War Memorial - Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England

George William Barton
© soilsister	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 22950 abt. 1891 23 April 1918 27 1st Bn. Licolnshire Regiment Kortrijk (St. Jan) Communal Cemetery, Belgium Son of Edward Abel Barton and Fanny Leah Barton, nee Thorne, of Bourne Road Crossing, Billingborough. Born at Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

England Census 1901 about George W Barton and family Residence: Quarrington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Edward A. Barton Fanny L. Barton Lillie T. Barton George W. Barton Violet A. Barton Daisy Barton	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	35 39 13 10 4 1	abt. 1866 abt. 1862 abt. 1888 abt. 1891 abt. 1897 abt. 1900	Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire South Lynn, Norfolk Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire

Maurice Blackbourn Bellamy
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 200869 abt. 1894, Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire 01 July 1916 22 1st/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery, Foncquevillers, France Son of Thomas Waters and Mary Louisa Bellamy, nee Blackbourn. Brother of Mrs. Mildred Winfield Crane, of 30, Victoria Avenue, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

England Census 1901 about Maurice B. Bellamy and family Residence: 64, Grantham Road, Quarrington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Mary L. Bellamy Mildred W. Bellamy Mary Bellamy Maurice B. Bellamy	Head Daughter Daughter Son	Widowed Single Single Single	37 10 8 6	abt. 1864 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1895	Temple Bruer, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire

Paul Bennett
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 10388 abt. 1891, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire 28 September 1915 24 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli) Son of Paul and Caroline Bennett, nee Hackney.

England Census 1901 about Paul Bennett and family Residence: 321, Blackpool Street, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Louisa Bennett William Bennett Carolina Bennett John Bennett Joseph Bennett Paul Bennett Vera Bennett	Wife Son Daughter Son Son Son Daughter	Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	45 19 14 12 10 8 7	abt. 1856 abt. 1882 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1894	Blackfordby, Leicestershire Derby, Derbyshire Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire
England Census 1911: Paul Bennett resided at 14, Gipsy Lane in Quarrington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.

England Census 1911 about Paul Bennett and family Residence: 14, Gipsy Lane. Quarrington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Paul Bennett Louisa Bennett Joseph Bennett Paul Bennett	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	56 55 21 19	abt. 1855 abt. 1856 abt. 1890 abt. 1892	Derby, Derbyshire Blackfordby, Leicestershire Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire

William Bristow
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 2992 abt. 1893, Cranwell, Lincolnshire 31 July 1915 23 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium Son of Robert and Jane Elizabeth Bristow, nee Humphrey, of Old Quarrington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

England Census 1901 about William Bristow and family Residence: Walcot, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Bristow Jane Bristow William Bristow Lizzie Bristow Mary Jane Bristow	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	31 29 7 6 3	abt. 1870 abt. 1872 abt. 1894 abt. 1895 abt. 1898	Cranwell, Lincolnshire South Rauceby, Lincolnshire Cranwell, Lincolnshire Cranwell, Lincolnshire Cranwell, Lincolnshire

The Bristow grave in St. Botolph's Churchyard, Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England :

© Charles J. ANDERSON

In loving memory of

Jane Elizabeth
the beloved wife of
Robert Bristow
died June 20^th 1908,
aged 37 years.
Also of their son
Pte. W^m Bristow
1^st/4^th Lincs. Regt.
who was killed in action
in France
July 31^st 1915,
aged 22 years.
"Greater love hath no man than this."

Harry Laurence William Burley
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 41848 abt. 1899 16 August 1918 19 1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, France Son of Emma Burley, nee Vinter, and the late Henry Burley, of 2, Station Terrace, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

England Census 1901 about Harry Burley and family Residence: 2, Nags Head Passage, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Harry Burley Emmy Burley Ernest Burley Harry Burley	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	37 35 11 1	abt. 1864 abt. 1866 abt. 1890 abt. 1900	Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire

Frank Clare
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 10507 abt. 1884 09 August 1915 31 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli) Son of Jesse and Betsy Clare, nee Pattinson, of Lime Grove, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

