NameSidney James Wilson 
Birth6 Jun 1886, Maldon, Essex, England
Death30 Jan 1963, Brentwood, Essex, England
OccupationPage Boy in 1901. General Attendant at Cable & Wireless Station in 1939
Misc. Notes
Name, date of birth, occupation, from the 1939 England and Wales Register collected by enumerators on the 29 September 1939:
Address: Haberyow [?], Brentwood, Essex, England
Sidney James Wilson, Born 6 June 1886, Married, General Attendant at Cable & Wireless Station
Minnie May Wilson, Born 1 June 1886, Married, Unpaid Domestic Duties
Elizabeth Florence Wilson, Born 8 May 1928
[NOTE: The 1939 Register was collected by enumerators on the 29 September 1939 shortly after Britain declared war. The Register was a critical tool in coordinating the war effort and used to issue National Identity Cards and organise ration books. And from 1948, as the basis for the National Health Service Register].
Date and place of marriage from the St. Paul Bentley Common Parish records found in October 2023:
Marriage Date: 1 June 1918
Marriage Place: Bentley Common, St. Paul, Essex, England
Groom: Sidney James Wilson
Groom’s Marriage Age: 31 [Born circa 1887]
Groom’s Father: Frederick Thomas Wilson
Bride: Minnie May Rainbird
Bride’s Father: Daniel Rainbird
Year and place of death from the England and Wales Civil Birth records found in October 2023:
Name: Sydney J Wilson
Death Age: 76 [Therefore born circa 1887]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar 1963
Registration district: Brentwood, Essex
Date and place of baptism from the Essex, England, Church of England Baptism records found in October 2023:
Name: Sidney James Wilson
Baptism Date: 29 August 1886
Baptism Place: Brentwood, St. Thomas of Canterbury, Essex, England
Father: Frederick Thomas Wilson
Mother: Florence Wilson
Age, place of birth, estimated year of birth, from the 1891 England Census taken on the night of 5 April 1891 for the Civil parish of Sheffield, Essex, England, found in October 2023:
House: Middleton Hall Lane
Frederick Wilson, Head, Married, age 25, Brewers Assistant, Born Brentwood Essex England [circa 1866]
Florence M Wilson, Wife, Married, age 24, Born Maldon Essex England [circa 1867]
Sidney Wilson, Son, Single, age 4, Born Maldon Essex England [circa 1887]
Thomas Wilson, Son, age 2, Born Sheffield Essex England [circa 1889]
Age, occupation, place of birth, estimated year of birth, from the 1901 England Census taken on the night of 31 March 1901 for the Civil parish of Brentwood, Essex, England, found in October 2023:
House: Railway Square
Frederick Wilson, Head, Married, age 35, Brewers Assistant, Born Brentwood Essex England [circa 1866]
Florence M Wilson, Wife, Married, age 35, Born Maldon Essex England [circa 1866]
Sidney Wilson, Son, Single, age 14, Page Boy, Worker, Born Maldon Essex England [circa 1887]
Thomas Wilson, Son, age 12, Born Brentwood Essex England [circa 1889]
Daisy M Wilson, Daughter, age 4, Born Brentwood Essex England [circa 1897]
May Wilson, Daughter, age 2, Born Brentwood Essex England [circa 1899]
Date and place of birth confirmed, served 18 years in the Royal Navy on 27 ships from 30 January 1903, aged 17, to 4 June 2021, two days before his 35th birthday, from Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services records found in October 2023:
Name: Sidney James Wilson
Service Number: 224965
Birth Date: 6 June 1886
Birth Place: Maldon, Essex
Height: 5 ft 5 7/8 inches
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Dark
First Service Date: 30 January 1903
First Ship Served On: Ganges
Last Service Date: 8 Apr. 1921
Last Ship Served On: Pembroke I
Date and hospital of death, probate, from the England and Wales National Probate records found in October 2023:
WILSON Sidney James of 142 Hatch Road Pilgrims Hatch Brentwood Essex died 30 January 1963 at Highwood Hospital Brentwood.
Probate London 29 March to Elizabeth Florence May Boyland marred woman and Frank Walter Boyland cafe proprietor.
Effects £1373 10s.
Spouses
Birth1 Jun 1886
Death4 Nov 1960, Brentwood, Essex, England
Marriage1 Jun 1918, Bentley Common, St. Paul, Essex, England