Family of Henry HEROD and Amelia MEARS

Husband:
Henry HEROD (1861-c. 1944)
Wife:
Amelia MEARS (c. 1859-c. 1937)
Children:
Albert Henry HEROD (1884-1952)
Violet Beatrice HEROD (1885-c. 1961)
Daisy Frederica HEROD (1887-c. 1899)
Frederick Robert HEROD (1889-c. 1959)
Elsie Amelia HEROD (c. 1891-c. 1891)
Henrietta Honor HEROD (1892-1981)
Reginald Henry HEROD (1894-c. 1978)
Laurence Mears HEROD (1896-1916)
Allan Alfred HEROD (1897-c. 1977)
Hilda Helen Daisy HEROD (c. 1899-c. 1901)
Gladys Irene HEROD (c. 1898-c. 1967)
Ivy Helen HEROD (c. 1902-c. 1903)
Marriage Banns:
23 Sep 1883
Tharston¹
others dates were 30.09.1883 and 07.10.1883
Marriage:
25 Oct 1883
Tharston²
witnesses were James Jonathan WEDDUP asnd Florence SEAMAN

Husband: Henry HEROD

Name:
Henry HEROD
Sex:
Male
Father:
Joseph HEROD (c. 1833- )
Mother:
Amelia UNKNOWN (c. 1829- )
Birth:
10 Apr 1861
Wheatacre^3,4
Census:
1871 (age 9-10)
Somerleyton, Suffolk⁵
Address: 4 Railway Cottages, Somerleyton, Suffolk

scholar, living with parents Joseph (27, Railway labourer platelayer) and Amelia (42), and siblings Eliza (12, scholar), Cornelius J (8, scholar), Sarah A (5, scholar), Amelia (4) and Albert (10mths)
Census:
1881 (age 19-20)
Wells-next-the-Sea⁶
Address: Plummers Hill, Wells-next-the-Sea

porter, lodging in the household of William FROST (69, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1891 (age 29-30)
Tharston⁷
Address: Railway House Wood Lane, Tharston

railway signalman, living with wife Amelia (31) and children Violet Beatrice (5, scholar), Daisy Frederica (3, scholar) and Frederick Robert (1)
Census:
1901 (age 39-40)
Runham, Norfolk⁸
Address: Acle New Road, Runham

railway signalman, living with wife Amelia (42) and children Friday (11), Henrietta (8), Laurence (4), Allan (3), Gladys (2) and Hilda (1)
Census:
1911 (age 49-50)
Runham, Norfolk⁹
Address: Railway Cottages New Road, Runham

railway signalman, living with wife Amelia (52) and children Albert (26, railway engine fireman), Frederick (21, railway porter), Laurence (14, railway parcels van lad), Allan (13, scholar) and Gladys (12, scholar)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 77-78)
Aldeby, Norfolk³
Address: Beccles Road, Aldeby

retired railway worker, b.10.04.1861
Death:
c. 1944 (age 82-83)¹⁰

Wife: Amelia MEARS

Name:
Amelia MEARS
Sex:
Female
Father:
Robert MEARS (1827-c. 1893)
Mother:
Eliza Amelia VINCE (1825-c. 1910)
Birth:
c. 1859
Tasburgh^11,12
Baptism:
11 Sep 1859 (age 0)
Tharston¹¹
Census:
1861 (age 1-2)
Tharston¹³
Address: Private House, Tharston

living with parents Robert (34, agricultural labourer) and Elizabeth Amelia (36)
Census:
1871 (age 11-12)
Woodton¹⁴
Address: Hempnall Road, Woodton

scholar, living with parents Robert (44, agricultural labourer) and Eliza (46, field worker)
Census:
1881 (age 21-22)
Tharston¹⁵
Address: Church Road, Tharston

living with parents Robert (54, agricultural labourer) and Eliza (56)
Census:
1891 (age 31-32)
Tharston⁷
Address: Railway House Wood Lane, Tharston

