Personal Details Born: 27 July 1881 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and was baptised on 11 September the same year in Ightfield Parish Church, Shropshire. Family: He was the second of four children born to Joseph Lees, a farmer, and his wife … 
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Personal Details Born: 3 May 1893 in Richard’s Castle, Herefordshire and baptised on 8 August 1893 in the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Ludlow, Shropshire. Family: He was the younger of two children born to William Jones, a blacksmith, and his wife …
Personal Details Born: In 1873 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the fourth of five children born to Benjamin Holbrook, a bricklayer and his wife Ann. The 1911 Census records Ben and Elizabeth Clarke having six children, Doris, Robert, Annie, …
Personal Details Born: In 1888 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 23 September 1888 in Tilstock Parish Church, Shropshire. Family: He was the youngest of six children born to Joseph Batho, an agricultural labourer, and his wife Caroline. He married …
Personal Details Born: In 1878 in Chorlton, Lancashire and baptised 30 June 1878 at St.George`s Parish Church, Hulme, Manchester. Family: He was the elder of two children born to Harry Ryder, a painter and decorator and his wife Ellen, nee …
Personal Details Born: 28 March 1886 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 2 June 1886 at St Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was the fifth of nine children born to Richard Rogers, an engineer and his wife Frances. He …
Personal Details Born: 18 November 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire and baptised on 21 January 1878 in the Parish Church of St. Mary, St. Denys and St. George, Manchester. Family: He was the third of nine children born to William Evanson, …
Personal Details Born: 15 May 1881 in Clun, Shropshire and baptised on 29 May 1881 at Clun Parish Church. Family: He was the youngest of four children born to John Chelmick, a shoemaker and his wife Mary Ann. He married …
Personal Details Born: 1887 in Market Drayton, Shropshire. Family: He was the elder of two children born to Frederick Edward Smith and his wife Hannah, nee Bennett. He married Mary Bate on 7 June 1908 in Market Drayton, Shropshire. The …
Personal Details Born: 13 October 1891 in Presteign, Radnorshire, Wales. Family: He was the second of three surviving children born to George Morgan, a shepherd and his wife Mary. He married Matilda J Wilding in 1924 in Church Stretton, Shropshire. …
Personal Details Born: In 1887 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 26 October that year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was one of seven surviving children born to John Sumner, a labourer, and his wife Hannah. He married …
Personal Details Born: Francis Madeley in 1895 in Tilstock, Shropshire and baptised 26 July 1895 in Tilstock Parish Church. Family: He was the second of five children born to Henry Madeley, a farmer and his wife Elizabeth Ann. He married …
Personal Details Born: 1878 in Whixall, Shropshire Family: He was the younger of two children born to Edwin Edwards, a general labourer, and his wife Keziah. He married Lily (or Lilly) Stokes in 1903 in Fulham, London and together they …
Personal Details Born: 10 June 1887 in Audlem, Cheshire and baptised on 10 July the same year in Burleydam Parish Church, Cheshire. He was also known with the surname Bromfield. Family: He was one of nine surviving children born to …
Personal Details Born: Not known Family: Not known Residence: In both 1917 and 1919 he was living at 3 Eaton’s Yard, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Employment: In 1917 he was a carter. Died: Not known Military Details Regiment: Labour Corps (previously Royal …
Personal Details Born: 27 June 1881 and baptised 15 July same year. Family: Son of Alfred and Sarah Crewe and brother to Mary. In 1913 he married Joyce M Hughes in Atherstone, Warwickshire and together they had two children, William …
Personal Details Born: 1884 in Prescot, Lancashire. Family: He was the sixth of seven children born to Patrick O`Neill, a labourer, and his wife Eliza. He married Edith Davies on 7 April 1906 at Prescot Registry Office, Prescot, Lancashire. The …
Personal Details Born: 1 March 1882 in Ightfield, Shropshire and baptised on 11 June in Ightfield Parish Church. Family: He was the eldest of six children born to Thomas Henry White, a groom, and his wife Catherine. He married Elizabeth …
Personal Details Born: 26 January 1878 in Chester, Cheshire. Family: He married Martha Badrock in 1903 in Chester, Cheshire. The couple had two children, Edith Mabel and Hilda. Residence: In 1911 James, his wife and two children were living at …
Personal Details Born: Either 16 September or 17 October 1893 and birth registered at Ellesmere, Shropshire during the last quarter of 1893. Family: William was the second son of Thomas and Ann Wragg. In 1915 he married Nellie Platt and …
