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William George Phillips

Male Abt 1858 - Abt 1916  (57 years)

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  • Name William George Phillips  [1, 2, 3, 4]
    Birth Abt Aug 1858  Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • Registered as William George Phillips Lock. His census ages from 1861 to 1911 and his age at death (57, 1916 Q2) all fit a birth in 1858.
    Christening 8 Feb 1859  St Paul’s Church, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Baptismal Record: William George Lock (1859)    		 Baptismal Record: William George Lock (1859)
    Gender Male
    Census 7 Apr 1861  16 Marshalls Row, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 3 
    • Entered as Willm Geo Locke, grandson of Frances Locke.
    1861 Census: 16 Marshalls Row, Brighton, Sussex    		 1861 Census: 16 Marshalls Row, Brighton, Sussex
    Census 2 Apr 1871  25 Hanover Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 12 
    1871 Census: 25 Hanover Street, Brighton, Sussex    		 1871 Census: 25 Hanover Street, Brighton, Sussex
    Occupation 2 Apr 1871  [9] 
    Scholar 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  42 Whichelo Place, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 22 
    1881 Census: 42 Whichelo Place, Brighton, Sussex    		 1881 Census: 42 Whichelo Place, Brighton, Sussex (2)
    Occupation 3 Apr 1881  [3] 
    Plumber Journeyman 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  8 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Age: 33 
    1891 Census: 8 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex    		 1891 Census: 8 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex
    Occupation 5 Apr 1891  [10] 
    Plumber 
    Residence Between 1897 and 1898  1 Cuthbert Road, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Electoral Register 1886-1898  8 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24] 
    Entitled to vote due to house at 8 Rochester Street 
    Electoral Registers: 8 Rochester Street, Brighton (1886-1898)    		 Electoral Registers: 8 Rochester Street, Brighton (1886-1898) (13)
    William Phillips, entitled to vote by a house at 8 Rochester Street. The 1896 page is shared with the 25 Rochester Street album.
    Census 31 Mar 1901  5 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [25] 
    Age: 42 
    1901 Census: 5 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex    		 1901 Census: 5 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901  [25] 
    Plumber 
    Electoral Register 1899-1906  5 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33] 
    Entitled to vote due to house at 5 Rochester Street 
    Electoral Registers: 5 Rochester Street, Brighton (1899-1906)    		 Electoral Registers: 5 Rochester Street, Brighton (1899-1906) (8)
    William Phillips, entitled to vote by a house at 5 Rochester Street. The 1899, 1904 and 1905 pages are shared with the 25 Rochester Street album.
    Occupation 3 Jun 1906  [1] 
    Plumber 
    Residence 14 Feb 1909  4 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [34, 35] 
    Occupation 14 Feb 1909  [34, 35] 
    Plumber 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  4 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [36] 
    Age: 52 
    1911 Census: 4 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex    		 1911 Census: 4 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [36] 
    Plumber 
    Electoral Register 1906-1913  4 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44] 
    Entitled to vote due to house at 4 Rochester Street 
    Electoral Registers: 4 Rochester Street, Brighton (1906-1913)    		 Electoral Registers: 4 Rochester Street, Brighton (1906-1913) (8)
    William Phillips, entitled to vote by a house at 4 Rochester Street. All pages but 1909 are shared with the 25 Rochester Street album.
    Death Abt May 1916  Lewes, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [45, 46] 
    Age: 57 
    • Identified by name, age and date only: no certificate, burial or probate seen. He was on the register at 4 Rochester Street to 1913, is absent from Amelia’s 1918 register entry at 61 Whippingham Road, and she was a widow in 1921. No other William Phillips of his age died in Sussex 1911-1923.
    Person ID I1511  Cocks/Baker | Whitmore family
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2026

