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Help in finding grandparents' information

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rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 14 Aug 2018 22:03

Thomas F Wright on the 1939 Register

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Wright Household (5 People)
74 Hawke Road , Ipswich C.B., Suffolk, England

Alice J Wright
DOB28 Nov 1890
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Unpaid Domestic Duties
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 121
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 2

Thomas F Wright
DOB 20 Dec 1890
SEX Male
OCCUPATION General Labourer Heavy W
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 121
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 14 Aug 2018 22:02

A tree on Ancestry (tree owner: dianewythe ) says Alice Jane Taber was born 1890 Ipswich, parents Robert C, 1866, and Caroline (no surname) 1870.

Half siblings: Robert Charles Taber 1894, Dorothy Taber 1896, Reginald Leslie Taber 1905, Ruby Taber 1911. All born Ipswich.




So, per GRO -

TABER, RUBY MERCY mms BUGG
GRO Reference: 1911 J Quarter in IPSWICH Volume 04A Page 1010 Occasional Copy: A

Therefore, Alice's parents:

EDIT: corrected! Just noticed I'd removed the wrong bridegroom from the record!


Marriages Sep 1886 (>99%)
BUGG Caroline Ipswich 4a 1064
TABER Robert Charles Ipswich 4a 1064

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 14 Aug 2018 21:57

Births Mar 1891 (>99%)
TABER Alice Jane Ipswich 4a 865

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 14 Aug 2018 21:54

Perhaps a second marriage for Irene's mother?

Marriages Sep 1923 (>99%)
Wythe Alice J Wright Ipswich 4a 2519

Marriages Sep 1912 (>99%)
Taber Alice J Wythe Ipswich 4a 2236

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 14 Aug 2018 21:54

Joan's mother was married twice.

Children's births:

Births Sep 1913 (>99%)
WYTHE FREDA E (mms TABER ) Ipswich 4a 1973

Births Dec 1915 (>99%)
Wythe Albert R (mms Taber) Ipswich 4a 1692

Births Dec 1918 (>99%)
Wythe Robert J (mms Taber) Ipswich 4a 1366


Parents' marriage:

Marriages Sep 1912 (>99%)
Taber Alice J Wythe Ipswich 4a 2236
Wythe Albert A Taber Ipswich 4a 2236


Death of Albert:

Deaths Jun 1921 (>99%)
Wythe Albert A 33 Ipswich 4a 889


Alice's second marriage:

Marriages Sep 1923 (>99%)
Wright Thomas F Wythe Ipswich 4a 2519
Wythe Alice J Wright Ipswich 4a 2519


KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 14 Aug 2018 20:27

Did your husband's father pass away in 1980? There is a death notice.

Kath. x

alviegal

alviegal Report 14 Aug 2018 20:18

Name: Joan Bourgault
Gender: Female
Death Age: 88
Birth Date: 20 Dec 1924
Death Date: 7 Jul 2013
Obituary Date: 9 Jul 2013
Source Location: Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Spouse: Raynold Bourgault
Children: Janice Trone and her husband Leslie of Benton, IL, and Robert Bourgault and his wife Enid of Titusville, FL


Are you the Enid in Florida? I assume it's Joan's parentage you're looking for? I think you'll need to invest in the MC, I'm afraid.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 14 Aug 2018 20:18

If the Canadian birth record I posted is wrong then this could possibly be your husband's father (more likely I think):-

World War II Army Enlistment Records

First name(s) Raynold J
Last name Bourgault
Race White
Birth year 1918
Birth state Massachusetts
Marital status Single, without dependents
Enlistment year 1942
Enlistment month Feb
Enlistment day 13
Enlistment place Ft Devens Massachusetts
Enlistment term Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers
Grade Private
Soldier Number 31064731
Occupation Unskilled Oilers Of Machinery
Education First Year of High School
Resident county -
Resident state Massachusetts
Country United States
Source Civil Life
Record set World War II Army Enlistment Records
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Second World War
Collections from Americas, United States

Not that this helps with parent's names.

Kath. x

alviegal

alviegal Report 14 Aug 2018 20:14

Can't find a marriage for Wright and Taber.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 14 Aug 2018 20:08

Do you know if his father was a lot older than his mother? It's just that this is the only likely birth I can find (if he swapped round his first two names):-

First name(s) Joseph R
Last name Baurgault (Bourgault on image)
Sex Male
Birth year 1895
Birth date 14 Oct 1895
Registration year 1896
Father's first name(s) Frederic
Father's last name Bourgault
Mother's first name(s) Rose Anne
Mother's last name Roy
Place Springer, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
City Springer
County -
Province Ontario
Country Canada
Batch number C06117-0
Film number 1846556
Record set Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920

Do you know if Joseph was his middle name?

Kath. x

Enid

Enid Report 14 Aug 2018 20:02

His father was born abroad.

Enid

Enid Report 14 Aug 2018 20:00

Thank you for your quick response. That was the correct marriage record.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 14 Aug 2018 19:59

Was your husband's father born in England or abroad?

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 14 Aug 2018 19:47

Welcome to the boards.

Is this his mother's marriage?:-

First name(s) Joan I
Last name Wright
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1945
Registration month -

MarriageFinder ™
Joan I Wright married one of these people

Reynold J Bourgault

Spouse's last name Bourgault
District Ipswich
District number -
County Suffolk
Country England
Volume 4A
Volume as transcribed 4A
Page number 3268
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

If it is then the certificate will name both fathers (if the couple knew their fathers).

You can order the certificate from here (cost is £9.25p):-

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp

Kath. x

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Enid

Enid Report 14 Aug 2018 19:37

Hello, my husband and I are working on his mother's side of his family tree (Joan Irene Wright; Joan I Wright). We found the record of his mother's birth in 1925 and her marriage to his father in 1945 (also in Ipswich). My husband is not positive of his grandparents' names, but he remembers his mom mentioning the names Thomas, Freda (sp?) and a brother Bobby. She may have had other siblings as well, and she was supposedly the youngest.

The birth record says that his grandmother's maiden name was Taber, as shown below. We have searched, but keep seeming to hit a dead end.

If anyone can possibly help with finding information on his grandparents (names, birth year, birth place, etc.), it would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

First Name
Joan I
Last Name
Wright
Birth Year
1925
Gender
Female
Mother's Maiden Name
Taber
Year
1925
Country
England
County
Suffolk
Event Quarter
1
District
Ipswich
District Number

Volume
4A
Page
1610
Entry Number

Line Number
64
DOR

Category
Births, Marriages & Deaths
Record set
England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Collections from
Great Britain, England