Personal Details Born: In 1896 in Ellesmere, Shropshire. Family: He was the sixth of nine children born to James Albert Wood, a canal ticket clerk, and his wife Sarah Jane. He married Minnie Roberts on 31 January 1920 at Criftins …
Personal Details Born: Not known Family: Not known Residence: The 1919 Absent Voters` List gave an address of 23 St. John`s Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire for him, but no other connection with this address can be found. Employment: Not known Died: …
Personal Details Born: 11 January 1889 in Moyne, Tipperary, Ireland. Family: It would appear that Patrick was the youngest of three children born to Daniel Ryan, a farmer. He married Nellie H Suker in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Together they had two …
Personal Details Born: 23 August 1881 in Ellesmere, Shropshire. Family: Third of seven children born to Samuel and Mary Ann Rolfe. On 6 September 1904 Ernest married Ellen Roberts, of Bettisfield, in Ellesmere, Shropshire. Together they had at least 3 …
Personal Details Born: Not known Family: The 1911 Census shows Arthur Fox, his wife Catherine Fox and his step son Gordon Hughes living at 1 Churton’s Yard, Whitchurch which is the address on the 1919 Absent Voters’ Register for Charles. …
Personal Details Born: Not known Family: He married Alice Maud Ankers in 1914 in Whitchurch, Shropshire; no children can be identified for the marriage, although Alice had previously given birth to six children – Beatrice, Alice, Archibald, Sidney, Reginald and …
Personal Details Born: 22 March 1877 in Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales and baptised 13 June 1877 in Ruabon Parish Church. Family: He was the third of six children born to John Spencer Laycock, an accountant, and his wife Lucy Elizabeth, nee …
Personal Details Born: 21 January 1881 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 3 April the same year in St. Alkmund’s Church. Family: He was the youngest of seven children born to Charles Woodhall, a carpenter, and his wife Eliza. He married …
Personal Details Born: 19 September 1893 in Wem, Shropshire and baptised on 8 October the same year in the Wem Methodist Chapel. Family: He was the eldest of six children born to Joseph Smith, a carter, and his wife Leah. …
Personal Details Born: 1858 in Narford, Swaffham, Norfolk, and baptised on 16 April 1858 in Narford Parish Church. Family: He was the youngest of three children of George Pond, a gamekeeper, and his wife Jane. He married Martha Harriet Hopkins …
Personal Details Born: 7 July 1876 in Pitchford, Wem, Shropshire. Family: He was the eldest of three children born to Thomas Holding, a baker, and his wife Emily (the baptism record identifies her as Mary Anne). He married Sarah Ann …
Personal Details Born: In 1886 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised with his twin brother Charles on 2 November 1886 in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the third of six surviving children born to George Evans, a milk dealer, …
Personal Details Born: 31 May 1876 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 14 June 1876 at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was the sixth of nine children born to Charles Taylor, a grocer, and his wife Catherine. He married …
Personal Details Born: 29 September 1872 in Prees, Shropshire. He was also known as Frederic Moores. Family: He was the grandson of Sarah Moore. He married Florence Gribbin on 19 October 1901 in Prestwich, Lancashire and together they had four …
Personal Details Born: 17 May 1887 and baptised 10 July the same year at Whitchurch Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. The 1939 Register lists his date of birth as 17th May 1886, as does his death record but this does not tally …
Personal Details Born: 8 May 1883 in Wellington, Shropshire and baptised 27 June 1883 at St. George`s Parish Church, Wellington. Family: He was the only son of John Stanworth, an iron worker and his wife Mary Jane, nee Rosson. His …
Personal Details Born: 1 April 1893 in Oswestry, Shropshire and baptised 2 June the same year in Holy Trinity Church, Oswestry. Family: He was the third of seven children born to George Evans, a locomotive engine driver, and his wife …
Personal Details Born: In 1878 in Burleydam, Cheshire. Family: He was the fifth of six children born to Peter Evans, an agricultural labourer, and his wife Ann. He married Pamela Felton in 1898 in Market Drayton, Shropshire and together they …
Personal Details Born: In 1881 in Hollyhurst, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Also known as Stephen Charles Evans. Family: He was the third of eight children born to Stephen Charles Evans, a rural postman, and his wife Sarah Harriet. No marriage can be …
Personal Details Born: 25 March 1875 in Marbury, Cheshire and baptised on 2 May the same year in Marbury Parish Church. Family: He was the youngest of four children born to James Chesworth, an agricultural labourer, and his wife Eliza. …
Personal Details Born: 22 March 1876 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the second of four children born to Thomas Gardner, a stud groom, and his wife Annie. He married Alice Mildred Owens on 17 November 1907 in St. Philemon’s …
