War Memorial - Scorborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

James Johnson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 420529 13 June 1882 09 April 1917 35 16th Bn. Canadian Infantry La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville-St. Vaast, France Son of Robert and Mary Johnson, nee Walker, of Rose Cottage, Scorborough, Yorkshire.
Note: Date of birth as Canadian record but no corresponding 1882 birth record found, and present as 1 year old 1881 census. Birth appears been recorded 1880 as James Frederick B. Johnson, in Beverley District.

Arthur Johnson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 28274 abt. 1889, Scorborough 25 February 1917 28 9th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of Robert and Mary Johnson, nee Walker, of Rose Cottage, Scorborough, near Beverley, husband of Janet Johnson, nee Rothery, of 10, West Street, Thorne, near Doncaster.

England Census 1901 about Arthur Johnson and family Residence: Scorborough, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Johnson Mary Johnson James Johnson Arthur Johnson	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	51 45 21 12	abt. 1850 abt. 1856 abt. 1880 abt. 1889	Saltfleet, Lincolnshire Watton, Yorkshire Lockington, Yorkshire Scorborough, Yorkshire

Leonard Kimberley Leaning
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Trooper 12696 abt. 1892, Wheldrake 04 April 1918 27 1st (Royal) Dragoons Picquigny British Cemetery, France Son of Leonard and Emma Leaning, nee Kimberley, husband of Edith Leaning, nee Pearson.

England Census 1901 about Leonard K. Leaning and family Residence: Keefurs(?) House, Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Leonard Leaning Emma Leaning Leonard K. Leaning Stuart W. Leaning Stanley H. Leaning Dorothy E. Leaning Herbert B. Leaning	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	34 36 8 7 5 2 11 mo.	abt. 1867 abt. 1865 abt. 1893 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1899 abt. 1900	Thealby, Lincolnshire Martin, Nottinghamshire Wheldrake, Yorkshire Wheldrake, Yorkshire Wheldrake, Yorkshire Wheldrake, Yorkshire Wheldrake, Yorkshire

Thomas William Wilson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 4413 abt. 1897, Scorborough 16 September 1916 19 5th Bn. Border Regiment Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Thomas W. and Hannah Wilson, nee Rawling, of Railway Gates No. 2, Scorborough, Yorkshire.

England Census 1901 about Thomas W. Wilson and family Residence: No. 2 Railway Gates, Scorborough, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas W. Wilson Hannah Wilson Emily Wilson Thomas W. Wilson	Head Wife Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single	40 37 11 4	abt. 1861 abt. 1864 abt. 1890 abt. 1897	Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire Fimber, Yorkshire Driffield, Yorkshire Scorborough, Yorkshire

Harry Whitworth
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Captain abt. 1871 Fourth quarter of 1930, Pocklington, Yorkshire East Riding Son of Spedding and Mary Whitworth of Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England

The marriage of Henry Whitworth to Cicely Sarah Darley was registered in Thorne, Yorkshire West Riding, during the third quarter of 1907.

England Census 1911 about Harry Whitworth and family Residence: Scorborough Hall, Scorborough, Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Harry Whitworth Cicely Whitworth Wendy Whitworth John William Gregory George Spencer Brewster Ellis May Innocent Annie Flint Annie Chapman Janet Rothery Annie Eaton Eleanor Osborne Mary Randall Caroline Atkins	Head Wife Daughter Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Widowed Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	40 27 2 19 51 30 16 20 26 21 32 15 41 41	abt. 1871 abt. 1884 abt. 1909 abt. 1892 abt. 1860 abt. 1881 abt. 1895 abt. 1891 abt. 1885 abt. 1890 abt. 1879 abt. 1896 abt. 1870 abt. 1870	Wath On Dearne Thorne, Yorkshire Scorborough, Beverley Woodhouse, Doncaster, Yorkshire Halifax, Yorkshire Heckmondwike, Yorkshire Intake, Doncaster, Yorkshire Bolton On Dearne, Yorkshire Haughton, Newark, Nottinghamshire Hull, Yorkshire Aldershot Kilnwick, Yorkshire Newark, Nottinghamshire Ebbw Vale

Brewster Ellis
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner abt. 1880 14 March 1928, Kilnwick Percy 48 Nunburnholme, East Riding of Yorkshire Son of Richard and Sarah Ellis.

