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George and William Cakebread in 1921?

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 5 Jul 2025 18:36

This is probably a thankless task with no result , as I've scoured the records - but if you would like to have a go, I'll be grateful.

George (1854) and William (1856) were brothers born in Sibford Gower, Oxfordshire.
I have their births and deaths, and all censuses - except 1921.

In 1861 and 1871 they were in Sibford Gower with their parents Thomas and Eliza (nee Lamb) and sister Dinah.

I don't need anything about Thomas, Eliza, or Dinah, thanks.
This query is only about George and William in 1921.


William Cakebread
in the 1871 England Census
Name William Cakebread
Age 15
Estimated Birth Year 1856
Relation Son
Gender Male
Where born Sibford Gower, Oxfordshire, England
Civil parish Sibford Gower
Ecclesiastical parish Holy Trinity
Town Sibford Gower
County/Island Oxfordshire
Country England
Registration District Banbury
Sub-registration district Swalcliffe
ED, institution, or vessel 9
Household schedule number 113
Piece 1462
Folio 32
Page number 31
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Thomas Cakebread 45 Head
Eliza Cakebread 42 Wife
George Cakebread 17 Son
William Cakebread 15 Son
Dinah Cakebread 11 Daughter


WILLIAM:

CAKEBREAD, WILLIAM mmn LAMB
GRO Reference: 1856 J Quarter in BANBURY UNION Volume 03A Page 604

In 1881 he's still with his parents.
In 1891 and 1901 he's lodging with Elizabeth Wilkes in Sibford Gower.
In 1911 he's with his widowed brother George in Sibford Gower.


William Cakebread
in the 1911 England Census
Name William Cakebread
Age in 1911 55
Estimated Birth Year abt 1856
Relation to Head Brother
Gender Male
Birth Place Sibford Gower, Oxfordshire, England
Civil parish Sibford Gower
County/Island Oxfordshire
Country England
Street Address Sibford Gower Banbury
Marital Status Single
Occupation Farm Labourer
Registration District Number 158
Sub-registration district Swalcliffe
ED, institution, or vessel 03
Piece 8279
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
George Cakebread 57 Head
William Cakebread 55 Brother


William died in Watford in 1934, of "senile decay". The informant was his sister Dinah.
He never married.


GEORGE:

George was born 3 weeks before his parents married, so is registered as Lamb - but he's Cakebread from then onwards.

LAMB, GEORGE -
GRO Reference: 1854 M Quarter in BANBURY UNION Volume 03A Page 601

1861 and 1871 - with parents and siblings in Sibford Gower. (1871 posted above).
1873: emigrated to NZ on the "Scimitar":
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Scimitar.htm

Returned to UK at some point, because in 1897 he married the widowed Ann Robinson (nee Freeman) in Banbury reg district.

In 1901, George and Ann are together in Sibford Gower.
Ann died in 1905.
In 1911 George and William are together in Sibford Gower - 1911 posted above.

In 1922 George went back to NZ, on the "Athenic".
His address on the passenger list was Alveston, Stratford-on-Avon.

Geo Cakebread
in the UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name Geo Cakebread
Gender Male
Departure Age 66
Birth Date abt 1856
Departure Date 12 Jan 1922
Departure Port England
Ship Name Athenic
Shipping Line Shaw Savill & Albion Co, Ltd
Destination Port Wellington, New Zealand
Master J E Crossland

He's on the 1922, 1925, and 1928 ERs in Carterton, Wairarapa district .

He died in Greytown, Wellington, NZ on 25/3/1929, and is buried in Greytown/Wairarapa Cemetery.

George Cakebread
in the Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
Name George Cakebread
Birth Date 1853
Death Date 25 Mar 1929
Cemetery Greytown Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand

But where are George and William in 1921??

alviegal

alviegal Report 5 Jul 2025 20:22

Sorry AG, have looked everywhere I can think of but neither one is showing up at all :-S

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 5 Jul 2025 20:24

Same for me……..sorry

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 5 Jul 2025 23:24

Many thanks for looking.

That's the same conclusion I came to, but thought it was worth throwing it open, just in case!