England Census 1901 about Frank Clare and family Residence: The Limes, Quarrington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Jesse Clare Betsy Clare Fanny E. Clare Annie Clare Frank Clare Charles J. Clare Elsie G. Clare	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	52 55 29 19 16 14 11	abt. 1849 abt. 1846 abt. 1872 abt. 1882 abt. 1885 abt. 1887 abt. 1890	Huntingdon, Hampshire Ruskington, Lincolnshire Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Quarrington, Lincolnshire Quarrington, Lincolnshire Quarrington, Lincolnshire Quarrington, Lincolnshire

Ernest Edward Clark
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 474009 abt. 1889, Aslackby, Lincolnshire 28 March 1918 29 1st/12th Bn. London Regiment (The Rangers) formerly 18/40581 18th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) Pozieres Memorial, France Son of William and Catherine Clark, nee Rawlings.

England Census 1891 about Ernest E. Clark and family Residence: Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Clark Katherine Clark William A. Clark Annie J. Clark Hellen Clark Ernest E. Clark Mary Eliza Clark John Rawlings	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Father-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Widowed	39 27 7 5 4 1 1 mo. 69	abt. 1852 abt. 1864 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1887 abt. 1890 abt. 1891 abt. 1822	Scotland Aslackby, Lincolnshire Aslackby, Lincolnshire Billingborough, Lincolnshire Aslackby, Lincolnshire Aslackby, Lincolnshire Aslackby, Lincolnshire Aslackby, Lincolnshire

Herbert Percy Cleary
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 12910 abt. 1883, Quarrington, Lincolnshire 09 August 1915 32 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli) Son of Michael and Harriet Mary Cleary, nee Gale.

England Census 1891 about Herbert P. Cleary and family Residence: 23, London Road Houses, Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Harriet M. Cleary Catherine Cleary Beatrice Cleary Herbert P. Cleary Joseph J. Cleary	Head Daughter Daughter Son Son	Widowed Single Single Single Single	38 12 9 7 5	abt. 1853 abt. 1879 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1886	Mary le Bone, London Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire

The Cleary grave in St. Botolph's Churchyard, Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England :

© Babs Williamson

In loving memory of

Michael John Cleary
late Sergt. Instructor at Sleaford
who departed this life
Jan^r 13^th 1887,
aged 47 years.
On whose soul sweet Jesus have mercy.

Also of
Signaller Percy Cleary
eldest & beloved son of the above,
killed in action in the Dardanelles,
August 9^th 1915,
aged 32 years.
His life for his country,
His soul to God.

Robert Arthur Coy
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 2976 abt. 1891, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 13 October 1915 24 "B" Coy. 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Loos Memorial, France Son of Robert and Eliza Cooling Coy, nee Faulkner, of Mareham Terrace, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

England Census 1901 about Robert A. Coy and family Residence: 6, Mareham Lane, Old Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Coy Eliza C. Coy Kate Coy Frederick Coy Harry Coy Delice Ellen Coy Robert A. Coy Ethel M. Coy Thomas Faulkner	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter Son Daughter Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	51 49 19 16 14 12 10 7 54	abt. 1850 abt. 1852 abt. 1882 abt. 1885 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1894 abt. 1847	Kimpton, Lincolnshire Anwick, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Anwick, Lincolnshire

Albert Ellis
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal S/17614 abt. 1893, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 31 May 1917 24 9th Bn. Rifle Brigade Wancourt British Cemetery, France Son of Joseph Anderson and Emma Ellis, nee Barlow. Husband of Annie Ellis, nee Rhodes.

The marriage of Albert Ellis to Annie Rhodes was registered in Islington, London, England during the third quarter of 1913.

George Ellis
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 25156 abt. 1888, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 05 April 1918 30 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Arras Memorial, France Son of Joseph Anderson Ellis and Emma Ellis, nee Barlow. Husband of Emma E. Ellis, nee Beever.

George Ellis was married to Emma Elizabeth Beever in Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England on 14 September 1910.