Personal Details Born: In 1894 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 21 March the same year at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was the second of nine children born to John Newbrook and his wife Elizabeth. William was a …
Personal Details Born: 2 March 1897 Blackpool, Lancashire and baptised 7 April the same year in Blackpool. Family: He was the son of George Nutter a hotel keeper, and his wife Sarah. He married Mary L Jennings in 1926 in …
Personal Details Born: 28 September 1878 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the son of Margaret O`Neill. In 1881 Margaret married Patrick Boyle and William`s name appears as Boyle on the 1891, 1901 and 1911 Censuses. He married Milly Evanson …
Personal Details Born: 30 April 1880 in Fauls, Lower Heath, Shropshire. Family: He was the youngest of seven children born to George Ouseley, a bricklayer`s labourer, and his wife Sarah. He married Eva Penk in 1902 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. They …
Personal Details Born: 8 May 1874 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 28 May the same year at the United Reformed Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was the eldest of six children born to Daniel Sherbrooke, a house painter, and his wife …
Personal Details Born: In 1876 or 1877 in Malpas, Cheshire and baptised on 8 April 1877 in St Oswald’s Church, Malpas. Family: He was the son of Jane Jackson. He married Mary Elizabeth Jones on 9 September 1915 in Oswestry, …
Personal Details Born: 24 April 1882 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 10 May the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the fifth of nine children born to Thomas Evanson, a bricklayer, and his wife Mary Anne. He …
Personal Details Born: In 1873 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales. Family: He was the fourth of seven children born to George Piercy, a rail traffic foreman, and his wife Ann J. He married Florence Emily Salter in 1893 in Chester and …
Personal Details Born: 3 November 1894 in Sale, Cheshire. Family: He was the eldest of six children born to James Cresswell Pidduck, a cattle food agent and paper merchant, and his wife Polly. He married Elma Helen between 1921 and …
Personal Details Born: 11 August 1897 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the fifth of ten children born to John Phillips, a general labourer, and his wife Annie. He married Janet L L Hartshorn in 1920 in Walsall, Staffordshire and …
Personal Details Born: 26 November 1880 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 5 January 1881 with his sister Jane in St. Alkmund’s Church. Family: He was the sixth of eight children born to James Penk, a shoemaker, and his wife …
Personal Details Born: 4 March 1896 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 20 March of the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the elder of two children born to William Hughes, an iron founder, and his …
Personal Details Born: In 1876 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 9 June the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the eighth of ten children born to William and Mary Mulliner. He married Florence Hill on …
Personal Details Born: 30 May 1883 at Stretton, near Malpas, Cheshire and was baptised 1 July 1883 at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Whitchurch. Family: He was the first of eight children born to Nathan Lomas, a draper and grocer, and …
Personal Details Born: 27 March 1886 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised at St. Alkmund’s Church on 6 April the same year. Family: He was the son of Betsy Millington and was brought up as the adopted son of Robert Zackery, …
Personal Details Born: 9 November 1891 in Drumgavlin, Co Down, Ireland. Family: He was the youngest of four children of John Alexander McIlwaine, a domestic servant, and his wife Marianne. It is possible that he had more siblings; we cannot …
Personal Details Born: June 1878 in Norbury, Cheshire. Family: He was the second of eleven children born to Samuel Prince, a farmer, and his wife Jane. No marriage can be traced for William. Residence: In 1881 he was living with …
Personal Details Born: 1899 (second quarter) in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: Fourth of nine children born to William and Ellen Eaton. In 1922 Robert married Hilda K Woollam in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales and together they had a daughter, also named Hilda …
Personal Details Born: 3 February 1889 and baptised 6 March at St Alkmund’s Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was the fifth of six children born to Edward and Ellen Edge. In 1915 he married Phoebe Ashley in Whitchurch and together they …
Personal Details Born: In 1882 and baptised on 22 December 1882 at St Alkmund’s Parish Church in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the third of seven children of William Henshall, a general labourer, and his wife Harriett. He married Harriett …
