Ernest Geoffrey Acworth (1903 - 1963)

Born Dec 1903 in Saint Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Minnie Hill — married 15 Feb 1925 in Forest Gate, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 15 Oct 1963 at age 59 in Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Ernest Geoffrey was born in December 1903^[1] at St Pancras, London, England. Ernest Geoffrey was the son of Foster George Acworth and Caroline Annie Snell.

In the UK 1911 Census^[2] Ernest Geoffrey (age 7) is living at 16 Orpingley Road, Hornsey Road, London N with his mother Annie (age 45). His father and the eldest daughter are away. His siblings present are: Ida (age 19); Gerald (age 16); Reginald (age 13); Dorothy (age 11); Herbert (age 8); Gertrude (age 5) and R(H)aynor (age 3).

Ernest Geoffrey married^[3][4] Minnie Hill on 15 February 1925 at Forest Gate, Emmanuel, Essex, England. They had three children: Eileen Joyce (born May 1925); Beryl Pamela (born September 1929) and Donald Ernest (born 17 August 1934).

In 1939^[5] Ernest Geoffrey (age 36) and Minnie (age 37) were staying at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England with their son Donald Ernest (age 5). Ernest Geoffrey was a Builder's General Foreman.

Ernest Geoffrey formed a private building company (EG Acworth Builders Ltd.) in Walham Cross after the war (WW2), incorporated 23 Dec 1959.

Arrived^[6] from Paris, France into New York from Shannon 13 Jan 1947 and on January 23 1947 transits back through New York travelling from Torronto to London on TWA at La Guardia (age 43).

Ernest Geoffrey died^[7] in Epping on 15 October 1963.

Sources

1. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 10 November 2020)", database entry for Acworth, Ernest Geoffrey - Mother's Maiden Name was Snell. GRO Reference: 1903 D Quarter in ST. PANCRAS Volume 01B Page 13]
2. ↑ ["1911 England Census" The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911]
3. ↑ ["Forest Gate, Emmanuel, Essex, England" Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers Ancestry Record 61700 #3830778]
4. ↑ ["England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005" General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 4a; Page: 64]
5. ↑ [" 1939 England and Wales Register" The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/1192G Ancestry Record 61596 #12921147]
6. ↑ ["New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957" Year: 1947; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 1; Page Number: 63]
7. ↑ ["England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007" General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5a; Page: 34 Ancestry Record 7579 #43627292]