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Frank Robinson was born in Prescot near St. Helens on the 12th October 1897, the son of a blacksmith. His parents Nathan Thomas Robinson and Mary Leather had married in Prescot in 1895 and their first child, Nathan, was born in 1896. Sadly, Frank`s father died in January 1898 aged 32 years and he was […]
Stewart Morley was born at 44 Elliott Street in Preston and baptised in the church of St. Thomas on the 16th October 1898 the son of a biscuit maker, George Hadfield and Ellen Morley (nee Fielding). George Hadfield Morley was born in Carlisle and Ellen Fielding was from Preston, the couple married in St. Mark`s […]
John Unsworth was born in Preston on the 9th December 1897 to John and Mary Unsworth (nee Turner). His parents had married in Preston in the March quarter of 1897 and they had two more sons although only one of those survived; Frederick (1899-1901) and Frederick (1910).
In 1901, John together with his parents and […]
Henry (a.k.a. Harry) Helm was born in Preston on the 23rd December 1897 to Thomas and Margaret Ann Helm (nee Wilson). Harry`s parents married in Preston in 1896 and they went on to have six daughters and four sons including Harry but sadly their eldest son Arthur died at the age of six.
Arthur (1896-1903) […]
Victor Hurley was born in Uffculme, Devon on 1st March 1902 and was the son of Henry and Alice M Hurley of Plymouth.
In 1907 the family were living at 20 Mill Street, and in 1908 were at 49 North Street; both addresses in Newport, Wales. By 1908 Victor was at Marshes Road/Crindau School (Boys) and the following […]
According to official birth records Louis Flannery was born in Preston in the June quarter of 1899 to Charles Edwin and Annie Flannery (nee Davies). His parents married in the church of St. Thomas in Preston on the 25th October, 1898.
Louis had three sisters; Lily (1897), May (1900) and Lena (1902). In 1901 Louis, […]
Henry Aspinall was born on the 11 August, 1899 and christened in the Catholic Church of St. Wilfred`s in the centre of Preston. His parents were George and Elizabeth Aspinall (nee Brennan) and they had married in the same church on the 7 September, 1898.
George Aspinall was a dock labourer originally from Ormskirk and […]
Richard Hoyle was born in Chipping near Longridge on the 5th August 1895 to Thomas and Emma Hoyle (nee Dewhurst). Thomas and Emma were both from farming families in the Chipping area and they married in the church of St. Bartholomew in Chipping on the 5th February, 1885.
Richard had six brothers and two sisters, […]
Robert Isherwood was born in Preston in 1899. By 1911 his mother had died, leaving his father (also named Robert) to raise him and his three brothers. Robert was the eldest child, then came Marmaduke and James (both born 1901), and finally Samuel (born 1903). They lived at 161 Fletcher Street, Preston.
On 17th April […]
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