Thomas Family Tree

Olive Margaret Thomas (1889 - 1979)

 
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Margaret
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Valentine
Frederick
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See Spouse for details of children.

 


Olive Margaret Thomas was the daughter of John Thomas and Annie Elizabeth Ambrose.

Olive was born on Tuesday 29 January 1889 in 85, Oxford Street, St Helens, Lancashire.

Olive married Valentine Frederick (Val) Watkins on Tuesday 10 October 1916 in St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
The witnesses at the marriage were Chas. H.Watkins, J.Thomas (Olive's father), D.Watkins, F.W.Watkins (Val's father) and A.E.Thomas (Olive's mother).
Olive was 27 years old and Valentine was 29 years old when they married.

See Spouse for details of their children.

The places where she lived have been identified as:

From To Place Source of Information
1889    85, Oxford Street, St Helens, Lancashire.  Note 1. 
1891    100 Albert Road, Jarrow, Durham.  Note 2. 
1901    40, Fernley Road, Yardley, Worcestershire (now part of Birmingham).  Note 3. 
1911  1912  371, Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.  Note 4. 
1916    241, Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.  Note 5. 
1920    62, Summerfield Crescent, Edgbaston, Birmingham.  Note 6. 
193x  1953  56 Fitzroy Avenue, Harborne, Birmingham.  Note 7. 
1954  1955  Tredene, Sharmans Cross Road, Solihull, Warwickshire.  Note 8. 
1956    Silhill Hall Road, Solihull, Warwickshire.  Note 9. 

Olive was a Housewife
On the 1939 Census, she was described as having Unpaid Domestic Duties.

Olive died when she was 90 years old, in 1979 in the Droitwich Registration District (Mar qtr).  

Notes - Sources of information:
1. Birth Certificate.
2. See 1891 Census.
3. See 1901 Census.
4. Census Data, and a notebook belonging to H.D.Thomas.
5. Marriage Certificate.
6. Birth Certificate of her son Clive Valentine.
7. Dates provided by Michael Watkins.
8. Information provided by Michael Watkins.
9. Information provided by Michael Watkins.

Census Data:

Year Address
1891 100 Albert Road, Jarrow, Durham.
1901 40, Fernley Road, Yardley, Worcestershire (now part of Birmingham).
1911 371, Rotton Park Road, Birmingham.
1921 241 Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
1939 56 Fitzroy Avenue, Harborne, Birmingham.