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I have a memorium card with above date for a burial in South Molton Churyard, Devon. I think he may be my great great great grandfather, The only things I can be sure of is that my Grandfather was William Henry Tucker, he was born 1891 ish and died 1954 in Walthamstow. His parents were Charles Tucker, and Rebecca Tucker ( nee Piper) they lived in Bristol and Charles was a shoe maker and they come to london around 1900 what happened to Charles I have no idea, as in a later census he is not around. Charles Tucker father was I think Edward Tucker who also came from Devon I think . Who John is I am not sure, and what happened to Charles Tucker ( great Grandfather) is a mystery. any one have any ideas.

The family in 1891?

Charles Tucker

in the 1891 England Census
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Name: Charles Tucker
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Rebecca Tucker
Gender: Male
Where born: Bristol
Civil Parish: Walthamstow
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Registration district: West Ham
ED, institution, or vessel: 26

Piece: 1357
Folio: 102
Page Number: 30
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Tucker 32, bootmaker
Rebecca Tucker 33
Ada Tucker 10
William Tucker 8
George Tucker 6
Caroline Tucker 3
Charles Tucker 1

I have a head start on this one as Carol asked me to help in a pm this morning so I advised her to start a thread.

This is some of what I have so far:

This was the William Tucker mentioned in the 1891 for reference:


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Mount Pleasant Road, Walthamstow, West Ham, Essex, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Charles Tucker Head Married Male 32 1859 Boot Maker Bristol
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Rebecca Tucker Wife Married Female 33 1858 - Bristol
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Ada Tucker Daughter - Female 10 1881 Scholar Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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William Tucker Son - Male 8 1883 Scholar Middlesex, England
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George Tucker Son - Male 6 1885 Scholar Middlesex, England
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Caroline Tucker Daughter - Female 3 1888 Scholar Middlesex, England
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Charles Tucker Son - Male 1 1890 - Middlesex, England

and his family in 1881:

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
25, Wellington Road, Ss James and Paul (United Out), Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Charles Tucker Head Married Male 22 1859 Shoe Maker Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Rebecca Tucker Wife Married Female 23 1858 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Ada Tucker Daughter Single Female 0 1881 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Later census's for his parents:
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
36, Mayfield Road, Walthamstow, West Ham, Essex, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Rebecca Tucker Head Widow Female 43 1858 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Ada Tucker Daughter Single Female 20 1881 Horse Hair Weaver Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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William Tucker Son - Male 18 1883 Green House Labourer Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
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George Tucker Son - Male 16 1885 Errand Boy Shoreditch, London, England
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Charles Tucker Son - Male 11 1890 - Shoreditch, London, England
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Albert Tucker Son - Male 9 1892 - Walthamstow, Essex, England
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Grace Tucker Daughter - Female 7 1894 - Walthamstow, Essex, England



'Probable' death of his father Charles:

Deaths Dec 1900 (>99%)
Tucker Charles 41 W. Ham 4a 203

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Now the marriage of his parents so we can work further back and hopefully connect to John:

Marriages Dec 1879 (>99%)
PIPER REBECCA Bristol 6a 92
TUCKER Charles Bristol 6a 92


Name: Charles Tucker
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1858
Marriage Date: 1879
Marriage Place: St. Philip and St. Jacob, Bristol, Gloucester, England
Father: Edward Tucker
Spouse: Rebecca Piper
FHL Film Number: 1596925
Reference ID: 2:3C4NQMQ


As we know that Charles' father was Edward, we can now work backward:


I can't find the 1871 for certain at the moment, but:

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
...Road, St Philip and St Jacob, Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Edward Tucker Head Married Male 27 1834 ... Devon, England Warehouseman
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Caroline Tucker Wife Married Female 26 1835 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Edward Tucker Son Unmarried Male 7 1854 Scholar London, Surrey, England
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William E Tucker Son Unmarried Male 4 1857 Scholar -
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**Charles E Tucker Son Unmarried Male 2 1859 - -
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Elizabeth E Tucker Daughter Unmarried Female 0 1861



Following Edward before Charles was born, we have:

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Osborns Court, St Mary Redcliff, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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Walter Dudbridg Head Married Male 43 1808 Labourer Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Sarah Dudbridg Wife Married Female 49 1802 - Exeter, Devon, England
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Caroline Dudbridg Daughter Unmarried Female 16 1835 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Walter Dudbridg Son - Male 14 1837 Chain Maker Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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John Tucker Lodger Widower Male 46 1805 Carpenter Devon, England
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**Edward Tucker Son Unmarried Male 17 1834 Labourer Devon, England
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Alfred Tucker Son - Male 7 1844 Scholar Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Emily Tucker Daughter - Female 5 1846 Scholar Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Elizabeth Heard Head Unmarried Female 76 1775 Parish Relief Bow, Devon, England
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We now know that Edward was born in Devon and his father was John, also born in Devon.
John was at that time a Carpenter.

