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
↑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.
↑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.
↑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.
↑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.
↑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.
↑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.
↑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.
↑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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