Stephen Thomas South (1884 - 1958)

Born 20 Feb 1884 in Gillingham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Susannah Matilda (Jarrett) South — married 11 Dec 1909 (to 23 Feb 1958) in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Died 23 Feb 1958 at age 74 in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Stephen South was born in Gillingham, Kent, England.

Biography

Stephen Thomas was born on the 20 February 1884 in the Town of Gillingham, near the Town of Chatham, on the River Medway, in Kent, England^[1]. His parents were Stephen John South and Fanny Rolls West.

Marriage

Susannah "Matilda" (Jarrett) marries Stephen Thomas (South) on the 11 December 1909 at the Parish Church of Christ Church, Luton Road, Luton, in the Town of Chatham, in Kent, England^[2].

Marriage Certificate

1909. Marriage solemnized at Christ Church in the Parish of Luton, in the County of Kent.

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England, after Banns by me, Geo. W. A. Lawrance. This marriage was solemnized between us Stephen Thomas South and Matilda Susanah Jarrett in the Presence of us, Robert Mitchell and Ann Eliza Mitchell^[3].

Children

1. Annie Ethel Florence (31 October 1910)
2. Reginald William John (18 August 1915)
3. Frederick George (January-March 1920)
4. May Brenda (25 May 1923)

Residence

By the Census Record of 1891, Stephen John (South) has married Fanny (Rolls) and they live with their children Stephen Thomas, Annie Maria and Henry "Harry" William (South), along with Fanny's brother, Thomas (Rolls). They reside at 5 Granville Road, in the Town of Gillingham, in Kent, England^[4]. The Census of 1901 finds Stephen John and Fanny living with their children Stephen Thomas, Annie Maria and Henry "Harry" William (Smith) still at 5 Granville Road, in Gillingham, Kent, England^[5].

By the arrival of the Census of 1911, Susannah "Matilda" (Jarrett) has married Stephen Thomas (South) and they are living with their infant daughter Annie Ethel Florence (South) at 5 Starley Road, in the Town of Chatham, Kent, England^[6]. In 1939, Susannah "Matilda" and Stephen Thomas (South) are living with their children Reginald William John and May Brenda (South) at 13 Ferndale Road, in the Town of Gillingham, in Kent, England^[7].

Occupation

With the Census of 1901, Stephen Thomas is a General Brick Labourer and by 1911, a Labourer.

Death/Burial

Stephen Thomas passes away around the 23 February 1958 at All Saints Hospital, 42 Magpie Hall Road, in the Town of Chatham, Kent, England. He was around 74 years old at the time of his death^[8]. He is interred on the 27 February 1958 at the Woodlands Road Cemetery, in the Town of Gillingham, in Kent, England. His grave is located at Section CH; Grave number 4247^[9][10].

Sources

1. ↑ Source: England & Wales Births 1837-2006 (General Register Office (GRO), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: (April-June 1884); Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Volume number: 2A; Page number: 555
2. ↑ Source: England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 (General Register Office (GRO), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: (October-December 1909); Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Volume number: 2A; Page number: 1301
3. ↑ Source: Kent Marriages and Banns (Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Chatham & FindMyPast); Reference: (Marriage Year-1882); Registration Parish: Christ Church Luton; Archive Reference: P85D/1/19; Year range: 1933-1911; Image 103 of 130; Record number: 403; Page number: 202; Original record link: https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P085D-01-19.pdf
4. ↑ Source: 1891 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: Gillingham; Enumeration District: 2; Archive Reference: RG12; Piece number: 659; Folio number: 39; Page number: 48; Schedule: 300
5. ↑ Source: 1901 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: Gillingham; Enumeration District: 3; Archive Reference: RG13; Piece number: 733; Folio number: 57; Page number: 32; Schedule: 203
6. ↑ Source: 1911 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Registration district number: 47; Sub-district: Rochester and Chatham; Sub-district number: 1; Enumeration district number: 39; Series: RG14; Piece number: 3923; Schedule: 147; Census reference: RG14PN3923 RG78PN149 RD47 SD1 ED39 SN147; RG 78 piece number: 149
7. ↑ Source: 1939 England and Wales Register (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA) & FindMyPast); Reference: RG101/1728I/003/22 Letter Code: DHRA
8. ↑ Source: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 (General Register Office (GRO) & FindMyPast); Reference: (January-March 1958); Registration District: Chatham; County; Kent; Volume number: 5B; Page number: 391
9. ↑ Source: Kent Burials (Kent Family History Society, Canterbury & FindMyPast); Reference: (Burial Year-1958); Registration Place: Woodlands Road Cemetery Gillingham; Grave reference: Section CH. Number 4247. (C); Notes: Entry No. 23244; Record source: Gillingham, Kent. Woodlands Road Cemetery burials 1907-2007
10. ↑ Source: Memorial Search (Find a Grave Database); Reference: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224584914/stephen-thomas-south