18 Aug 2023
Husband: Ernest George Wilson
Born: 4 Jul 1887 in Cambridge 1,2 (see note 1) Census: 1901 at 3 Swanns Yard, Trumpington (see note 2) Occupation: 1901 Ag Lab Census: 1911 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 3) Occupation: 1911 Shepherd on Farm Resided: 1913 - 1939 in Cambridge Road, Trumpington 3,4 Military: 1914 - 1918 5 Census: 1921 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 4) Occupation: 1921 Farm Labourer, Mr G Duke, Manor Farm, Trumpington Occupation: 1939 Jobbing Gardener 1 Resided: 1939 - 1949 in Thatched Cottages, London Road, Trumpington 4,1 Resided: 1950 - 1962 at 37 High Street, Trumpington 4 Resided: 1963 - 1970 at 67 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 4 Member: 1967 - 1970 Trumpington Friendship Club 6 Died: 1971 in Cambridge 7 (see note 5) Buried: 1971 in Trumpington Father: George Samuel Wilson (1861 - 1925) Mother: Elizabeth Lydia Moden (1863 - 1931) Media link: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4806772 Media desc: Lives of the First World War
Wife: Eliza Morris Wilson Married: 26 Dec 1908 in Trumpington (see note 6)
Born: 28 Apr 1886 in Trumpington 2,1 (see note 7) Christened: 20 Jun 1886 in Trumpington (see note 8) Census: 1891 in Swanns Yard, Trumpington (see note 9) Census: 1911 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 10) Resided: 1920 - 1939 in Cambridge Road, Trumpington 4 Census: 1921 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 11) Occupation: 1921 Laundry Hand, Mr Colbourne, Holmlea, Trumpington Resided: 1939 in Thatched Cottages, London Road, Trumpington 1 Resided: 1945 - 1949 in London Road, Trumpington 4 Member: 1948 - 1949 Trumpington Friendship Club 6 Died: 15 Sep 1949 6 Buried: 19 Sep 1949 in Trumpington (see note 12) Father: Frederick William Wilson (1861 - 1929) Mother: Sarah Anne Rowlands (1865 - 1896)
M Child 1: Ernest Frederick James Wilson Born: 17 Oct 1909 in Trumpington 1 Christened: 5 Dec 1909 in Trumpington (see note 13) Census: 1911 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 14) Census: 1921 at 3 Swanns Yard, Trumpington (see note 15) Resided: 1931 - 1939 in Cambridge Road, Trumpington 4 Occupation: 1939 Lorry Drivers Mate 1 Died: 1987 in Cambridge 7 (see note 16) Wife: Dorothy F Newling b. 1916 Married: 1941 in Cambridge 8 (see note 17)
M Child 2: George Frederick Wilson Born: 7 Sep 1912 in Trumpington 1 Christened: 6 Oct 1912 in Trumpington (see note 18) Census: 1921 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 19) Resided: 1934 - 1938 in Cambridge Road, Trumpington 4 Resided: 1938 in Cambridge 9 Occupation: 1938 - 1939 Grocery Shop Assistant 9,1 Resided: 1939 - 1954 at 10 Whitelocks Yard, Trumpington 4,1 Military: 27 Jun 1940 - 28 Aug 1944 Corporal Pioneer Corps 10 (see note 20) Died: 1955 in Cambridge 7 (see note 21) Wife: Elizabeth Byers b. 8 Aug 1917 Married: 1937 in Cambridge 8 (see note 22)
F Child 3: Ruth Elizabeth Wilson Also known as: Elizabeth R Wilson 11 Born: 7 Sep 1915 in Trumpington 1 Christened: 3 Oct 1915 in Trumpington (see note 23) Census: 1921 in London Road, Trumpington (see note 24) Resided: 1939 in London 1 Died: 2001 in London 7 (see note 25) Husband: Sydney James Pearl b. 12 May 1909 d. 1975 Married: 15 May 1937 in Trumpington (see note 26)
M Child 4: Walter Raymond Wilson Born: 25 Mar 1924 in Cambridgeshire 8,1 (see note 27) Resided: 1939 - 1949 in Thatched Cottages, London Road, Trumpington 4,1 Resided: 1950 - 1962 at 37 High Street, Trumpington 4 Resided: 1963 - 1970 at 67 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 4 Died: 1978 in Cambridge 7 (see note 28)
Sources: (1) 1939 Register. (2) GRO index. (3) Spalding's Directory (Kelly's after WW2) (4) Electoral Register. (5) Roll of Honour, in Trumpington Village Hall. (6) Trumpington Friendship Club records. (7) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (8) FreeBMD website. (9) Baptism records of children. (10) British Legion (Trumpington branch) application forms. (11) 1921 census.
Event Notes Note (1) Sep 1887 Cambridge 3b 489 mothers surname Moden Note (2) Age 14, born Cambridge, with family. Ag Lab Note (3) Age 23, born Cherry Hinton, Shepherd on Farm, with wife Eliza Morris and son Ernest Note (4) Age 33, born Cherry Hinton. Farm Labourer, Mr G Duke, Manor Farm, Trumpington, with wife Eliza M and two children Note (5) Mar 1971 Cambridge 4a 804 born 10 Jul 1885 (sic) Note (6) Dec 26 WILSON Ernest George 21 bac lab otp son of George Samuel lab WILSON Eliza Morris 22 sp [blank] otp dau of Frederic William lab wits: Fred William WILSON, Bessie WILSON Note (7) Jun 1886 Chesterton 3b 510 mothers surname Rollings Note (8) Jun 20 WILSON Eliza Morris of Frederick William & Sarah Ann of Swan's Yard lab Note (9) Age 4, born Trumpington, with family Note (10) Age 24, born Trumpington, with husband Ernest George Wilson and son Ernest Note (11) Age 35, born Trumpington, with husband Ernest G Wilson and two children. Laundry Hand, Mr Colbourne, Holmlea, Trumpington Note (12) Sep 19 WILSON Eliza Morris of London Road 63 Note (13) Dec 5 WILSON Ernest Frederick James of Ernest George & Eliza Maurice of London Rd, Trumpington lab Note (14) Age 1, born Trumpington, with parents Note (15) Appears as Ernest G Wilson: age 11, born Trumpington, with Wilson grandparents Note (16) Mar 1987 Cambridge 9 927 born 17 Oct 1909 Note (17) Mar 1941 Cambridge 3b 1511 Note (18) Oct 6 WILSON George Frederick of Ernest George & Eliza Morris of London Rd, Trumpington shepherd Note (19) Age 8, born Trumpington, with family Note (20) 5779687 Note (21) Mar 1955 Cambridge 4a 291 age 42 Note (22) Sep 1937 Cambridge 3b 1701 Note (23) Oct 3 WILSON Ruth Elizabeth of Ernest George & Eliza Morris of London Rd, Trumpington lab Note (24) Elizabeth R Wilson: age 5, born Trumpington, with family Note (25) Apr 2001 Enfield born 7 Sep 1915 Note (26) May 15 PEARL Sydney James 27 bac fitters mate of St Peters Edmonton son of John lab WILSON Ruth Elizabeth 21 sp [blank] otp dau of Ernest George gardener wits: J W PEARL, E G WILSON Note (27) Jun 1924 Chesterton 3b 624 mothers surname Wilson Note (28) Dec 1978 Cambridge 9 0706 born 25 Mar 1924 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index