    Mother Eliza Lock,   b. Bef 18 Jul 1841, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Nov 1893, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 52 years)
    Family ID F550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amelia Pannett,   b. Bef 21 Nov 1858, Hove, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Nov 1921, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 62 years)  [47, 48, 49, 50, 51]
    Marriage Abt Nov 1879  Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [52] 
    • The index also lists the groom as “William George L Phillips” on the same page.
    Notes 
    • 1911 census: married 32 years; 7 children born alive, 5 living, 2 died.
    Children 
    +1. William John Phillips,   b. 16 Apr 1882, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Feb 1971, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     2. Olive Emily Phillips,   b. Abt Aug 1884, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Winifred Ethel Phillips,   b. 14 May 1889, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elsie Amelia Phillips,   b. 24 Apr 1895, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. George Frederick Phillips,   b. 8 Apr 1898, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F514  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt Aug 1858 - Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 3 - 7 Apr 1861 - 16 Marshalls Row, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 12 - 2 Apr 1871 - 25 Hanover Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt Nov 1879 - Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 22 - 3 Apr 1881 - 42 Whichelo Place, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - William John Phillips - 16 Apr 1882 - Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Olive Emily Phillips - Abt Aug 1884 - Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Winifred Ethel Phillips - 14 May 1889 - Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 33 - 5 Apr 1891 - 8 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elsie Amelia Phillips - 24 Apr 1895 - Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1897 and 1898 - 1 Cuthbert Road, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElectoral Register - Entitled to vote due to house at 8 Rochester Street - 1886-1898 - 8 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - George Frederick Phillips - 8 Apr 1898 - Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 42 - 31 Mar 1901 - 5 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElectoral Register - Entitled to vote due to house at 5 Rochester Street - 1899-1906 - 5 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 14 Feb 1909 - 4 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 52 - 2 Apr 1911 - 4 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElectoral Register - Entitled to vote due to house at 4 Rochester Street - 1906-1913 - 4 Rochester Street, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 57 - Abt May 1916 - Lewes, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1219] Marriage Record: William John Phillips and Lilian Best (1906), 3 Jun 1906, Brighton St Matthew marriages 1884-1920 (PAR 274/1/3/1), p. 151, no. 301, PAR 274/1/3/1. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S7] GRO Index, 1879 Q4, Brighton, Vol 2b, pg 465 (Reliability: 2).
      William George Phillips

    3. [S47] 1881 Census, RG 11/1084, f. 57, p. 13, schedule 63 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1390] Baptismal Record: Winifred Ethel Phillips (1906), 16 Dec 1906, Brighton St Matthew baptisms 1906-1921 (PAR 274/1/2/3), p. 1, no. 8, PAR 274/1/2/3. (Reliability: 3).
      Names Winifred’s father as William George Phillips.

    5. [S7] GRO Index, 1858 Q3, Brighton, Vol 2b, pg 194 (Reliability: 2).
      LOCK, WILLIAM GEORGE PHILLIPS; -

    6. [S1388] Baptismal Record: William George Lock (1859), 8 Feb 1859, Brighton St Paul baptisms 1850-1871 (PAR 276/1/2/1), no. 707, PAR 276/1/2/1. (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S1388] Baptismal Record: William George Lock (1859), 8 Feb 1859, Brighton St Paul baptisms 1850-1871 (PAR 276/1/2/1), no. 707, PAR 276/1/2/1. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S42] 1861 Census, RG 9/596, f. 5, p. 4, schedule 22 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S46] 1871 Census, RG 10/1078, f. 37, p. 7, schedule 35 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S48] 1891 Census, RG 12/804, f. 39, p. 1, schedule 9 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S656] Electoral Register: 1899, 1899, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. 435 (Reliability: 3).
      His 1899 qualification at 5 Rochester Street is successive to a house at 1 Cuthbert Road.

    12. [S474] Electoral Register: 1886, 1886, Park Ward (South) Polling District, Division One, pg 155, no. 4502 (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S475] Electoral Register: 1887, 1887, Park Ward (South) Polling District, Division One, pg 137, no. 4573 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S650] Electoral Register: 1888, 1888, Park Ward (South) Polling District, Division One, pg 135, no. C832 (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S651] Electoral Register: 1889, 1889, Park Ward (South) Polling District, Division One, pg 138, no. D877 (Reliability: 3).
      Successive qualification: 1 Southampton Street, then 8 Rochester Street.

    16. [S1394] Electoral Register: 1890, 1890, Park Ward (South) Polling District, Division One, pg 183, no. D882 (Reliability: 3).

    17. [S652] Electoral Register: 1891, 1891, Park Ward (South) Polling District, Division One, pg 157, no. D951 (Reliability: 3).

    18. [S653] Electoral Register: 1892, 1892, Park Ward (South) Polling District, Division One, pg 146, no. D935 (Reliability: 3).

    19. [S654] Electoral Register: 1893, 1893, Park Ward (South) Polling District, Division One, pg 138, no. D935 (Reliability: 3).

    20. [S1395] Electoral Register: 1894, 1894, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A452 (Reliability: 3).

    21. [S1396] Electoral Register: 1895, 1895, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A470 (Reliability: 3).
      Spelt Phillipps.

    22. [S476] Electoral Register: 1896, 1896, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A454 (Reliability: 3).

    23. [S1397] Electoral Register: 1897, 1897, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A436 (Reliability: 3).