England Census 1881 about Brewster Ellis and family Residence: Park Road, Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Ellis Sarah Ellis John Ellis Thomas Henry Ellis Brewster Ellis	Head Wife Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single	34 37 6 3 1	abt. 1847 abt. 1844 abt. 1875 abt. 1878 abt. 1880	Badsworth, Yorkshire Badsworth, Yorkshire Heckmondwike, Yorkshire Heckmondwike, Yorkshire Heckmondwike, Yorkshire
Please also take a look at the above Census of Captain Harry Whitworth. Brewster Ellis worked as servant (Valet domestic) in that household.

Wills and Administrations, 1928:
Ellis, Brewster, of Kilnwick Percy, Yorkshire, died 14 March 1928.
Administration York 27 April to Lily Ellis, widow.
Effects £808 2s. 8d.

Richard E. Farnaby
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Driver 267571 abt. 1898, Scorborough, Yorkshire 09 August 1927, Beverley, Yorkshire 29 Royal Engineers Son of Ralph and Lilian Farnaby, nee Ranson, husband of Alice Nendick.

The birth of Richard E. Farnaby was registered in Beverley, Yorkshire East Riding, England, during the third quarter of 1898. His marriage to Alice Nendick was registered in Beverley, Yorkshire East Riding, England, during the second quarter of 1923. His death was registered in Beverley, Yorkshire East Riding, England, during the third quarter of 1927.

Wills and Administrations, 1927
Farnaby, Richard Edward, of Scorborough, Yorkshire, died 09 August 1927 at Beverley, Yorkshire.
Administration York 27 October to Alice Farnaby, widow.
Effects £528 16s. 6d.

England Census 1911 about Richard Edward Farnaby and family Residence: Manor House, Lockington, Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Eliza Farnaby Mary Calvest Mary Agnes Calvest Edith Binnington Richard Calvest Thomas William Burgess John Henry Clubley Richard Edward Farnaby	Head Sister Niece Goddaughter Nephew Servant Servant Grandson	Widowed Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	65 61 34 24 32 16 15 12	abt. 1846 abt. 1850 abt. 1877 abt. 1887 abt. 1879 abt. 1895 abt. 1896 abt. 1899	Waghen, Yorkshire Waghen, Yorkshire Waghen, Yorkshire Lockington, Yorkshire Waghen, Yorkshire Lockington, Yorkshire Beverley, Yorkshire Scorborough, Yorkshire

William Johnson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private abt. 1882 East Yorkshire Regiment Son of Robert and Mary Johnson.

William Johnson, born 26 May 1881, resided with his wife Elizabeth and daughter Mary at Rose Cottage, Scorborough, Yorkshire, in 1939.

England Census 1891 about William Johnson and family Residence: Cottage, Scorborough, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Johnson Mary Johnson James Johnson William Johnson Arthur Johnson	Head Wife Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single	42 35 11 9 12	abt. 1849 abt. 1856 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1879	Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire Watton, Yorkshire Lockington, Yorkshire Scorborough, Yorkshire Scorborough, Yorkshire
Please see also his brothers James and Arthur at the top of this page.

Stewart W. Leaning
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 89589 abt. 1894 3rd quart. 1930 36 Royal Field Artillery Son of Leonard and Emma Leaning of Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England (1901 Census)

The birth of Stewart Walter Leaning was registered in York, Yorkshire East Riding, England, during the first quarter of 1894. His marriage to Jane Moore Lawrence was registered in Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, England, during the third quarter of 1917 (01 August 1917, Register Office, Leeds). He resided at that time in Bishop Burton, Beverley, Yorkshire, England. His death was registered in Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire West Riding, England, during the third quarter of 1930.