Personal Details Born: He was born Wallace Ryder on 31 January 1894 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 4 July the same year at St Alkmund’s church. Family: He was the son of Sarah Ryder from Blackoe, near Whitchurch. He …
Personal Details Born: 6 October 1876 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 27 October the same year in St. Alkmund’s parish church. Family: He was the second of four children of John Harding, a railway signalman, and his wife Sarah. He …
Personal Details Born: 1 July 1884 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 6 August 1884. Family: He was the fourth of five children of Samuel Harris, a tallow chandler, and his wife Emma. He married Elizabeth Fowles in 1911 in …
Personal Details Born: 15 January 1878 in Wakefield, Yorkshire and was baptised 17 March 1878 at All Saints Parish Church, Wakefield. Family: He was one of 5 children born to Thomas Gosnay, a pawnbroker, and his wife Mary Ann. No …
Personal Details Born: 7 July 1893 and baptised 14 July 1893 at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the second of five children born to William Farr, a labourer, and his wife Sarah Jane, nee Hancock. He …
Personal Details Born: 11 April 1899 in Chelmarsh, Shropshire and baptised 25 June 1899 at Chelmarsh Parish Church. Family: He was the fourth of five children born to George Edward Francis and his wife Henrietta, nee Beach. No marriage can …
Personal Details Born: 31 May 1898 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the second of seven children born to Thomas Ernest Brayn and his wife Sarah Ann. He married Winifred Thorpe Quarter 2 1919, in Whitchurch, Shropshire. They had one …
Personal Details Born: Ernest and his twin brother, Frederick, were born 26 August 1886 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire and baptised at St. Paul`s Parish Church, Burton upon Trent on 10 October 1886. Family: He was one of three children …
Personal Details Born: Quarter 1 1884 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 6 February 1884 at St. Alkmund`s Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was the fourth of five children born to John Davies , a gardener, and his wife Hannah. He …
Personal Details Born: Wilfred`s birth was registered Quarter 2 1896 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. However on the 1939 Register his date of birth is 25 April 1895. Family: He was the eldest of seven children born to Thomas Ernest Brayn, an …
Personal Details Born: 30 May 1874 in Burleydam, Cheshire. Family: He was the fourth of nine children born to Thomas Burgess, a farmer, and his wife Louisa (nee Hill). He married Frances Challinor 7 March 1905 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. They …
Personal Details Born: 24 April 1887 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 13 May 1887 in St. Alkmund`s Parish Church. Family: He was the second of seven children born to James Brown, a labourer in an iron-foundry, and his wife Anne. …
Personal Details Born: In 1892. Family: He was the third of seven children born to Joseph Basford, a bricklayer, and his wife Mary (nee Fowles). His siblings were Eliza, George, Joseph, Mary, Sarah Ann and Harry. Frank married Lily Evans …
Personal Details Born: John was born in Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1886 and was baptised in St. Alkmund`s Parish Church on 20th June 1888 together with his younger sister, Rachel Annie. Family: He was one of eight children born to John …
Personal Details Born: 29th April 1893 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 24th May 1893 at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the eldest of 9 children born to Robert Bennion, a labourer, and his wife …
Personal Details Born: In 1877 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 24 October 1877 at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was the seventh of ten children born to Henry Bennion, a grocer and shoemaker, and his wife Margaret …
Personal Details Born: 29 May 1891 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the eldest child of Charles Leonard Blencowe, a baker, and his wife Margaret Winifred, nee O’Hara. His siblings were Catherine, Albert, Charles, Frank, Percy, George and Harry. William …
Personal Details Born: 3 March 1876. Family: The first child of Morris and Fanny Thomas of 13 Claypit Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire. He married Bertha Penn on 31 July 1915 and together they had 2 children – Brian and Wilfred. Employment: At the age of …
Personal Details Born: 18 May 1900 Family: Fifth of eight children born to Edward and Elizabeth Cartwright. He married Minnie Dulson in 1923 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Together they had two daughters, Doris and Eveleen. Residence: At the time of his …
Personal Details Born: 15 August 1878 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Randle’s surname was sometimes spelt Challinor. Family: Eighth of ten children born to Jonathan and Elizabeth Challenor. In November 1911 he married Sarah E Porter at St Oswald’s Church in …
