Griffin, Joseph Charles
Joseph Charles Griffin Joseph was born in 1887 in Thurmaston. His father, Charles Griffin, a brick labourer,married Lucy Busby and had 6 children – Charles Henry 1873 Jane Elizabeth 1874 Thomas William 1877 Frederick 1880 Harriet Ada 1881 Annie Louisa 1883 Lucy died, aged 35, in 1884 and later that year Charles married his second […]
Griffin, Ernest
Ernest was born in 1888 in Leicester to John Joseph Griffin, a shoe shop man and Mary Ann (nee Porter). They had 7 children – John Joseph Albert 1882 Ethel 1882 Harry 1884 Ernest 1888 George Emmanuel 1891 Sidney Joseph 1894 Harold Horatio 1899 In 1891 census the family lived at 34 Upper Kent Street. […]
Green, John William
John was born in 1878 in Leicester but I can find no further information about him before his marriage. In 1897 he married Leonora Mary Bishop and they had 2 children Frederick William 1901-1908 Reginald 1904 In 1901 census Leonora and Frederick were living at 32 Noel Street but John is not listed. He may […]
Greaves, Joseph
Joseph Greaves Joseph was born in 1889 in Leicester to James Greaves, a marble caster, and Eliza Jane (nee Beason). They had 8 children – James Thomas 1874 Mary Ann 1877 James George 1879 Eliza Jane 1880 Joseph 1882 all in Birmingham Charles 1884 William Albert 1886 Joseph 1889 all in Leicester In 1891 census […]
Greaves, Frederick
Frederick Greaves Frederick was born in 1886 in Leicester to Frederick Greaves, a shoe finisher, and Annie (nee Dublin). They had 8 children – Ernest 1879 George 1884 Frederick 1886 James 1891 Joseph 1893 Charlotte 1895 unknown In 1891 census the family lived at 46 Britania St., Leicester. In 1901 census they were at 192 […]
Gordon, Percy
Percy Gordon Percy was born in 1896 in Leicester to Arthur John Gordon, a master printer, and Charlotte Matilda (nee Powell). They had 6 children- Harold Arthur 1888 Sidney Manard 1889 Leonard John 1890 John Stanley 1892 Percy 1896 Roland 1898 In 1901 census the family lived at 12 Medbourne St., Leicester and in 1911 […]
Gooding, Percy Philip
Percy was born in 1896 in Leicester to Arthur John Gordon, a master printer, and Charlotte Matilda (nee Powell). They had 6 children- Harold Arthur 1888 Sidney Manard 1889 Leonard John 1890 John Stanley 1892 Percy 1896 Roland 1898 In 1901 census the family lived at 12 Medbourne St., Leicester and in 1911 census they […]
Goode, Horace
Horace was born in 1897 in Leicester to William Goode (shoe tree builder) and Mary Jane (nee Cox). They had 12 children – Lily 1889 William Francis 1891 Ernest 1894-1899 Albert 1895 Horace 1897 John 1900-1900 Daisy Rose (twins) 1901-1901 George 1902 Bertie 1904-1905 2 unknown In 1901 census the family lived at 131 Wheat […]
Golby, William Charles
William was born in 1884 in Hinckley, Leicestershire to William Pickering Goldby, a boot factory foreman, and Charlotte (nee Holt). They had 6 children – Gertrude 1880 William Charles 1884 Maud Mary 1887 Sydney Herbert 1889 Mabel Ellen 1891 1 unknown In 1891 census the family lived at 22 Oak St. and in 1901 they […]
Goddard, Tom
Tom was born in 1892 in Leicester to James Goddard, a rotary glove hand, and Annie (nee Allen). They had 7 children – Ellen F 1884 Albert 1885 Mary Charlotte 1889 Harry 1891 Tom 1892 Ethel 1897 Arthur 1899 In the first quarter of 1899, when Tom was 8 years old, his mother died. Arthur […]
Gamble, Arthur
Arthur joined the army on 22.10.1915 from 32 Preston Street, Leicester leaving his job as a fish salesman. He became Private 22203 11th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment and Died of Wounds on 7.6.1917. On his attestation it says he is 21 years old ( born 1894) however, CWGC say he died in 1917 aged 19 (born […]
James Harold Gamble
George Baxter Gamble & James Harold Gamble Two boys born to an unmarried Sarah Gamble-George Baxter 1892 James Harold 1897 In 1900 Sarah married Thomas Vann who had four children with his first wife – Thomas H 1880 AlmaB 1883 Florence H 1885 Walter 1888 As a married couple t.1tey had five further children – […]