Sharpe, Harry
Harry was the youngest child of William Sharpe a Police Constable and Mary Ann Eliza Lowe from Warwickshire who had married in 1883. In 1891 they were living at Paget Street in Loughborough with their first four children, Lilian born 1884, Mabel born 1885, Agnes 1887 and Francis William born in 1889. The first three […]
Phipps, John Thomas
John Thomas born in 1892 was the youngest child of John Phipps from Walton on the Wolds and Annie Elizabeth Spence from Leeds, who married on Christmas Day 1877. They started their married life living on Filbert Street and would go on to have 7 children but 1 died in infancy. In 1881 John Snr […]
Overton, Gerald Driver
Apart from being in the Leicestershire Regiment, unable to trace links to Knighton or Leicester.
Munton, William Thomas Russell
William was the second child of William Henry Munton from Stapleford in Leicestershire and Mary Coombes who was born in Cobham in Surrey. The couple married in Surrey 1891 before moving to Leicester, they would go on to have 11 children, however 3 died in childhood. The 1901 Census shows the family living at 46 […]
Munday, William
George was the third child of Walter Munday who was an Agricultural Labourer from Luton. Walter married Annie Stevens in 1884 in Adstock in Buckinghamshire where their first three children were born, Alfred John born in 1885, Cicely Kate, born 1887 and Walter George born in 1889. The family later moved to Toft and Lound […]
Munday, George
George was the third child of Walter Munday who was an Agricultural Labourer from Luton. Walter married Annie Stevens in 1884 in Adstock in Buckinghamshire where their first three children were born, Alfred John born in 1885, Cicely Kate, born 1887 and Walter George born in 1889. The family later moved to Toft and Lound […]
Moseley, Ernest
Ernest born in 1891 was the son of Henry Moseley a Shoe Pressman who had married Mary Jane Mawby in 1872. The couple went on to have twelve children although three died in infancy. By 1901 the family were living at 40 Grace Road in Aylestone and the older children were working in Shoe Manufacturing. […]
Mason, Oliver Reginald
The brother’s parents, William And Annie Mason were living in Brook Street in Kettering before moving to Leicester, he was working as a Bricklayer. William was originally from Colwell in Herefordshire and Annie was from Malvern in Worcestershire. By the 1891 Census the couple were living at Victoria Avenue in Knighton with their five children, […]
Mason, John William
The brother’s parents, William And Annie Mason were living in Brook Street in Kettering before moving to Leicester, he was working as a Bricklayer. William was originally from Colwell in Herefordshire and Annie was from Malvern in Worcestershire. By the 1891 Census the couple were living at Victoria Avenue in Knighton with their five children, […]
Mason, James
The brother’s parents, William And Annie Mason were living in Brook Street in Kettering before moving to Leicester, he was working as a Bricklayer. William was originally from Colwell in Herefordshire and Annie was from Malvern in Worcestershire. By the 1891 Census the couple were living at Victoria Avenue in Knighton with their five children, […]
Lester, Fred
Fred was the youngest child of Isaac Lester and Maria Chester who had married on Christmas Day 1875 at All Saints Church in Loughborough, they went on to have nine children although two died in childhood. The 1881 Census shows the family living in Nottingham, Isaac was working as a Framework Knitter and the couple […]
Lee, William Ernest
William was born on 9/11/1895, he was the oldest son of Joseph Gaskell Lee and Annie Janet Wheat who had married in 1895. Joseph was a Shoe Clicker and Annie was a Griswold Hand from Wigston Magna. In 1901 the Lee family were living at 134 Knighton Fields Road East in Knighton, Joseph and Annie […]