Ada Elizabeth (King) Winton (1896 - 1959)

Born 19 Apr 1896 in 62, Hughes Fields, Deptford, London, England

Ancestors

Daughter of Thomas James King and Martha (Sayers) King

Wife of Francis John Winton — married 8 Apr 1917 in St Nicholas church, Deptford, London, England

Descendants

Died 20 Sep 1959 at age 63 in Homeopathic Hospital, Great Ormond Street, Holborn, London, England

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Biography

• Ada Elizabeth King was born on 19th April 1896, the 4th child born to Thomas James King and Martha Sayers.^[1]
• The family lived at 62, Hughes Fields, Deptford, which was a very poor area in the parish of St. Nicholas, close to the south bank of the river Thames.
• Ada was christened at St. Paul's church, Deptford on 6th May 1896, where Thomas, her father, is described as a waterman and lighterman. ^[2]
• The 1901 census showed Ada with her parents and 5 siblings, Ada is aged 4 ^[3]
• In 1911, the family were still in Hughes Fields, and Ada was shown on the census aged 14, working as a cardboard box maker for a company that produced surgical Instruments. ^[4]
• Ada married Francis John Winton, on 8th April 1917, but they were apart for some while, as Francis went off to war. ^[5]
• Their first child was born in 1919, when they lived in Elm Terrace, New Cross.
• The 1921 census showed the family living at 7, Elm Terrace, Deptford

• By 1926, they were living in 32, Mornington Road, where Ada continued to live for the rest of her life, and they raised their 6 children.
• When the 1939 Register was taken they were still living at 32, Mornington Road, Deptford, London, ^[7] the entry reads:
  • Francis J Winton, dob 29 Dec 1891, sheet metal worker, married
  • Ada E Winton, dob 19 Apr 1896, general housewife, married
• Ada was a local councillor in Deptford for nearly 15 years, and a member of the local women's guild for over 30 years. ^[8]
• Ada died on the 20th September 1959, at the Homeopathic Hospital, Holborn, of congestive cardiac failure, and was cremated at Honor Oak crematorium. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth certificate
2. ↑ (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) London Metropolitan Archives, Deptford St Paul, Register of Baptism, p75/pau, Item 019
3. ↑ (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) RG13 0526 f159 p56
4. ↑ (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) RG14 PN2638 SN 364
5. ↑ Marriage Certificate
6. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
   Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 02683; District reference: RD 28 RS 1 ED 7
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 12 October 2022)
   Elizabeth Winton (25), wife, House Duties, in household of Francis Winton (29) at 7 Elm Terrace, Deptford, St Paul Deptford, London & Kent in Greenwich registration district in England. Born in Deptford, London, England.
7. ↑ (https://www.findmypast.co.uk) 1939 Register
8. ↑ Obituary from the Kentish Mercury dated 25th September 1959
9. ↑ Death Certificate

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Bernard Roy Winton and his maternal first cousin once removed B.C. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas James King and Martha Sayers, grandparents of Bernard Roy Winton, and the great grandparents of B.C.. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st cousins once removed, based on sharing 411 cM across 21 segments.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Bernard Roy Winton and his maternal first cousin once removed B.C. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas James King and Martha Sayers, grandparents of Bernard Roy Winton, and the great grandparents of B.C. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st cousins once removed, based on sharing 411 cM across 21 segments.