Vital records offer a tangible link to the defining moments of our ancestors’ lives, documenting key transitions that shaped individual identity and family history. Birth, marriage, and death certificates serve not merely as administrative artefacts, but as formal acknowledgements of life’s most significant events. These records anchor personal stories within a broader historical and social context.

Great Grandparents

  • Robert Edward Butt (1886-1969)

    Born April 7th 1886 in Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK to parents George William Butt and Charlotte Odam.

    Married Elizabeth Jacobs in Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK in July 1909 when he was 23 years old.

    Died July 3rd 1969 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK. He was 83 years old.

  • Elizabeth Jacobs (1889-1969)

    Born November 27th 1889 in Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK to parents Robert Jacobs and Elizabeth Ann Rands.

    Married Robert Edward Butt in Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK in July 1909 when she was 19 years old.

    Died May 15th 1969 in Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK. She was 79 years old.

  • Albert Henry Pluck (1904-1970)

    Born 1904 on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK to parents Stephen Henry Pluck and Lizzie Edith Pendred.

    Married Lillian Dorothy Birchall in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK in July 1930 when he was 25 years old.

    Died in 1970 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. He was 65 years old.

  • Lilian Dorothy Pluck (1907-1996)

    Born June 2nd 1907 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK to parents Frederick Tinsley Birchall and Edith Henderson.

    Married Albert Henry Pluck in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK in July 1930 when she was 23 years old.

    Died in November 1996 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. She was 89 years old.

  • Victor William Durrant (1875-1947)

    Born October 9th 1875 in Kessingland, Suffolk, UK to parents George Durrant and Elizabeth Ramsey Tripp.

    Married Maria Efford Kate Hilker in Alverstoke, Hampshire, UK on January 2nd 1907 when he was 31 years old.

    Died on November 10th 1947 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. He was 72 years old.

  • Maria Efford Hilker (1880-1957)

    Born February 22nd 1880 in Farnham, Surrey, UK to parents Ludwig (Louis) Hilker and Maria Efford Gorey.

    Married Victor William Durrant in Alverstoke, Hampshire, UK on January 2nd 1907 when she was 26 years old.

    Died on January 5th 1957 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. She was 76 years old.

  • Arthur James Grimshaw (1891-1983)

    Born June 3rd 1891 in Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire, UK to parents James Grimshaw and Alice Fleming.

    Married Nora Dorothy Grant in Weymouth, Dorset, UK on October 3rd 1914 when he was 23 years old.

    Died on January 14th 1983 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. He was 91 years old.

  • Nora Dorothy Grant (1895-1975)

    Born January 4th 1895 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK to parents Charles Grant and Eliza Gubbs.

    Married Arthur James Grimshaw in Weymouth, Dorset, UK on October 3rd 1914 when she was 19 years old.

    Died on September 22nd 1975 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. She was 80 years old.