Ada Evelyn Emma (Dexter) Briggs (1915 - 2006)

Born 12 Apr 1915 in Waltham Forest, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 2006 at about age 90 in Danford, Essex, England,United Kingdom

Biography

Ada (Dexter) Briggs was born in Waltham Forest, Essex, England.

Ada Evelyn Emma (Dexter) Briggs was born on 12 April 1915 and was baptized on 12 May 1915 in Waltham Forest, Essex, England, United Kingdom, daughter of William Richard Dexter (1874 - 1916) and Ada Rachael (Westell) Dexter (1873 - 1944).^[1][2]

Her siblings were:

1. Charles James Dexter (1897 - 1917)
2. Lily Ada (Dexter) Nichols (1899 - 1986)
3. Elizabeth Clara Dexter (1901 - )
4. William Richard Dexter (1902 - 1998)
5. Gladys May (Dexter) Amos (1905 - 1996)
6. Ernest George Dexter (1907 - 1975)
7. Harold Paul Dexter (1909 - 1998)
8. Ethel Maud Dexter (1911 - 2003)
9. Vera Edith (Dexter) Curwen (1913 - 1999)
10. Hilda Florence (Dexter) Rowley (1913 - 1959)

Ada's marriage to William Briggs was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1937 in the Essex South Western district.^[3]

In the 1939 register Ada (age 24), Housewife Unpaid Duties, was recorded as married in Tapfield As.hilfradex, Epping, Essex, England.^[4]

Ada died in 2006 in Danford, Essex, England,United Kingdom aged ~91.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1921"
   Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
   Ancestry Record 61699 #3610431 (accessed 15 October 2022)
   Ada Evelyn Emma Dexter baptism on 12 May 1915 (born 12 Apr 1915), child of William Richard Dexter & Ada Dexter, in Walthamstow, St James, Essex, England.
2. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 15 October 2022)
   Dexter, Ada Evelyn Emma (Mother's maiden name: Westell).
   GRO Reference: 1915 Apr-May-Jun in West Ham Volume 04A Page 830.
3. ↑ "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005"
   General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 4a; Page: 1023
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8753 #45658138 (accessed 15 October 2022)
   Ada E E Dexter marriage to William Briggs registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1937 in Essex South Western.
4. ↑ "1939 England and Wales Register"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/1572c; Line Number: 2; Schedule Number: 200; Sub Schedule Number: 5
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61596 #15346344 (accessed 15 October 2022)
   Ada E E Briggs (born 12 Apr 1915), married, Housewife Unpaid Duties, in Tapfield As.hilfradex, Epping, Essex, England.
5. ↑ "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
   General Register Office; United Kingdom
   Ancestry Record 7579 #1021836214 (accessed 15 October 2022)
   Ada Evelyn E Briggs death registered Oct-Nov-Dec 2006 in Chelmsford (born 12 Apr 1915).

See also:

• First-hand information as remembered by Georgina Kentish, Tuesday, April 8, 2014.