Private 3506 James Briody

Image Courtesy Terry Briody

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/05/15

Age at death: 28
Date of death: 19th of September 1916 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Longueval Road Cemetery - C. 14.

BMD details:
Birth registered Q2 1889 at Prescot, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 690.

Family details:
Next-of-kin and address at enlistment: Mrs Sarah Boylan (mother), 20 Arthur Street, St Helens. Also sole legatee. Mr Thomas Brady (Briody) (brother), 60 Crook Street, St Helens.

Census details:
[b]Note:[/b] James is transcribed as John in the 1891 census. 1891 - 2 years old James is living at 40 St Thomas Street, St Helens with parents Thomas Briody (a chemical labourer 36), Sarah Briody (29) and siblings Thomas Briody (9), Maggie Briody (4), Patrick Briody (7). Also at the address are Thomas's father in law Thomas Tighe (62), brother Silvester Briody (40), brother Patrick Briody (36) and boarder Terrance Boylan (future stepfather 30). [b]Note:[/b] Parents are shown as Turner Boylan (40) and Norah Boylan (40) in the 1901 census. 1901 - 12 years old James is living at 20 Arthur Street, St Helens with stepfather Terrence Boylan (40), Sarah Boylan (40) brother Thomas Briody (19), sister Maggie Briody (14), brother Joseph Briody (10), sister Mary Briody (8), brother John Briody (4) and half sister Kate Boylan (2). Patrick R Briody (18) is boarding at the address. 1911 - Sees 22 years old 'Coal Miner Drawer' James living at 20 Arthur Street, St Helens with stepfather Terrence Boylan (50), mother Sarah Boylan (48), brother Joseph Briody (19), sister Mary Briody (17) brother John Briody (18) and half sister Kate Briody (12). [b]Note:[/b] Stepfather Terence is shown as Edward in the census.

Notes:
[b]Note:[/b] All military records, headstone and CWGC have the surname BRADY which we will try to get amended ASAP. [b]Note:[/b] CWGC have corrected their records to Briody. Shown as James Brady on the Pilkingtons Roll of Honour. Parents marriages: 10/10/1880 Thomam BRIODY to Sarah TIGHE at Sacred Heart RC. 21/10/1898 Terentium BOYLAN to Sarah BRIODY at Sacred Heart RC. Age taken from service records.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/JamesBriody_effects.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_people/3506JamesBriody.jpg[/pic][caption]James Briody Courtesy Terry Briody[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/JamesBriodyBirthtoSarah.jpg[/pic][caption]Private James Briody's Birth Certificate Courtesy Terry Briody[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/JBriody.png[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private James Briody at Longueval Road Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Richard Houghton)[/caption] [comment]old picture - imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/James_Brady_3506.jpg[/comment]