England Census 1911 about George Ellis and wife Residence: 21, Carre Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Ellis Emma Ellis	Head Wife	Married Married	23 19	abt. 1888 abt. 1892	Sleaford, Lincolnshire Kirkley Laythorpe, Lincolnshire

England Census 1901 about George and Arthur Ellis and family Residence: 2, Nags Head Passage, Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph A. Ellis Emma Ellis Ada Ellis John R. Ellis George Ellis William Ellis Albert Ellis Elizabeth Ellis Hilda Ellis	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	57 46 22 15 12 11 9 6 1	abt. 1844 abt. 1855 abt. 1879 abt. 1886 abt. 1889 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1895 abt. 1900	Helpringham, Lincolnshire Kirkby le Thorpe, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire

William John Elvin
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 21315 abt. 1889, Brigg, Lincolnshire 06 August 1916 26 10th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Thiepval Memorial, France Son of William and Rebecca Elvin, nee Proctor, of 23, New Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

England Census 1901 about William J. Elvin and family Residence: 23, New Street, Old Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Elvin Rebecca Elvin Beatrice P. Elvin Thomas P. Elvin William J. Elvin Adelaine P. Elvin	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	53 45 15 14 11 4	abt. 1848 abt. 1856 abt. 1886 abt. 1887 abt. 1890 abt. 18	North Collingham, Nottinghamshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Old Leake, Lincolnshire Colsterworth, Lincolnshire Brigg, Lincolnshire Ulceby, Lincolnshire

John William Fish
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 89608 abt. 1887, London, England 10 January 1918 30 303rd Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France Son of Joseph and Mary Annie Fish, nee Robinson, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, husband of Alice Fish, nee Pask, of 140, Portland Road, Nottingham.

England Census 1901 about John William Fish and family Residence: 31, Grasntham Road, Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Fish Mary A. Fish John William Fish Mabel Fish Sarah Robinson	Head Wife Son Daughter Sister-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single	45 36 13 6 29	abt. 1856 abt. 1865 abt. 1888 abt. 1895 abt. 1872	West Butterwick, Yorkshire Osbournby, Lincolnshire London, England Sleaford, Lincolnshire Osbournby, Lincolnshire

John Robert Grimes
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 53414 abt. 1899, Fleet, Lincolnshire 31 July 1918 19 15th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Portsdown (Christ Church) Military Cemetery, Hampshire, UK Son of Charles and Alice Elizabeth Grimes, nee Laming, of 1, Grantham Road, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

England Census 1911 about John Robert Grimes and family Residence: Holdingham, New Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Grimes Alice E. Grimes John Robert Grimes Charles Henry Grimes	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	46 48 12 9	abt. 1865 abt. 1863 abt. 1899 abt. 1902	Tilney, Norfolk Gedney, Lincolnshire Fleet, Lincolnshire Fleet, Lincolnshire

Luke Edmund Holderness
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 15283 abt. 1891, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 30 September 1915 24 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Son of Luke and Amy Holderness, nee Gray.

England Census 1901 about Luke E. Holderness and family Residence: 33 (38?), West Bank, New Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Luke Holderness Amy Holderness Herbert Holderness Eva Holderness Luke E. Holderness Arthur M. Holderness	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	56 45 19 11 9 8	abt. 1845 abt. 1856 abt. 1882 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1893	Ewerby, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire

Charles Gordon Kirk
© IWM HU 123611	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain abt. 1884, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 20 July 1918 34 2/4th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment 34 Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France Son of Charles and Beatrice Maud Kirk, nee Snow of Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Husband of Phoebe MacDonald Kirk, nee Leppere.

Charles Gordon Kirk was baptised in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England on 23 March 1884. He was married to Phoebe MacDonald Lepper in Shanghai, China on 12 May 1910. The marriage was divorced on 08 May 1916. One son of the couple is known: Dorian Lawrence Kirk (1916-1999).

Wills and Administrations, 1918
Kirk, Charles Gordon, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, Captain, York and Lancaster Regiment, died 20 July 1918 in France.
Probate London 18 October to Malcolm Snow, clerk, and Benjamin Snow, gentleman. Effects £1249 7s. 3d.

