Laurence Lee Duncalf Orme (1903 - 1967)

Born 29 Sep 1903 in Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Son of William Orme and Lydia Lee (Green) Orme

Husband of Elsie (Jowitt) Orme — married 22 Apr 1954 in Kirby Misperton, Yorkshire North Riding

Descendants

Died 8 Jun 1967 at age 63 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Laurie Orme was born in Lancashire, England.

This profile is part of the Orme Name Study.

Laurence Lee Duncalf Orme, known as "Laurie", was born on 29 September 1903 at Middleton (Greater Manchester), Lancashire, England.^[1][2][3][4] He had the names of both his maternal (Lee) and paternal (Duncalf) grandmothers.

By 1905 the family had moved to Woodbridge, Suffolk were Laurie's father took up the post of Manager of The Woodbridge Gas Company.^[5][6]

In about 1915 the family moved from Woodbridge to Derbyshire where Laurie's father took up the duties of manager of the Dronfield Gas Company.

In 1929 Laurie joined George Jowitt and Sons Ltd, a small family company making and selling grinding wheels (see the profiles of George Jowitt Snr and his son, George Jowitt for details).^[7]

Laurie married Myra Enid Evans, known as "Mia", at the Church of St Andrew, Sharrow, Sheffield, Yorkshire on 22 July 1933.^[8]

At the time of the 1939 Register, Laurie and Mia were living at the home of Jacob Alman at 35 Wostenholm Road, Sheffield. Laurie was working as an "Expert Abrasive Wheel Engineer".^[9]

Mia passed away in Sheffield on 25 January 1953, aged 73.^[10][11]

On 22 April 1954 Laurie married Elsie Jowitt at the the Church of St Lawrence at Kirby Misperton^[12] in the North Riding of Yorkshire^[13][14]

Laurie passed away in Sheffield on 8 June 1967, aged 63.^[15][16][17]

Sources

1. ↑ Lydia Lee Green's Anniversary Book, September 29.
2. ↑ The family research of Dyson-150, kindly shared with Chris Orme, September 2015, citing, "birth certificate for Laurence Lee Duncalf Orme, born 29 September 1903; Oldham registration district, Middleton sub-district". Data shared with Chris Orme September 2015
3. ↑ England and Wales Birth Registration Index, Oct-Dec 1903, Oldham, Vol 8d, p692, ORME, Laurence Lee Duncalf, mother's maiden surname GREEN. Accessed 5 Jan 2020 at General Register Office online.
4. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7GR-9YW : 2 August 2017), Laurence L D Orme in household of William Orme, Woodbridge, , Suffolk, 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.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7GR-9YS : 2 August 2017), William Orme, Woodbridge, , Suffolk, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, Piece: 10902; Schedule Number: 18 The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ Obiturary from a paper 8 September 1921. Thanks to Bill Orme for this clipping.
7. ↑ Jowitt, page 13.
8. ↑ The family research of Dyson-150, kindly shared with Chris Orme, citing, "England and Wales. Registrar General., Marriage Certificates., marriage certificate for Laurence Lee Duncalf Orme and Myra Enid Evans, married 22 July 1933; citing 9c/959/247, Sep quarter 1933, Ecclesall Bierlow registration district."
9. ↑ 1939 Register, Laurance L D Orme. Accessed 5 Jan 2020 at findmypast.co.uk.
10. ↑ The family research of Dyson-150, kindly shared with Chris Orme, September 2015, citing, "England. District Registrar., Death Certificates., death certificate for Myra Enid Orme, died 25 Jan 1953; Sheffield registration district, Sheffield South West sub-district."
11. ↑ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1953 M Quarter in SHEFFIELD, Volume 02D, Page 373, Myra Enid ORME, age 73. Accessed 5 Jan 2020 at General Register Office online.
12. ↑ Wikipedia has a page on the village, including a little about the Church.
13. ↑ The family research of Dyson-150, kindly shared with Chris Orme, September 2015 , citing, "marriage certificate for Laurence Lee Duncalf Orme and Elsie Jowitt, married 22 April 1954; Ryedale registration district". Data shared with Chris Orme September 2015
14. ↑ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, quarter ending June 1954, Rydale, vol 1b, page 1417. Accessed on FreeBMD Nov 2017.
15. ↑ The family research of Dyson-150, kindly shared with Chris Orme, September 2015, citing, "death certificate for Laurence Lee Duncalf Orme, died 8 June 1967; Sheffield registration district, Sheffield sub-district".
16. ↑ The probate record has his full name and exact date and place of death. See https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=Orme&yearOfDeath=1967&page=2#calendar
17. ↑ England and Wales Death Registration Index, Sheffield, Vol 2d, p.90. Laurence LD Orme, age 63 See here

Also:

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between Chris Orme and first cousin once removed, Orme-107. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Orme (1874-1921) and Lydia Lee (Green) Orme (1874-1952), great grandparents of Chris Orme and grandparents of Orme-107. Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 1st - 2nd Cousin.
• Book: George Jowitt & Sons Ltd: A History, George Jowitt, Pub. privately in 1966, printed in England by the White Rose Press, Mexborough and London.
• Profile Laurence Lee Duncalf Orme on FamilySearch.

WikiTree profile Orme-102 created on 17 Dec 2012 by Christopher Orme.