Henry WEST (1854-1935) - Warren and Ford Family History

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Henry WEST (1854-1935)

Family Stories > 5th GENERATION > William West's Family
7.  Henry West (1854 - 1935)
   Spouse : Dinah Brown (C1854 - 1933)

1.  Nola Irene Warren
2.  ....  George Ernest Edward Warren & Iris Ella Ford
3.  ....  ....  George Dixie Ford & Sarah Jane West
4.  ....  ....  ....  Cornelius Arthur West & Anne Eliza Devonshire
5.  ....  ....  ....  ....  William West & Lucretia Webb
...  Children  1. Sophia West & George Dilly Tingey
2. Mary West
3.  John Webb West
4.  George West
5.  Eliza West & William Roberts
6.  John West & Ruth Warner
7.  Harriet West & Charles William Church
8.  Henry West & Dinah Brown
9.  Bethia (or Bertha) West
10. William West
11. Frederic West
12.  Cornelius Arthur West
13. Lizzy Jane West
HENRY WEST

Birth  1854, October 9 at Clifton Bedfordshire
Baptism  1854, September 10 at Clifton Bedfordshire
Father  William West
Mother  Lucretia Webb   

Marriage  1876, September 14 at All Saints Church, at Clifton Bedfordshire
Spouse  Dinah Brown
       Born     C1854 in Langford, Bedfordshire
       Occupation      Straw Plaiter
       Father   William Brown
       Death  1933 in Clifton, Bedfordshire
       Age at Death  77 years

Residences
1891 - 68 Admiral Square, at Clifton Bedfordshire
1901 - 84 Henlow Road, Shefford, at Clifton Bedfordshire

Application for Relief
1917 - Both Henry and Dina West applied to the Bedfordshire Workhouse for Relief on the grounds of both having poor eyesight.  Henry was 62 and Dinah 61 years old.  They were accorded assistance of rent 2 shillings and 1 penny.  They had already been receiving national insurance of 5 shillings.

Occupation  Agricultural Labourer

Death  1935 in Bedfordshire
Age at Death  80 years


Children
      
    
  
   
  
   
   
   
    
  
 
 
  
1.  Alfred West
      Born  Abt 1877
      Baptised  1878, January 27 at Clifton, Bedfordshire
      Father  Henry West
      Mother  Dinah Brown

      Medical  Deformed
     1908 - 1909 - Application for Relief at Ampthill Workhouse

    Death   1917 at Luton, Bedfordshire
    Age at Death  40 years


2.  Frederick West
      Born      Abt 1878
      Father Henry West
      Mother Dinah Brown

       Married  1899, December 25 at Clifton Bedfordshire
       Spouse    Rebecca Jane Caiger
                          Born  1877
                          Baptised  1877, February 18 at St. Mary Church, Islington
                          Father  Ebenezer Caiger
                          Mother  Rebecca Jane Dove
                          Death  1956 at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
                          Age at Death  79 years

    Death  1952 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
    Age at Death  74 years



3.  George Henry West
      Born   1879 at Clifton Bedfordshire
       Father Henry West
       Mother Dinah Brown

        Married    1900, April 16 at All Saints Church, at Clifton Bedfordshire
       Spouse    Maud Rutt (1881 - 1956)

        Death  1954 June at Luton, Bedfordshire
        Age at Death  74 years


Children
1. Violet May West
Born  1900, September 15 in Clifton, Bedfordshire
Baptised  1900, November 11 in Langford, Bedfordshire
Father  George Henry West
Mother  Maud Rutt

1911 Census - aged 10 years,living with aunt, Eliza West and her husband, William Roberts
   at Henlow Road, Clifton, Biggleswade.  Scholar

Death  1988 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Age at Death 88 years


2.  Ethel Maud West
Born  1901 in Clifton, Bedfordshire
Father  George Henry West
Mother  Maud Rutt

Marriage 1922 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Spouse  Philip Hugh Spivey
Born  1897, February 11 at Worcester, UK
Father  Henry Edward Spivey
Mother  Mary Geach

Death  1945, May 30 in Oxford, Oxfordshire
Age at Death  44 years

Children    1.  Constance Spivey
Born  1930, May 12 in Hampshire
Father  Philip Hugh Spivey
Mother  Ethel Maud West

Death   1948 in Hendon, Middlesex
Age at Death  18 years

                2.  Ronald Reginald Spivey
Born  1921, October 9 in Wiltshire
Father Philip Hugh Spivey
Mother Ethel Maud West

Military  1944, December 14 Sergeant in Royal Air Force

Marriage  1945 in Eton, Buckinghamshire
Spouse  Olive W. Muntz (1922 - ....)

