Private 241362 Thomas Bolton

St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M.

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 36
Date of death: 20th of September 1918 (Friday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Houchin British Cemetery - III. D. 1.

BMD details:
Marriage: 3rd Qtr, 1910 Thomas Bolton to Esther Anders at Prescot, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 1241.

Family details:
Husband of Esther O'Donnell (formerly Bolton), of 72, Union St., St. Helens. Widow Esther O'Donnell is sole legatee. (Remarried)

Census details:
1891 - 9 years old schoolboy Thomas is living at 52 Lyon Street, St Helens with widowed mother Fanny (33) and two siblings: Sarah (13), Richard (11). 1901 - Shows 18 years old 'Glass Works Labourer' Thomas lodging at 1, 4 Court, College Street, St Helens with the Foster family. The household consisted of Henry Foster (32), his wife Elizabeth Foster (28) and their five children: William Foster (8), Edward Foster (7), John Foster (5), Mary Foster (3), Albert Foster (1). The relationship of the Boltons to the Foster family is through the marriage of William Foster To Martha E. 1911 - Sees 29 years old 'Contractors Labourer' Thomas living at 72 Union Street, St Helens with wife of less than one year - Esther (24). AVL 1918: 72 Union Street, St Helens.

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=21]Remembered On St Marks War Memorial, North Road.[/url] Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/241362ThomasBolton.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/T_Bolton_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Thomas Bolton at Houchin British Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]