Rose (Pepperrell) Folkerd
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Rose Elizabeth (Pepperrell) Folkerd (1909 - 1940)

Rose Elizabeth Folkerd formerly Pepperrell
Born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdommap
Ancestors ancestors
Sister of , and [private brother (1910s - 1970s)]
Wife of — married 1939 in Surrey N Emap
Died at age 31 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

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Rose (Pepperrell) Folkerd was born in Kingston, Surrey, England.

1909 March 19, Rose Elizabeth was born in in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England. She was the daughter of William and Susan (Rixon) Pepperrell.[1]

1911 April 2, the Census Return of England and Wales has Rose living with her parents and sibling at 164 Elm Road in Kingston, Surrey, England.[2]

Given Name(s) Surname Relation to Head Age Condition Years
Married
Children Alive Died Occupation Birth Place
William Pepperrell Head 29 Married Fishmonger
Own Account
Kingston, Surrey
Susan Pepperrell Wife 25 Married 6 2 2 0 Camberwell, London
Gladys Christina Pepperrell Daughter 4 Kingston, Surrey
Rose Elizabeth Pepperrell Daughter 2 Kingston, Surrey

1934 February 22, Rose gave birth to her daughter Gillian Gladys Pepperrell. [3]

1939 Quarter 2, Rose married Gilbert Thomas Folkerd in Kingston, Surrey, England.[4]

1939 September 29, the 1939 Register has Rose living with her husband, daughter, mother and brother at 164 Elm Road in Kingston, Surrey, England. Rose's father, William, is not present.[5]

Surnames and Other Names M or F Birth Day Birth Year S,M,
W or D.
Personal Occupation
Pepperrell, William J M 21 Nov 1913 S Greengrocer
Pepperrell, Susan F 05 Jul 1887 M Shopkeeper (Fish)
Pepperrell, Gillian F 22 Feb 1934 S At School
Folkerd, Gilbert M 01 Mar 1893 M Works Manager (Aircraft)
Folkerd, Rose E. F 19 Mar 1909 M Roadman Luminson

1940 December 29, Rose died, age 31, at 164 Elm Road in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. Sadly Rose, her mother Susan (Rixon) Pepperrell, daughter Gillian Gladys Pepperrell and her stepson John Terrance Folkerd all perished as a result of an enemy air attack on the Canbury Park Road Hawker Aircraft factory. The bomb fell on the corner of the factory opposite the Canbury Arms pub - ironically in the First Aid Centre - but missed the Experimental Shop in which the prototype Hawker Typhoon was undergoing final assembly.[6][7]

1941 January 3, Rose was laid to rest, with other members of the family who were killed in the same air raid, in the family plot, Section C Grave 6710, in Kingston Cemetery, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.[8]

Sources

  1. FreeBMD. England & Wales Civil Registration Birth Index (database on-line). PEPPERRELL, ROSE ELIZABETH (mother's surname: RIXON) GRO Reference: 1909 J quarter in KINGSTON Volume 2a Page 451. Citing General Register Office, Southport, UK FreeBMD.org; (accessed: June 2020)
  2. Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Class: RG14; Piece: 3520; Schedule: ; Household: William Pepperrell, Susan Pepperrell, Gladys Christina Pepperrell, Rose Elizabeth Pepperrell. Citing Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Series RG14 1911: (accessed 29 September 2021).
    Ancestry Record 2352 #42150957 * Ancestry Sharing Link
  3. FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index (database on-line). Gillian G. Pepperrill. GRO Reference: 1934 M quarter in Epsom vol. 2a pg. 113 Mother's Maiden Surname: Pepperrill. Citing General Register Office, Southport, UK FreeBMD.org; (accessed September 2021)
  4. FreeBMD. England & Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index (database on-line). PEPPERRELL, ROSE ELIZABETH (spouse: FOLKERD) GRO Reference: 1939 J quarter in SURREY N.E. Volume 2a Page 398. Citing General Register Office, Southport, UK FreeBMD.org: (Accessed: June 2020).
  5. Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register (database on-line). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Reference RG 101/1349A, E.D. CMSB, Borough Kingston-upon-Thames, R.D. 30-1, Line. 31, Address. 164 (Shop) Elm Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, Schedule. 118, William J Pepperrell, Susan Pepperrell, Gillian Pepperrell, Gilbert T Folkerd, Rose E Folkerd. Citing The National Archives, Kew, London, England, 1939 Register. (accessed June 2020)
    Ancestry Record 61596 #13977366 * Ancestry Sharing Link
  6. FreeBMD. England & Wales Civil Registration Death Index (database on-line). FOLKERD, ROSE E (death age: 32) GRO Reference: 1941M quarter in SURREY NORTH EASTERN Volume 2a Page 1; FreeBMD.org (accessed: June 2020)
  7. Ancestry.com. UK, WWII Civilian Deaths, 1939-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Surrey Kingston-upon-Thames M.B., page 1964; FOLKERD, ROSE ELIZABETH, age 31; of 164 Elm Road. Daughter of W. Pepperrell, and of Susan Pepperrell; Wife of Gilbert Thomas Folkerd. 29 December 1940 at 164 Elm Road. Citing Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Civilian War Dead in the United Kingdom, 1939–1945. 7 volumes. 1954-1957, Peter Singlehurst. London, United Kingdom: (accessed June 2020).
    Ancestry Record 5177 #21837 * Ancestry Sharing Link
  8. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58600459/rose-elizabeth-folkerd: accessed 30 September 2021), memorial page for Rose Elizabeth Pepperell Folkerd (19 Mar 1909–29 Dec 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58600459, citing Kingston Cemetery and Crematorium, Kingston upon Thames, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England; Maintained by Loz Hennessy (contributor 47759290) Unknown.




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Pepperrell-81 and Pepperrell-6 appear to represent the same person because: I refer to the comment I made to Pepperrell-6. When I added Pepperrell-81 as part of my One Name study I missed the profile for Pepperrell-6.
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This profile is a duplicate of Pepperrell-81 so I have initiated a merge. Could you please add me to the trusted list as Rose Elizabeth is part of my Pepperrell One Name Study.
posted by Phillip Pepperrell