Elsie was born on 19th June 1906 at 17 Cowick Road, Saint Thomas registration district in the Counties of Devon and Exeter. She was the daughter of Willie Vigus and Lucy Elliott.[1]
In the 1911 census Elsie (age 5) was the daughter of William Richard Vigers on Rear 5 Church Street, Torre, Torquay, Tormoham, Devon, England.[2]
Elsie married Alfred Douglas in the second quarter of 1927 in the Newton Abbot district of Devon.[3]
In the 1939 register Elsie (age 33), Unpaid Domestic Duties, was recorded as married in Torquay, Devon, England.[4]
Elsie was living at 67 Torridge Avenue Shiphay Torquay when she passed away on 20 September 1961.[5][6]
Sources
↑Birth Certificate, Elsie May Vigus, born: nineteenth June 1906 , 17 Cowick Road, St Thomas, Father: Willie Richard Vigus, Mother: Lucy Caroline Vigus late Ellicott formally Elliott, Rank or profession of father: General laborer, Informant was L C Vigus, mother of the same address as the birth. Electronic copy obtained 2020
↑1911 Census:
"1911 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 272; ED, institution, or vessel: 08; Piece: 12767 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2352 #54256347 (accessed 2 June 2023)
Elsie Vigers (5), single daughter, in household of William Richard Vigers (38) on Rear 5 Church Street, Torre, Torquay, Tormoham, Devon, England. Born in Exeter, Devon.
↑Marriage entry, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ1-MKPB : 8 October 2014), Elsie M Vigus and null, 1927; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1927, quarter 2, vol. 5B, p. 346, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport,
↑1939 Register:
"1939 England and Wales Register"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/6847i; Line Number: 28; Schedule Number: 326; Sub Schedule Number: 6 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61596 #29672441 (accessed 2 June 2023)
Elsie M Douglas (born 19 Jun 1906), married, Unpaid Domestic Duties, in Torquay, Devon, England.
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