Folker One-Name Study

Family of
Lewis Edward Folker and Emma Gent

Family chart 1901 census 1911 census Family index

 
Albert Edward Folker was born in Terrington in 1897. In 1921 he married Gladys Anne Baldwin in Peterborough. He was known to play the violin also he sang in the Cathedral choir in Peterborough with his brothers George, Louis and Gordon. Albert passed away in Barnwell in 1965 and Gladys in 1974.

Ernest Folker was born in Kings Lynn on 8 August 1898 but died very afterwards.

Grace Emma Folker was born in Kings Lynn on 24 October 1899. In 1901 she was living with her family at Bentink Street, but by 1911 she had moved with them to 135 Aldermans Drive in Peterborough. In 1915 she won a poetry book as a prize. She was head girl at Peterborough County School then went on to Gerton College in Cambridge. She was musical and played the Mandolin, Piano and Organ. She became a School Teacher and her Ration Book of 1951-1952 shows her living in the School House, Fridaybridge in Wisbech. She served as a VAD and was a Commandant in the Red Cross. She also was a Captain in the Girl Guides. She died in Peterborough on the last day of 1987.

Annie Maud Folker was born in Kings Lynn on 23 October 1901. She married Percy Briggs in 1927. He became head of the Central Electricity Generating Board and was awarded both the OBE and CBE. Grace became a Hospital Matron and lived in Greece for some time. She died in 1994.

George Reginald Folker was born in Kings Lynn on 17 March 1904. He is said to have sung in the Peterborough Cathedral choir along with his brothers Albert, Lewis and Gordon.He married Dora Mellson in 1923 and they had son Ronald the following year. George ws a Dispenser at Boots the Chemist. Dora passed away in 1931 then George married Florence Margery Langley, known as Mollie, in 1935. They had sons Arthur born in 1936, Peter born in 1939 and Michael in 1940. Molly died of viral pneumonia in Orton Longueville in 1975 and George on 6 January the following year.

Lewis Sidney Folker was born in Peterborough in 1906. That is how his name was registered and how it appears in the 1911 census, but he used the name Louis on his marriage certificate and was known by that name thereafter. He is known to have sung in the Peterborough Cathedral choir along with his brothers Albert, George and Gordon. In 1928 he married Lenda Smith in the Ely registration district. Daughter Margaret Lenda was born in 1929 and Marion Lavinia in 1935. Louis was a Painter and Signwriter by trade and was living at 54 Bright Street in Peterborough. He specialised in coachwork, enroling in a correspondence course to improve his ability. It is understood that he was one of those elite people who painted fairground rides, possibly through a connection with his wife's family. He branched into vehicle repairs to broaden the scope of his work. During World War 2 he was an Air Raid Warden. He also taught his trade at his local Technical College. His Driving Licence for the period 1960-1963 shows his address as Fengate House which was at 119 Bishops Road in Peterborough. Louis died in Peterborough on 13 July 1961 and his wife Lenda on 17 April 1987.

Nellie Ada Folker was born in Peterborough on 29 October 1907. She became a Nurse, working at Bart's and St.Charlotte's and was a Sister at St.Thomas'. She was Sister in charge of casualty at Spalding and also worked in maternity and geriatrics in Peterborough Hospital. She died in Peterborough in 2002.

Elsie May Folker was born in Peterborough in 1909. She could play the piano and organ and had played at St.Martin's in the Fields. She moved to France where she worked as a Governess. There, she married Charles-Marc Figeat and they had three sons and three daughters. Her husband died about 1955. She died in Pouilly-sur-Loire on 11 January 2006 and was buried there on 16 January.

Percy John Folker was born in Peterborough on 2 March 1914. As a schoolboy, he won a scholarship to go to grammar school and went to Deacons School in the Dogthorpe area of Peterborough. He married Phyllis Dorothy Bird in the Towcester area in 1941. They had son John Philip. Percy was able to play the banjo. During the second World War he was in RAF Volunteer Reserve and became a Sergeant in 61 squadron. He was flying bomber missions from RAF Syerston and the Operations Record Book shows that on 2 March 1943, one plane did not return from a raid over Berlin, and he was in that plane which was lost without trace. His name appears on the War Memorial at Paston Church.

Walter Henry Folker was born in Peterborough in 1914. He was unfortunate to have a stutter. It is told that he could play the flute. He was awarded a scholarship to go to the King's School near Peterborough where he won a gold medal for boxing. He married Evelyn Ruth Neale in 1952 but they did not have any children. He died in Peterborough on 9 May 1959 and Evelyn in 2000.

David Gordon Folker, known as Gordon, was born in Peterborough on 14 October 1969. He was a chorister at Peterborough Cathedral along with his brothers Albert, George and Lewis. He married Doris E Hutchinson in 1946 and they had daughter Coleen and son David. Gordon passed away in South Wales on 30 November 1997.

 

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