Violet Went

[Alistair Phillips]

Am trying to trace my family tree on my mother's side, she grew up living in West hill in Reading.

Her mother was Violet Went she died aged about 63 sometime in  a the late sixties early seventies, I don't know my grandfather's name my mother was born in 1931 in Oxford, she died last year.

My grandfather was knocked down and killed by a motorcar on Southampton Street in Reading when my mother was either 3 or 4 years old she had a brother 2 year's younger William Went who died roughly 15 years ago.

My grandmother had a sister named Flo who married and had 3 children a girl Brenda and two boys the oldest Alan can't remember the youngest. Unfortunately I cannot remember her married name although I know her husband died during the late seventies.

Any help would be greatly appreciated many thanks

[KGarrad]

Welcome to RootsChat!

I think that this is your grandparents marriage:

December qtr 1930
Henley Registration District     vol 3a, page 2593

Went, William C
Chapman, Violet M

Looks like your mother's birth, a year later also in Henley Reg.District.


Violet's death
September qtr 1973
Basford Reg.District     vol 3c, page 129
Went, Violet May     DoB 16/May/1903

[Alistair Phillips]

Many thanks for the reply

This is surely my grandparents marriage as her full name was violet may went and a bell has rung as I now remember my (great) aunt Flo's surname was Chapman

It has also confirmed that I wasn't sure where my mother was born I was told Oxford although someone did say it could have been Henley

Thanks again KGarrad anything else you may find would be most interesting

[KGarrad]

Violet's birth registration?

CHAPMAN, VIOLET  MAY      (Mother's maiden name:) FISHER      
GRO Reference: 1903  J Quarter in HENLEY IN THE COUNTIES OF OXFORD AND BUCKINGHAM  Volume 03A  Page 995

and Flo's?

CHAPMAN, FLORENCE  AGNES      FISHER      
GRO Reference: 1905  M Quarter in READING  Volume 02C  Page 390


and, a brother?
CHAPMAN, FREDERICK  JOHN      FISHER      
GRO Reference: 1906  D Quarter in HENLEY IN THE COUNTIES OF OXFORD AND BUCKINGHAM  Volume 03A  Page 1005

[giggsycat]

Hi Alistair

Deaths Dec 1936 
Went    William C    31    Reading    2c   484

Regards
Giggsy

[KGarrad]

This could be Violet's parents marriage?

June qtr 1900
Reading Registration District     vol 2c, page 747

Chapman, John
Fisher, Fanny


I should stress that all my possible findings should be verified by the relevant certificates.

[giggsycat]

Births Mar 1936   
WENT    William J    Chapman    Reading    2c   570

What a sad story.

[giggsycat]

A possible birth for William snr?

Births Sep 1905   
Went    William Charles        Gloucester    6a   358

[heywood]

I can't see the full report but a newspaper snippet shows that William Charles Went died in a road accident after stepping off a narrow pavement to allow a woman to pass safely - 'Man's Courtesy Costs Him His Life'.
It is very sad.