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I am trying to find the above relative. He was married to Ada Mills, they had two children Thomas William Broom KIA WW1 in Hong Kong. Edith Clara Broome married to William Johnson. He was born in East Ham.

I would love to be able to take my search further back than 1873/4 which was his approximate birth date.

Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to give me.

His marriage cert will name his father

OR….cost-free way to find out is to look for his birth registration of the GRO website, where MMN is recorded…….

He was born in 1873……..

In 1881, he is with father Thomas, born Harwich, mother Eliza, born Guernsey, and older brother George

There was apparently a son, Reginald George, born in 1928, died 1994

1939 Register
58 Percy Road, Canning Town,Newham, West Ham C.B., Essex, England
Household members (3 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
Walter A Broome 17 Jul 1873 Male Electrician Retired Married 39 1
Ada M Broome 01 Nov 1879 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 39 2
Reginald G Broome 15 Oct 1928 Male At School Single 39 3



1921 Census Of England & Wales
74, Malmesbury Road, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex & London, England
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
Walter Broome Head
Male 1873 47 Millwall, London, England Electrician Wiring Cambell & Isherwood Engineers Out Of Work Elec Eng
Ada Broome Wife
Female 1879 41 Stratford, Essex, England - -
Lillian Broome Daughter
Female 1900 20 Poplar, London, England Chocolate Packer Chocolate Manufacturer
Edith Broome Daughter
Female 1906 15 Dover, Kent, England Chocolate Packer Chocolate Manufacturer
Walter Broome Son
Male 1908 13 Dover, Kent, England - -
Violet Broome Daughter
Female 1909 11 Romford, Essex, England - -
Amy Broome Daughter
Female 1913 8 West Ham, Essex, England - -
Thomas Broome Son
Male 1915 5 West Ham, Essex, England - -

1911 Census For England & Wales
96 Douglas Road Romford, Hornchurch, Essex, England
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Walter Broome Head
Married Male 36 1875 House painter London
Ada Broome Wife
Married Female 32 1879 - London
Lillian Broome Daughter
- Female 10 1901 School London
Edith Broome Daughter
- Female 6 1905 School Kent Dover
Walter Broome Son
- Male 3 1908 - London
Violet Broome Daughter
- Female 1 1910 - Romford Essex


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Prestage Buildings, 16, Poplar, London & Middlesex, England
Household members (3 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Walter Broome Head
Married Male 27 1874 Painter London, England
Ada Broome Wife
Married Female 22 1879 - West Ham, Essex, England
Lillian Broome Daughter
- Female 0 1901 - Poplar, Middlesex, England


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
26, Aberfeldy Street, Bromley, Poplar, London & Middlesex, England
Household members (3 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Broom Head
Married Male 63 1828 Sea man Harwich
Eliza Broom Wife
Married Female 60 1831 - Channel Islands, England
Walter Broom Son
Single Male 17 1874 Glass beveller London, Middlesex, England



1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
1, England Row, Poplar, London & Middlesex, England
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Broome Head
Married Male 53 1828 Dock labourer Harwich, Essex, England
Eliza Broome Wife
Married Female 51 1830 - Guernsey, Channel Islands
George Broome Son
Single Male 19 1862 Confectioner West Ham, Essex, England
Walter Broome Son
Single Male 8 1873 Scholar Poplar, Middlesex, England



1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
10, Brownlow Street, East Stonehouse, Devon, England
Household members (2 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Broome Head
Married Male 24 1827 Mariner Harwich, Essex, England
Eliza Broome Wife
Married Female 22 1829 Mariner's wife Guernsey, Channel Islands

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
British Ships in Home Ports, Ships and Overseas Establishments
View original record
Transcript of Thomas's record
First name(s) Thomas
Sub district -
Last name Broome
Enumeration district -
Relationship -
Vessel name Aln
Marital status Married
Vessel number 34
Sex Male
Vessel port Blyth
Age 33
Vessel description Barque Foreign
Birth year 1828
Vessel tonnage 289
Birth town Harwich
Vessel position Of Northfleet 8th April
Birth town as transcribed HARWICH
Family member last name Broome
Birth county Essex
Family member first name(s) Thomas
Birth county as transcribed ESSEX
Archive reference RG09
Birth place other England
Piece number 4477
Occupation Able seaman
Folio 7
Full address British Ships in Home Ports, Ships and Overseas Establishments
Page 1
Street -
Schedule 6
Parish -
Record set 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
County British Ships in Home Ports
Category Census, land & surveys
Country Ships and Overseas Establishments
Subcategory Census
Registration district British Ships in Home Ports
Collections from Great Britain, UK None


