Boden, James
School records give his date of birth as 11th August 1893 son of Edward& Mary Boden 1901 Census 12, Harold Street, Leicester, Edward Boden Head Married Male 421859Birmingham, Wks, LaborerAt Gas Works Mary Boden Wife Married Female 401861Derbyshire, Thomas Boden Son Single Male 191882Derbyshire, Railway Locomotive Cleaner George Boden Son Single Male 151886Allington, Derbys. Assistant […]
BLUNDELL, William James
Blundell William James s/o Alfred & Emily 24.Apr 1889 30D73/02-2 101 1911 Wm Blundell b 1892 in Leicester In Lichfield RD barracks Royal Wks Pte 1989 / MGC Lance Cpl 83151
Allen, Robert Henry
Born in 1886 – Robert left Granby Road School on 21stJuly 1899 age 13he married Alice Horsley 8th April 1912 at St James, Aylestone Park – they had sons, William H 1912,& Robert H 1915 Husband of Alice Pitts (formerly Allen), of 22, Harold St., Aylestone Park, LeicesterAlice Allen married Coleman Pitts on 16th August 1919 […]
Allen, Reginald George
Baptism 30th April 1899 at St Paul’s Church (74 Warwick Street) and his parents were also married there Son of George William and Florence Allen, of 146, Knighton Lane, Leicester.Absent voters 1918 December have his address as Knighton Lane 1901 Census 159, Filbert Street, Leicester, George Wm Allen Head Married Male 27 1874 Leicestershire, Tailors […]
Allen, Harry
Baptised 25 Feb 1897 at Leicester, St Paul’s the son of Charles Samuel Allen&Kate Thacker they married at St Pauls Church on 27th December 1891 His mother died in 1904 aged 33 and is buried in Knighton Churchyard Charles Samuel remarried to Edith Lount in 1908 and in 1920 Electoral Registers the family are at […]
Diaper, Frederick Thomas William
Gateway School 1929-34 Son of Frederick and Coyler Diaper. Husband of Nellie E. Diaper (nee Granger). Private Diaper’s battalion was sent to France with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). By the 25th May 1940 it was one of the units defending the crossing points on the Canal de la Haute Deûle, in the areas of […]
Wright, George Austin
George was born on 18.2.1894 in Leicester and was baptised on 17.12.1905 at St. Matthew’s Church. His parents were Joshua Thomas Wright, a waterworks labourer, and Lucy Ann (nee Austin). They had 7 children- George Austin 1894 Elsie 1895 Ida 1898 William 1900 Amy 1904 Frances Dorothy 1907 1 unknown In 1901 census the family […]
Wills, Albert
Albert was born in 1898 in Leicester to Frederick Solomon Wills, a boot finisher, and Ellen (nee Ebourn). They had 14 children- Edwin 1879 Eliza 1881 Thomas 1882 Nellie 1883 Georgina 1885 John 1888 Caroline Georgina 1890 Frederick 1892 Arthur 1894 Albert 1898 Walter 1901 Lily 1904 Frank 1910 1 unknown Albert’s photograph is in […]
Wignall, Benjamin
Benjamin was born in 1883 in Wigston and baptised on 4.2.1883 in Wigston. His parents were Benjamin, a framework knitter and Sarah (nee Pawley). They had 9 children William H 1866 Allred 1868 George 1873 Sarah 1875 Florence 1878 Thomas 1880 Benjamin 1883 2unknown In 1891 census the family lived at 88 Newton Lane, Wigston. […]
Wilford, Arthur Lewis
Arthur was born in 1890 in Leicester to Joseph Wilford, a boot manufacturer, and Elizabeth (nee Hubbard). They had 6 children I know of- Arthur Lewis 1890 Joseph Alan 1891 Florence Jane 1892 Blanche Lavinia 1894 Ethel Grace 1895 Elizabeth Doris 1899 In 1891 census the family lived at 112 Curzon St., Leicester. In 1901 […]
Wheatley, Herbert G
There is a record for a Herbert Gladwin Whiteley who was born in1890 in Hunslet. He was baptised on 4.5.1890 at Hunslet Moor, West Yorks. His parents were Herbert, a baker and Elizabeth (ne Wright). They had 6 children – Herbert G 1890 Annie 1891 Ernest 1892 Clarence Benjamin 1894 Harry 1897 Wilfred 1899 In […]
Weston, Harry
Harry was born in 1894 in Leicester and baptised on 21.3.1895 at St. Paul’s church. His parents were Henry (Harry) Weston, a tram driver, and Mary Elizabeth (nee Walton). They had 4 children – Elsie May 1890 Edith Florence 1892 Harry 1894 Ellen Elizabeth 1896 Mary died in 1899, aged 33, leaving Henry with a […]
