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Frederick Douglas was the first son of
Frederick
Douglas, a baker, and Clara Maria Clarke, he was born on the 2nd November 1881 in Egham.
Ada Pullen was the daughter of William Henry
Pullen and Lucy Ann Holmes, born on the 4th October 1889, at Suckley
in Worcestershire. William was a gardener Frederick grew up in the baker’s shop at
77 High Street Egham, and on his
father’s early death in 1901, helped run the bakery with his mother.
Ada largely grew up in
Dorinda Cottage, in Wick, near Pershore, Worcestershire. Her mother
also died fairly young in 1906. It must have been in the next couple of years
that the family moved to Staines, as her father moved to Staines with
his employers, living at Claremont Villas, Moor Lane.
As both were involved in singing in a choral society or societies, it seems likely
this is how they met. same clippings survive describing concerts,
including the awful sounding Nigger Minstrels. They
married in Willesden in Jan 1913. It is not clear what the connection is
with Willesden, but there first son Frederick James Boyce Douglas was
born in Willesden on 15th July 1913. Their second child was born in
Egham on Christmas day 1914, so they were obviously back in Egham by
then. They lived at 9 Railway Terrace, Egham, Surrey from about 1914
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Frederick
James Boyce Douglas, b 15 Jul 1913 at Willesden, Middlesex.
He married Lille Nancy Lintott in April quarter 1938 at
St Mary’s Stanwell. They had 4 children, Ann
Rosemary b 1943, Peter Frederick James b 1944, Anthony Brian b 1948, and
Kenneth John Boyce b 1945. The family emigrated to
Australia in about 1961, and lived for some time in Inverlock, Victoria.
Fred died on 6 Sep 1992 at Wonthaggie, Victoria, and Lille died on 19
Jun 2000 at Moe.
Robert Bruce
Douglas b 25 Dec 1914 at Egham. He died before 9th Apr 1915, and was buried
at St Mary’s, Staines.
Cicely Madge
Douglas b 20 Jul 1917 at Egham.
Kenneth Hugh
Douglas b 27 Jan 1922 at Egham, married Enid Bond Jackson 11 Jun 1948 at St
Matthew’s Ashford.
Doreen Lucy
Douglas b 31 Aug 1923 at Egham, married Thomas Forster July 1945 in Surrey
NW district. They had 5 children, Jill Margaret b 1946,
Josephine Sarah b 1950, Simon Frederick, b 1955, Celia C b 1958, and Deborah
Jane b 1964. Thomas died about 1965-1975.
Clara Maria died on 9 Apr 1933 in
Egham. In her will, the bakery business was left
to the two unmarried children, Ethel Gertrude Douglas and George Percy Douglas.
However Frederick was left some money, with which a new house was bought in
Pooley Avenue, Egham, which is still in the family.
Frederick died on the 27 Sep 1953 in
Egham, and Ada died in October quarter, 1984 at a nursing home in Walton.
