NameMaud BROOM
Birth24 May 1905
Baptism15 Oct 1905
Spouses
Birth15 Feb 1894, Kentish Town, London
Death1958
OccupationBus Conductor
Notes for Maud BROOM
Parish Records St Peter Cricklewood, Barnet, London
Born May 24 1905, baptism October 15 1905, Maud Broom daughter of Henry and Alice Broom, of 20 Needham Terrace, father is a goods guard, ceremony by J Stanley Woodham
In the 1911 census 20 Needham Terrace, Cricklewood, London N.W
Head Henry Broom, age 48, Railway [inserted later - goods] guard, worker, Mid[lands?] Railway Company, born Honiton, Devon
Wife Alice Broom, age 44, married 24 years, 16 children born alive, 12 still living, Personal Occupation - always something to do at home, born Leagrave [in Luton], Bedfordshire
Son Henry Reginald Broom, age 20, single, railway buffer cleaner, worker, born Hendon, London
Dauther [as spelled] Olivia Phylls [as spelled] Broom, age 13, goes to school, born Cricklewood, London [added later Hendon Parish, London]
Son Archibald Broom, age 10, born Cricklewood
Dauter Ethell [as spelled] Broom, age 9, born Cricklewood
Son Baden Broom, age 8, born Cricklewood
Dauter Maud Broom, age 5, born Cricklewood
Son Alfred Broom, age 4, born Cricklewood
Son David Broom, age 8 months, born Criclewood
The home has 5 rooms
Two sons soldiers one in India one in South Africa
One Dauter out in service
One son at Leagrave Bedfordshire
In the column to note any infirmity [totally deaf, totally blind, lunatic or imbecile it is recorded “all firm” for everyone]
[I have seen hundreds or possibly thousands of census returns and have never seen one quite like this one. It is interesting, has extra information and some humor]
London Electoral Registers 1931
20 Needham Terrace, Hendon, Barnet, London
Alfred Broom
Alice Broom
Maud Symondson
Notes for Percy Sidney (Spouse 1)
There is a Percy Sidney Symondson listed in the April to June 1894 birth index Pancras District volume 1b page 119
In the 1901 census living at 38 Grafton Terrace, St Pancras civil parish,London, St Andrew eclessiatical parish, St Pancras district, Kentish Town sub district.
Alfred Symondson, age 37, principal warehouseman Somerset House, born at Kentish Town, London.
Wife Lydia age 37 born at Hampstead, London.
Daughter Lydia age 16, dressmaker, born at Kentish Town, London.
Daughter Edith? age 14, born at Kentish Town, London.
Son Alfred age 13, born at Kentish Town, London.
Son John age 11, born at Kentish Town, London,
Son Percy age 7 born at Kentish Town, London,
Son Frank age 4, born at Kentish Town, London.
Daughter Dorothy age 1, born at Kentish Town, London.
In the 1911 census 28 Montagu RD Hendon, Hendon district, Middlesex.
Head A. V. Symondson, married 27 years, male, age 47, civil servant western house, born St. Pancras.
Wife L.A. Symondson, age 47, born Hampstead.
Daughter E.V. Symondson, single, age 24, female tellers, Somerset House, born St. Pancras.
Son J.H. Symondson, single age 21, no occupation at present, born St. Pancras.
Son P.S. Symondson, single, age 17, boy messenger, born St. Pancras. S
on F.V.C? age 14, boy stamper, born St. Pancras.
Daughter D.M. Symondson age 11, school, born St. Pancras.
Son R.B. Symondson age 9, school, born London Goshel Oak.
London Electoral Registers 1918
12 College Place St. Pancras, Camden
Frank Symondson
Percy Sydney Symondson
Medal Card for Percy Sydney Symondson.
Regimental Numbers Seaforth Highlanders Pte S/10116 and RFA [Royal Field Artillery] 93670
Victory, British and 16 Star medals
Served in France entered November 22, 1915
Silver War Badge Records
Private Percy S. Symondson, S/10116, 3rd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders, Badge Number 280000, enlisted November 28, 1915, discharged December 11, 1917, reason Paragraph 2(b)1 sickness, served overseas.
In the October to December 1918 marriage index is a Percy S. Symondson and Hutting, Pancras district, Middlesex, volume 1b, page 338.
This is only a possible link. There is a Percy S. Symondson listed in the April to June 1918 marriage index, Paddington district volume 1a page 149. The last name of the spouse is Small. There is also a Violet J. P. Symondson listed in the 1920 January to March birth index Paddington District volume 1a, page 165. The maiden name of the mother is Small.
Yet another listing in the July to September 1926 marriage index Percy S. Symondson and Maud Broom, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, volume 3a, page 2233
1939 England and Wales Register
155 Mullway, Letchworth, Hertfordshire
1. Percy S. Symondson, born February 15 1894, married, bus conductor
2. Maud Symondson [later Giddens], born May 24 1905, married, unpaid domestic duties
3. record officially closed
4. Valerie Symondson [later Mitchell], born July 29 1932, single, at school
5. record officially closed
6. Avril Symondson [later Reynolds, Avril L. M. Reynolds], born April 8 1938 [or possibly April 5], single, under school age
7. Alice Broom, born Janaury 16 1867, widow, unpaid domestic duties
Bedfordshire Electoral Registers 1945
111 Gardenia Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire
S. Percy Symondson
Maud Symondson
Alice Broom
In the October to December 1958 death index Percy S. Symondson, age 64, Luton district, Bedfordshire, volume 4a, page 122