    24. [S655] Electoral Register: 1898, 1898, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. 436 (Reliability: 3).

    25. [S49] 1901 Census, RG 13/926, f. 151, p. 13, schedule 91 (Reliability: 3).

    26. [S656] Electoral Register: 1899, 1899, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. 435 (Reliability: 3).

    27. [S477] Electoral Register: 1900, 1900, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A458 (Reliability: 3).

    28. [S606] Electoral Register: 1901, 1901, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A431 (Reliability: 3).

    29. [S607] Electoral Register: 1902, 1902, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A445 (Reliability: 3).

    30. [S478] Electoral Register: 1903, 1903, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A459 (Reliability: 3).

    31. [S608] Electoral Register: 1904, 1904, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A479 (Reliability: 3).

    32. [S479] Electoral Register: 1905, 1905, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A490 (Reliability: 3).

    33. [S480] Electoral Register: 1906, 1906, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A490 (Brighton and Hove register) (Reliability: 3).

    34. [S1391] Baptismal Record: Elsie Amelia Phillips (1909), 14 Feb 1909, Brighton St Matthew baptisms 1906-1921 (PAR 274/1/2/3), p. 16, no. 125, PAR 274/1/2/3. (Reliability: 3).

    35. [S1392] Baptismal Record: George Frederick Phillips (1909), 14 Feb 1909, Brighton St Matthew baptisms 1906-1921 (PAR 274/1/2/3), p. 16, no. 126, PAR 274/1/2/3. (Reliability: 3).

    36. [S200] 1911 Census, RG 14/5114, ED 26, schedule 311 (Reliability: 3).

    37. [S480] Electoral Register: 1906, 1906, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. 509 (Reliability: 3).
      Successive qualification: 5 Rochester Street, then 4 Rochester Street.

    38. [S481] Electoral Register: 1907, 1907, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A513 (Reliability: 3).

    39. [S1398] Electoral Register: 1908, 1908, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A505 (Reliability: 3).

    40. [S350] Electoral Register: 1909, 1909, Kemp Town Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A509 (Reliability: 3).

    41. [S609] Electoral Register: 1910, 1910, King’s Cliff Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A536 (Reliability: 3).

    42. [S610] Electoral Register: 1911, 1911, King’s Cliff Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A529 (Reliability: 3).

    43. [S399] Electoral Register: 1912, 1912, King’s Cliff Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A540 (Reliability: 3).

    44. [S1220] Electoral Register: 1913, 1913, King’s Cliff Ward Polling District, Division One, no. A540 (Reliability: 3).

    45. [S7] GRO Index, 1916 Q2, Lewes, Vol 2b, pg 231 (Reliability: 2).
      PHILLIPS, WILLIAM GEORGE; 57

    46. [S450] 1921 Census, RG 15/4897, ED 2, schedule 282 (Reliability: 2).
      Amelia is described as a widow on 19 Jun 1921.

    47. [S49] 1901 Census, RG 13/926, f. 151, p. 13, schedule 91 (Reliability: 3).
      William and Amelia Phillips, head and wife, with their son William, 18.

    48. [S1219] Marriage Record: William John Phillips and Lilian Best (1906), 3 Jun 1906, Brighton St Matthew marriages 1884-1920 (PAR 274/1/3/1), p. 151, no. 301, PAR 274/1/3/1. (Reliability: 3).
      Names William Phillips, plumber, as William John’s father.

    49. [S1390] Baptismal Record: Winifred Ethel Phillips (1906), 16 Dec 1906, Brighton St Matthew baptisms 1906-1921 (PAR 274/1/2/3), p. 1, no. 8, PAR 274/1/2/3. (Reliability: 3).
      Names William George and Amelia Phillips as Winifred’s parents.

    50. [S1391] Baptismal Record: Elsie Amelia Phillips (1909), 14 Feb 1909, Brighton St Matthew baptisms 1906-1921 (PAR 274/1/2/3), p. 16, no. 125, PAR 274/1/2/3. (Reliability: 3).
      Names William and Amelia Phillips as Elsie Amelia’s parents.

    51. [S1392] Baptismal Record: George Frederick Phillips (1909), 14 Feb 1909, Brighton St Matthew baptisms 1906-1921 (PAR 274/1/2/3), p. 16, no. 126, PAR 274/1/2/3. (Reliability: 3).
      Names William and Amelia Phillips as George Frederick’s parents.

    52. [S7] GRO Index, 1879 Q4, Brighton, Vol 2b, pg 465 (Reliability: 2).
      Phillips, William George; Pannett, Amelia