Alfred John AVIS

Alfred John AVIS

Male 1860 - 1908  (48 years)


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  • Name Alfred John AVIS 
    Birth 16 Apr 1860  Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • DOB from UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927

    Gender Male 
    Census 1861  East Rd, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1861 census for East Rd, Chevington:
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      George Avis, head, married, aged 44, ag lab, born Chevington
      Ann Avis, wife, aged 42, born Chevington
      Mary A Avis, dau, un, aged 20, employed at clothes factory, born Chevington
      Edward Avis, son, aged 14, ag lab, born Chevington
      Lucy (Louisa on 1851 census) Avis, dau, aged 11, employed at clothes factory, born Chevington
      Rose A? Avis, dau, aged 8, scholar, born Chevington
      Harriet Avis, dau, aged 6, born Chevington
      Charlotte Avis, dau, aged 3, born Chevington
      Alfred J Avis, son, aged 11 months, born Chevington
      Elizabeth Nunn, mother-in-law, widow, aged 73, born Chevington
      1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from The National A), Class: RG 9; Piece: 1137; Folio: 152; Page: 13; GSU roll: 542761.
      Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: Chevington, Suffolk, England Residence date: 1861 Residence place: Chevington, Suffolk, England


    Census 1871  Near Greyhound Inn, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1871 census for Near Greyhound Inn, Chevington:
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      George Avis, head, married, aged 54, ag lab, born Horringer
      Ann Avis, wife, aged 53, born Chevington
      Edward Avis, son, unm, aged 24, ag lab, born Chevington
      Lucy Avis, dau, unm, aged 21, sewing machine worker in clothes factory, born Chevington
      Rosanna Avis, dau, unm, aged 18, worker in clothes factory, born Chevington
      Harriet Avis, dau, unm, aged 16, worker in clothes factory, born Chevington
      Charlotte Avis, dau, aged 13, domestic, born Chevington
      Alfred John Avis, son, aged 10, ag lab, born Chevington

    Census 1881  Volo, Clee With Weelsby, Lincolnshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1881 census for Volo, Clee With Weelsby, Lincolnshire, England, UK
      RG number: RG11 Piece: 3276 Folio: 89 Page: 0
      In house headed by Edward MALLOWS, malster:
      Alfred AVIS, Single M 19 b 1862 Apprentice born Chevington Suffolk

    Occupation 1881 
    Apprentice maltster 
    Occupation 1889 
    Trade mate, steam ship, Harwich 
    • Completed certificate of competency as mate of a home trade passenger ship 23 May 1889.
      List of tertimonials and statement of service at sea:
      Various vessels fishing, the first in 1877 named the Vale, the last in 1887 named the Lady Tyler. Total service at sea 7 years 11 months 11 days. Longest voyage 9 months 1 day aboard Hawthorn in 1884.

    Residence 1889  49 West Harwich, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _HEIG 1889 
    5ft 10ins 
    Census 1901  17 Gwynne Rd, Dovercourt, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1901 census for 17, Gwynne Road, Dovercourt
      Piece: 1698 Folio: 58 Page: 6 Registration District: Tendring Civil Parish: Dovercourt
      Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where born
      AVIS, Alfred J Head Married M 40 1861 Mariner Railway Service Chevington, Suffolk
      AVIS, Margaret A Wife Married F 36 1865 Harwich, Essex
      AVIS, Margaret R Daughter F 15 1886 Harwich, Essex
      AVIS, William H Son M 11 1890 Harwich, Essex
      AVIS, Edmond G Son M 6 1895 Harwich, Essex
      AVIS, Susan M Daughter F 7 1894 Harwich, Essex
      AVIS, Joseph W Son M 9 1892 Harwich, Essex
      AVIS, Lilian M Daughter F 4 1897 Harwich, Essex
      Municipal Borough: Address: 17, Gwynne Road, Dovercourt County: Essex

    Occupation 1901 
    Mariner railway service 
    Death 27 Oct 1908  Aboard SS Yarmouth, North Sea, off UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Was mate aboard SS Yarmouth which sank in the North Sea. National Archives reference BT/334/43 as well as Wikipedia reference

    Probate 27 Nov 1908  Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • AVIS Alfred John of Dovercourt Essex master mariner died 27 October 1908 at sea Probate Ipswich 27 November to Margaret Ann Avis widow. Effects 1028 pounds

    _EYEC Blue 
    _HAIR Brown 
    Person ID I6526  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2022 

    Father George AVIS,   b. Abt 1815, Horringer, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1883, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Ann NUNN,   b. 25 Jun 1818, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1874, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1834  Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Transcribed from Chevington OPR held at Bury St Edmunds by Warren Nunn October 2004:
      No 65 George Avis and Ann Nunn both of this parish, banns Nov 23, 30 & Dec 7 1834
      No 102 George Avis bach of this parish and Ann Nunn spinster of this parish Dec 25 1834. Witnesses Robert Nunn (his mark) and William Parker.


      England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
      Name: Ann Nunn Gender: Female Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1834 Marriage Place: Chevington,Suffolk,England Spouse: George Avis
      FHL Film Number: 989594

    Family ID F1684  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Ann TYLER,   b. 26 May 1864, Harwich, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1938, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 2 May 1885  Harwich, St Nicholas, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Alfred John Avis Gender: Male Marriage Age: 25
      Birth Date: abt 1860 Marriage Place: Harwich, St Nicholas, Essex, England
      Marriage Date: 2 May 1885 Father: George Avis
      Spouse: Margaret Ann Tyler
      Source Description: Marriage Register; Service of Church: Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Incumbent; Harwich, St Nicholas; Parish Records;1873-1898

    Children 
     1. Margaret Rebecca AVIS,   b. 9 Mar 1886, Harwich, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1948, Surrey, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     2. Alfred Tyler AVIS,   b. 26 Mar 1887, Harwich, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1948, Huddersfield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     3. William Henry AVIS,   b. Mar 1890, Harwich, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1901, Tendring, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 11 years)
     4. Joseph Wilfred AVIS,   b. Dec 1891, Harwich, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1917, Killed in action in France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     5. Susannah Maria AVIS,   b. 17 Sep 1893, Harwich, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1968, Dovercourt, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     6. Edmund George AVIS,   b. 29 Dec 1894, Harwich, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1975, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     7. Lilian Maud AVIS,   b. 16 Jan 1897, Harwich, Essex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1976, Blackpool & Fylde, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F2492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2025 

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