Walter Edwin Childs

1881 - 1973  (91 years)

• Name	Walter Edwin Childs
  Birth	10 Apr 1881	Wansworth, London, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  		Civil Registration of Walter Edwin Childs Birth
  Christening	3 Jul 1881	Wansworth, London, England   [9]
  	Agency: Southfields St Michael and All Angels
  		Baptismal Record of Walter Edwin Childs
  Immigration	16 Apr 1888 (Age 7)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [10]
  The Childs family arrived at Boston on board the Cephalonia from England.
  Census	1900	Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [8]
  He was recorded while living with his parents. He was a meat cutter.
  Age: 19
  Married to	5 Dec 1906 (Age 25)	Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [11, 12, 13]
  Mary C. Moralli, the daughter of Francis and Pauline (DeLarderch) Moralli. She was born about 1882 in Paris, France. She came to the United States in 1888. She died in 1924 in Foxboro, Massachusetts and was buried in Rock Hill Cemetery, Foxboro, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Arthur F. Childs (c1908-____)
  Census	1910	Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [11]
  He was recorded with his first wife and son. He was a proprietor of a sash market.
  Age: 28
  Address: 275 Central Street
  Draft Registration	12 Sep 1918	Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [5]
  He registered for the draft.
  Age: 37
  Address: 139 Bean Street
  	World War I Draft Registration Card of Walter Edwin Childs
  Census	1920 (Age 39)	Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [14]
  He was a fish dealer, though currently unemployed. He was recorded with his wife, Mary, and son, Arthur.
  Residence	1926 (Age 45)	Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [15]
  Address: 68 Carpenter Street
  Census	1930	Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [16]
  He was a fish peddler.
  Age: 49
  Address: 97 South Street
  Census	1940	Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 59, living on South Street, Foxboro, Massachusetts. He was the assistant janitor at an instrument control company.
  Age: 59
  Address:
  Draft Registration	1942	Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [4]
  He registered for the draft.
  Age: 61
  Address: South Street
  	World War II Draft Registration of Walter Edwin Childs
  History	Walter was a missionary. He had three children from a prior marriage.
  Death	14 Mar 1973	Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [2, 6, 17]
  Person ID	I1222	| Spouse of a Delvee
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Alfred Childs,   b. 16 Feb 1846, Crowland, Lincolnshire, England d. 1930, Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Jane "Jane" Summers,   b. Aug 1850, Middlesex, England d. 1934, Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	28 Apr 1872	Derby, Derbyshire, England
  	Agency: St. Peters Church
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 2 months - She : 21 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rena Gertrude Shepardson,   b. 31 Jul 1904, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 1 Feb 1998, West Babylon, Suffolk County, New York (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	1926	Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [18, 19]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 44 years and 8 months - She : ~ 21 years and 5 months.
  Children	+ 1. Richard Norman Childs + 2. Walter Raymond "Bill" Childs + 3. Bessie Mildred "Bess" Childs + 4. Marion Edna Childs,   b. 22 Mar 1928, Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 7 Mar 2013 (Age 84 years) + 5. Robert Edwin "Bob" Childs + 6. Ruth Evelyn Childs + 7. The Rev. Donald Kenneth Childs + 8. Lloyd Childs + 9. Bruce Childs
  Family ID	F719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Apr 1881 - Wansworth, London, England Christening - 3 Jul 1881 - Wansworth, London, England Immigration - 16 Apr 1888 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Census - 1900 - Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Married to - 5 Dec 1906 - Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Census - 1910 - Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts Draft Registration - 12 Sep 1918 - Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts Census - 1920 - Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Residence - 1926 - Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts Marriage - 1926 - Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Marion Edna Childs - 22 Mar 1928 - Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Census - 1930 - Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Census - 1940 - Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Draft Registration - 1942 - Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Death - 14 Mar 1973 - Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Marriage Record of Mary C. Moralli and Walter E. Childs

  
  

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• Sources

  [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Foxborough, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01627; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 11-105. [S810] Sivacek, Suzanna, Email: 2014 "Family Tree". [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Census Place: Foxborough, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01627; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 11-105 [S997] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010). Draft Registration of Walter Edwin Childs [S510] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). Draft Registration Card of Walter Edwin Childs [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S1263] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). [S504] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Year: 1900; Census Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 1090; FHL microfilm: 1240673 [S1042] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Primary Source. Baptismal Record of Walter Edwin Childs [S1067] Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006). Passenger List of the SS Cephalonia. [S503] 1910 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). Year: 1910; Census Place: Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_574; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0181; FHL microfilm: 1374587 [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Marriage Record of Mary C. Moralli and Walter E. Childs [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.). Memorial ID 118478019 Mary C. Childs [S499] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1920; Census Place: Foxborough, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_722; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 193 [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Mansfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1926 [S509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). Year: 1930; Census Place: Foxborough, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 2340669 [S805] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). [S205] Shepardson, David P. Descendants of Hannah Delvee, (Coon Valley, Wisconsin: manuscript, 7 February 2000). [S868] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).