Private 18176 Robert Leadbetter

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 7th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 18/12/1915

Age at death: 33
Date of death: 11th of July 1916 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 09 / Grave 541 CE

BMD details:
Marriage: 3rd Qtr 1906 Robert Leadbetter to Mary Ann Thomas at Prescot, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 1398.

Census details:
1891 - 7 years old schoolboy Robert is living at 172 Boundary Road, St Helens with parents Henry (45), Mary (44) and eight siblings: Caroline (21), John (19), Annie (17), Henry (14), [cas=1690]Samuel Leadbetter[/cas] (12), Richard (10), William (5), Albert (3). 1901 - 17 years old Robert is living at 34, Canal Bank West, St Helens with parents Henry (55) Mary (54) and three siblings: Annie (27) [cas=1690]Samuel Leadbetter[/cas] (22) Albert (13) Also at the address is boarder William Birch (60) 1911 - Sees 27 years old 'Coal Miner' Robert living at 221 Watery Lane, Sutton, St Helens with wife Mary Ann (24) and two children: William Arthur (4), Doris (1).

Notes:
[note=53]Two Leadbetter Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from headstone.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/LeadbetterMaleyMolyneux.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Leadbetter_Brothers.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/18176LeadbetterR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Samuel Leadbetter at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]