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 […]
Lawrence, Thomas
In 1891 the Lawrence family was living at 29 Frank Street and was made up of the Father, Joseph Lawrence from Earl Shilton, who was a Railway Guard and his wife Mary White, at the time they had four children, Minnie born in 1885 Joseph born in 1887, Ellen born in 1889 and Albert born […]
Lawrence, Albert
In 1891 the Lawrence family was living at 29 Frank Street and was made up of the Father, Joseph Lawrence from Earl Shilton, who was a Railway Guard and his wife Mary White, at the time they had four children, Minnie born in 1885 Joseph born in 1887, Ellen born in 1889 and Albert born […]
Kettle, Bertie
Bertie Kettle was born between January and March 1894 in Bourne to John Kettle, a Fellmonger’s Labourer, born in Morton Lincolnshire in 1855 and his wife Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1863 also in Morton. John was first marred to Rachel Pocock in 1974 and they had lived in Eastgate Bourne but unfortunately Rachel died in […]
Keech, Walter Stuart Nugent
The Keech family lived in Alvaston in Derbyshire before moving to Leicester. Arthur William Keech was born in London, he married Gertrude Adelaide Nugent on 21st October 1896, who was originally from Lancashire and the couple married in Nottingham. They had their four surviving children while living at Alvaston. Walter was the oldest, he was […]
Hubbard, Charles Stonehouse
Charles and Percy were the sons of Arthur Hubbard and Rose Stonehouse. Arthur was a Framework Knitter living at Wigston Magna and Rose was working as a Domestic Servant/Cook for the Vicar of Whetstone in 1881. The couple married on the 10th April 1882 at St Marks Church in Leicester, the church was consecrated only […]
Holmes, Sidney Nicholas
Sidney was born in Norwich in 1890, the third child of Joshua Henry Holmes an Engineer and Alice Louise Jay who had married on the 1st March 1885. The couple lived at West Pottergate Street in Norwich and went on to have five children, Joshua born in 1888, Walter born 1887, Sidney born 1890, Alice […]
Facer, Bertie
Bertie’s parents were James Henry Facer a Shoe Clicker, and Annie Louisa Murby a machinist, who had married 30/3/1891 and started their married life at 85 Hazel Street. They later moved to 251 Welford Road and Annie was working as a Shoe Machinist at home, they went on to have seven children. The 1911 census […]
Eaton, Horace William
Horace was born in Derby in 1890. He was the son of John Eaton and Louisa Cox who had married on 18th April 1880. The couple started married life living with her parents at 28 Bloom Street in Derby. The 1891 census shows the couple living at Uttoxeter Old road, Werburgh, Derby. They had three […]
Covill, Leslie Charles
Leslie Covill was born in 1891 in Ely in Cambridgeshire. His father, Isaac was a Railway Signalman, Leslie was still living with his family in Ely in 1911 and working as a Baker for the Co-Op Society. By 1913 Leslie had moved to Leicester, living at 12 Pope Street which runs parallel to Scott Street. […]
Cooper, Richard Charles Edwin
The sons of George Edwin Cooper and Catherine Maria Morris who had married in 1896. George worked as a Shoe Pressman as did his father before him. The couple were to live their married life in Sheridan Street in Knighton Fields and go on to have eight children, although one died in infancy. The 1911 […]
Cave, George William
The brothers were the sons of Arthur Cave and Emma Corrall who had married on 28th September 1884, they were to have 14 children although one died in infancy, they would also go on to adopt a child. By 1901 the family were living in 11 Cross Street in Oadby. Both Arthur and Emma were […]