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SYKES, Ralph
1893 - 1960 (67 years) Has 10 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1869 - 1942 (73 years)-
Name SYKES, Ralph Birth 1893 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire 
Gender Male Death 1960 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England Person ID I3010 Edgoose Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Father SYKES, Charles, b. 1863, Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire d. 1894, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (Age 31 years) Mother CROSBY, Angelina, b. 10 Jul 1869, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England d. 31 Dec 1942, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England (Age 73 years) Marriage 24 Oct 1887 Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F337 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family LUCAS, Selina d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Jun 1920 Gainsborough Registration District, Lincolnshire Family ID F3232 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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RALPH SYKES 1893-
The birth of Ralph SYKES was registered in 1893.
(GRO March Q 1893 Wisbeach 3b 562)
The 1901 census returns for the Nene Inn, 19 Nene Parade, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire:
Thomas STEEL, head, aged 24, publican on own account, born at Putney, London;
Angelina STEEL, wife, aged 30, born at Middlesborough (sic);
*Ralph SYKES, son, aged 8, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
Harry SYKES, son, aged 7, born at Wisbech;
Nora COTTRELL, daughter, aged 3, born at Wisbech;
Ivy COTTRELL, daughter, aged 2, born at Wisbech;
Nora CROSBY, visitor, aged 24, born at Wisbech;
Lucy DUFF, servant, aged 20, domestic servant, born at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire.
(RG13/1556/65/3)
From the 1921 census of 85 Ayscough Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, taken on 19 June 1921:
Angelina EDGOOSE, head, 51y 11m, Widow, born Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, Household & Fish shop, own account.
Jessie EDGOOSE, Daughter, 15y 9 m, single, born Lincolnshire, Grimsby, at home.
Catherine Ivy MAJOR, Daughter, 22y 5m, married, born Cambs, Wisbech, at home.
Joseph Edward MAJOR, Son in Law, 27y 4m, married, born Lincolnshire, Grimsby, labourer, out of work.
Nora MAJOR, grandchild, 4y 6m, both alive, born Lincolnshire, Grimsby, at home.
Walter RHODES, Boarder, 42y 3m, single, born Leeds, labourer, out of work.
*Ralph SYKES, Son, 28y 5m, married, born Cambridgeshire, Wisbech, Fisherman, out of work.
Lena SYKES, Daughter in Law, 27y 4m, married, born Mansfield, at home.
(RG15 Piece No. 15464)
The death of Ralph SYKES aged 67 was registered in 1960.
(GRO December Q 1860 Grimsby 3b 217)
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