Well-documented lives: Herbert John Barrett and Florence Annie Abel

 

Herbert and Florence (Florrie) were both born in Toot Baldon, married and lived in Toot Baldon and were buried in Toot Baldon. The extracts from St Lawrence Church Parish Registers and the England Census illustrate how these records allow us to track peoples’ lives.

Herbert & Florrie c.1930

Herbert

Baptism 1884

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Census 1891

Census 1901

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Florence (Florrie)

Baptism 1888

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Census 1891

Census 1901

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Marriage 1909

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Census 1911

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Census 1921

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Register 1939

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Herbert was still alive in September 1939. It is thought he died in 1972, aged 88 – although no death or burial record has been seen.  

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Florrie with grandson, c.1939

 

Florrie’s Burial 1940

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