Ada Alice King (1915 - 1985)

Born 1 Sep 1915 in Stepney, London, England

Died 1985 at about age 69 in Tower Hamlets, London, England

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Biography

Ada Alice King was born on the 1st September 1915, in Stepney, London, England, the eldest known child of Henry King and Amelia Simpson née Burt, with her birth being registered in the 4th Quarter at Stepney,^[1] and was baptised on the 19th September the same year, at St Anne, Limehouse.^[2] (With her father's name being rendered as "Edward", instead of Henry, it is possible her parents were attempting to hide that they were not, yet, legally married (their marriage was registered in 1918), or that – for reasons of his own – Henry used the name Edward on that day.)

On the 29th September 1939, Ada Alice (23), a Bag Machinist (Heavy Work), was living with her family at 111 John Scurr House, Stepney. Those home at the time were her father: Henry (52), a Greaser on the SS Lombardy; her mother: Amelia (52), "Unpaid Domestic Duties"; and her siblings: Amelia Elizabeth (22), a fancy-box maker; Frances Annie Alice (19), not employed outside the home; Fitzherbert John (17), Engineering Trade, and Doris Mary (16).^[3]

Ada Alice King, having never married, and with no known children, passed away in 1985, aged 70 years, her death being registered in the 2nd Quarter at Tower Hamlets, London, England.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth — England & Wales births, deaths and marriages registrations, General Register Office United Kingdom, Southport, England, HM Passport Office online search Births: Name: KING, ADA ALICE; Mother's Maiden Surname: SIMPSON; GRO Reference: 1915 D Quarter in STEPNEY Volume 01C Page 493
2. ↑ Baptism — Board of Guardian Records and Church of England Parish Registers. London Metropolitan Archives, London. Name: Ada Alice King; Baptism Age: 0; Record Type: Baptism; Birth Date: 1 Sep 1915; Baptism Date: 19 Sep 1915; Baptism Place: St Anne, Limehouse, Tower Hamlets, England; Father: Edward King; Mother: Amelia King
3. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register. Enumeration District: AVOE. The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/551C
4. ↑ Death — England & Wales births, deaths and marriages registrations, General Register Office United Kingdom, Southport, England, HM Passport Office online search Deaths: Name: KING, ADA ALICE; Year of Birth: 1915; GRO Reference: DOR Q2/1985 in TOWER HAMLETS (2461B) Volume 14 Page 1135

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