Death   2006 in Cumbria
Age at Death  85 years



3.  Bertie West
Born  1903 in Clifton, Bedfordshire
Father  George Henry West
Mother  Maud Rutt

Marriage  1928 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Spouse  Dorothy Maud Thorby
Born  1905 in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire
Father   William Thorby
Mother  Annie Elizabeth Westley
Death  1981 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Age at Death  75 years

Death  1998 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Age at Death 95 years

Children   1.  Derek J.R. West
Born  1934
Father  Bertie West
Mother  Dorothy Maud Thorby

Marriage  1957 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
Spouse  Hazel S. Y. Rousewell



4.  Albert Charlie West
Born  1904, August 19 in Clifton, Bedfordshire
Father  George Henry West
Mother  Maud Rutt

Marriage    1931 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Spouse  Violet Lillian Harris (1903 - 1989)

Occupation  1939 - Tractor Driver on Farm

Residence  1938 - 6 Arlesey Road, Biggleswade (Rural District)
                         living with Violet and brothers, George H West, Arthur West, & Ivan West.

Death  1982 in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Age at Death  77 years


Children     1.  Owen C. West
Born  1933 in Biggleswade
Father  Albert Charlie West
Mother  Violet Lillian Harris

2.  Sylvia West
Born  1932 in Biggleswade
Father Albert Charlie West
Mother Violet Lillian Harris

               
3.  Bernard B. West
Born  1936 in Biggleswade
Father Albert Charlie West
Mother Violet Lillian Harris

                 4.  Dennis G. A. West
Born  1944 in Biggleswade
Father Albert Charlie West
Mother Violet Lillian Harris

5.  Jeffery West
Born  1946 in Biggleswade
Father Albert Charlie West
Mother Violet Lillian Harris

                    

5.  Gertrude Emily West
Born  1910 in Henlow, Bedfordshire
Father  George Henry West
Mother  Maud Rutt

Death  1989 in Hertfordshire
Age at Death  79 years


6.  Jack West
Born  1912, August 5 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Father  George Henry West
Mother  Maud Rutt

Marriage  1934 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Spouse  Violet R. Dilley  (1913 - 2005)

Death  1984 in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Age at Death  72 years

Children        1.  Marion D. West
Born  1944 in Biggleswade
Father  Jack West
Mother  Violet Dilley

2.  Jean B. West
Born  1934 in Biggleswade
Father Jack West
Mother Violet Dilley

3.  Rosemary M. West
Born  1948 in Biggleswade
Father Jack West
Mother Violet Dilley

4.  Betty M. West
Born  1940 in Biggleswade
Father Jack West
Mother Violet Dilley

Marriage  1962 in Biggleswade
Spouse  Alan B. Washtell

5.  Mary J. West
Born  1940 in Biggleswade
Father Jack West
Mother Violet Dilley


7.  Lillian West
Born  1914 in Henlow, Bedfordshire
Father  George Henry West
Mother  Maud Rutt

Marriage  1937 in Paddington, London
Spouse  Arthur Alexander Rollo (1914 - 1981)
1946 - Qualified Service Pilot Licence # 218812



Death   2003 in Norton, Worcestershire
Age at Death  89 years

Children       1.  Wendy H. Rollo (1944 - ....)

2.  Anthony L. Rollo (1942 - ....)


8.  Gladys West
Born  1915 in Clifton, Bedfordshire
Father  George Henry West
Mother  Maud Rutt

Death  


9.  Arthur West
Born  1919 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Father  George Henry West
Mother  Maud Rutt

Death  1999 in Hertfordshire
Age at Death  80 years


10.  Ivan West
Born  1921, August 4 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Father  George Henry West
Mother  Maud Rutt

Marriage  1943 in Cornwall
Spouse  Gertrude Gill

Death  2000, January 16 in Cornwall
Age at Death  79 years
Burial  Trewinney Cemetery, Cornwall, UK

4.  Mary Ann West
      Born  1880 at Clifton Bedfordshire
      Father Henry West
     Mother Dinah Brown

      Death  1885 at Clifton Bedfordshire
      Age at Death   5 years




5.  Kate Eliza West
      1881 at Clifton Bedfordshire

     Father Henry West
     Mother Dinah Brown



6.  Ada Annie West
      Born  1884 at Clifton Bedfordshire
      Baptised  1885 at Clifton, Bedfordshire
      Father Henry West
      Mother Dinah Brown

Marriage  1904, April 4 at Stanground, Huntingdon
Spouse  Percy Reginald Redshaw  (1881 -   )  Painter