Gerard Arthur Kirk
© Military Historian	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lieutenant abt. 1887 20 July 1916 29 3rd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Quarrington (St. Botolph) Churchyard, Lincolnshire, UK Son of Charles and Beatrice Maud Kirk, nee Snow of Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

Gerard Arthur Kirk was baptised in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England on 31 October 1886.

England Census 1891 about Charles G. and Gerald A. Kirk and family Residence: North Gate, New Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Kirk Jr. Beatrice M. Kirk Edith N. Kirk Charles G. Kirk Gerald A. Kirk Elizabeth A. Kirk Sarah A. Boul Sarah E. Bailey	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Servant Servant Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	40 31 9 7 4 20 24 14	abt. 1851 abt. 1860 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1887 abt. 1871 abt. 1867 abt. 1877	Lincolnshire, England Lincolnshire, England Lincolnshire, England Lincolnshire, England Lincolnshire, England Lincolnshire, England Lincolnshire, England England

Charles Richard Lewis
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 158518 abt. 1899, Graveley, Cambridgeshire 04 November 1918 19 38th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 99834 Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) Romeries Communal Cemetery, France Son of Walter and Blanche Lewis, nee Chamberlain. Brother of John Lewis, of Southgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

England Census 1901 about Charles Rd. Lewis and family Residence: Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Walter Lewis Blanche Lewis Eleanor Lewis Edna W. Lewis John Lewis Charles Rd. Lewis	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	41 36 14 6 5 1	abt. 1860 abt. 1865 abt. 1887 abt. 1895 abt. 1896 abt. 1900	Graveley, Cambridgeshire Graveley, Cambridgeshire Graveley, Cambridgeshire Graveley, Cambridgeshire Graveley, Cambridgeshire Graveley, Cambridgeshire
Census 1911: The family resided at 31, Boston Road in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.

Richard Morley
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Rifleman 372183 abt. 1889, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire 07 October 1916 27 1st/8th Bn. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Richard and Harriet Morley, nee Dexter. Husband of Lily Morley, nee Weeks.

England Census 1891 about Richard Morley and family Residence: Ramsbottom Road, Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Morley Harriet Morley Edwin Morley William Morley Maryann Morley George Morley Harriet Morley Richard Morley Baby Morley	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	42 43 18 16 14 6 4 2 9 days	abt. 1849 abt. 1848 abt. 1873 abt. 1875 abt. 1877 abt. 1885 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1882	Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Bulwell, Nottinghamshire Prestwich, Lancashire

England Census 1911 about Richard Morley and family Residence: 8, Leicester Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Morley Harriet Morley Harriet Morley	Head Mother Sister	Single Widowed Single	22 63 24	abt. 1889 abt. 1848 abt. 1887	Bulwell, Nottinghamshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire

Albert Pell (Probably Arthur Pell)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 203380 abt. 1891, Donington, Lincolnshire 29 April 1918 27 1st/4th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) La Clytte Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of Thomas and Etty Sarah Pell, nee Tawn. Enlisted in Sleaford and resident of Donington.

Probably:
The birth of Albert Edward Pell was registered in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1893.

Henry Sellars
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 3833 abt. 1889, Old Sleaford, Lincolnshire 16 April 1916 26 "D" Coy. 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Aubigny Communal Cemetery, France Son of Henry and Charlotte Sellars, nee Rowston, of 11, Albion Terrace, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

England Census 1911 about Henry Sellars and family Residence: 11, Albion Terrace, Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Henry Sellars Charlotte Sellars John William Sellars Alice Ann Handsley Henry Sellars Joseph Sellars Horace Handsley	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Grandson	Married Married Single Married Single Single Single	57 51 25 23 21 18 1 mo.	abt. 1854 abt. 1860 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1893 abt. 1911	Brentwood, Essex Ruskington, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire

Philip Rodney Shannon
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 477825 13 February 1893, Market Harborough, Leicestershire 08 October 1916 23 Royal Canadian Regiment Vimy Memorial, France Son of Betsy Ann Shannon, nee Dalton, of 213, Hinckley Road, Leicester, England, and the late Frederick Rodney Shannon. Enlisted in Canada on 23 August 1915.

