Lance Corporal 241560 William Titterington
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 36
Date of death: 14th of August 1917
(Tuesday)
Born: Manchester, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension - IV. E. 11.
BMD details:
Marriage (mistranscribed from St Thomas' records):
06/07/1912 William TITTERINGHAM to Martha PLATT at Eccleston St Thomas.
(Spelled 'Titherington' in ONS marriage index transcription)
Family details:
Son of James and Ann Bartholomew Titterington, of 24, Springfield Rd., Thatto Heath; husband of Martha Titterington, of 128, Elephant Lane, Thatto Heath, St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1881 - 2 months old William is living at 56 Chatham Street, Bradford with parents James (40), Ann (35) and siblings John (9), Jane (2).
1891 - Not found.
1901 - 20 years old 'Glass Polisher' William is living at 62 Grant Street, Rainhill with brother John (29), his wife Margaret (28) and their five children: Emma Ann (9), Maud Hamilton (7?), Annie (5), James (4), Earnest (3 mths).
1911 - 30 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' William is boarding at Shuttleworth Cottage, Rainhill with widow Martha Platt (32) and children: William H Platt (13), Edward Platt (11), Elizabeth Platt (9), Walter Platt (6), Earnest Platt (4), Eveline Platt (1).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url]
[pic]imgs/sppics/W_Titterington_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lance Corporal William Titterington at
Estaires Communal Cemetery Extension
(Photograph courtesy of R Houghton)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 1317