18 Aug 2023
Wife: Marguerite Branford Baker Birth name: Margaret Baker 1
Born: 2 Dec 1855 in Cambridge 1,2 (see note 1) Census: 1901 at St Marys, London Road, Trumpington (see note 2) Census: 1911 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire (see note 3) Resided: 1939 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire 2 Died: 1939 in Cambridgeshire 1 (see note 4) Father: Mother: Notes
Husband: Edward Cromwell Colchester
Born: 1844 in Ipswich, Suffolk 1 (see note 5) Census: 1901 at St Marys, London Road, Trumpington (see note 6) Occupation: 1901 Cement Manufacture, Farmer Census: 1911 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire (see note 7) Died: 1921 in Cambridgeshire 1 (see note 8) Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Dorothy Marguerite Colchester Born: 2 Aug 1881 in Abington Pigotts, Cambridgeshire 1,2 (see note 9) Census: 1901 at St Marys, London Road, Trumpington (see note 10) Census: 1911 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire (see note 11) Resided: 1939 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire 2 Died: 1974 near Newmarket, Suffolk 3 (see note 12)
F Child 2: Muriel Alice Colchester Born: 1883 in Abington Pigotts, Cambridgeshire 1 (see note 13) Census: 1901 at St Marys, London Road, Trumpington (see note 14) Died: 1907 in Essex 1 (see note 15)
M Child 3: Guy Alexander Colchester Born: 4 Dec 1883 in Abington Pigotts, Cambridgeshire 1,2 (see note 16) Census: 1901 at St Marys, London Road, Trumpington (see note 17) Census: 1911 in County Durham (see note 18) Occupation: 1911 Assistant Surveyor, Mining 1 Resided: 1939 in Bedford 2 Occupation: 1939 Asst Surveyor & Shopkeeper Grocery & Provisions 2 Died: 1947 in Bedfordshire 1 (see note 19) Wife: Ada Corbett b. 10 Jun 1880 d. 1970 Married: 1905 in County Durham 1 (see note 20)
M Child 4: Bernard Valentine Colchester Born: 1890 in Abington Pigotts, Cambridgeshire 1 (see note 21) Census: 1901 at St Marys, London Road, Trumpington (see note 22) Census: 1911 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire (see note 23) Occupation: 1911 Articled Pupil, Surveyor 1 Died: 24 Apr 1917 in France 4 (see note 24)
M Child 5: Malcolm Graham Colchester Born: 1892 in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire 1,5 (see note 25) Census: 1901 at St Marys, London Road, Trumpington (see note 26) Died: 1910 in Canada 6
Sources: (1) FreeBMD website. (2) 1939 Register. (3) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (4) Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. (5) GRO index. (6) Ancestry family tree.
Event Notes Note (1) Margaret Baker: Mar 1856 Cambridge 3b 487 Note (2) Age 44, born Norfolk, with husband Edward C Colchester and children Note (3) Age 54, born Cambridge, with husband Edward C Colchester and three children Note (4) Dec 1939 Cambridgeshire 3b 1184 age 82 Note (5) Jun 1844 Ipswich 12 382 Note (6) Age 56, born Ipswich. Cement Manufacture, Farmer, with wife Marguerite B and children Note (7) Age 66, born Ipswich. Private means, with wife Marguerite and three children Note (8) Dec 1921 Chesterton 3b 495 age 77 Note (9) Sep 1881 Royston 3a 401 Note (10) Age 19, born Abington Pigotts, with family Note (11) Age 29, born Abington Pigotts, with family Note (12) Sep 1974 Newmarket 10 2412 born 2 Aug 1881 Note (13) Mar 1883 Royston 3a 449 Note (14) Age 18, born Abington Pigotts, with family Note (15) Jun 1907 Colchester 4a 369 age 24 Note (16) Mar 1884 Royston 3a 442a Note (17) Age 17, born Abington Pigotts, with family Note (18) Age 27, born Abington Pigotts. Assistant Surveyor, Mining, with wife Ada and three children Note (19) Jun 1947 Bedford 4a 49 age 63 Note (20) Sep 1905 Durham 10a 712 Note (21) Mar 1890 Royston 3a 510 Note (22) Age 11, born Abington Pigotts, with family Note (23) Age 21, born Abington Pigotts, with family. Articled Pupil, Surveyor Note (24) COLCHESTER, BERNARD VALENTINE Rank: Second Lieutenant Date of Death: 24/04/1917 Age: 27 Regiment/Service: Bedfordshire Regiment 6th Bn. Panel Reference: Bay 5. Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of Marguerite Branford Colchester, of Great Shelford, Cambridge, and the late Edward Cromwell Colchester. His brother Edward Cromwell Colchester also fell Note (25) Sep 1892 Royston 3a 518 mothers surname Baker Note (26) Age 8, born Fowlmere, with family Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index