Clara May WEST (1898-1980) - Warren and Ford Family History

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Clara May WEST (1898-1980)

Family Stories > 4th GENERATION > Arthur C. West's Family
5.  Clara May West (1898 - 1980)     
   Spouse : Harold Hewitt (1900 - 1959)

1.  Nola Irene Warren
2.  ....  Iris Ella Ford & George Ernest Edward Warren
3.  ....  ....  Sarah Jane West & George Dixie Ford
4.  ....  ....  ....  Arthur Cornelius West and Annie Eliza Devonshire
...  Children  1.  Alfred John West & Mary Gertrude Tindall
2.   Harriet Ada West & Oswald Terry
3. Sarah Jane West & George Dixie Ford
4.   Emily West & Charles Frederick Black
5. Clara May West & Harold Hewitt
Clara May West

Birth                     1898  Clifton, Bedfordshire

Married                1923, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire   
Spouse                Harold Edward Hewitt
                                 Born             1899 at Wellingborough, Northampton
                                Baptism        1899, July 23 at St. Barnabas Church, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
                                Father           John Hewitt  (1869-....)
                                 Mother          Annie Botterill  (1870-....)
                                 Siblings         Walter L Hewitt (1893-....)
                                                       Annie E. Hewitt (1894-....)
                                                       Elsie L. Hewitt (1897-....)
                                                       Sidney J. Hewitt (1899-....)
                                                       Nellie M. Hewitt (1901-....)
                                                       Albert H. Hewitt (1909-....)

                              Residences   1911 - 9 Grove Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire   
                             Occupation   Leather Worker in boot trade
                                                   Dental Process Worker
                             Death      1959, June 16 at Northcote, Victoria       
                             Cause of Death    Scleroderma #
                             Age at Death  59 years
                             Cremation Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia,
                                                  Garden of Remembrance, Section 2, Wall C, Niche 104
           
Death                1980 at her daughter's home in Coburg, Melbourne, Australia   
Age at Death     82 years
Cremation         Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia, Garden of Remembrance, Section 2, Wall C, Niche 105


Residences       1901 - 1911 - Henlow Road, Clifton, Biggleswade (with family)    
                        1921 - 27 Bedale Road, Northamptonshire - (Boarder, unmarried)
                        1931 - 38 Andrew Street, Northcote, Melbourne
                        1949 - 2 Haketere Street, Northcote, Melbourne

Occupation       1921- Cardboard Box Maker

Emigration        1926 on board " Barabool" To Australia

# Scleroderma - a rare autoimmune disease in which the skin hardens and tightens.  It also impacts blood vessels and internal organs.


Children             1.  Arthur Edward Hewitt (1926 - 1992)
                                  Born  1923, March 25 at Wellingborough
Father  Harold Edward Hewitt
Mother  Clara May West

                                  Marriage  1946, Victoria, Australia
                                  Spouse  Carol Phyllis Fowler
                                                    Born  1924 Victoria, Australia
                                                    Father  Lyle Charles Fowler (1891 - 1969)
                                                    Mother  Ruby Olive Marrs  (1894 - 1973)
                                                    Death  1982, December 24 at Reservoir, Australia
                                                    Cremation   Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia,
                                                                        Garden of Remembrance, Section 2, Wall D, Side N, Row 5, Niche 6

                                             Death  1992, June 13 at Williamstown
                                  Age at Death  69 years
                                  Burial   Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia,
                                                  Garden of Remembrance, Section 2, Wall D, Side N, Row 5, Niche 7

  Occupation   Carpenter

                                 Military  Army, 2nd Australian Imperial Force

 Children  1.  Julie Caroline Hewitt (1950 - 1950)

                       
                          2. Eunice Marguerite Hewitt
Born  1923, September, Bedfordshire
Father  Harold Edward Hewitt
Mother  Clara May West

Marriage    1948, Victoria, Australia
Spouse  Patrick John Hearn
Born
Father
Mother
Residence  1967 - 13 Tilley Street, Coburg
Occupation  1967 - Coppersmith

Death  

Military  Army, Citizen Military Forces




 


    
1953  -  L  :  Clara Hewitt, nee West          R :  Harold Hewitt


1953 - Seated L to R: Daughter, Unis Marguerite Hearn nee Hewitt;  Clara May Hewitt, nee West;  Daughter-in-Law Carol Hewitt, nee Fowler
Behind, L to R;  Son-in-Law John Hearn;  Harold Hewitt;  Son, Arthur Hewitt


Clara (right front), her sister, Sarah (second row left) and other friends on an outing

1926 - Emigration to Australia





Grandchildren of Arthur Cornelius West and Annie Eliza Devonshire
Children of Clara May West and Harold Edward Hewitt
1.  Unis Marguerite Hewitt


 
L  :  c 1953 - Unis Hearn, nee Hewitt     R  :  Patrick Hearn

1948 - Patrick Hear and Unis Hewitt on their Wedding day.  Harold Hewitt in the background

1938-1948 - Military Service

Name                             Unis Margerite Hewitt
Birth Date                       6 Aug. 1923
Birth Place                      Bedfordshire, England
Enlistment Date              1939-1948
Enlistment Place             Melbourne, Victoria
Military Service Branch   Army, Citizen Military Forces
Service Number             Vf397152
Next of Kin                     Harold Hewitt
Series Description         B884: Army Citizen Military Forces
Source : Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945

1948 - Marriage

Name                            Eunice Marguerite Hewitt
Gender                         Female
Marriage Place            Victoria, Australia
Marriage Registration Date   1948
Marriage Registration Place  Victoria, Australia
Spouse                       Patrick John Hearn
Reference Number    18118
Source  Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1962

2.  Arthur Edward Hewitt
 
C 1953 - L : Arthur Hewitt     R :  Carol Hewitt, nee Fowler


About 1944 in Papua New Guinea - Arthur Hewitt


1925, Birth

1925, Oct in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Source : England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007

1938 - 1948 - Military Service

Name                            Arthur Edward Hewitt
Birth Date                     25 Mar. 1924
Birth Place                   Wellingborough, England
Enlistment Date           1939-1948
Enlistment Place          Melbourne
Military Service Branch  Army, Citizen Military Forces
Service Number            V351050
Next of Kin                    Harold Hewitt
Series Description        B884: Army Citizen Military Forces
Source  : Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945

1946 - Marriage

Marriage in Victoria
1946
To Carol Phyllis Fowler
Source : Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1962

1992 - Death

Name                                   Arthur Edward Hewitt
Birth Place                           Wellingborough Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Death Date                          13 Jun. 1992
Death Place                         Victoria, Australia
Cemetery                             Fawkner Memorial Park
Burial or Cremation Place    Fawkner, Merri-bek City, Victoria, Australia
Spouse                                Carol Phyllis Hewitt
URLhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212208098/arthur-edward-hewitt
Source : Australia and New Zealand, Find a GraveĀ® Index, 1800s-Current
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