Thread: Hedley Harold Watkins

Hi Everyone

Well I seemed to have drawn a blank with my mother and fathers ancestors at this point. Now I am working on my wife's side. Would it be possible if someone could look up Hedley Harold Watkins born 1900 (Plymouth area we think) Married Grace Pritchard born 1914 in Kent her father was Edward Pritchard born in Canning Town London and served in the Royal Navy from a very early age. He married a Beatrice Whitehouse date not known. We know that they had three daughters, Grace the the youngest, Winifred and Dorothy the oldest and grew up in Gillingham Kent. Hope this helps.



Thanks



Mikeyt

Hello MikeyT



I drew a blank on the 1901 Census for Hedley but found him in the BMD as being born Oct - Dec 1900 in Devonport (Plymouth). I have a Grace Pritchard born Jan to March 1914 in Holborn (London), Mother's maiden name Green not Whitehouse. I wondered if Edward met Beatrice in Chatham, there being a strong Naval connection there at the time. There is a Beatrice Whitehouse living in Chatham in the 1901 Census, age 19, occupation Dressmaker. Could this be your relative? Alternatively there is another Beatrice, as Mistress in a school also living in Chatham at that time.



Hope that this has been more help than hinderance.



Good luck



P1kef1sh

PS



I have also found a 26 year old Stoker named Edward Pritchard on board HMS Mars in 1901. He was born in Alum Bay, Isle of White. Any use?

Hi there!

Just to confirm on the bmd website - Hedley Harold C Watkins was born 1900 Q4. Devonport 5b.283. The birth certificate will probably give you his parents names. Hedley married Victoria A L Miller Q2. 1924 Devonport 5b.755.

Hope this helps.

Deborah

Hi Mike,



I think this is your Hedley mistranscribed. The original image is very faint making it extremely difficult to read, but it does look like WATKINS, not Working.



Name: Hedley H Working Age: 5 months Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900 Relation: Child Father's Name: Daniel C H Mother's Name: Maude M Gender: Male Where born: Devonport, Devon, England



Civil Parish: Devonport Ecclesiastical parish: Ford St Mark Town: Devonport County/Island: Devon Country: England













Registration district: Devonport Sub-registration district: Stoke ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 165 Household Members: Name Age Daniel C H Working 26 Hedley H Working 5 months Maude M Working 22



Daniel is a shipwright. Maud was born in Hampshire, Daniel Churston Devon.

A possible marriage



Marriages Sep 1898 (>99%)Bridgeman Elizabeth Jane Plymouth 5b639 CLANCY Maud Mary Stoke D 5b639 MITCHELL George Alfred H Stoke D. 5b639 Ramsey Annie Stoke D. 5b639 Watkins Daniel Harold Stoke D. 5b639

1881.....William (widower) Stonemason



1881 England Census

about Daniel Harold Watkins



Name: Daniel Harold Watkins Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875 Relation: Son Father's Name: William Gender: Male Where born: Galmpton, Devon, England



Civil Parish: Churston Ferrers County/Island: Devon Country: England



Street address: 9 Greenway Road Education:



Employment status:



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Occupation: Scholar



Registration district: Totnes Sub-registration district: Brixham ED, institution, or vessel: 9 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Alfred Arnold Watkins 11 Daniel Harold Watkins 6 Elizabeth Watkins 20 Emily Thomasina Watkins 9 John Elford Watkins 17 Mary Jane Watkins 25 Sidney Herbert Watkins 15 William Watkins 48

1891......looks like William remarried



1891 England Census

about Daniel H Walkins



Name: Daniel H Walkins Age: 16 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875 Relation: Son Father's Name: William Mother's Name: Elizabeth Gender: Male Where born: Churston Ferrers, Devon, England



Civil Parish: Churston Ferrers Ecclesiastical parish: Churston Ferrers Town: Galmpton County/Island: Devon Country: England



Street address:



Occupation:



Condition as to marriage:



Education:



Employment status:



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Registration district: Totnes Sub-registration district: Brixham ED, institution, or vessel: 9 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Daniel H Walkins 16 Elizabeth Walkins 51 Elizabeth A Walkins 30 Emily T Walkins 19 William Walkins 50 George H Wray 20

1871



Name: William Walkins Age: 38 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Ann Gender: Male Where born: Plympton St Mary, Devon, England



Civil Parish: Churston Ferrers Town: Galmpton County/Island: Devon Country: England



Registration district: Totnes Sub-registration district: Brixham ED, institution, or vessel: 9 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 67 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Martin 74 Alfred A Walkins 1 Ann Walkins 36 Elizabeth A Walkins 10 John E Walkins 7 Mary J Walkins 15 Susan E Walkins 12 Sydney H Walkins 5 William Walkins 38



Deaths Sep 1879 WATKINS Ann 45 Totnes 5b101

Marriages Dec 1854 (99%)Bunker Catherine Totnes 5b309 Martin Ann Totnes 5b309 Matthews Robert Jack Totnes 5b309

Marriages Dec 1854 (99%)GAY Ann Exeter 5b209 Smith Anthony Exeter 5b209 Towell George Exeter 5b209 Watkins William Totnes 5b209 Webber Elizabeth Exeter 5b209

Looks like one of these page numbers is wrong, I'd say they all belong together. Thomas Martin (1871) is probably Ann's father.