Stanley Henry Leaning
Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant Distinguished Conduct Medal 24 October 1895, reg. York, Yorkshire 13 June 1968. 72 Royal Army Service Corps Son of Leonard and Emma Leaning of Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England (1901 Census)

Stanley Henry Leaning was born on 24 October 1895 and resided with his wife Hilda at 68, Clough Road, Rotherham, Yorkshire West Riding, England, in 1939. He was a Borough Police Seargeant. His marriage to Hilda Hawkridge was registered in Rotherham, Yorkshire West Riding, England, during the third quarter of 1921. He died at 74, Mill Lane, Beverley, Yorkshire, on 13 June 1968.

England Census 1901 about Stewart and Stanley Leaning and family Residence: Keefurs(?) House, Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Leonard Leaning Emma Leaning Leonard K. Leaning Stuart W. Leaning Stanley H. Leaning Dorothy E. Leaning Herbert B. Leaning	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	34 36 8 7 5 2 11 mo.	abt. 1867 abt. 1865 abt. 1893 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1899 abt. 1900	Thealby, Lincolnshire Martin, Nottinghamshire Wheldrake, Yorkshire Wheldrake, Yorkshire Wheldrake, Yorkshire Wheldrake, Yorkshire Wheldrake, Yorkshire
Please see also their brother Leonard Kimberley Leaning on this page.

Allan Prescott
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 76349 23 April 1891, Scorborough, Yorkshire 06 January 1972, Beverley, Yorkshire 80 Cheshire Regiment Son of Edward and Helen Prescott of Scorborough, Beverley, Yorkshire (1911 Census).

The marriage of Allan Prescott to Ethel E. Gee was registered in Beverley, Yorkshire, England, during the fourth quarter of 1919.

Wilfred H. Prescott
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Trooper 13 March 1895 4th quart. 1976 81 Dragoon Guards Son of Edward and Helen Prescott of Scorborough, Beverley, Yorkshire (1911 Census), husband of Vera Thrustle.

The marriage of Wilfred Henry Prescott to Vera Thrustle was registered in Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England, during the second quarter of 1925. Both resided at 15 Auckland Ave., Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England, in 1939. He was a savings bank manager. His death was registered in Beverley, Yorkshire, during the fourth quarter of 1976.

England Census 1911 about Allan and Wilfred Prescott and family Residence: Lickham Farm, Scorborough, Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Edward Prescott Helen Prescott George E. Prescott Allan Prescott Hilda Prescott Wilfrid Henry Prescott Emily A. Prescott Robert William Prescott Charles Ball Robert Garton	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Daughter Son Servant Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	59 53 21 19 17 16 26 28 19 16	abt. 1852 abt. 1858 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1894 abt. 1895 abt. 1885 abt. 1883 abt. 1892 abt. 1895	Sproatley, Yorkshire Walkington, Yorkshire Lund, Yorkshire Scorborough, Yorkshire Scorborough, Yorkshire Scorborough, Yorkshire Lund, Yorkshire Lund, Yorkshire Hull, Yorkshire Hull, Yorkshire

Thomas W. Sawdon
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 17976 26 July 1895 1st quart. 1966 70 East Yorkshire Regiment Son of John W. and Hannah Sawdon.

The marriage of Thomas W. Sawdon to Gertrude E. ??? was registered in Beverley, Yorkshire, England, during the third quarter of 1919. He resided with hbgis wife and daughter Violet H. Sawdon at Driffield, Yorkshire East Riding, England in 1939. His death was registered in Holderness, Yorkshire East Riding, England, during the first quarter of 1966.

England Census 1901 about Thomas W. Sawdon and family Residence: Beswick, Beverley, Yorkshire, England. His death was registered in Holderness,
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John W. Sawdon Hannah Sawdon Thomas W. Sawdon Lily Sawdon Baby Sawdon	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	28 25 5 1 3 weeks	abt. 1873 abt. 1876 abt. 1896 abt. 1900 abt. 1901	Barnaby, Yorkshire Flambro, Yorkshire Cranswick, Yorkshire Hull, Yorkshire Beswick, Yorkshire

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