England Census 1901 about Philip R. Shannon and family Residence: 44, Grantham Road, Quarrington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Frederick R. Shannon Bessie A. Shannon Philip R. Shannon Lina Scarborough	Head Wife Son Servant	Married Married Single Single	39 36 8 20	abt. 1862 abt. 1865 abt. 1893 abt. 18	Quarrington, Lincolnshire Stamford, Lincolnshire Market Harborough, Leicestershire Temple Bruer, Lincolnshire

Alfred Ernest Smith
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Deck Hand 1762DA 30 June 1885 (as naval record), Sleaford, Lincolnshire 18 March 1916 30 Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. Trawler "Ameer" Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, UK Son of Charles and Louisa J. Smith, of 11, Dunkirk, West Gate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

The marriage of Alfred E. Smith to Florence M. Greenwood was registered in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England during the second quarter of 1913.

England Census 1901 about Alfred E. Smith and family Residence: 96, Grantham Road, Quarrington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Smith Louisa J. Smith Alfred E. Smith Laura A. Smith Alice J. Smith Albert V. Smith Arthur T. J. Smith	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	39 34 13 8 5 3 1	abt. 1862 abt. 1867 abt. 1888 (?) abt. 1893 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1900	Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Prestwich, Lancashire Prestwich, Lancashire Prestwich, Lancashire Prestwich, Lancashire

Thomas Steven Townsend
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 989 abt. 1895, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 13 October 1915 20 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Loos Memorial, France Son of William and Sarah Townsend, nee Woods, of 14, Handley Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

Thomas Steven Townsend was baptised in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England on 13 April 1895.

England Census 1911 about Thomas Stephen Townsend and family Residence: 14 Handley Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Townsend Sarah Townsend Thomas Stephen Townsend William Townsend Gladys Townsend Harold Townsend	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	45 41 16 11 8 3	abt. 1866 abt. 1870 abt. 1895 abt. 1900 abt. 1903 abt. 1908	Sleaford, Lincolnshire South Kyme, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire

Arthur Shannon Willson (CWGC: Wilson)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 53637 02 July 1899, Colesberg, South Africa 11 June 1918 18 "B" Coy. 10th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Acheux British Cemetery, France Son of the Rev. Charles Usher Wilson and Frances Elizabeth Wilson, nee Shannon, of the Vicarage, Crosby, North Lincolnshire.

England Census 1911 about Arthur Shannon Wilson and family Residence: 45, Grantham Road, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Frances Elizabeth Wilson Arthur Shannon Wilson Lucian Charles Wilson Patricia Manthorpe Wilson Rodney Neville Wilson James Milburn Stevenson Wilson Gertrude Cavil Alice Park	Wife Son Son Daughter Son Son Cook Housemaid	Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	42 11 8 6 4 1 26 26	abt. 1869 abt. 1900 abt. 1903 abt. 1905 abt. 1907 abt. 1910 abt. 1885 abt. 18	Quarrington, Lincolnshire Colesberg, Cape Colony Mesboro, Yorkshire Colesberg, Cape Colony Aliwal North, Cape Colony Aliwal North, Cape Colony Saxilby, Lincolnshire Silk Willoughby, Sleaford

Herbert Edwin Wyer
© Bill Wiebe	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 441106 29 August 1890 12 December 1918 28 53rd Bn. Canadian Infantry Warman Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada Son of Sarah Anne Wyer, nee Ward, of 20, Maidstone Terrace, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, and the late George Wyer, husband of Annie Wyer, of Warman, Saskatchewan, Canada.

The Wyer family grave in the Warman Cemetery, Warman, Saskatchewan, Canada:

© Dee R.

Wyer

Herbert E.
1890 - 1980
George H.
1915 - 1920
Anne
1895 - 1966

At Rest

Jabez Sidney Evison
© Military Historian	Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 60595 Military Medal abt. 1879 07 April 1920 41 "C" Coy. 23rd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers Quarrington (St. Botolph) Churchyard, Lincolnshire, UK Son of Jabez and Susannah Evison, nee Forman, of Ewerby, Sleaford, husband of Annie Nancy Evison, nee Clare, of Lime Grove, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

Jabez Sidney Evison was born in Orton, Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England on 14 July 1878 and was baptised on 11 August 1878. He was married to Annie Nancy Clare in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England in 1904.

