Ernest Cecil Bolam (1890 - 1974)

Born 31 Jan 1890 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Gladys Eileen (Bell) Bolam — married 1927 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Died 1974 at about age 83 in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Ernest was born in 1890, in Newcastle upon Tyne. He is the son of William Bolam and Frances Furness.

In 1911, aged21, he was an electrician and he was living at 265, Westmorland Rd, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne with his grandmother Mary Ann Cook, aged 70 as head of the family. Also his uncle, Francis Furness, aged 53, described as a gentleman and his aunt Esther E Furness aged 40. There is also his mother, Frances Bolam, aged 46, now a widow and 4 siblings, Gertrude Irene Bolam aged 23, a typist, William Bertram Furness Bolam, aged 19, an engineer, Frances Marion Bolam aged 18 an engineers clerk and Beatrice Elizabeth Bolam aged 16 a typist.

• Fact: Birth Registration (1890) Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
• Fact: Residence (1891) St James & St Paul Out, Gloucestershire, England
• Fact: Residence (31 Mar 1901) Elswick, Northumberland, England

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 August 2017, 20:48), entry for Ernest Cecil Bolam(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LTMR-HYY); contributed by various users.

Find my past.

GRO Bolam, Ernest Cecil 1890 M Quarter Newcastle upon Tyne Vol 10b p60 Mother Furness

Birth https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/B/1890/1/AZ/000058/102

"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XB8-3TW : 1 October 2014), Ernest Cecil Bolam, 1890; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

Christening

"England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLZL-MZ55 : 19 April 2021), Ernest Cecil Bolam, 1890.

1891 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1891/0013650440

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census North Road, St James & St Paul Out, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England

William S Bolam Head Married Male 26 1865 Butcher Newcastle on Tyne Frances Bolam Wife Married Female 26 1865 - Newcastle on Tyne Gertrude J Bolam Daughter - Female 3 1888 - Newcastle on Tyne Ernest C Bolam Son - Male 1 1890 - Newcastle on Tyne Charlotte Bolam Sister Single Female 20 1871 - Newcastle on Tyne

1901 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/Record?Id=gbc%2F1901%2F0031317014

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census 133, Westmoreland Road, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary A Cook Head Widow Female 60 1841 Living on own means Laceby, Lincolnshire, England Francis Furness Step son Single Male 43 1858 Living on own means Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England Francis Bolan Daughter Widow Female 35 1866 - Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Esther E Furness Daughter-in-law Married Female 30 1871 - Isle of Man, Isle of Man Gertrude J Bolan Grand daughter Single Female 12 1889 - Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Ernest C Bolam Grand son Single Male 11 1890 - Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England William B F Bolan Grand son Single Male 9 1892 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Frances M Bolan Grand daughter Single Female 7 1894 - Bath, Somerset, England Beatrice E Bolan Grand daughter Single Female 5 1896 - Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

1911 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1911/RG14/30590/0049/6

1911 Census For England & Wales 265 Westmoreland Road Elswick Newcastle on Tyne, Elswick, Northumberland, England

Mary Ann Cook Head Widow Female 70 1841 - Laceby Lincolnshire Francis Furness Son Married Male 53 1858 Gentleman Middlesbro Yorkshire Esther E Furness Daughter in law Married Female 40 1871 - Laxey Isle of Man Francis Bolam Daughter in law Widow Female 46 1865 - Northumberland Newcastle on Tyne Gertrude Irene Bolam Granddaughter Spinster Female 23 1888 Typist Northumberland Newcastle on Tyne Ernest Cecil Bolam Grandson Batchelor Male 21 1890 Electrician Northumberland Newcastle on Tyne William Bertram Furness Bolam Grandson Batchelor Male 19 1892 Engineer Bristol Glos Frances Marion Bolam Granddaughter Spinster Female 18 1893 Clerk engineers Bath Somerset Beatrice Elizabeth Bolam Granddaughter Spinster Female 16 1895 Typist Northumberland Newcastle on Tyne

1921 Census Of England & Wales 265, Westmorland Road, Newcastle on Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary Ann Cook Head Female 1841 80 Laceby, Lincolnshire, England - - Francis Furness Son Male 1857 63 Yorkshire, England Clerk Retired - Esther Elizabeth Furness Daughter-in-law Female 1870 50 Laxey, Isle of Man, Isle of Man Home Duties - Frances Bolam Daughter Female 1865 56 Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Home Duties - Ernest Cecil Bolam Grandson Male 1890 31 Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Engineering Mechanical Inspector Sir Wm Augus Sanderson & Co, Birtley, Motor Car Manufacturer

Marriage https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/M/1927/3/AZ/000123/102

"England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQY-HG35 : 20 April 2021), Ernest Cecil Bolam and Mary Gladys Eileen Bell, 1927.

1939 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA/R39/3010/3010J/019/22

1939 Register 16 Polwarth Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Castle Ward R.D., Northumberland, England

Ernest C Bolam 31 Jan ? Male Mechanical Engineer Production Air Ministry Munitions Married 216 1 Mary G (E) Bolam 24 Dec 1894 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 216 2

Death 1974 Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCB-8BH9 : 2 November 2021), Ernest Casie Bolam, 1974.