War Memorial - Aikton, Cumbria, England - The men behind the names.

John Dixon Hewetson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain bapt. 08 February 1887, Westmorland, England 30 May 1918 32 8th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France Son of Christopher and Elizabeth Hewetson, of Cumberland, husband of Prudence Eleanor Hewetson, of Beverley.

Arthur Hewetson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Second Lieutenant 24 March 1918 8th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Wailly Orchard Cemetery, France Son of Christopher Hewetson, of Thornley Villa, Wigton, Cumberland.

England Census 1891 about John Dixon and Arthur Hewetson Residence: Park End, Preston Patrick, Westmorland, England
Name	Relation	Gender	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Christopher Hewetson Elizabeth Hewetson William Hewetson Thomas S. Hewetson John D. Hewetson Frederick Hewetson Arthur Hewetson James Ireland Jane Bellas Margaret A. Thompson	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Servant Servant Maid	Male Female Male Male Male Male Male Male Female Female	41 35 8 6 4 2 0 28 20 22	abt. 1850 abt. 1856 abt. 1883 abt. 1885 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1863 abt. 1871 abt. 1869	Cumwhitton, Cumberland Renwick, Cumberland Preston Patrick, Westmorland Preston Patrick, Westmorland Preston Patrick, Westmorland Preston Patrick, Westmorland Preston Patrick, Westmorland Mansergh, Westmorland Little Strickland, Westmorland Kendal, Westmorland

Joseph Watson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 202966 11 April 1918 11th Bn. Border Regiment Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France

Edward Bainbridge
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 202684 abt. 1893 02 December 1917 24 11th Bn. Border Regiment Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of Elizabeth A. Bainbridge, of The Bungalow, Aikton, Wigton, and the late John Bainbridge.

Probably: England Census 1901 about Edward Bainbridge and family Residence: Embleton, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Gender	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Bainbridge Elizabeth Bainbridge Sarah Jane Bainbridge Mary A. Bainbridge John Bainbridge William Bainbridge Edward Bainbridge William Thornthwaite	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Son Son Servant	Male Female Female Female Male Male Male Male	59 50 17 15 12 10 8 19	abt. 1842 abt. 1851 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1882	Kirkandrews on Eden, Cumberland Scotby, Cumberland Bothel, Cumberland Bothel, Cumberland Bothel, Cumberland Bothel, Cumberland Bothel, Cumberland Embleton, Cumberland

Joseph Topping
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 16264 01 July 1916 11th Bn. Border Regiment Thiepval Memorial, France

England Census 1911 about Joseph Topping and family Residence: Aikton, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Gender	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Topping Sarah Topping Joseph Topping William Topping	Head Wife Son Son	Male Female Male Male	69 68 33 27	abt. 1842 abt. 1843 abt. 1878 abt. 1884	Biglands, Cumberland Culton, Cumberland Gamblesby, Cumberland Gamblesby, Cumberland

Isaac Lockhart
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 15739 03 July 1916 8th Bn. Border Regiment Thiepval Memorial, France

England Census 1901 about Isaac Lockhart and family Residence: Houghton, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Gender	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Lockhart Eliza Lockhart Thomas Lockhart Isaac Lockhart John Lockhart	Head Daughter Son Son Son	Male Female Male Male Male	39 17 7 5 2	abt. 1862 abt. 1884 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1899	Thurstonfield, Cumberland Gamblesby, Cumberland Thurstonfield, Cumberland Thurstonfield, Cumberland Thurstonfield, Cumberland

Lawson Lewis
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Rifleman (CWGC: Private) 235355 bapt. 05 April 1896, Aikton, Cumberland 23 July 1917 21 5th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of Amos and Jane Lewis, of Biglands, Wigton, Cumberland.

England Census 1901 about Clarissa Jane Ault and family Residence: Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England
Name	Relation	Gender	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Amos Lewis Jane Lewis Mary E. Graham Sarah Jane Lewis Rachel Lewis George Lewis Martha Ann Lewis Lawson Lewis Amy Lewis William Graham Joseph W. Graham	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Son Daughter Son-in-Law Grandson	Male Female Female Female Female Male Female Male Female Male Male	43 47 21 14 12 10 7 5 2 27 0	abt. 1858 abt. 1854 abt. 1880 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1899 abt. 1874 abt. 1901	Ryebottom, Cumberland Biglands, Cumberland Biglands, Cumberland Biglands, Cumberland Biglands, Cumberland Biglands, Cumberland Biglands, Cumberland Biglands, Cumberland Biglands, Cumberland Newton, Cumberland Biglands, Cumberland

John Joseph Brown
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 12/2966 23 February 1890, Cumberland, England 04 November 1915 25 Auckland Regiment, N. Z. E. F. Colombo (Kanatte) General Cemetery, Sri Lanka Son of John and Mary Brown, nee Bell.

England Census 1901 about John Joseph Brown and family Residence: Moorrow, Dundraw and Whitrigg, Wigton, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Gender	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Brown Mary Brown Priscilla T. Brown John J. Brown Martha M. Brown Robert T. Brown Violet B. Brown Mary A. Ellam Thomas H. McCall	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Son Daughter Servant Servant	Male Female Female Male Female Male Female Female Male	75 32 12 11 9 7 3 20 15	abt. 1826 abt. 1869 abt. 1889 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1894 abt. 1898 abt. 1881 abt. 1886	Thursby, Cumberland Brayton, Cumberland Stanurx, Cumberland Stanurx, Cumberland Stanurx, Cumberland Stanurx, Cumberland Dundraw, Cumberland Penrith, Cumberland Wigton, Cumberland

New Zealand, Register of Military Service during WW I
John Joseph Brown
Born on 23 February 1890 in Cumberland, England
Entered the Army on 06 June 1916.
Next kin was Mrs. D. Bone, an aunt.
Service number: 12/2966

Wills and Administrations 1916
Brown, John Joseph, of Holly House, Wiggonby, Wigton, Cumberland, farmer, died 4 November 1915 at Colombo, Ceylon.
Administration Carlisle 28 April to Mary Brown, widow.
Effects £102.

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