Walter (Frece) de Frece
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Abraham Walter (Frece) de Frece (1870 - 1935)

Sir Abraham Walter (Walter) de Frece formerly Frece
Born in Lancashire, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and
Brother of
Husband of — married 1890 in Lambeth Registration District, London, Englandmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 64 in Monte Carlo, Monacomap
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Biography

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Walter (Frece) de Frece is Notable.

Abraham's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1870 in the West Derby and Toxteth Park district.[1]

1871 Census of England: Liverpool, Lancashire, England[2]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Henry M Freece Head M 32 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Marian Freece Wife F 22 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Addle Freece Daughter F 5 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Walter A Freece Son M 5/12 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Alice Rowe Sister-in-law F 17 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Sarah Fenoulhet Visitor F 39 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Laura Fenoulhet Visitor F 18 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Ada Fenoulhet Visitor F 16 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Annie Wheeldon Servant F 17 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Annie Burrows Nurse F 13 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Walter's marriage to Matilda Alice Powles was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1890 in the Lambeth district.[3]

1891 Census of England: Leeds, Yorkshire, England[4]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
William Rush Head M 55 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Emma Rush Wife F 52 Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Edwin L Rush Son M 29 Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Clara Pogson Servant F 19 Normanton, Yorkshire, England
Walter A De Free Boarder M 22 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Matilda Free Boarder F 25 Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Florence Jones Boarder F 29 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

1901 Census of England: Lambeth, London, England[5]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Walter De Frece Head M 30 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Matilda A De Frece Wife F 35 Worcester, Worcestershire, England
May Cape Niece F 4 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Florence M Jones Servant F 36 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Edith Hickey Servant F 20 Brixton, London, England
Alice Lane Servant F 21 Brixton, London, England
Harry W Benham Servant M 20 Brixton, London, England

1911 Census of England: 26 Bedford Court Mansions W C, St Giles in the Fields and Bloomsbury St George, London, England[6]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Walter De Frece Head Married M 40 Theatre Proprietor Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Matilda De Frece Wife Married F 43 Actress Worcester, Worcester, England
George Berwick Servant Married M 49 Butler Domestic Ham, Surrey, England
Mary Ann Berwick Servant Married F 43 Cook Domestic Wick, Buckingham, England
Ellen Mary Duncan Servant Single F 22 Maid Domestic London, United Kingdom

Abraham Walter de Frece applied for, and was granted, Freedom of the City of London in 1918, as part of the Worshipful Company of Loriners. [7]

Probate: "DE FRECE Sir Walter knight of Africa House Kingsway Middlesex died 7 January 1935 at Park Palace Monte Carlo Monaco Probate London 30 April to William Herbert Chantrey chartered accountant. Effects £69620 9s 3d." [8]

Sources

  1. Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 7 January 2024)
    Defrece, Abraham Walter (Mother's maiden name: Rowe).
    GRO Reference: 1870 Oct-Nov-Dec in West Derby and Toxteth Park Volume 08B Page 358.
  2. 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
    The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3781; Folio: 34; Page: 5; GSU roll: 841892; ED, institution, or vessel: 8; Household schedule number: 17
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #15941933 (accessed 7 January 2024)
    Walter A Freece (5/12) son in household of Henry M Freece (32) in Liverpool registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
  3. Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index"
    FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 20 June 2023)
    De Frece, Walter A.
    GRO Reference: 1890 Jul-Aug-Sep in Lambeth Volume 1d Page 868.
  4. 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3697; Folio: 89; Page: 18; GSU roll: 6098807
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #3625760 (accessed 7 January 2024)
    Walter A De Free (22) boarder in household of William Rush (55) in Leeds registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
  5. 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
    Class: RG13; Piece: 429; Folio: 63; Page: 23; ED, institution, or vessel: 33; Household schedule number: 180
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #3466492 (accessed 7 January 2024)
    Walter De Frece (30) head of household in Lambeth registration district in London, England. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
  6. 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 12; ED, institution, or vessel: 04; Piece: 1173
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #185403 (accessed 7 January 2024)
    Walter De Frece (40), married, Theatre Proprietor, head of household at 26 Bedford Court Mansions W C, St Giles in the Fields and Bloomsbury St George, London, England. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
  7. Legal Record: "London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930"
    London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/2634-2638
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2052 #915708 (accessed 7 January 2024)
    Name: Abraham Walter Defrece; Birth Date: 7 Oct 1870; Birth Place: 9 Salisbury Street Everton, Lancaster; Admission Date: 18 Apr 1918; Residence Place: Berks, England; Father: Henry Defrece.
  8. Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
    Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #5803316 (accessed 7 January 2024)
    Walter Knight De Frece probate on 30 Apr 1935 in London, England. Died 7 Jan 1935 in Middlesex, England.

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