Bree, Harold
Harold died of wounds in a London hospital on 2/5/1918 aged 25 and is buried in Welford Road Cemetery, his inscription reads ‘He Shall Wipe All Tears Away’. The Bree family were originally from Northampton, the three names on the war memorial were the sons of Harry Bree from Daventry and Eliza Sabin from […]
Braker, Alfred George
School Records give his date of birth as 21st January 1888, Son of Thomas & Frances Braker 1911 census: 84 Osborne Road Leicester BRAKER, Thomas Head Married M 53 1858 Packing Case Maker London Algate BRAKER, Frances Ann Wife Married19 years F 49 1862 London Sion BRAKER, Thomas W Son Single M 25 1886 […]
Proctor, William
Son of Mrs. M. A. Proctor, of 18, Milligan Rd., Aylestone Park, Leicester 1891 census: Hughenden Drive, Aylestone PROCTOR, Walter W Head Married M 37 1854 Gas Stoker Wisbeach PROCTOR, Mary A Wife Married F 38 1853 Wisbeach PROCTOR, Annie H Daughter Single F 17 1874 Shoe Fitter Sheffield, Yorks PROCTOR, William Son Single […]
Peabody, Eric
Brother of Miss W. E. Peabody, of 156, Milligan Rd., Aylestone Park, Leicester. 1901 census : 156, Milligan Road, Leicester PEABODY, Samuel Head Married M 36 1865 Carpenter & Joiner Welford, Northamptonshire PEABODY, Annie E Wife Married F 33 1868 Welford, Northamptonshire PEABODY, Stanley G H Son Single M 11 1890 Leicester PEABODY, Frederic […]
Braker, Alfred George
School Records give his date of birth as 21st January 1888 Son of Thomas & Frances Braker 1911 census: 84 Osborne Road Leicester BRAKER, Thomas Head Married M 53 1858 Packing Case Maker London Algate BRAKER, Frances Ann Wife Married19 years F 49 1862 London Sion BRAKER, Thomas W Son Single M 25 1886 […]
Wilson, Fred
Fred was born in Leicester in 1882 to Richard Wilson, a shoe finisher, and Mary Ann (nee Dunkley). They had 7 children – Florence M 1876 George 1878 Elizabeth 1879 Fred 1882 Ada 1885 Archibald 1887 Beatrice 1895 In 1891 census the family lived at 39 Francis Street. In 1901 census they were at 142 […]
East, Herbert Lawrence
Herbert Lawrence East Herbert was born in 1885 in Leicester and baptised on 6.9.1885 at St. Luke’s Church. His parents were John East (an Australian house painter) and Sarah Jane (nee Lawrence). He was one of 7 children I know of- William Lawrence 1872 Clara Lawrence 1874 Albert Lawrence 1876 Lillie Gertrude Lawrence 1880 John […]