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Appears to be the family in 1911:

HEAD, Walter James Husband Married M 38 1873 Carpenters Labourer Epson Surrey
HEAD, Louisa Wife Married F 30 1881 Dedham Essex
HEAD, Edward Son Single M 8 1903 Upper Norwood
HEAD, Albert Son Single M 7 1904 Upper Norwood
HEAD, Arthur Son Single M 2 1909 Selhurst
HEAD, Robert Son Single M 1 (15 MONTHS) 1910 Thornton Heath

RG number:
RG14 Piece:
3407 Reference:
RG14PN3407 RG78PN128 RD39 SD5 ED3 SN252

Registration District:
Croydon Sub District:
Penge Enumeration District:
3 Parish:
Penge

Address:
140 St Hugh's Road County:
Surrey

Michelle,

this shows the family coming back to the UK;

UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 about Mr D P Head
Name: Mr D P Head
Birth Date: abt 1934
Age: 15
Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia
Arrival Date: 24 Sep 1949
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Sydney
[Melbourne]
[Adelaide]
[Colombo]
Ship Name: Orontes
Search Ship Database: View the 'Orontes' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Orient Line
Official Number: 146027

Going to 109 Danbrook Rd, Streatham.

Initials only;

Mr E W age 48 (Indian police)
Mrs G L 34
Mr R E 14
Miss P D 13
Master A N 9
Master J W 5
Miss H 5



Dee x

In case it's of interest, this is Edward Walter's marriage (note father is Walter James HEAD):

Groom's Name: Edward Walter Head
Groom's Birth Date: 1903
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 29
Bride's Name: Grace Lillian Louisa Bailey
Bride's Birth Date: 1916
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 16
Marriage Date: 03 Feb 1932
Marriage Place: Guntur, Madras, India
Groom's Father's Name: Walter James Head
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name: Alfred James Bailey
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00113-7
System Origin: India-EASy
Source Film Number: 528779
Reference Number:
Collection: India Marriages, 1792-1948

Hi Michelle,

regarding the name change, I wonder if Edward walter still carried both names??

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1902 (>99%)
ASHBY Edward Walter H Croydon 2a 316


A general check on the 1911 census shows;

HOUSEHOLD HEAD ALBERT M 1904 7 Croydon Surrey
HOUSEHOLD HEAD ARTHUR M 1909 2 Croydon Surrey
HOUSEHOLD HEAD ELIZA ANN F 1846 65 Croydon Surrey
HOUSEHOLD HEAD LOUISA F 1881 30 Croydon Surrey
HOUSEHOLD HEAD ROBERT M 1910 15 MONTHS Croydon Surrey
HOUSEHOLD HEAD WALTER JAMES M 1873 38 Croydon Surrey
HOUSEHOLD HEAD EDWARD M 1903 8 Croydon Surrey


And then i find a tree on ancestry with;

Name: Edward Walter Head
Birth: 14.11.1902 (14 Nov 1902) - London
Death: 10.January.1980 (10 Jan 1980) - Woolwich, London, England
Parents: James Walter Ashby, Louisa Ince
Spouse: Grace Lilian Louisa Bailey



So it maybe worth contacting the tree owner??


Dee x

The area they all settled in when they returned to London was the Woolwich/Greenwich area.

Sorry, only date I have is that of Gerald - 3rd Dec 1932.
I do have a list of all his brothers and sisters though, they are Patsy, Jimmy (James), Rosie, Danny and Richard.
I have no dates on these either, sorry. There was also another son who everyone called christopher although that was not his first name.

Not much help I know, sorry.

As far as my mother is aware they were both born Head.
The name changed before Edward was born.

was Gerald Noel Born Head ?

was his father?

Hi, I am trying to trace any member of my grandfathers family. His name was Gerald Noel Head and his father was Edward Walter Head - born in England but was in the army and went to India. He married a woman called Grace who was born in India (her family was told they could stay or leave the Guntar area of India) My grandfather (Gerald) was born in India but then the family moved back to England and settled in London.

I have been told that the family name was Ashby prior to being Head but no-one knows why it was changed and would never talk about it.
My Grandfather married Jean Davies and had 8 children, one of which was my mother Teresa Head, he divorced Jean and emigrated to Australia with his new wife Maria. We were in touch for a few years around 1992 - 1995 but lost touch.... the last we heard he had died in Australia.

Can anyone help with any names or info please.

Michelle
xx