Joseph Charles Wellington (1897 - 1950)

Born 21 Apr 1897 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elsie Evelyn (Coward) Wellington — married 1919 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Husband of Eunice Freda (Baskerville) Wellington — married 1939 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Died 31 Dec 1950 at age 53 in Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

• 1900:- Joseph Charles WELLINGTON commences school at Cullompton; Born, 20 April 1897; Parent, Frederic James.
• 1911:- Cullompton; WELLINGTON, Frederick James, 38 years, Chemist Porter; Ann, 38 years; Joseph Charles, 14 years, Grocer's Errand Boy; Florence May, 12 years, at School; Sarah Ann, 10 years, at School; Violet, 8 years, at School; Louisa, 6 years, at School; Eli John, 5 years, at School; Frank, 4 years, at School; Frederick, 2 years; Doris, 5 months. (Frederick and Ann have been married 16 years: 10 children born/9 alive).
• 1919:- first marriage to Elsie Evelyn Coward at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.
• 1937: Joseph's wife, Elsie Evelyn, passes away in February at the age of 46 years.
• 1939:- 8 North Street, Ashburton; WELLINGTON, Joseph C, 21 April 1897, General Manager Ashburton Co-operative Society. (Widowed)
• 1939:- Joseph marries again to Eunice Freda Baskerville.
• 1940:- Black-out Offence; Joseph Charles Wellington, of Cavendish House, Ashburton, was fined £2 for an offence against the black-out regulations at Ashburton Petty Sessions on Friday.
• 1945, November:- Food Control Committee; Committee for 1946 will be composed as follows:- (among many others); on the recommendation of the Barnstaple and District New Co-operative Society Limited - Joseph Charles Wellington, 50 High Street.
• 1949, 31 December:- Joseph passes away in the North Devon Infirmary.
• 1950:- Death of Mr. J. C. Wellington; Mr. Joseph Charles Wellington of High street, Barnstaple, who had been manager of Barnstaple and District New Co operative Society since 1942, died early on Saturday. He had been ill for some months and his condition seemed to be improving when in a relapse he was taken to the North Devon Infirmary where he died. Mr. Wellington, who was 52, was born at Cullompton, but lived in South Wales for about twenty years, before returning to his native country in 1932. He was manager of Ashburton Co-operative Society for ten years, before going to Barnstaple. The Barnstaple Society grew considerably during the period Mr. Wellington was manager. The new Sticklepath branch was opened and a butchery department was inaugurated. Mr. Wellington leaves a widow and a daughter, Mrs. M Bourne, of Exeter.
• 1950:- WELLINGTON Joseph Charles of 50 High-street Barnstaple Devonshire died 31 December 1949 at The North Devon Infirmary Barnstaple Probate Exeter 2 May to Eunice Freda Wellington widow and Mary Bourne (wife of Michael Rex Bourne). Effects ... £2678/18/0d.

Sources

• GRO Birth Index:- Jun Qtr 1897, Cardiff, 11a, 358.
• findmypast.com:- National School Admission Registers: Cullompton, Devon, England; Devon Heritage Services, Exeter; Archive Ref:- 7779C/EFA1/2; 1900.
• GRO Death Index:- Mar Qtr 1950, Barnstaple, 7a, 287. (51 years)
• 1911 Census of England:- Devon; RG14/13223; Tiverton-Devon; ED 7; Cullompton; Schedule, 214; The Green, Fore Street.
• GRO Marriage Index:- Sep Qtr 1919, Newport M, 11a, 743.
• 1939 Register:- Devon, England; 8 North Street, Ashburton.
• GRO Marriage Index:- Dec Qtr 1939, Newton Abbot, 5b, 641.
• "The Western Times" ... Friday, 4 October 1940. (p5): LIGHT SWITCHED ON.
• "The North Devon Journal-Herald" ... 1 November 1945. (p4) FOOD CONTROL COMMITTEE.
• GRO Death Index:- Mar Qtr 1950, Barnstaple, &a, 287. (51 years)
• "The Western Times" ... 6 January 1950. (p8): CO-OPERATIVE MANAGER. DEATH OF MR. J. C. WELLINGTON.
• England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 . 1950.