England Census 1881 about Samuel J. Evison (Jabez Sidney Evison) and family Residence: Manor House, Orton, Northamptonshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Jabez Evison Susanna Evison Ann M. Evison Amelia J. Evison Samuel J. Evison (?) Mary S. Evison Lucy Simpson Ellen Bland	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Cook Housemaid	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	36 35 8 7 2 9 mo. 18 16	abt. 1845 abt. 1846 abt. 1873 abt. 1874 abt. 1879 abt. 1880 abt. 1863 abt. 1865	Stickney, Lincolnshire South Kyme, Lincolnshire Ewerby, Lincolnshire Ewerby, Lincolnshire Orton, Northamptonshire Orton, Northamptonshire Sleaford, Lincolnshire Bulwick, Northamptonshire

England Census 1911 about Jabez Sidney Evison and family Residence: Grantham Road, Quarrington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Jabez Sidney Evison Annie Evison Kathleen Evison Joan Clare Evison	Head Wife Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single	32 28 5 7 mo.	abt. 1879 abt. 1883 abt. 1906 abt. 1910	Oxton, Northamptonshire Quarrington, Lincolnshire Ewerby, Sleaford Ewerby, Sleaford

Robert Hardy Thompson
© Military Historian	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 156723 abt. 1888, Whitwick, Leicestershire 20 May 1919 31 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 5029 Lincolnshire Regiment Quarrington (St. Botolph) Churchyard, Lincolnshire, UK Son of Richard Parker Thompson and Mary Anne Thompson, nee Hardy, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

England Census 1891 about Robert H. Thompson and family Residence: Nags Head Passage, Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Jane Hardy George L. Hardy Robert Hardy Robert H. Thompson	Head Son Son Grandson	Widowed Single Single Single	57 26 23 2	abt. 1834 abt. 1865 abt. 1868 abt. 1889	Lincolnshire, England Lincolnshire, England Lincolnshire, England Leicestershire, England
Remark: Robert Hardy Thompson lived with his grandmother until the outbreak of World War I.

Frederick Lawrence Bettany
© Michel Beckers	© Michel Beckers	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Leading Aircraftman (Air Gunner) 935893 abt. 1921 19 May 1940 19 26 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Landrecies Communal Cemetery, France Son of Arthur Lawrence Bettany and Edith Maud Bettany, nee Crutchley, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

Frederick Lawrence Bettany was a crewmember on Lysander N1202, 26 Squadron Royal Air Force. Shot down by Lieutenant Strakeljahn of I.(J)/LG2. Crashed and burned out at Neuvilly, 13.30 hrs. Leading Aircraftman Bettany was badly burned and admitted to a German Field Hospital at Landrecies, where he later died.

Leslie Henry Callow
© Military Historian	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 5676554 18 August 1917 04 April 1944 26 4th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry Sleaford Cemetery, Lincoönshire, UK Son of Charles Henry and Annie Callow, nee Gash, of Sleaford. Husband of Kathleen Agnes Callow, nee Jackson, now wife of Horace Cutler, of Kirkby-la-Thorpe.

The birth (18 August 1917) of Leslie Henry Callow was registered in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England during the third quarter of 1917. His marriage to Kathleen A. Jackson was registered in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England during the second quarter of 1943.

Maurice Harold Chamberlain
© Deb	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Petty Officer (Radio Mechanic) FX.110436 24 March 1924, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 09 June 1944, Royal Hospital, Colombo (Malaria) 20 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Bherunda" (Royal Naval Air Station) Colombo (Liveramentu) Cemetery, Sri Lanka Son of Harold and Eliza Chamberlain, nee Bristow, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

Eric Victor Clay
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sapper 2013302 abt. 1919 18 June 1944 25 262 Field Coy. Royal Engineers Bayeux War Cemetery, France Son of William and Florence Gladys Clay, nee Short, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Husband of Enid Margaret Clay, nee Leedell, now wife of Thomas G. Onyon, of Sleaford.

