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luxxie

luxxie Report 10 Jun 2016 09:50

Hi all,Back on genes after a break but still searching for service info on John Welford my ggfather,Born Roxby Yorkshire 1873,lived Kingsley Staffs late 1890s.found nothing to date only have photo c1915 in uniform but not clear,Any help would be great thanks ,Paul.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 10 Jun 2016 13:43

Did he have a middle name and did he die during the war?

There is this on Findmypast:-

First name(s) JOHN JOSEPH
Last name WELFORD
Service number 26155
Rank GDSN.
Regiment Grenadier Guards
Battalion 1st Battalion.
Birth place SCALING, YORKS
Residence -
Enlistment place HINDERWELL
Death year 1917
Death day 10
Death month 10
Cause of death Died of wounds
Death place France & Flanders
Theatre of war Western European Theatre

Hinderwell is close to Roxby so thought it might be him.

EDIT - probably NOT this one as he was only 20 years old when he died.

About 70% of WW1 service records were destroyed by fire so they may not exist anymore.

Kath. x

luxxie

luxxie Report 10 Jun 2016 15:59

Hi Kath.Thanks for reply, no sadly differentJohn,Just thought would post on this thread to see if anything popped up,just photo with family to go on,many thanks,Paul.

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 12 Jun 2016 10:20

Related?

Staffordshire Advertiser - Saturday 25 September 1915

WOODSIDE FARM, KINGSLEY MOOR, One mile from Froghall Railway Station and 2 1/2 from Cheadle.
Saturday Next, October 2nd
Mr J Oakes Ash is favoured with instructions from John Welford (who has joined HM Forces) to sell by auction without reserve the whole of his valuable live and dead farm stock...

luxxie

luxxie Report 12 Jun 2016 14:37

Hi,The very same!!!! Good find how u manage it been searching for years, Have plenty of gaps to fill .many thanks, Paul.

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 13 Jun 2016 20:23

You probably have him in the 1911 census:


1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Kingsley Brook Near Cheadle Staffordshire, Kingsley, Staffordshire, England

John Welford Head Married Male Farmer 38 1873 Yorkshire Rokby
Gertrude Welford Wife Married Female - 36 1875 Kingsley Staff
John Alexander Welford Son - Male - 3 1908 Kingsley Staff

Married 11 years, just the one child born to the marriage and still living at the time of the census.

There are various John Welfords in the medal indexes, but no detail to identify which, if any is your man.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

Potty

Potty Report 14 Jun 2016 12:29

The Absent Voters List for the 1918 Electoral Roll might give his Regt and Regt No.

This site might help you find the Electoral Roll:

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/services/publications/ERguideWebversionApr2010.pdf