War Memorial - Causewayhead, Cumbria, England

Robert James Bell
Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 26770 Military Medal abt. 1891 12 April 1918 27 7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France Son of John and Letitia Bell, nee McBride, of 27A, Pugin St., Murrill Hill, Carlisle. Resident of Silloth.

The birth of Robert James Bell was registered in Wigton, Cumberland, England during the first quarter of 1891 and was baptised in the church of St. Paul in Silloth, Cumberland, England on 08 March 1891. His parents were John Taylor Bell and Letitia Bell, nee McBride.

England Census 1901 about Robert Bell and family Residence: Calvo, Holme Low, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Taylor Bell Letitia Bell Robert Bell Rebecca Bell Thomas H. Bell	Head Wife Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single	44 33 10 8 5	abt. 1857 abt. 1868 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1896	Holme Low, Cumberland Flimby, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Grinsdale, Cumberland

William James Gilbertson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 59033 abt. 1889, Low Eskrigg, Cumberland 24 January 1917 27 1st Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Courcelette British Cemetery, France Son of Robert and Mary Gilbertson, nee Barnes, of Blooming Heather, Silloth, Cumberland.

The birth of William James Gilbertson was registered in Wigton, Cumberland, England during the third quarter of 1889.

England Census 1901 about William Jas. Gilbertson and family Residence: Low Eskrigg, Oulton, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Gilbertson Mary Gilbertson William Jas. Gilbertson Mary Jane Gilbertson	Head Wife Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single	44 42 11 8	abt. 1857 abt. 1859 abt. 1890 abt. 1893	Low Eskrigg, Cumberland Wigton, Cumberland Low Eskrigg, Cumberland Wedholine Dale, Cumberland

George Goodfellow
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 17774 abt. 1896, Holme Low 25 October 1916 21 1st Bn. Border Regiment Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France Son of George and Isabella Goodfellow, nee Wallace, of Abbey Town, Carlisle. Resident of Seaville.

The birth of George Goodfellow was registered in Wigton, Cumberland, England during the second quarter of 1896 and was baptised in the church of St. Paul in Silloth, Cumberland, England on 19 July 1896.

England Census 1901 about George Goodfellow and family Residence: Holme Low, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Goodfellow Isabella Goodfellow John Goodfellow Joseph Goodfellow Mary Goodfellow Henry Goodfellow George Goodfellow	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	49 46 24 18 13 6 4	abt. 1852 abt. 1855 abt. 1877 abt. 1883 abt. 1888 abt. 1895 abt. 1897	Scaleby, Cumberland Burgh By Sands, Cumberland Burgh By Sands, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland

George Graham
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 118155 abt. 1897, Holme Low 27 January 1918 21 "C" Bty. 34th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Arneke British Cemetery, France Son of George and Hannah Graham, nee Holliday, of Calvo, Silloth, Carlisle, Cumberland.

England Census 1901 about George Graham and family Residence: Calvo, Holme Low, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Graham Hannah Graham Elizabeth Graham Margaret Graham William Graham Mary Graham Catherine Graham John Graham George Graham Joseph Graham	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	42 38 19 15 13 11 9 7 4 2	abt. 1859 abt. 1863 abt. 1882 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1894 abt. 1897 abt. 1899	Wigton, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland

Thomas Hayton Holliday
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 260724 abt. 1891 19 November 1917 26 7th Bn. Border Regiment Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of William and Mary Holliday, nee Jefferson, of Causeway Head, Silloth, Cumberland. Resident of Silloth.

The birth of Thomas Hayton Holliday was registered in Wigton, Cumberland, England during the first quarter of 1891 and was baptised in the church of St. Paul in Silloth, Cumberland, England on 08 March 1891.

England Census 1911 about Thomas Hayton Holliday and family Residence: Holme Low,Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Holliday Mary Holliday Thomas Hayton Holliday Amy Elizabeth Holliday John Herbert Holliday Sarah Elizabeth Cannon Joseph William Armstrong	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Servant Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	48 47 30(?) 16 4 28 15	abt. 1863 abt. 1864 abt. 1881(?) abt. 1895 abt. 1907 abt. 1883 abt. 1896	Holme Low, Cumberland Parsonby, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Broughton, Cumberland Mawbray, Cumberland

Walter Strong Irving
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 25008 abt. 1896, Holme St. Cuthbert 01 April 1917 21 11th Bn. Border Regiment Savy British Cemetery, France Son of William and Mary Annie Irving, nee Strong. Resident of Silloth.

The birth of Walter Strong Irving was registered in Wigton, Cumberland, England during the second quarter of 1896.

