The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Ada Watts (1881-1942)

Personal data Ada Watts 

  • She was born on March 8, 1881 in Halling, Kent.Source 1
    First name(s) ADA
    Last name WATTS
    Birth year 1881
    Birth quarter 2
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District NORTH AYLESFORD
    County Kent
    Country England
    Volume 2A
    Page 495
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1901 Parlour Maid Domestic..Source 2
    • in the year 1911 Caretaker.Source 1
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: 8 Poynder Terrace, Halling, Kent.Source 3
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 880; Folio: 104; Page: 26; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341209.

      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      8, Poynder Terrace, Halling, North Aylesford, Kent, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George Watts Head Married Male 33 1848 Labr At Chalk Works Marden, Kent, England
      Mary Watts Wife Married Female 32 1849 - Rainham, Kent, England
      Walter Watts Son Single Male 10 1871 Scholar Kent, England
      Elizabeth A Watts Daughter Single Female 8 1873 Scholar Kent, England
      George E Watts Son Single Male 6 1875 Scholar Snodland, Kent, England
      Frederick Watts Son Single Male 4 1877 Scholar Snodland, Kent, England
      Horace J Watts Son Single Male 3 1878 - Snodland, Kent, England
      Edith M Watts Daughter Single Female 2 1879 - Snodland, Kent, England
      Ada Watts Daughter Single Female 0 1881 - Halling, Kent, England
      James Evas Lodger Single Male 44 1837 Labr At Cement Works Ightham, Kent, England
    • in the year 1891: 9 Barn Meadow, Halling, Kent.Source 4
      Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 652; Folio 121; Page 22; GSU roll: 6095762.

      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Barn Meadow, Halling, Strood, Kent, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George Watts Head Married Male 45 1846 Labourer Staplehurst, Kent, England
      Mary Watts Wife Married Female 44 1847 - Rainham, Kent, England
      Walter Watts Son Single Male 20 1871 Engine Driver Bobbing, Kent, England
      George Watts Son Single Male 16 1875 Book Maker Snodland, Kent, England
      Frederick Watts Son Single Male 14 1877 Labourer Snodland, Kent, England
      Horace Watts Son Single Male 13 1878 Labourer Snodland, Kent, England
      Edith Watts Daughter - Female 12 1879 - Snodland, Kent, England
      Ada Watts Daughter - Female 10 1881 - Halling, Kent, England
      Albert Watts Son - Male 7 1884 - Halling, Kent, England
      Ernest Watts Son - Male 6 1885 - Halling, Kent, England
    • in the year 1901: Dean Lodge, Sevenoaks, Kent.Source 2
      Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 747; Folio: 125; Page: 9.

      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Dean Lodge, Sevenoaks, Kent, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Alexander J W Warde Head Married Male 46 1855 Brewers Manager Woolwich, Kent, England
      Enriquetta P Warde Wife Married Female 41 1860 - -
      Enriquetta R J Warde Daughter Single Female 17 1884 - Brighton, England
      Richard G Warde Son Single Male 16 1885 - Ashford
      Edith D H Warde Daughter Single Female 15 1886 - Brighton, England
      Frances D Warde Daughter Single Female 10 1891 - Sevenoaks, Kent, England
      Basil C C Warde Son Single Male 9 1892 - Sevenoaks, Kent, England
      Alice F Warde Daughter Single Female 5 1896 - Sevenoaks, Kent, England
      Sarah G Croal Visitor Single Female 33 1868 Governess Scotland
      Ada Watts Servant Single Female 20 1881 Parlour Maid (Domestic) Kent, England
      Rose M Terry Servant Single Female 19 1882 Nurse (Domestic) Snodland, Kent, England
      Maraget E Sceal Servant Single Female 23 1878 Housemaid (Domestic) -
      Maud S Bates Servant Single Female 18 1883 Cook (Domestic) Sevenoaks, Kent, England
    • in the year 1907: 42 Malling Road, Snodland, Kent.
    • in the year 1911: Meadow Bank, Oakhill Road, Sevenoaks, Kent.Source 1
      RG14PN4010 RG78PN154 RD49 SD2 ED3 SN244