England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms
Harwich, Essex, England

First name(s) Thomas
Mother's last name Turner
Last name Broom
County Essex
Birth year 1827
Country England
Birth date 29 Apr 1827
Archive reference TNA/RG/4/600
Baptism year 1827
Piece description ESSEX: Harwich, Bathside Chapel (Independent Congregational): Births & Baptisms
Baptism date 23 Oct 1827
Record set England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms
Place Harwich
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Denomination Independent Or Congregational
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Father's first name(s) George
Collections from Great Britain, England
Mother's first name(s) Mary Ann

Father was a mariner.

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
7, Hobart Place, East Stonehouse, Devon, England

First name(s) Eliza
County Devon
Last name Broom
Country England
Relationship Wife
Registration district East Stonehouse
Marital status Married
Sub district 1 East Stonehouse
Sex Female
Enumeration district 4
Age 31
Family member last name Broom
Birth year 1830
Family member first name(s) Eliza
Birth town -
Archive reference RG09
Birth county Guernsey
Piece number 1446
Birth county as transcribed GUERNSEY
Folio 136
Birth place other Channel Islands
Page 17
Birth place other as transcribed CHANNEL ISLANDS
Schedule 111
Occupation ...
Record set 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Full address 7, Hobart Place, East Stonehouse, Devon, England
Category Census, land & surveys
House number 7
Subcategory Census
Street Hobart Place
Collections from Great Britain, England
Parish East Stonehouse

Thank you so much for all of your replies, you are amazing. I am still finding it difficult to find the information you have so generously shared with me.

Reading through the census lots, do you think that is the Broome family tree? Can you give me any tips on how to research it. x

The first census was taken in 1841 so you should be able to follow the family back that far.
Is that the Brooke family tree - sometimes you need to buy certificates to prove something. For English and Welsh bmds you can find the refs from 1837 on freebmd and you can buy the certs from the GRO.
For Guernsey records you may pick up some on Family Search - also free.

Many libraries in the UK offer free access to Ancestry - this might help you in your research.

Walter's birth:

BROOME, WALTER AMLOD mmn AMLOD
GRO Reference: 1873 S Quarter in POPLAR UNION Volume 01C Page 676


Parents' marriage:

Thomas Turner Broome
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name Thomas Turner Broome
Registration Year 1849 [1849]
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district St Germans
Inferred County Cornwall
Volume 9
Page 115
Records on Page (Name)
Eliza Amlod
Thomas Turner Broome

Walter and Ada's children.

BROOME, ADA MINNIE AMLOD MILLS
GRO Reference: 1899 J Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 671
BROOME, LILIAN ELIZA MILLS
GRO Reference: 1900 D Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 599
BROOME, WALTER FREDERICK GEORGE MILLS
GRO Reference: 1902 M Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 588
BROOME, GEORGE AMROD MILLS
GRO Reference: 1904 J Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 643


BROOME, AMY BEATRICE MILLS
GRO Reference: 1913 M Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 185
BROOME, THOMAS WILLIAM MILLS
GRO Reference: 1915 D Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 271
BROOME, REGINALD GEORGE
GRO Reference: 1928 D Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 241

Some births appear to be missing in the middle there but I have to go now.
These are all found on https://www.gro.gov.uk a free site but you need to register first.

Deaths Jun 1902 (>99%)
Broome Walter Frederick G 0 Poplar 1c 364

BROOME, AMY BEATRICE MILLS
GRO Reference: 1913 M Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 185


Ada would have been 51 years old - not impossible if she'd been giving birth regularly up to that point, but unlikely I would have thought - as she hadn't

BROOME, REGINALD GEORGE MILLS
GRO Reference: 1928 D Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 241

Have failed to find births for Walter (c1908) and Violet (c1909) no matter what criteria I have applied

Ancestry suggests that Walter 1908 married May Jones in West Ham in 1933.

