18 Aug 2023                   
                Wife: Sarah Ann Haylock    
                Born: 11 May 1868          in Withersfield, Suffolk  1
              Census: 1911                 in Cambridge   (see note 1)
             Resided: 1939                 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire  1
             Resided: 1945 - 1953          at 32 Shelford Road, Trumpington  2
                Died: 1954                 in Cambridge  3 (see note 2)
              Father:
              Mother:
             Husband: Arthur Shanks     
             Married: 1894                 in Suffolk  4 (see note 3)
                Born: 25 Sep 1869          in Withersfield, Suffolk  1
              Census: 1911                 in Cambridge   (see note 4)
          Occupation: 1911                 Carpenter  
          Occupation:                      Wood Machinist  1
             Resided: 1939 - 1941          in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire  1
                Died: 1941                   
              Buried: 26 Apr 1941          in Trumpington   (see note 5)
              Father:
              Mother:
           F Child 1: Grace Agnes Shanks      
                Born: 10 Oct 1895          in Withersfield, Suffolk  
              Census: 1911                 in Cambridge   (see note 6)
             Resided: 1939                 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire  1
          Occupation: 1939                 Dress Maker  1
             Resided: 1945 - 1967          at 32 Shelford Road, Trumpington  2
                Died: 1969                 in Cambridge   (see note 7)
           M Child 2: Lewis Alfred Shanks      
       Also known as: Alfred Shanks 5
                Born: 11 Dec 1904          in Cambridge  1 (see note 8)
              Census: 1911                 in Cambridge   (see note 9)
             Resided: 1930                 in Cambridge  
          Occupation: 1930 - 1939          Plumber & Hot Water Fitter  1
             Resided: 1931 - 1982          at 34 Shelford Road, Trumpington  2,5,6
                Died: 1982                   3 (see note 10)
                Wife: Winifred Florence Brewster  b.  1 Feb 1903  d. 2001  
             Married: 23 Oct 1930          in Trumpington   (see note 11)

Sources:
(1) 1939 Register. 
(2) Electoral Register. 
(3) Index on ancestry.co.uk. 
(4) FreeBMD website. 
(5) Spalding's Directory (Kelly's after WW2) 
(6) Probate record. 


Event Notes
Note (1) Age 43, born Withersfield, with husband Arthur Shanks and children
Note (2) Mar 1954 Cambridge 4a 204   age 85
Note (3) Dec 1894 Risbridge 4a 1187
Note (4) Age 41, born Withersfield.  Carpenter, with wife Sarah and 4 children
Note (5) Apr 26 SHANKS Arthur of 131 Cambridge Rd, Shelford 71
Note (6) Age 15, born Withersfield, with family
Note (7) Dec 1969 Cambridge 4a 720   age 74
Note (8) Mar 1905 Cambridge 3b 432
Note (9) Age 6, born Cambridge, with family
Note (10) Dec 1982 Cambridge 9 0887   born 11 Dec 1903
Note (11) Oct 23 SHANKS Lewis Alfred 26 bac plumber & fitter of Cambridge son of Arthur
machinist
BREWSTER Winifred Florence 27 sp shop assistant otp dau of Matthew Bent
florist
wits: A SHANKS, M B BREWSTER

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