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 […]
Goddard, Arthur Pearson
Arthur was the oldest son of George Alfred Goddard his first wife, Rose Hannah Bean who married in 4th May 1885 in Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. George was working as a Shoe Finisher and the couple lived at Birstall Street and went on to have five children. Arthur born in 1886, Mary, Kate, George and John […]
Burden, Thomas
Thomas born in 1893 was the son of George Burden an Elastic Web Weaver and Susanna Allen who had married in 1877. Before moving to Knighton the family were living on Saffron Lane, they went on to have six children, sadly two died in their infancy, Mary who was born in 1880 died at the […]
Goldsmith, Frederick Leonard
Frederick Leonard was born in 1897 Son of FrederickGoldsmith&EllenCrutchleyof 162, Milligan Rd., Leicester. They married 25th August 1895 at St Helen’s Church Ashby de la Zouch. 1911 census: 162 Milligan Road Leicester GOLDSMITH, Frederick Charles Head Married M 37 1874 Hosiery Trimmer HathernLeics GOLDSMITH, Helen Wife Married15 years F 38 1873 Day Hills Staffordshire […]
Gibson, Arthur Gordon
Baptised at Copt Oak 30 Aug 1896 the son of George & Amelia Gibson – School Records give his date of birth as 20th July 1896 1911 census transcription details for: 7 Scott St Leicester GIBSON, George Henry Head Married M 51 1860 Shoe Clicker Wellingborough GIBSON, Amelia Wife Married21 years F 47 1864 Copt […]
Chetwyn, William Edwin
William and George were born to Thomas Chetwyn, a shoe maker, and Sarah Ann (nee Powell). There were 9 children in total – William Edwin 1877 Elizabeth R 1879 Ada SA 1881 May 1883 Tom 1886· George Stephen 1889 James 1891 Harry 1893 Frank 1895 In 1881 census the family lived at 51 Carden St., […]
Bilney, Dennis Champness
Son of Mrs F. S. Champness. Gateway School 1932-36. Corporal Bilney’s battalion was part of the 1st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden, the attempt to seize the bridges over the major rivers in the Netherlands. On the 17th September 1944, the battalion was transported to Arnhem over two days in Horsa gliders from RAF […]
Veary, Archibald John Horace
Archibald was born in 1892 in Leicester to John Veary, a decorator and house painter and Winifred (nee Ray). They had 5 children Archibald 1892 Lucrezia 1894 Christine 1894 Blanche 1904 Leslie 1906 In 1901 census the family lived at 80 Maynard Road. In 1911 they lived at 200 Melbourne Road and Archibald worked as […]
Tookey, Walter Charles
John Henry And Walter Charles Tookey John and Walter were born in 1893 and 1895 respectively, both in Leicester, to Charles Tookey, a shoe hand, and Mary Jane (nee Corrall). They had 3 children- John Henry 1893 Elizabeth Louise 1894 Walter Charles 1895 In 1901 census the family lived at 37 Farringdon Street. In 1904 […]
Smith, Charles Ernest
Charles was born in 1897 in Leicester and was baptised on 8.1.1897 at St. Saviours church. His parents were John Capell Smith, a railway engineer and Mary Ann (nee Foster). They had 7 children- John William 1895 Charles Ernest 1897 Elsie May 1899 Ethel Amy 1901 Lilly Evelyn 1904 Frank Henry 1907 Herbert Harold 1909 […]
Pitts, Ernest Arthur
Ernest was born in 1894 in Leicester to Arthur William Pitts, a shoe machine sewer, and Emma (nee Daniels). He was one of 6 children- Rose Mary 1892 Ernest Arthur 1894 Florence May 1897 Bertha 1898 William George 1904 Arthur William 1909 In 1901 census the family lived at 107 Nedham St., Leicester and by […]
Morley, George
George was born in 1896 in Loughborough, Leicestershire to John Bateman Morley, a coachman at Belvoir Castle and Alice (nee Coppen). They had 4 children George 1896 William 1899 John Robert 1905 1 unknown In 1901 census the family lived at Redmile, Leicestershire – the houses near the church. In 1911 they hadn’t moved. George […]