      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Meadow Bank Oakhill Road Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks, Kent, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      William Cook Head Married Male Painter 28 1883 Kent Sevenoaks
      Ada Cook Wife Married Female Caretaker 29 1882 Kent Halling
    • in the year 1939: 33 Sandy Lane, Sevenoaks U.D., Kent, England.
      Pilbeam Household (4 People) 33 Sandy Lane , Sevenoaks U.D., Kent, England

      First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
      Ada Cook 08 Mar 1881 Cook
      Thomas H Pilbeam 17 May 1877 House Painter
      Edith M Pilbeam 09 Dec 1878 Unpaid Domestic Du
      Michael J Hilliard 17 Apr 1937 Under School Age
    • in the year 1942: Temple Cottage, Ide Hill Sundridge, Kent.
  • She died on November 2, 1942 in Holmesdale Hospital, Sevenoaks, Kent, she was 61 years old.
    First name(s) ADA
    Last name COOK
    Gender Female
    Birth day -
    Birth month -
    Birth year 1881
    Age 61
    Death quarter 4
    Death year 1942
    District TONBRIDGE
    County Kent
    Volume 2A
    Page 1198
    Country England
  • Probate on December 19, 1942 naar Llandudno, Wales.
    Effects ¹111-04s-07d To Edith Mary Pilbeam, wife of Thomas Herbert Pilbeam. (Edith is assumed to be Ada's sister. See 1939 census as they were all living in the same house).

    Name: Ada Cook
    Death Date: 2 Nov 1942
    Death Place: Kent, England
    Probate Date: 19 Dec 1942
    Probate Registry: Llandudno
  • This information was last updated on May 28, 2021.

Household of Ada Watts

She is married to William Cook.

Their notice of marriage was on 1907 in Marriage place Snodland, All Saints.

Kent Marriages Transcription

First name(s) Ada Last name Watts Birth year 1882 Marriage year 1907 Marriage year as transcribed 1907
Marriage date 11 Feb 1907 Church All Saints Marriage place Snodland, All Saints Spouse's first name(s) William Spouse's last name Cook
Groom's first name William Groom's last name Cook Groom's birth year 1883 Groom's age 24 Groom's marital status Ba
Groom's occupation Plumber Groom's residence 2 Buckhurst Ave Sevenoaks Groom's father's name Thomas Cook Groom's father's occupation Gardener Bride's first name Ada Bride's last name Watts Bride's birth year 1882 Bride's age 25
Bride's marital status Sp Bride's residence 42 Malling Road Snodland Bride's father's name George William Watts
Bride's father's occupation Labourer Witness 1 Thomas Cook Witness 2 George Watts Banns or licence B County Kent
Notes Wit: Edith Watts Record set Kent Marriages Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Marriages & divorces
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They got married on February 11, 1907 at Malling, Kent. England, she was 25 years old.

Name: Ada Watts Year of Registration: 1907 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Malling County: Kent Volume: 2a Page: 1100

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Sources

  1. 1911 Census England, 2nd April 1911
  2. 1901 Census England, 31st March 1901
  3. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census
  4. 1891 Census England, 5th April 1891

Historical events

Birthday March 8, 1881

  • The temperature on March 8, 1881 was about 7.2 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 16 » The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1).
    • February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
    • May 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
    • May 12 » In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
    • June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
    • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Day of death November 2, 1942

  • The temperature on November 2, 1942 was between 6.1 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • January 19 » World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins.
    • January 24 » World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
    • March 8 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.
    • April 8 » World War II: Siege of Leningrad: Soviet forces open a much-needed railway link to Leningrad.
    • May 3 » World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia.
    • September 27 » Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.


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Source: Wikipedia

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