Bernard Alfred Wingfield (1866 - 1934)

Born 2 Jan 1866 in Southwick, Sussex, England

Husband of Lauretta (Giddy) Wingfield — married 20 Oct 1893 in Plymouth, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 3 Sep 1934 at age 68 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Biography

Bernard was born in 1866 in Sussex, England. By 1901 he had his own household in Plymouth, Devon with his wife Lauretta and his daughter Ruth. He died on 3 Sep 1934 in the Plymouth area. His obituary from The Western Morning News reads, in part: At Plymstock Church on Wednesday the funeral took place of Mr. Bernard Alfred Wingfield, The Haven, Plymstock, who died suddenly on Monday following an operation. Prior to retiring to Plymstock in 1927 Mr. Wingfield was for 33 years mate-in-charge of the Customs and Excise launch at Plymouth.

Research Notes

Birth date comes from the UK Railway Employment Records, birth place from the 1901 census. Looking at the image of the UK Employment Records on Ancestry, he was listed as a deckhand at the time (1889), and according to his obituary he was the mate-in-charge of the Customs and Excise launch in Plymouth. So, it seems he was a government employee for his entire career.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X92-1Q6 : 1 October 2014), Bernard A Wingfield, 1866; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Steyning, Sussex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFDH-821 : 12 December 2017), Bernard Alfred Wingfield in entry for David Wingfield, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-46LH : 11 December 2017), Bernard L Wingfield in household of David Wingfield, Southwick, Sussex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 14, Piece/Folio 1102/58, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,523.

• Ancestry.com. UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Railway Employment Records. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives. URL: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&db=ukrailway&h=2066861

• Devon Marriages on FindMyPast. URL: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/M/35133507/1

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSW7-SDF : 8 April 2016), Bernard A Wingfield, Plymouth, Devonshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Charles subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW9F-4KZ : 2 August 2017), Bernard Alfred Wingfield, Plymouth, Plymouth, Devonshire, 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.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHJ-LCF3 : 4 September 2014), Bernard A Wingfield, 1934; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Plymouth, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Obituary in The Western Morning News, Plymouth, Devon, England. 7 Sep 1934, page 8. Obtained through British Newspaper Archive on FindMyPast. URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000329%2f19340907%2f095