In 1939 they were at 35 Lodge Avenue, Barking, Essex, and he was a lab assistant and part-time air raid warden.
Two closed records with them, one of which will be their son born 1938 Romford.

That Walter has middle initial A in 1939, and DOB 18 Jan 1908.

May died in West Ham in 1959.

This is probably his death:

Deaths Sep 1980 (>99%)
BROOME WALTER ARNOLD 19JA1908 NEWHAM 15 1599

There's no corresponding birth registration.

Edith Clara in 1939. Married 1931. Children are all Johnson.

1939 Register
8 Memorial Avenue, Plaistow,Newham, West Ham C.B., Essex, England

Household members (5 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
Charles P (William Charles) Johnson 21 Feb 1906 Male Wood Scourer Also Labourer In Building Married 2 1
Edith C Johnson 25 Feb 1906 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 2 2
Doris E Bradshaw 22 Feb 1932 Female At School Single 2 3
Irene Joan Cropley 31 Jan 1934 Female At School Single 2 4
Doreen V Hooper 28 Apr 1938 Female Under School Age Single 2 5

Are these Edith and Walter?

GARDNER, EDITH CLARA ROGERS
GRO Reference: 1906 J Quarter in DOVER Volume 02A Page 1134
GARDNER, WALTER ALFRED PERCY RODGERS
GRO Reference: 1908 J Quarter in DOVER Volume 02A Page 1168


1921 Census Of England & Wales
32, Astley Avenue, Dover, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
John William Vinall Head
Male 1876 45 Brighton, Sussex, England Hotel Clerk Gordon Hotels Ltd Lod Warden Hotel Dover
Edith Mary Vinall Wife
Female 1886 35 Sandwich, Kent, England Household Duties -
>>Edith Clara Gardner Step-daughter
Female 1906 15 Dover, Kent, England Shop Assistant G Hatton Drapers Biggen Street, Dover
>>Walter Alfred Percy Gardner Step-son
Male 1908 13 Dover, Kent, England - -
Kathleen Rose Vinall Daughter
Female 1915 6 Dover, Kent, England - -


No, can't be because they're here in 1911 with parents.


1911 Census For England & Wales
5 Cherry Tree Avenue Dover, Dover, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Walter Gardner Head
Married Male 33 1878 Fishmonger Kent Dover
Edith Gardner Wife
Married Female 25 1886 - Kent Sandwich
Edith Gardner Daughter
- Female 4 1907 - Kent Dover
Walter Gardner Son
- Male 2 1909 - Kent Dover
William Pratt Assistant
Widower Male 59 1852 Fish cleaner London Stepney

Hi Edith Clara in 1939. Married 1931. Children are all Johnson.

1939 Register
8 Memorial Avenue, Plaistow,Newham, West Ham C.B., Essex, England

Household members (5 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
Charles P (William Charles) Johnson 21 Feb 1906 Male Wood Scourer Also Labourer In Building Married 2 1
Edith C Johnson 25 Feb 1906 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 2 2
Doris E Bradshaw 22 Feb 1932 Female At School Single 2 3
Irene Joan Cropley 31 Jan 1934 Female At School Single 2 4
Doreen V Hooper 28 Apr 1938 Female Under School Age Single 2 5
This I know is correct because Doreen Vera was my mother in law she passed away in 2006 from cancer. It is missing Leonard though.

Ediths mother was Ada Mills.

Are these births for the same family Toni? Leonard wasn't born when the 1939 register was taken.

Births Sep 1944 (>99%)
Johnson Pamela V Broome Essex S.W. 4a 206
Births Mar 1947 (>99%)
Johnson Charles T Broome Essex S.W. 5a 328
Johnson Leonard W Broome Essex S.W. 5a 329

UK, Royal Air Force Nominal Index of Airmen and Airwomen, 1918-1975

Full Name
Broome, Walter Amlod
Information
They were enlisted at Cardington. They were not a member of the Air Training Corps. They enlisted after November 1943.
More Information
Militia.
Service Number
2247832
Service
Royal Air Force