Barton, Walter
Walter was born in 1882 to Oscar Barton, a shoe trade foreman, and Martha (nee Griffin). He was one of twelve children – Nellie 1877 Alice 1878 Ada 1880 Walter 1882 Jessie 1884 Oscar 1886 Edgar 1888 Pattie 1890 Thomas 1893 Sydney 1897 Maria 1899 1 unknown In 1901 census the family lived at Headington […]
Barsby, Edward
Edward was born in 1886 in Leicester to John Samuel Barsby, a shoe worker and Ellen (neeAnstys). They had 8 children – William 1879 John S 1881 Edward 1886 George 1887 Sarah Rebecca 1888 Mary 1893 Rosa 1895 1 unknown In 1891 census the family lived at 49 Occupation Rd, Leicester. In 1901 census they […]
Bailey, George
George was born in 1898 in Leicester to Mark Bailey (an Australian who worked as a Midland Railway shunter ) and Eliza Fanny Tyers (nee Cave). He was the oldest of 6 children – George 1898 William Mark 1899 Thomas 1901 Henry 1902 Emily Tyers 1905 Frank 1907 In 1901 census the family lived at […]
Adcock, Alfred Foxley
Alfred was born in 1888 in Leicester and baptised on 4.12.1889 at St. Matthew’s Church, Leicester. His parents were Alfred Adcock, a commercial traveler, and Sarah Ann (Foxley). He was one of 5 known children – Alfred Foxley 1888 Eveline Maud 1889 Dorothy Constance 1892 Frank Wilson 1894 Florence Blanche 1895 In 1891 census the […]