Does anyone know what happen to Lucy Alice Grail

Lucy Alice grail born 1873 in Alvington, parents Worthy & Eliza Grail. Lucy married John Charles Wolridge on 9 November 1901 in Ledbury. I can't find anything about her up until her death in 1954 in Forest of Dean.

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Alice GRAIL age 27 unmarried, Dressmaker, born Lydney - is on the 1901 census at Eyebridge, Ledbury, visiting Harry/Mary SPICER and family

1911 Wales Census

Living in 4 rooms

Chapel Hill, Aylburton, Nr Lydney

WOOLBRIDGE written down on the census

John Charles - 36 - tinplate worker, Doubling Mills - born Cinderford
Lucy Alice - 37 - all born Aylburton
George Henry 8
John Charles - 7

There are Public Members trees on Ancestry - - these list the marriages of Lucy & John's sons'

George Henry J WOLRIDGE married Elizabeth ELLIS - 1928

John Charles WOLRIDGE married Lilian Mary GRETTON in 1931 - Wellington, Shropshire.

Probate (Ancestry)

WOLRIDGE, Lucy Alice of 2 Chapel Hill, Lydney Gloucestershire Widow - died 22 July 1954 at 73 High Street Aylburton.

Adminstration Gloucester 7 September to John Charles WOLRIDGE, trade union officer.

Effects £966 8s 4d.

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WOLRIDGE, John Charles of 2 Chape Hill, Aylburton near Lydney Gloucetershire died 10 December 1944.

Probae Gloucester 21 March to George Henry WOLRIDGE fitter and John Charles WOLRIDGE trade union organiser.

Effects £2,593 8s 8d.

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England & Wales Freebdm Birth Index

George Henry J WOLRIDGE - birth Oct 1902 - Chepstow, Monmouthshire

England & Wales - Marriage Index - George H J WOLRIDGE, married ELLIS - June 1928, Chepstow, Monmouthshire

British Phone Books - George H J WOLRIDGE - 1957 - 73 High Road, Aylburton

England & Wales Death Index - George H J WOLRIDGE, birth 16 Oct 1902 - death - Nov 1990 - Forest of Dean

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England & Wales Birth Index

John Charles WOLRIDGE - Jan 1904 Chepstow

Death Index

John Charles WOLRIDGE - birth 31 December 1903

Death: Aug 2001 - Forest of Dean

London Gazette 10 June 1954

http://www.London-gazette.co.uk/issues/40188/supplements/3277/page.pdf

John Charles WOLRIDGE Esq
Trade Union Chairman
North Gloucesteshire District 1
South Westner Regionald Board for Industry

and also London Gazette 31 December 1960

John Charles WOLRIDGE Esq- for services to North Gloucester Productivity Association

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Lucy Alice Grail my Gt Aunt, was in 1901 at the home of her sister Mary Eliza & husband Harvey Spicer, my Gt Grandparents. Lucy lived at Chappell Hill, Aylburton nr Lydney, Gloucestershire most of her life.
Petrina

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Many thanks to Marilyn and Petrina for the information.

I have been searching on Ancestry and Find My Past for the 1911 census record and I am struggling. It appear that the record is not available and I get no results.

I have tried Lucy Alice Woolbridge, John Charles Woolbridge and many variants of Wolridge without any results.

What I would like is the image of the 1911 census.

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This is how she is indexed/transcribed in ANCESTRY 1911

Name:Lucy Alice Woobridge
Age in 1911:37
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1874
Relation to Head:Wife
Gender:Female
Birth Place:Aylburton, Glocestershire, England
Civil Parish:Aylburton
County/Island:Monmouthshire
Country:Wales
Street Address:Chapel Hill Aylburton Nr Lydney Gloucestershire
Marital Status:Married
Years Married:9
Estimated Marriage Year:1902
Registration District:Chepstow
Registration District Number:582
Sub-registration District:Lydney
ED, institution, or vessel:06
Household Schedule Number:99
Piece:31707

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Hi Eastville,
like you I tried searching for Alice on the 1911 Census with no luck whatsoever, so indeed thanks to MPG for spotting her at last. Rest assured she is on Ancestry, the household is as posted above. If you search "Lucy Alice Woobridge b1874 Aylburton" the 1911 Wales Census image is there, from this link search the 1911 Census and still free-to-access if that helps. If you cannot find it please send me your email and I'll send you the image.
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?new=1&gsfn=Lucy+Alice+Woobridge&gs...

On my pc this link goes straight to the image itself; please can someone confirm whether this link works for them too, or is it just effective on my pc perhaps in cahoots with those cookies and other electrickery, thanks ?
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2353/rg14_31707_0195_03/2246581?backurl=http%3a%2f%2f...

I see Lucy's husband John worked as a doubler at the tinplate works, he must have been a tough, strong yet still very skillfull man. In case you haven't seen them there are a few prior posts relating to work at the Tinplate Mills. There is an excellent small book about them containing graphic descriptions by former workers which I recommend, particularly as I've just realised that one of them is Jack Wolridge OBE who I guess may be a descendant of Lucy ? #
See this link, it's starts wrt the Lydbrook tinplate works but goes-on to mention their similar works at Lydney, both under the same Richard Thomas ownership by then.
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=38178
And
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=38179
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=42302

# As I posted before I was unable to find any trace of a "Jack Wolridge OBE". I now believe the book's "Jack" was in fact Lucy's son John Charles Wolridge "Junior" born 1903 ?. Perhaps he was called Jack (from his initials J&C ?) to avoid confusion locally with his father also John Charles. It's likely he would have followed his father into the tin mill perhaps apprenticed to his father ?? The book includes a photo of an elderly Jack demonstrating the use of tinplate doubling tongs to the pupils of Whitecross School c1985, all of course long after Lucy's husband John passed away in 1944.
Eitherway I recommend searching out this little book, I bought my secondhand copy inexpensively online.

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The image works perfectly for me. So should be fine for anyone else I'd say. :)

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Thanks for confirming my link works.
I hope it didnt appear upside down tho ;-)

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Thanks to All, a mis-spelling of the name can cause hours of frustration. I am please to say, I now have the image of 1911 census. Probably wouldn't have got it if it wasn't for your help. Thanks again

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