living with husband Henry (29, railway signalman) and children Violet Beatrice (5, scholar), Daisy Frederica (3, scholar) and Frederick Robert (1)
Census:
1901 (age 41-42)
Runham, Norfolk⁸
Address: Acle New Road, Runham

living with wife Amelia (40, railway signalman) and children Friday (11), Henrietta (8), Laurence (4), Allan (3), Gladys (2) and Hilda (1)
Census:
1911 (age 51-52)
Runham, Norfolk⁹
Address: Railway Cottages New Road, Runham

living with husband Henry (50, railway signalman) and children Albert (26, railway engine fireman), Frederick (21, railway porter), Laurence (14, railway parcels van lad), Allan (13, scholar) and Gladys (12, scholar)
Death:
c. 1937 (age 77-78)¹⁶

Child 1: Albert Henry HEROD

Name:
Albert Henry HEROD
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
May E WARNER ( - )
Birth:
10 May 1884
Tharston^17,18
Baptism:
29 Jun 1884 (age 0)
Tharston¹⁷
Census:
1891 (age 6-7)
Tharston¹⁹
Address: The Street, Tharston

scholar, living with grandparents Robert MEARS (64, agricultural labourer) and Eliza MEARS (66)
Census:
1901 (age 16-17)
Lowestoft, Suffolk²⁰
Address: 19 Trafalgar Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk

railway worker, boarder in the household of Rose M Dyer (widow, 55, boarding house keeper)
Census:
1911 (age 26-27)
Runham, Norfolk⁹
Address: Railway Cottages New Road, Runham

railway engine fireman, living with parents Henry (50, railway signalman) and Amelia (52), and siblings Frederick (21, railway porter), Laurence (14, railway parcels van lad), Allan (13, scholar) and Gladys (12, scholar)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 54-55)
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk²¹
Address: 78 South Market Road, Great Yarmouth

railway engine driver, b.10.05.1884
Death:
1 Jul 1952 (age 68)
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk^22,23
died at Northgate Hospital, Great Yarmouth
Probate:
27 Aug 1952
Norwich, Norfolk²²
HEROD Albert Henry of 2nd Floor Flat 19 Market-place Great Yarmouth died 1 July 1952 at Northgate Hospital Great Yarmouth Administration Norwich 27 August to Edward Frederick Jack Herod chargehand machinist. Effects £138 8s. 3d.

Child 2: Violet Beatrice HEROD

Name:
Violet Beatrice HEROD
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Robert J EVES ( - )
Birth:
27 Oct 1885
Tharston^24,25
Baptism:
22 Nov 1885 (age 0)
Tharston²⁴
Census:
1891 (age 5-6)
Tharston⁷
Address: Railway House Wood Lane, Tharston

scholar, living with parents Henry (29, railway signalman) and Amelia (31), and siblings Daisy Frederica (3, scholar) and Frederick Robert (1)
Census:
1901 (age 15-16)
Freethorpe²⁶
Address: Lockgate Level of Marshes, Freethorpe

general domestic servant, lodger living in the household of James BANHAM (39, marshman)
Census:
1911 (age 25-26)
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk²⁷
Address: 46 North Quay, Great Yarmouth

general domestic servant, servant in the household of Virtue BOWLES (widow, 65, eating house keeper)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 53-54)
Haddiscoe²⁸
Address: Low Common, Haddiscoe

unpaid domestic duties, widowed, b.26.10.1886 [possible error]
Death:
c. 1961 (age 75-76)²⁹

Child 3: Daisy Frederica HEROD

Name:
Daisy Frederica HEROD
Sex:
Female
Birth:
1 Aug 1887
Tharston^30,31
Baptism:
16 Oct 1887 (age 0)
Tharston³⁰
Census:
1891 (age 3-4)
Tharston⁷
Address: Railway House Wood Lane, Tharston

scholar, living with parents Henry (29, railway signalman) and Amelia (31), and siblings Violet Beatrice (5, scholar) and Frederick Robert (1)
Death:
c. 1899 (age 11-12)^32,33
Burial:
26 Aug 1899
Tharston³²