England Census 1911 about Walter Strong Irving and familyResidence: Wolsty Hall, Holme Low, Silloth, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Irving Mary Irving Mary Jane Irving John Robert Irving Joseph Edwald Irving William Irving Walter Strong Irving	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	60 57 27 21 19 18 15	abt. 1851 abt. 1854 abt. 1884 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1893 abt. 1896	Holme Cultrim, Cumberland Holme Cultrim, Cumberland Holme Cultrim, Cumberland Holme Cultrim, Cumberland Holme Cultrim, Cumberland Holme Cultrim, Cumberland Holme Cultrim, Cumberland

John Percival Reed
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 161810 abt. 1898, Holme Low 20 July 1918 20 "D" Bty. 250th Reserve Bde. Royal Field Artillery Sissonne British Cemetery, France Son of Joseph and Jane Ann Reed, nee Percival, of 15, Golf Terrace, Silloth, Cumberland. Resident of Silloth.

John Percival Reed was born in Holme Low, Silloth, Cumberland, England on 18 July 1898 and was baptised in Christ's church in Silloth, Cumberland, England on 08 September 1898. He died in a German POW camp on 20 July 1918.

England Census 1911 about John P. Reed and family Residence: Holme Low, Silloth, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Reed Jane Ann Reed Reginald P. Reed John P. Reed Mary Jane Reed Joseph William Reed Wilfred Claud Reed Ada Hayston Reed Norman Vivan Reed Jane Percival Thomas Carrick	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Son Daughter Son Boarder Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Widowed Widowed	41 41 17 12 10 9 6 3 1 84 78	abt. 1870 abt. 1870 abt. 1894 abt. 1899 abt. 1901 abt. 1902 abt. 1905 abt. 1908 abt. 1910 abt. 1827 abt. 1833	Holme Laws, Cumberland Holme Laws, Cumberland Holme Laws, Cumberland Holme Laws, Cumberland Holme Laws, Cumberland Holme Laws, Cumberland Holme Laws, Cumberland Holme Laws, Cumberland Holme Laws, Cumberland Holme Laws, Cumberland Cumberlad Wigton

Robert Varty
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 25732 abt. 1887, Stanwix 26 August 1918 31 7th Bn. Border Regiment Warlencourt British Cemetery, France Son of William and Elizabeth Varty, nee Black, of Silloth.

England Census 1901 about Robert Vartey and family Residence: Dundraw, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Vartey Elizabeth Vartey Robert Vartey Hannah M. Vartey William Vartey John Vartey	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	41 36 13 12 8 6	abt. 1860 abt. 1865 abt. 1888 abt. 1889 abt. 1893 abt. 1895	Cumwitton, Cumberland Great Orton, Cumberland Stainton, Cumberland Kirkbramppton, Cumberland Kirkandrews, Cumberland Kirkandrews, Cumberland

William Ewart Gladstone Wise
© laurinlaurin espie	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 67343 abt. 1894, Holme Low 29 October 1916 22 "A" Bty. 111th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Courcelette British Cemetery, France Son of Richard and Isabella Wise, believed nee McMinn, of Cowlyers, Silloth, Carlisle. Native of Causewayhead, Silloth.

The birth of William Ewart Gladstone Wise was registered in Wigton, Cumberland, England during the second quarter of 1894 and was baptised in the church of St. Paul in Silloth, Cumberland, England on 08 July 1894.

England Census 1901 about William E. G. Wise and family Residence: Causewayhead, Holme Low. Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Wise Isabella Wise Robert Wise Jane A. Wise Sarah E. Wise William E. G. Wise	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	40 44 19 12 8 6	abt. 1861 abt. 1857 abt. 1882 abt. 1889 abt. 1893 abt. 1895	Holme St. Cuthbert, Cumberland Scotland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland

William Wise (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	abt. 1894, Tarns Holme Son of Joseph and Sarah Wise, nee Grigg, present Whitehaven 1901 and Bridgefoot 1911 but unable to identify as casualty and no further information.

Probably: England Census 1901 about William Wise and family Residence: 14, Waddington Bridge, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Wise Sarah Wise William Wise Ellen Wise Jannie Wise Joseph N. Wise	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	26 25 6 3 2 3 wks.	abt. 1875 abt. 1876 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1899 abt. 1901	Overbly, Holme Par Winlaton, Durham Tarns Holme Par Tarns Holme Par Sykefoot Wetherall, Cumberland Whitehaven, Cumberland

Richard Monkhouse Wise
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Acting Bombardier 103638 abt. 1893, Holme Low 18 July 1916, Mesopotamia 22 9th Bde. H. Q. Royal Field Artillery Basra War Cemetery, Iraq Son of Robert and Mary Wise, nee Monkhouse, of 16, Mary St., Silloth, Carlisle.

Richard Monkhouse Wise was baptised in the church of St. Paul in Silloth, Cumberland, England on 26 November 1893.

England Census 1911 about Richard Monkhouse Wise and family Residence: Holme Low, Cumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Wise Mary Wise Richard Monkhouse Wise Elizabeth Wise Joseph Hind Wise George Stanley Wise Charlotte Curtis Wheeler	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single	44 42 17 14 10 5 19	abt. 1867 abt. 1869 abt. 1894 abt. 1897 abt. 1901 abt. 1906 abt. 1892	Holme Low, Cumberland Holme Low, Cumberland Aspatria, Cumberland Holm Low, Cumberland Holm Low, Cumberland Holm Low, Cumberland Ballsall, Warwickshire

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