Private 25830 Samuel Worthington

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Courtesy Jeff Keenan

Regiment/Unit: Royal Welsh Fusiliers - 17th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 04/12/1915

Age at death: 34
Date of death: 15th of July 1916 (Saturday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Sever Cemetery Rouen - A. 31. 2.

BMD details:
Marriage: 25/12/1900 Samuel WORTHINGTON to Jane HANKINSON at Parr St Peter's.

Family details:
Husband of Mrs. J. Seaby (formerly Worthington), of 175, Chancery Lane, Parr, St. Helens, Lancs. Address at enlistment: 17 Fleet Lane, Parr, St Helens.

Census details:
1891 - Not found. 1901 - 18 years old 'Coal Hewer' Samuel is living at 149 Chancery Lane, Parr, St Helens with wife Jane (18) and widowed mother Ellen Worthington (52). 1911 - Sees 28 years old 'Coal Hewer' Samuel living at 17 Fleet Lane, Parr, St Helens with wife Jane (28) and four children: Ellen (7), Elizebeth (5), Jane (3), Ruth (2 mths). A further child Samuel was born 06/05/1914.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/25830_Worthington_Samuel.jpg[/pic][caption]The Local Press - Courtesy Jeff Keemam[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/WorthingtonS.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Samuel Worthington at St Sever Cemetery, Rouen (Photograph courtesy of Temptage (Tony) from GWF.)[/caption]