Catherine (Garlick) Jeffs (1883)

Born 1883 in Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Catherine Garlick was born in 1883 in Woolwich, Kent, England to John Thomas Garlick and Jane (Davies) Garlick. Her birth was registered in Woolwich in the first quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Davies.^[1]

In 1891 Catharine Garlick (age 8, Scholar) lived at Harden Street in Woolwich with her father John C (36, General Labourer), mother Jane (36), and three siblings: John D (2[12], Scholar), Frances (6, Scholar), and Helen (3, Scholar).^[2]

In 1901 Catherine Garlick (age 18, Domestic Servant at Home) lived at Harden Street in Woolwich with her father John Thomas (45, General Labourer), mother Jane E (45), brother John T (22, General Labourer), sister Ellen M (13), and nurse child May Brick (2).^[3]

Catherine Garlick married Robert Edward Jeffs (went by Edward) in 1909. The marriage was registered in Woolwich in the second quarter of the year.^[4] Edward was a widower with children from his first marriage.

Edward and Catherine had four children: Catherine Lilian Gertrude Jeffs (1910-1964), Doris Mabel Jeffs (1912-), John Richard Jeffs (1914-1972), and Reginald Walter Jeffs (1920-1994).

In 1911 Catherine Jeffs (age 29) lived in at 682 Woolwich Road in Charlton and Kidbrooke, London with her husband Edward (39, Telegraph Instrument Maker for Telegraph Works), seven step-children: Stanley (15, Rubber Washer Electrical for Telegraph Works), Violet (14, School), Leslie (12, School), Percy (10, School), Dorothy (8, School), Albert (6, School), and William (4), and daughter Lily (1).^[5] Edward had another son, Leonard (5), who was living with Edward's uncle Richard Jeffs in Stoke Newington, London, as well as an older son, Edward (16, Lift Attendant), who was living with his employer in St Clement Danes, Strand, London.

Catherine's husband passed away in 1922: "JEFFS Edward of 682 Woolwich-road Charlton Kent died 12 April 1922 Administration London 22 May to Catherine Jeffs widow. Effects £150 10s. 11d."^[6]

She may be the Catherine Jeffs whose marriage to Frederick J Ward was registered in Woolwich in the last quarter of 1922.^[7] If so, Catherine Ward's death was registered in Greenwich, London in the last quarter of 1969, with date of birth 26 Jan 1883.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XKT-LB6 : 1 October 2014), Catherine Garlick, 1883; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Woolwich, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included with the same record on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q8PH-CN2 : 9 December 2017), Catharine Garlick in household of John C Garlick, Woolwich, London, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X983-CV2 : 8 April 2016), Catherine Garlick in household of John Thomas Garlick, Woolwich, London, Middlesex, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Woolwich subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DNG-XDQ : 13 December 2014), Catherine Garlick, 1909; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1909, quarter 2, vol. 1D, p. 2055, Woolwich, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWRV-RD7 : 20 December 2018), Catherine Jeffs in household of Edward Jeffs, Charlton And Kidbrooke, Charlton, London, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "UK Wills & Probate, 1858-1996" (https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills) Jeffs, 1922.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ2-KFN2 : 8 October 2014), Catherine Jeffs and null, 1922; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1922, quarter 4, vol. 1D, p. 2322, Woolwich, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCV-512J : 4 September 2014), Catherine Ward, 1969; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Greenwich, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.