 Months Daughter - Kettleburgh
Josephine Ellen Girling 1 Year 2 Months Daughter - Kettleburgh

Richard

Richard Report 29 Sep 2025 06:55

Could someone please give me the details of the 1921 census for the following family:-

Thomas Walter Girling 1891 Woolwich
Eva Nellie Girling 1889 Brandeston Suffolk
Margery Meadows (Girling) 1911 Brandeston Suffolk
Rubbie Annie Victoria Girling 1913 Suffolk
Yvonne Girling 1918 Suffolk
Josephine Girling 1920 Suffolk

The family are likely to be in one of the following Suffolk villages:- Kettleburgh, Brandeston, Cretingham.

I would also appreciate if someone could give me the detyails of the 1939 register in relation to the family. They had the following additioal children all born in Suffolk:-

Beryl Girling 1922
Thalma Girling 1926
Thomas Girling 1931
Sheila Girling 1935

Many thanks Richard