The birth of Eric Victor Clay was registered in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England during the first quarter of 1919. He was marriage to Enid Margaret Leedell in the Church of St. Botolph in Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England on 05 October 1940.

Gordon David Colby
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal CH/X 112755 04 April 1924, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 11 April 1945 21 No. 40 R. M. Commando Royal Marines Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Italy Son of Robert Herbert Colby and Esther Colby, nee Riches, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

Wills and Administrations, 1946
Colby, Gordon David, of 5, Springfield Cottages, Mareham-lane, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, died 11 April 1945 on war service.
Administration Lincoln 08 March to Robert Herbert Colby, retired malster. Effects £109 16s. 3d.

Alfred "Micky" Daubney
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Petty Officer P/JX 169293 03 April 1919, Bourne, Lincolnshire 08 July 1944 25 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Pylades" Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK Son of Robert Edwin and Lizzie Daubney, nee Bristow, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Husband of Constance Mary Daubney, nee Mansfield, now wife of Oliver A. E. Howard.

The marriage of Alfred Daubney to Constance M. Mansfield was registered in Ipswich, Suffolk, England during the third quarter of 1943.

George Daniel Hempstead
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Aircraftman 1st Class (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1103778 05 January 1914, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 29 August 1941 27 255 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Asgarby (St. Andrew) Churchyard, Lincolnshire, UK Son of Charles Henry and Dora Hempstead, nee Longstaff. Husband of Mildred Hempstead, nee Pike, now wife of Fred Bridges, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Flew into high ground at Bleaklow Stones near Glossop, Derbyshire in low cloud during a flight from Turnhouse to Hibaldstow.

The marriage of George Daniel Hempstead was registered in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England during the third quarter of 1938.

Wills and Administrations, 1942
Hempstead, George Daniel, of 26, Maywood-square, Strathbungo, Glasgow, died 26 August 1941 on war service,
Administration Lincoln 02 May to Mildred Hempstead, widow. Effects £168 17s. 6d.

Frederick Rear
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Stoker 1st Class C/KX 93380 18 January 1920, Lincoln, Lincolnshire 23 February 1942 22 Royal Navy, H. M. Submarine "Tempest" Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, UK Not available

William Charles Goy Roper
© Frisianheroes	© Military Historian	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant (Observer) 957053 12 April 1912, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 09 June 1941 30 51 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Quarrington (St. Botolph) Churchyard, Lincolnshire, UK Son of John William and Harriet Annie Roper, nee Field, husband of Julia Selina Roper, nee Gray, of Leicester, Leicestershire.

The marriage of William Charles Goy Roper to Julia Selina Gray was registered in Leicester, Leicestershire during the first quarter of 1937.

The bomber Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, Z6663, crashed into high ground at Bank Foot near Ingleby Greenhow, Yorkshire, off track in poor visibility when returning from a raid on Dortmund.

William Henry Sellars
© Military Historian	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 658623 21 November 1916, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 11 September 1943 26 51 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force Quarrington (St. Botolph) Churchyard, Lincolnshire, UK Son of John William and Mabel Alice Sellars, nee Thompson, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

Wills and Administrations, 1944
Sellars, William Henry, of Belmont, 80, London-road, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, died 11 September 1943 at Bourne End, Cranfield, Buckinghamshire.
Probate Lincoln 06 March to John William Sellars, grocers traveller. Effects £323 18s. 7d.

Bristol Beaufighter, X7557, crashed at Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, during a night approach to Cranfield during a training flight.

John Fred Sharp
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 4809985 10 June 1904 19 September 1943 39 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Salerno War Cemetery, Italy Son of Walter Charles and Louisa Sharp, nee Greetham, husband of Elizabeth Rachel Sharp, nee Wilson, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

The birth (10 June 1904) of John Fred Sharp was registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England during the second quarter of 1904. His marriage to Elizabeth Rachel A. Wilson was registered in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England during the third quarter of 1925. Three children of the couple are known: Louisa Martha (1928-1994), Robert Matthew (1931-2005), and Richard A. (born 1937).