Child 4: Frederick Robert HEROD

Name:
Frederick Robert HEROD
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Dorothy L BYLES ( - )
Birth:
22 Apr 1889
Tharston^34,35,36
Baptism:
16 Jun 1889 (age 0)
Tharston³⁴
Census:
1891 (age 1-2)
Tharston⁷
Address: Railway House Wood Lane, Tharston

living with parents Henry (29, railway signalman) and Amelia (31), and sisters Violet Beatrice (5, scholar) and Daisy Frederica (3, scholar)
Education Attended:
frm 30 Apr 1900 to 8 Apr 1903 (age 11-13)
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Address: Northgate Boys School, Great Yarmouth

joining from Tharston School
Census:
1901 (age 11-12)
Runham, Norfolk⁸
Address: Acle New Road, Runham

living with parents Henry (42, railway signalman) and Amelia (42), and siblings Henrietta (8), Laurence (4), Allan (3), Gladys (2) and Hilda (1)
Census:
1911 (age 21-22)
Runham, Norfolk⁹
Address: Railway Cottages New Road, Runham

railway porter, living with parents Henry (50, railway signalman) and Amelia (52), and siblings Albert (26, railway engine fireman), Laurence (14, railway parcels van lad), Allan (13, scholar) and Gladys (12, scholar)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 49-50)
Brandon, Suffolk³⁶
Address: Station Road, Brandon, Suffolk

railway signalman, b.22.04.1889
Death:
c. 1959 (age 69-70)³⁷

Child 5: Elsie Amelia HEROD

Name:
Elsie Amelia HEROD
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1891
Tharston^38,39
Baptism:
31 Mar 1891 (age 0)
Tharston³⁸
Death:
c. 1891 (age 0)^40,41
Burial:
8 Apr 1891
Tharston⁴⁰
17 days old

Child 6: Henrietta Honor HEROD

Name:
Henrietta Honor HEROD
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
William REED (1890- )
Birth:
16 Aug 1892
Tharston^42,43,44,45
Baptism:
4 Sep 1892 (age 0)
Tharston⁴²
Census:
1901 (age 8-9)
Runham, Norfolk⁸
Address: Acle New Road, Runham

living with parents Henry (42, railway signalman) and Amelia (42), and siblings Friday (11), Laurence (4), Allan (3), Gladys (2) and Hilda (1)
Census:
1911 (age 18-19)
Gorleston⁴⁶
Address: Cottage Hospital Trafalgar Road, Gorleston

housemaid in the household of Gertrude Mary MASTERS (46, hospital matron)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 46-47)
Barnes, London⁴⁴
Address: 2 Ripley Gardens, Barnes, London

unpaid domerstic duties, b.16.08.1892
Death:
28 Feb 1981 (age 88)
London^45,47
Address: 2 Ripley Gardens, London

b.16.08.1892
Probate:
3 Jun 1981
London⁴⁷
REED, Henrietta Honor of 2 Ripley Gardens London SW14 died 28 February 1981 Probate London 11 June £15595 810206858F

Child 7: Reginald Henry HEROD

Name:
Reginald Henry HEROD
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Nellie J CLAXTON (1893- )
Birth:
25 Feb 1894
Tharston^48,49,50
Baptism:
6 May 1894 (age 0)
Tharston⁴⁸
Education Attended:
btw 5 Jun 1900 and 6 Jul 1900 (age 6)
Address: Northgate Infants School, Great Yarmouth

previous school Tharston
Census:
1901 (age 6-7)
Tharston⁵¹
living with grandmother Eliza A MEARS (widow, 76)
Education Attended:
btw 18 Sep 1901 and 31 Mar 1904 (age 7-10)
Address: Northgate Boys School, Great Yarmouth
Census:
1911 (age 16-17)
Stratford, London⁵²
Address: 48 Martin Street, Stratford, London

engine cleaner, boarder in the household of George BARKER (52, carriage shunter)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 44-45)
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk⁵³
Address: 6 St. Lukes Terrace, Great Yarmouth

railway locomotive engine driver, b.25.02.1894
Death:
c. 1978 (age 83-84)⁵⁰
b.25.02.1894

