William Stratton Rowe (1902-1985)

Dates

Birth: 3 April 1902 Hornsey, Middlesex, UK
Father: Gerald William Rowe 1863-1927
Mother: Jean Walker c1870-1953

Christening: Unknown

Marriage: July-September 1935 Brentford, Middlesex, UK
Wife: Margaret Anne Honey 1910-1998

Death: 6 September 1985 10 Rockdale, Pleasaunce, Sevenoaks, Kent, UK

Children

None known

Notes

Birth of William Stratton Rowe in FreeBMD in April-June 1902 in Edmonton (3a 389). His grandmother was Thirza Stratton.

In the 1911 census as William Stratton Rowe aged 8, born in Hornsey, Middlesex, and living with his parents (Gerald William and Jean), brother (James Walker) amnd a servant (Ethel May Keyho aged 24, born in Gurnsey, and single) in eight rooms at 14 Lawn Crescent, Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey.

Entry for Patent GB380172 for Loft Ladders was granted to W S Rowe address Malton, Holmesdale Road, Orpington, Kent, and J F Montgomery of 35, Tatnell Road, Honor Oak Park, London on June 25, 1931.

Entry in WikiPatents gives the applicants for GB380172 as William Stratton Rowe and John Frederick Montgomery.

Entry in Google Patents Improvements in or relating to ladders

409,479. Ladders. Rowe, W. S., Crofton Hurst Cottage, Town Court Lane, Orpington, Kent. Feb. 13, 1933, No. 4366. [Class 20 (ii).] A loft-ladder is hinged to the edge of a loft opening and is adapted to pass through the opening, the hinge axis being fixed at about the middle of the ladder so that it is substantially balanced in its stored position. As shown, the ladder, which is formed in sliding sections 10, 11, has a support 19 adjustably fixed to about the centre of the upper ladder section and this support is hinged at 21 to a block 22 which itself is hinged at 23 to the floor joist 17, the ladder being pivoted during raising, first about the axis 21 and then about the axis 23. Sufficient room is provided between the under surface of the ladder in the stored position and the joists to allow a sliding cover 26 to be slid over the floor opening. The upper section of the ladder may terminate at the hinging axis and the other sections be so arranged that they overlap the top of the upper section and thus provide a substantially balanced structure when collapsed. The ladder may be directly hinged to the floor joist.

Marriage of William S Rowe and Margaret A Honey in FreeBMD in July-September 1935 in Brentford (3a 999).

There are 27 entries in Ancestry British Phone Books, 1880-1984 for W S Rowe, address Malyans, Chelsfield Lane, Chelsfield, Farnborough, number Orpington 23425 between 1955 and 1959, Chestnuts, Bullfinch Lane number Sevenoaks 52986 between 1964 and 1979, 10 Rockdale, Pleasaunce with the same number in 1980 and 1981 changing to 452986 in 1982.

Entry in the Register of Deaths for William Stratton Rowe, born on 3 April 1902, in September 1985 in Tunbridge Wells (16 1797).

Entry in Ancestry All London, England, Death Notices from The Times, 1982-1988 for William Stratton Rowe born in 1902, died 6 September 1985, spouse Margaret Rowe, published 11 September 1985.

Entry in Ancestry England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 for William Stratton Rowe died 6 September 1985 in Sevenoaks, Kent, probate 6 January 1986 Brighton. "Rowe, William Stratton of 10 Rockdale Pleasaunce Sevenoaks Kent died 6 September 1985 Probate Brighton 6 January £44301".

Entry in Ancestry Public Member Trees for William Stratton Rowe in Hornsey, Middlesex in 1903, parents Gerald William Rowe and Jean Walker.

Relationship

William Stratton Rowe was the husband of Margaret Anne Honey, granddaughter of Frederick William Bourne, husband of Adelaide Chalcraft, my fifth cousin three times removed.

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