England Census 1911 about John Fred Sharp and family Residence: 80, Holbeach Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Walter Charles Sharp Louisa Sharp Robert Sharp John Fred Sharp Edward Sharp Christopher Sharp Holney Sharp	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	35 34 8 6 5 3 10 mo.	abt. 1876 abt. 1877 abt. 1903 abt. 1905 abt. 1906 abt. 1908 abt. 1910	Holbeach, Lincolnshire Osbournby, Lincolnshire Holbeach, Lincolnshire Ely, Cambridgeshire Ely, Cambridgeshire Erith, Kent Spalding, Lincolnshire

Eric Skelton
© Military Historian	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 989340 15 February 1920, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 22 August 1946 26 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Quarrington (St. Botolph) Churchyard, Lincolnshire, UK Son of Harry and Eliza Skelton, nee Carratt, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, husband of Helen Russell Skelton, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

Arthur Edward Todd
© Military Historian	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 5779676 abt. 1915 25 October 1940 25 Royal Army Service Corps Sleaford Cemetery, Lincolnshire, UK Son of Edward and Susey Elizabeth Grace Todd, nee Wright, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

The birth of Arthur Edward Todd was registered in Sleaford, Lincolnshire during the first quarter of 1916.

Wills and Administrations, 1940
Todd, Arthur Edward, 0f 8, Bass-terrace, Mareham-lane, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, died 25 October 1940 at Astley Ainslie Institution, Grange Loan, Edinburgh.
Administration Lincoln 23 December to Susey Elizabeth Grace Todd (wife of Edward Todd). Effects £259 13s. 3d.

Ralph Byron Wainer
© Military Historian	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Flying Officer (Pilot) 150866 abt. 1922, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 19 December 1944 22 2 Flying Instructors School Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Scunthorpe (Crosby) Cemetery, Lincolnshire, UK Son of William and Maude Wainer, nee Flatters, husband of Florence May Wainer, neenee Marson, of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.

The marriage of Ralph Byron Wainer to Florence May Marson was registered in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England during the second quarter of 1943.

Wills and Administrations, 1945
Wainer, Ralph Byron otherwise Ralph, of 53, Smith-street, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, died 19 December 1944 on war service.
Probate Lincoln 23 May to Flörence May Wainer, widow, and Florence Marson (wife of Cecil Marson). Effects £201 19s. 5d.

Believed crewing Airspeed Oxford LX330 on night navigation exercise and hit high ground but unverified, no accident report found.

Harry Warne
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Serjeant 1867402 abt. 1911 12 August 1943 32 8 Field Sqn. Royal Engineers Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria Son of Francis Henry and Maud M. Warne, nee Rogers, husband of Kathleen Mary Warne, nee Hall, of Freshwater, Isle of Wight.

The birth of Harry Warne was registered in Plymouth, Devon, England during the second quarter of 1911. His marriage to Kathleen M. Hall was registered at the Isle of Wight during the second quarter of 1939.

William Carleton Barrett
© Martin Carrack	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Master abt. 1861, Ireland 22 March 1917 56 Mercantile Marines, S. S. "Stuart Prince" Tower Hill Memorial, London, England Son of James Carleton Barrett, Surgeon, R. N. of Baltimore, Ireland. Husband of Letitia Kate Barrett, nee Sumner.

The marriage of William Carleton Barrett to Letitia Kate Sumner was registered in Poplar, London, England during the fourth quarter of 1889.

Wills and Administrations, 1917
Barrett, William Carleton, of 11, Grange-avenue, Stretford, Lancashire, master mariner, died 22 March 1917 at sea whilst on actual naval service.
Probate Manchester 14 July to Letitia Kate Barrett, widow. Effects £925 13s. 8d.

The birth of Letitia Kate Sumner was registered in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England during the first quarter of 1867.

Wills and Administrations, 1938
Barrett, Letitia Kate, of 11, Grange-avenue, Stretford, Lancashire, widow, died 21 July 1938
Probate Manchester 05 October to Harry Saville, engineer, and James Walter Cave, manufacturers agent. Effects £9237 7s. 2d.

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