Thomas Martin (Mullin) Mullins (1879 - 1943)

Born 1879 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Died 19 Jun 1943 at about age 64 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Birth

Thomas Martin Mullins was born in 1879 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England ^[1]The son of John Joseph Mullins and Elizabeth (Dyer) Mullins.

His birth was registered in Ipswich in the third quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Dyer. GRO birth record Ipswich, Suffolk 1879. ^[2]

Marriage

Thomas M Mullins married Ethel M Bryant in 1911. The marriage was registered in Ipswich in the third quarter of the year.^[3]

Census

In the 1881 census Thomas Mullin (age 1) lived in Ipswich St Margaret with his father John (41, Tailor), mother Elizabeth (31), and sister Mary (0).^[4]

John Mullin Head M 41 Ireland

Elizabeth Mullin Wife F 31 Colchester, Essex, England

Thomas Mullins Son M 21 Ipswich, Suffolk

Mary Mullin Daughter F 0 Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Thomas' father passed away in 1883.

In the 1891 census Thomas Mullins (age 11, Scholar) lived in Ipswich St Margaret with his mother Elizabeth (38, Laundress) and two sisters: Mary (10, Scholar) and Cecilia (8, Scholar), as well as lodger Frank Knights (22, Butcher).^[5]

Elizabeth Mullins Head F 38 years Essex, England

Cecilia Mullins Daughter F 8 years Suffolk, England

Mary Mullins Daughter F 10 years Suffolk, England

Thomas Mullins Son M 21 Ipswich, Suffolk

Frank Knights M 22 years Suffolk, England

In the 1901 census Thomas Mullins (age 21, Insurance Collector) lived at Peel Street in Ipswich St Margaret with his mother Elizabeth (49, Laundress) and two sisters: Mary (20, Shoe & Boot Trimere) and Cecilia E (15, Tailoress).^[6]

Elizabeth Mullins Head F 49 Colchester, Essex

Thomas Mullins Brother M 21 Ipswich, Suffolk

Mary Mullins Daughter F 20 Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Cecilia E Mullins Sister F 15 Ipswich, Suffolk

In the 1911 census Thomas Mullins (age 37[~31], Shop Keeper Fish) lived in Ipswich with his mother Elizabeth (60) and sister Cecillia (28, Tailoress).^[7]

Elizabeth Mullins Head F 60 Colchester, Essex

Thomas Mullins Son M 37 Ipswich, Suffolk

Cecillia Mullins Daughter F 28 Ipswich, Suffolk

In the 1921 census Thomas Master[Martin] Mullins (age 43) lived in Ipswich with his wife Ethel Mercedes (41) and brother-in-law Frank Bryant (26).^[8]

In the 1939 census Thomas M Mullins (born in 1879) lived at 31 Sidegate Lane in Ipswich with his wife Ethel M (1880) and four others: Claud V Abbott (1888), Dorothy A Abbott (1893), Annie E Cornell (1889), and Isobel M Woodward (1897).^[9]

Death

Thomas M Mullins passed away on 19 Jun 1943, aged 63 years. His death was registered in Ipswich in the second quarter of the year.^[10]

"MULLINS Thomas Martin of 31 Sidegate-lane Ipswich died 19 June 1943 Probate Ipswich 7 August to Ethel Mercedes Mullins widow and William Alexander Johnson solicitors clerk. Effects £4641 1s. 4d."^[11]

Thomas' widow passed away in 1953:

• "MULLINS Ethel Mercedes of St. Anthony 31 Sidegate-lane Ipswich widow died 14 May 1953 at The Borough General Hospital Ipswich Probate Ipswich 24 June to William Alexander Johnson solicitors clerk and Frances Maria Messent (wife of Harold Mark Messent). Effects £2898 10s. 11d."^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XN3-YFY : 1 October 2014), Thomas Martin Mullins, 1879; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ MULLINS, THOMAS MARTIN DYER GRO Reference: 1879 S Quarter in IPSWICH Volume 04A Page 691
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26WW-JK6 : 13 December 2014), Thomas M Mullins, 1911; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1911, quarter 3, vol. 4A, p. 2172, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27D-RWKF : Tue Mar 05 08:24:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Mullin in household of John Mullin, 1881.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4NZF-V6Z : Thu Jan 11 22:07:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Mullins in household of Elizabeth Mullins, 1891.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSVZ-9SZ : 21 May 2019), Thomas Mullins in household of Elizabeth Mullins, Ipswich St Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Ipswich Eastern subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7GP-GRB : 22 September 2023), Thomas Mullins in household of Elizabeth Mullins, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "1921 Census Of England & Wales" on findmypast (https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/1921-census-of-england-and-wales)
9. ↑ "1939 Register" on findmypast (https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/1939-register)
10. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCH-TYGL : 2 November 2021), Thomas M Mullins, 1943. [also on FreeBMD: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=186821234:0089&d=bmd_1708534455]
11. ↑ "UK Wills & Probate, 1858-1996" (https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/) Thomas Mullins, 1943.
12. ↑ "UK Wills & Probate, 1858-1996" (https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/) Ethel Mullins, 1953.