18 Aug 2023
Wife: Vida Louise Pratt
Born: 4 Apr 1895 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire 1,2 (see note 1) Census: 1911 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire (see note 2) Occupation: 1911 Laundress Helper Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 2 Resided: 1962 - 1979 at 155 Shelford Road, Trumpington 3,4 Died: 1979 in Cambridge 5 (see note 3) Father: Reuben Pratt (1850 - 1920) Mother: Harriet Smith Beaumont (1851 - 1931)
Husband: Sidney Joseph Root Also known as: Joseph Sidney Root 6 Married: 1926 in Cambridge 5
Born: 12 May 1893 in Cambridge 7,2 (see note 4) Census: 1901 in Cambridge (see note 5) Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 2 Occupation: 1939 Gas Fitter 2 Resided: 1962 - 1965 at 155 Shelford Road, Trumpington 3 Died: 1965 in Cambridge 5 (see note 6) Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Living Born: (details excluded) Husband: Living b. (details excluded)
M Child 2: Living Born: (details excluded) Wife: Living b. (details excluded)
Sources: (1) FreeBMD website. (2) 1939 Register. (3) Electoral Register. (4) Probate record. (5) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (6) 1901 census. (7) GRO index.
Event Notes Note (1) Jun 1895 Chesterton 3b 475 Note (2) Age 16, born Grantchester, with family. Laundress Helper Note (3) Mar 1979 Cambridge 9 0958 born 4 Apr 1894 (sic) indexed as Visa Louise Root Note (4) Jun 1893 Cambridge 3b 502 mothers surname Pettit Note (5) Joseph Sidney Root: Age 7, born Cambridge, with family Note (6) Dec 1965 Cambridge 4a 315 age 72 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index