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John Arthur Hitchcock (b. 1898)

John Arthur Hitchcock served as a teenager in the First World War in the Royal Navy, from 1915-16.[1]

He married Florence Ethel Paternoster in 1920 and they had one son, Desmond Jack Hitchcock.

John Arthur died in 1939, aged 40.

Genealogy

Siblings

Birth

  • born 17/Dec/1898[2]

Marriages

Florence Ethel Paternoster (b. ~1900)

  • born around 1900
  • daughter of George James Paternoster (b. ~1843)[3] and Mary Elizabeth Paternoster (b. ~1864) née Runnicus[4]
  • married in 1920 to John Arthur Hitchcock[5]
  • possibly died 1950[6]

Children

Desmond Jack Hitchcock (b. 1921)

  • born 28/May/1921[7]
  • travelled to Ghana several times (1938, 1950 & 1959)
  • married in 1948 to Pamela Violet Sell (b. 1928)[8] in Middlesex[9]
  • likely father of Terence John Robert Hitchcock (b. 1962?)[10] and Sandra L. Hitchcock (b. 1962?)[11]
  • died 18/Apr/1997 in Bournemouth, Hampshire[12]

Death

  • died 01/Feb/1939 at King George Hospital, Ilford, Essex, aged 40[13]
  • probate granted 18/Mar/1939 to Florence Ethel Hitchcock (widow), estate worth £631 6s. 7d.

Family Tree

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Census Data

1901

  • address: 73 Byron Road, Leyton
  • Henry Hitchcock (aged 29) — occupation: furniture remover
  • Alice Maud Fanny Hitchcock (aged 27) — wife
  • John Arthur Hitchcock (aged 2) — son

1911

  • address: 44 Ravenswood Road, Walthamstow
  • Henry Hitchcock (aged 39) — occupation: carman, furniture remover
  • Alice Maud Fanny Hitchcock (aged 37) — wife
  • Harry Percy Hitchcock (aged 1) — son
  • John Arthur Hitchcock (aged 12) — son
  • Lucy Hitchcock (aged 9) — daughter

Other Documents

Navy Service Record


Research Notes

Notes & References

  1. Service #L6704. Archive reference ADM 188/1001/6704.
  2. According to Navy Service Record. Birth registered Q1 1899 West Ham.
  3. Likely died 1919.
  4. Daughter of Robert Runnicus (b.?) and Mary Runnicus (b.?) née Esther. Likely died 1936.
  5. Marriage of John A. Hitchcock registered Q3 1920 West Ham.
  6. Source: Ancestry.co.uk
  7. Source ancestry.co.uk.
  8. Born in Richmond, Yorkshire. Died 2000. The Gazette.
  9. Marriage registered Q3 1948 Middlesex South].
  10. Born in Ghana. Married 1982 to Sally Priest [reg. Q3 1982 Poole].
  11. Born in Ghana.
  12. Source ancestry.co.uk.
  13. Death of John A. Hitchcock registered Q1 1939 Romford.