Winifred Collin

Winifred Ellen Collin 

Born: 8 April 1898, West Ham

Baptised: 1 May 1898, Walthamstow 

Father: William Loughton Collin (b. 1872)

Mother: Clara Collin (b. 1871)

Sisters: Marjorie Kathleen Collin (b. 1901)

Marriage:        4 April 1931, Nuneaton 

Husband:         Granville Vernon Wallbank

                        b. 27 January 1905

Issue – 

#1 Male Wallbank

In 1901 – 

She is at 97 Forest Road, Walthamstow. Her father is listed as ‘Draper’s Assistant’. Winifred, her mother and sister, Marjorie, are unlisted. 

In 1911 – 

She is at Lowfields House, Bassingham. Her uncle, Henry Collin (b. 1870), is listed as ‘Farmer’. Winifred, her sister, Marjorie, and her aunt, Sarah Ann Collin (b. 1866), are unlisted. There is a domestic servant, Ethel D Oldham (b. 1891). There is a farm servant, Benjamin Saywell (b. 1892). 

In 10/16 – 

School: Bassingham Council, Lincs.

Qualification: Oxford Senior 1915-1916.

In 11/18 – 

Appointed to Rae Street. Birmingham.

In 00/31 –

Marries Granville Vernon Wallbank on 04.04.1931 at Arley.

In 1921 –                     

She is at 25 Wretham Road, Handsworth as a boarder. The head of the household, Jane Beddows (b. 1851), is listed as ‘Boarding Housekeeper’. Charles Henry Smith (b. 1893) is listed as a boarder and ‘Costing Clerk’. Alice Patching [LDTC 1919] and Winifred are listed as boarders and ‘Assistant School Mistress’. William John Helm (b. 1895) is listed as a boarder and ‘Assistant School Master’. There is a servant, Ellen Florence Child (b. 1903). 

d.         27 December 1968, Reading 

WALLBANK, Winifred Ellen of Woodways, Checkendon, Oxon died 27 December 1968. Probate Oxford 24 February. £1019.