Person:Albertina Tompkins (1)

Albertina Tomkins (or Tompkins) was born on 19th September 1873 at Tebworth in the parish of Chalgrave, Bedfordshire. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Tomkins, formerly Robins, and her husband William Tomkins, an agricultural labourer. Albertina appears in the 1881 census living with her parents in Tebworth. By 1891, Albertina had left home and was working as a domestic servant in the nearby village of Houghton Regis.

On 25th June 1894, aged 20, Albertina married Walter Abimelech Moss at Christ Church in Luton. They settled in Luton after their marriage, having seven children there between 1895 and 1906, with their youngest two children being twins. The 1901 and 1911 censuses both find the family living at 46 Albert Road in Luton. Albertina was described as a straw machinist in 1911, presumably working in the straw hat industry which dominated the town at the time. Walter worked for the local council on the roads and sewers.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Albertina and Walter were living with their youngest son at 49 May Street in Luton.

Walter died in 1962, aged 89. Albertina survived him by about eight years. She died in 1970, aged 97.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Albertina TOMKINS, December Quarter 1873, Woburn Registration District, Volume 3b, page 394, mother's maiden name Robins

2. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1639; Folio 104; Page 6, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Tebworth, Chalgrave, Bedfordshire
   William Tomkins, head, married, male, 35 [1845/6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Chalgrave, Bedfordshire
   Elizebeth Tomkins, wife, married, female, 32 [1848/9], b. Chalgrave, Bedfordshire
   Albertena Tomkins, daughter, unmarried, female, 7 [1873/4], scholar, b. Chalgrave, Bedfordshire
   Lorry Tomkins, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], scholar, b. Chalgrave, Bedfordshire
   Harry Tomkins, son, male, 4 [1876/7], scholar, b. Chalgrave, Bedfordshire
   Horace Tomkins, son, male, 2 [1878/9], b. Chalgrave, Bedfordshire
   Morley Tomkins, son, male, 7mo [1880], b. Chalgrave, Bedfordshire

3. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1270; Folio 22; Page 2, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: High Street, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire
   Alfred J. Smith, head, married, male, 41 [1849/50], Miller, employer, b. Harlington, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth E. Smith, wife, married, female, 40 [1850/1], b. Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire
   Frank Smith, son, single, male, 18 [1872/3], b. Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire
   Minnie B. Smith, daughter, single, female, 16 [1874/5], b. Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire
   Mabel Smith, daughter, single, female, 9 [1881/2], b. Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire
   Albertena Tompkins, servant, single, female, 18 [1872/3], Domestic Servant, b. Tebworth, Bedfordshire

4. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 1515; Folio 10; Page 11, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 46 Langley Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Walter Moss, head, married, male, 29 [1871/2], Labourer in Sewers & Roads, worker, b. Aley Green, Bedfordshire
   Albertina Moss, wife, married, female, 27 [1873/4], b. Tebworth, Bedfordshire
   Bertie Moss, son, male, 5 [1895/6], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Gladys M. Moss, daughter, female, 11 months [1900], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Horace Tompkins, boarder, single, male, 22 [1878/9], Painter, worker, b. Tebworth, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 8998; Schedule 127, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 46 Langley Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   5 rooms occupied
   Walter Bemerlick Moss, head, male, 38 [1872/3], married, Labourer General - Luton Corporation, worker, b. Aley Green, Bedfordshire
   Albertina Moss, wife, female, 37 [1873/4], married 16 years, 7 children born to marriage, 7 children still living, Straw Machinist, worker, b. Tebworth, Bedfordshire
   Herbert Walter Moss, son, male, 15 [1895/6], single, Errand lad, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Violet May Moss, daughter, female, 12 [1898/9], single, School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Gladys Maud Moss, daughter, female, 10 [1900/1], single, School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Doris Moss, daughter, female, 8 [1902/3], single, School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Frederick Charles Moss, son, male, 6 [1904/5], single, School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Nellie Moss, daughter, female, 4 [1906/7], single, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Cyril Moss, son, male, 4 [1906/7], single, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 49 May Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Moss, Walter B. / male / b. 18 Dec 1872 / married / General labourer
   Moss Albertina / female / b. 19 Sep 1873 / married / Unpaid domestic duties
   Moss, Cyril / male / b. 18 Nov 1906 / single / General labourer

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Albertina MOSS, December Quarter 1970, Luton Registration District, Volume 4a, page 436, b. 19 Sep 1873