       Death


Children     1. Elsie M. Redshaw
Born 1912, May 8 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Baptism  1912, August 11 n Stanground St. Johns, Huntingdon
Father  Percy Reginald Redshaw
Mother  Ada Annie West

Marriage  1934, October 27 in Stanground St. Johns, Huntingdon
Spouse  George William Palmer

   2. Beatrice Maud Redshaw
Born 1916n Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Baptism  1912, August 11 n Stanground St. Johns, Huntingdon
Father Percy Reginald Redshaw
Mother Ada Annie West

Marriage  1946, September 7 in Stanground St. Johns, Huntingdon
Spouse Edward Charles Porter

Death  1992, February in Swindon, Wiltshire

7.  Frank West
      1885 at Clifton Bedfordshire
      Father Henry West
      Mother Dinah Brown

      Married   1907 at Biggleswade
      Spouse      Ethel May Butler

     Residences    1911 - City Farm, Henlow, Bedfordshire
                             1921 - Newtown, Henlow, Biggleswade
                             1958 - 13 Hewton, Henlow, Bedfordshire

    Occupation   1911 - Farm Labourer
                        1921 - employer Joseph Hall, Farmer, City Field Farm, Henlow, Beds.
                         1939 - Market Gardener

     Died  1958, April 1 at Henlow, Bedfordshire
     Probate  Administration to Ethel May West.  Effects £2,851/9/7d.
  

  Children
        1.   Dorothy West
                 Born  1908, July 25
                 Father  Frank West
                 Mother  Ethel May Butler

                Married   1926, Biggleswade
                Spouse Ernest C Buck (1926 - ....)
                             Children    Sylvia E. M. Buck (

                   Died 1989, August, Bedfordshire
                    Age at Death  81 years


         2.  Ivy Ethel West
                   Born  1909
                  Father Frank West
                   Mother Ethel May Butler

                   Married 1931, July at Biggleswade
                   Spouse  Stanley T Cakebread (1910 - ....)

                   Death    1947, January at Biggleswade


        3.  Queenie Victoria West
                   Born  Abt 1913
                   Father Frank West
                   Mother Ethel May Butler

                   Married    1933, November 25 at Parish Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
                   Spouse  Isaac James Upton (1904 - 1978)  (Carter)
                  Witnesses  Henry West;  Violet Margaret West;  Kenneth Upton

Death  in Hendon, Middlesex, UK


        4.  Phyllis Hannah West
                    Born  1915, May 15
                    Father Frank West
                    Mother Ethel May Butler

                    Married  1933, April, Biggleswade
                    Spouse    Ernest W. Carr (1911 - ....)

                          Children    William C. Carr  (1934 - ....)
                                            Marriage 1959, October, Biggleswade
                                            Spouse  Sheila Hawkins
                                            Death 2006, April at Hertfordshire

                 Death  1991, February at Biggleswade
                 Age at Death  75 years

8.  Eliza West
      Born  1888 at Clifton Bedfordshire
     Father Henry West
     Mother Dinah Brown

      Married 1907, Biggleswade
      Spouse    Frederick William Henry (Harry) Jordan (Coach Builder)

     Residence 1959 - 43 Clifton Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire   
   
    Death 1959, March 5 at Biggleswade
      Age at Death 71 years
      Probate  Effects £1,025/-/-d.



9.  Daisy West
      Born  1890 at Clifton Bedfordshire
      Father Henry West
      Mother Dinah Brown



10.  William West
       Abt 1893 at Clifton Bedfordshire
     Father Henry West
     Mother Dinah Brown

      Married 1915, May 24, Clophill, Bedfordshire
      Spouse   Ethel E. Sharman

     Occupation  Worker at Peek Frean & Co. Ltd., Biscuit & Confectionery Manufacturer

      Military - 1916 - Duke of Cambridge's Own Regiment
                      1937 - British War Medal

      Death 1959, March 5 at Biggleswade
      Age at Death 71 years
      Probate  Effects £1,025/-/-d.

     Children    1.  Lionel Clifford West (1915 - ....)

                      2.  Ruby Stella West (1918 - ....)



11.  Walter West
      Born  Abt 1895 at Clifton Bedfordshire
     Father Henry West
      Mother Dinah Brown

      Occupation  1921 - Farm Labourer for J.H. Farmer, Henlow



12.  Mary West
      Born Abt 1898 at Clifton, Bedfordshire
      Father Henry West
      Mother Dinah Brown



13.  John Herbert West
      Born   1900, October 8 at Clifton, Bedfordshire
     Father Henry West
     Mother Dinah Brown

      Occupation  1921 - Baker at Fullham, London

     Military  1918 -  Royal Air Force Airman

      Death  1984, January at Dover, Kent
      Age at Death  83 years

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