Personal Details Born: Born 4 May and baptised 14 June 1877 at St Alkmund’s Church in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: Fifth of ten children born to Alfred and Emma Cheshire. Married Mary Ann Jones in 1898 at Hengoed, Oswestry, Shropshire. Together …
Personal Details Born: 29 December 1878 and baptised 2 March 1879 at St Alkmund’s Church in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: Thomas was the fifth of eight children born to John and Sarah Clarke. On 26 October 1911 he married Annie Thomas …
Personal Details Born: 26 June 1881. Family: The second son of John and Sarah Williams of 8 St John’s Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire. He married Sarah Edwards in 1918 and was father to John, Kathleen and Eileen M. Civilian Occupation: He was a bricklayer. …
Personal Details Born: January 1888. Family: The second son of John and Mary Woollam of 32 Westleigh House, Talbot Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire. In December 1912 he married Sara Emma Mary Eaglesfield at West Bromwich and together they had one child, Eric. Civilian …
Personal Details Born: We believe Charles was born in August 1876 to John and Elizabeth Roberts. He was brought up in the household of Mrs Sarah Simmons and her two daughters Martha and Mary of 22 Station Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Residence: 22 …
Personal Details Born: 19 April 1893. Family: The third son of Benjamin Blythe & Martha Powell of 23 Egerton Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire. John married Nellie Evelyn Baker in 1920 and together they had 2 children – Dorothy and George. Residence: In 1911 he had …
Personal Details Born: 1878. Family: The eighth child of William and Bridget O’Hara of Venables Yard, High Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Bernard married Evelyn D’Souza on 29 October 1908 in Madras, India whilst he was serving there. Civilian Occupation: He was a labourer when he …
Personal Details Born: 7 April 1882 Family: The third child of John Henry & Eliza Nye of Bargates, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Ernest married Elizabeth Cairns on the 9 July 1905 and together they had 4 children – Ernest Edward, Beatrice, Elizabeth & Arthur William. Residence: …
Personal Details Born: 29 November 1898. Family: The second son of Samuel and Jane Lewis of The Bell Inn, Tushingham, Cheshire. Civilian Occupation: He was a gardener. Residence: In 1939 he was living in a bungalow near Pearl Farm, Tushingham, Cheshire …
Personal Details Born: 12 January 1893 in Adderley, Shropshire. Family: The second son of Samuel and Ann Hayward of Blackwaters, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Civilian Occupation: In 1911 Charles was working as a waggoner on a farm. Five years later his occupation was …
Personal Details Born: 31 March 1887 Family: The eldest son of Jabez and Catherine Duckers of 22 Newtown Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Ernest married Agnes Starkey in 1931; our research suggests they may have had 3 children together – Dorothy M, Gerald E and …
Personal Details Born: July 1896 Family: The third son of Joseph and Elizabeth Dodd of Penfold, Goblins Lane, Whixall, Shropshire. Civilian Occupation: At the outbreak of war he was employed as a labourer/tractor engineer. Military Details Regiment: Labour Corps Rank: Private Service …
Personal Details Born: 1885 Family: The second son of George and Mary Crump of 12 Castle Hill, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Civilian Occupation: Prior to enlisting John worked as a bricklayer’s labourer. Other Information: John appears to have suffered with very poor eyesight. Military Details …
Personal Details Born: Woodhouses, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1879. Family: The son of Joseph and Elizabeth Chesters of Grange Farm, Wirswall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. We believe Joseph had a sister named Eliza born in 1860 and may have been adopted. Civilian Occupation: He …
Born: July 1897 Family: The third child of Thomas and Henrietta Beddow of 8 St John Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire. William married Edith and together they had a son Geoffrey. Residence: When William was demobilised in 1919 he indicated his address as 11 …
Personal Details Born: 26 September 1876 Family: Son of Margaret Bennion. William married Elizabeth Humphreys on the 23 February 1896 and together they had 7 children – William, Elizabeth, Margaret, Florence, Emily, Samuel and Gwendoline. Civilian Occupation: Builder’s labourer. Residence: On leaving the …
Personal Details Born 1874 Next of kin – Mrs Elizabeth Bennion (wife), 1 Sherrymill Hill, Whitchurch Civilian occupation – Builder’s labourer Military Details Regiment : King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, Labour Corps Rank : Corporal, Private Service Number : 11691, 42444 …
Frank G Hewitt, born in Norbury, Cheshire in 1894, the second son of Thomas and Jane Hewitt of Norbury Common, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 514th Agricultural Company, Labour Corps Rank : Private Service Number : 459494 Likely died from illness; …