Wilhelmine Margaret Eve (Cresswell) Harrod (1911 - 2005)

Born 1 Dec 1911 in North Walsham, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Died 9 May 2005 at age 93 in North Walsham, Norfolk, England

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Biography

From The Peerage: Wilhelmine Cresswell is the daughter of Captain Francis Joseph Cresswell and Barbara ffolkes. She married Sir Henry Roy Forbes Harrod.

Her married name became Harrod.

Children of Wilhelmine Cresswell and Sir Henry Roy Forbes Harrod: Henry Mark Harrod Dominick Roy Harrod b. 21 Aug 1941, d. 4 Aug 2013

From Wikipaedia: Harrod married Wilhelmine Cresswell (Billa) (1911–2005), step-daughter of General Sir Peter Strickland, in 1938. One of their sons was Dominick Harrod, an economics correspondent for the BBC.

Wilhelmina was born in the Docking district in the last quarter of 1911.^[1] The GRO Index has her mother's maiden name as Holkes, the transcription in the IGI has it as Ffolkes.

Her parents would have been Francis J. Cresswell and Barbara Ffolkes, who were married in the Freebridge Lynn district in the first quarter of 1911.^[2]

She passed away in 2005.^[3]

Research Notes

Francis Joseph Cresswell born in Kings Lynn in 1883.^[4]

From the 1891 census his parents were George F. A. age 38, and Eva L. Cresswell age 32, both born in Norfolk. George was a banker.^[5]

Barbara Ffolkes was most probably born in London in 1884.^[6]

From the 1891 census her parents would have been Martin H. B. age 41, and Wilhelmina age 36, both born in Norfolk. Martin was a civil engineer.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ GRO Reference: 1911 D Quarter in DOCKING Volume 04B Page 498
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26WF-4XN : 13 December 2014), Francis J Cresswell, 1911; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1911, quarter 1, vol. 4B, p. 495, Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X22-G25 : 1 October 2014), Francis Joseph Cresswell, 1883; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:44S5-PMM : 10 December 2017), Francis J Cresswell in household of George F A Cresswell, St Margaret, Norfolk, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Norfolk county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ GRO Reference: 1884 J Quarter in ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Volume 01A Page 420
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3533-MW2 : 11 December 2017), Barbara Folkes in household of Martin H B Folkes, St George Hanover Square, London, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

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