Private 9831 George Carey

Census details:
1881 - 2 years old George and mother(?) Alice are living at 30 Union Street, St Helens with the McCabe family: Hugh McCabe (43), Elizabeth McCabe (nee Carey) (45) James McCabe (19), Edward McCabe (13), Hugh McCabe (9). 1891 - Not found. 1901 - Shows 22 years old 'General Labourer' George and grandmother Margaret Carey (57) living at 5 Cowley Street, St Helens the home of brother Edward Carey (30) his wife Mary Carey (24) and their four children Mary Carey (7), Elizabeth Carey (5), Eliza Carey (3), Annie Carey (2). Also at the address are Edwards brothers in law - William Skelly (17) and James Skelly (15). 1911 - Sees 30 years old 'Labourer (glass)' George still boarding with his brother edward at 139 College Street, St Helens The full list of occupants are: Edward Carey(40), Mary Carey (34) and their children Mary (17), Elizabeth (15), Annie (13). Also at the address are four boarders: James Daly (38), Michael Macdonald (27), John Macdonald (23), William Rabbitt (20).

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/9831GeorgeCarey.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Carey_Geo_9831.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/LaFerte-Sous-JouarreMemorial_b.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial bearing the inscription for Private George Carey (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem6.jpg[/pic] [caption]George is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]