Herbert James PITCHFORD, KSLI War Dead

1911 Census;

AND NOW 1881 CENSUS Giving parents. Angela     PITCHFORD, Absalom Head Married M 40 1841 Coal Miner Dawley Shropshire VIEW   PITCHFORD, Rachel Wife Married F 37 1844   Wellington Shropshire VIEW   PITCHFORD, Florence Daughter Single F 13 1868 Scholar Dawley Shropshire VIEW   PITCHFORD, Mary S Daughter Single F 7 1874 Scholar Wrockwardine Shropshire VIEW   PITCHFORD, Herbert James Son Single M 5 1876 Scholar Wrockwardine Shropshire VIEW   RG number: RG11 Piece: 2681 Folio: 11 Page: 16     Registration District: Wellington Sub District: Wombridge Enumeration District: Ecclesiastical Parish:     Civil Parish: Wrockwardine Municipal Borough: Address: New St, Wrockwardine County: Shropshire           1881 address search

Further Info;

1901 CENSUS OCC; Hotel Barman Living NEW ST, WROCKWARDINE WOOD, ST GEORGE'S WELLINGTON

1891 CENSUS OCC; BRASS WORKER Living with Mother Rachel at 22, Holyhead Road, Wednesbury , West Bromwich,Staffordshire.  

Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Name:	Herbert James PITCHFORD
Rank:	L/CPL
Initials:	H J
Birthplace:	St. Georges, Salop
Residence:	Shifnal, Salop
Enlisted:	Ironbridge, Salop
Regiment, Corps etc.:	Welsh Regiment
Battalion etc.:	10th Battalion.
	Raised in the Rhondda Valley by D. Watts Morgan, M. P. in Sept. 1914. To Codford St. Mary in 76th Bde. 25th Div. It was formed as a battalion of K3 but on 30.9.14 went to jointhe other locally raised units in 129th Bde. 43rd Div. at Rhyl. 29.4.15 formation became 114th Bde. 38th Div. Aug. 1915 to Winchester. Dec. 1915 landed at Havre 6.2.18 disbanded in France.
Number:	55764
Date died:	2 August 1917
How died:	Killed in action
Theatre of war:	France & Flanders
Supplementary Notes:	FORMERLY 24743, SHROPS L.I.

Nice stuff, Angela. A global search of the surname in IGI for Salop shows, from many hundreds of private, lower-case entries, that it has been extensively studied. Many relate to periods later than normal cover. Others go back long before the start of any registers - may be based on established pedigrees, or just speculation (such as some quaint fliers such as for "Mrs Ralph de Pitchford" 1198).

One moderen private entry is the marriage 23.6.1863 at Dawley Magna Absalom Pitchford (aged 22) and Rachel Tudor (aged 20). Another, "real" entry: bap of that Absalom 8.11.1840 at Dawley Magna, son of Timothy and Honor.

That couple are in 1881 Census (per Family Search for free) at Coppice House, Dawley, he an unemployed coal miner, aged 70, she aged 68, both born in Dawley. (A grandchild with them).

Their marriage not in IGI nor in FreeBMD, any county, so likely to have been before July 1837. SFHS marriage index not yet consulted. This Timothy (there were others in the period) bap 9.9.1810 at Dawley Magna, s of Stephen and Ann. Real entry.

No, Martyn, you do all of the legwork and have the expertese, I just utilise the records I pay into to try and help others.

Nice to be nice isn't it? Have a good day. 

Bendavis

This link will take you to War Graves Photographic Project where you can order pics of loved ones graves

Your ancestor is on it as I've just searched for his name and it came up !

http://www.twgpp.org/the_war_graves_photographic_project.php 

Angela

thank you all for your help this is amazing,

much appreciated

Ben Davis

I was wonderuing where did you get a copy of the 1891 census? I have looked on ancestruy.co.uk and can not find it

Thank you

Ben Davis

Hi Ben,

If you give me your email address,  I have saved the original 1891 census onto my hardrive, then I'll email it you so you can print it off. I got it from findmypast.

Angela

Angela,

bendavis1987@hotmail.co.uk thank you musch appreciated

Ben