Child 8: Laurence Mears HEROD

Name:
Laurence Mears HEROD
Sex:
Male
Birth:
17 Jun 1896
Tharston^54,55
Baptism:
6 Sep 1896 (age 0)
Tharston⁵⁴
Census:
1901 (age 4-5)
Runham, Norfolk⁸
Address: Acle New Road, Runham

living with parents Henry (42, railway signalman) and Amelia (42), and siblings Friday (11), Henrietta (8), Allan (3), Gladys (2) and Hilda (1)
Census:
1911 (age 14-15)
Runham, Norfolk⁹
Address: Railway Cottages New Road, Runham

railway parcels van lad, living with parents Henry (50, railway signalman) and Amelia (52), and siblings Albert (26, railway engine fireman), Frederick (21, railway porter), Allan (13, scholar) and Gladys (12, scholar)
Death:
4 Sep 1916 (age 20)
France⁵⁶
private, 23822, 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment, killed in action on active service, WW1
MI:
Combles Communal Cemetery Extension, Ref: III. E. 30.; France⁵⁶

Child 9: Allan Alfred HEROD

Name:
Allan Alfred HEROD
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Eva M MOUGHTON ( - )
Birth:
15 Jul 1897
Tharston^57,58
date may be 15.06.1897
Census:
1901 (age 3-4)
Runham, Norfolk⁸
Address: Acle New Road, Runham

living with parents Henry (42, railway signalman) and Amelia (42), and siblings Friday (11), Henrietta (8), Laurence (4), Gladys (2) and Hilda (1)
Education Attended:
btw 29 Apr 1901 and 1 Apr 1904 (age 3-6)⁵⁷
Address: Northgate Infants School, Great Yarmouth
Census:
1911 (age 13-14)
Runham, Norfolk⁹
Address: Railway Cottages New Road, Runham

scholar, living with parents Henry (50, railway signalman) and Amelia (52), and siblings Albert (26, railway engine fireman), Frederick (21, railway porter), Laurence (14, railway parcels van lad) and Gladys (12, scholar)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 41-42)
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk⁵⁹
Address: 5 Station Terrace, Great Yarmouth

checker goods dept, L.N.E.R., b.15.07.1897
Death:
c. 1977 (age 79-80)
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk^60,61
Address: 24 Shakespeare Road, Great Yarmouth
Burial:
25 May 1977
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk⁶¹

Child 10: Hilda Helen Daisy HEROD

Name:
Hilda Helen Daisy HEROD
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1899
Runham, Norfolk^62,63
Census:
1901 (age 1-2)
Runham, Norfolk⁸
Address: Acle New Road, Runham

living with parents Henry (42, railway signalman) and Amelia (42), and siblings Friday (11), Henrietta (8), Laurence (4), Allan (3) and Gladys (2)
Death:
c. 1901 (age 1-2)
Runham, Norfolk^62,64
Burial:
28 Dec 1901
Tharston⁶²

Child 11: Gladys Irene HEROD

Name:
Gladys Irene HEROD
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
John E CLARKE ( - )
Birth:
c. 1898
Tharston⁶⁵
Census:
1901 (age 2-3)
Runham, Norfolk⁸
Address: Acle New Road, Runham

living with parents Henry (42, railway signalman) and Amelia (42), and siblings Friday (11), Henrietta (8), Laurence (4), Allan (3) and Hilda (1)
Census:
1911 (age 12-13)
Runham, Norfolk⁹
Address: Railway Cottages New Road, Runham

scholar, living with parents Henry (50, railway signalman) and Amelia (52), and brothers Albert (26, railway engine fireman), Frederick (21, railway porter), Laurence (14, railway parcels van lad) and Allan (13, scholar)
Death:
c. 1967 (age 68-69)⁶⁶

Child 12: Ivy Helen HEROD

Name:
Ivy Helen HEROD
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1902
Runham, Norfolk^67,68
Death:
c. 1903 (age 0-1)
Runham, Norfolk^67,69
Burial:
14 Feb 1903
Tharston⁶⁷

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