Dea x

Ooops - Sorry Margaret, I was hoping to get the above posted before anyone had time to start looking but I was too slow off the mark......................... apologies <3

Dea x

Do you have William Henry's birth certificate? It's just that they already have a son William on the 1891 census.

No problem, Dea. It's just confusing that Carol said that William Henry was born 1891ish. One would think that she wouldn't be 7 years out when he's her grandfather.

Well I am not sure when he was born William Henry that is, I am only sure when he died which was 1953/4 and I know he was 71 when he died so my maths are well out :-(

Yes, she didn't give me date of birth or death details for William this morning si I had no problem believing this was the correct one as she had given parent names.

I can't at the moment see a 1954 death in Walthamstow (which would come under West Ham) either ?

Dea x

William Henry's death?


Deaths Mar 1954
Tucker William H 82 Essex S.W. 5a 179

If the age is correct, he was born far earlier than 1891.

If we are looking at Essex S.W. Reg. then it is more likely to be this one??

Deaths Dec 1953 (>99%)
TUCKER William H 71 Essex S.W. 5a 264

Dea x

This must be the death that Carol is referring to

DEATH Dec 1953

Tucker William H 71 Essex S W 5a 264

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William H Tucker on the 1939 Register

1939 Register Transcription

Tucker Household (3 People) 74 Hazelwood Road , Walthamstow M.B., Essex, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
William H Tucker 07 Oct 1882 Male Trolley Bus Driver Married 206 1
Florence D Tucker 23 Feb 1892 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 206 2
William C B Tucker 28 Jun 1923 Male Cabinet Maker Single 206 5

I have just found william henrys army discharge paper, he was sgt to Machine Gun Corp, Rocal Scots Fusiliers, and the date of birth states 1882

he was also mention in dispatches to Haigh dated 10/07/19???

Just to add to Dea's 1851 census for John Tucker, Carpenter born Devon c1805, and son Edward born Devon c1834, the census image has Sth Moulton for John's birthplace, and dittoed for Edward.

SO Edward's baptism, with father John a carpenter, and mother Elizabeth?

First name(s) Edward
Last name Tucker
Birth year 1833
Birth date 31 Jul 1833
Baptism year 1833
Denomination Anglican
Baptism place South Molton
Father's first name(s) John
Father's occupation Carpenter
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Residence -
County Devon
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Record set Devon Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
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We obviously have the correct family so I am trying to link that memorial card perhaps to the John who we have on the 1851 census as father of Edward - it does seem very likely but I would like to find the family on 1841.

If it is the same one he obviously went back to Devon so I would like to find him through the census's to get him back there before 1889 when he died.

Having difficulty with this.................

Dea x

the 1939 family in 1911:


Name:William Tucker
Age in 1911:28
Estimated birth year:abt 1883
Relation to Head:Head
Gender:Male
Birth Place:Brixton, London, England
Civil Parish:Ilford

Street address:9 Wingate Road, Ilford
Marital Status:Married
Occupation:Gas Fitter

William Tucker 28
Florence Tucker 30
William Albert Tucker 4
Ernest Leonard Tucker 1
Married 6 years

Edit: according to a tree on Ancestry, this was William George Tucker, so probably not the correct one.

Carol, what was William's wife's name?

Marriages Sep 1912 (>99%)
BATCHELOR William T Gilbert W. Ham 4a 511
Gilbert Maud E Batchelor W.Ham 4a 511
TUCKER William H Watts W. Ham 4a 511
Watts Florence D Tucker W. Ham 4a 511

now even stranger I have found the death certificate for William Henry... dated 28th December 1953 age 71 south western Essex certificate number xb 537873- so moonbow is probably correct :-)

OOOooo - thanks Kucinta - so John's wife was Elizabeth - that helps! :-)

Dea x