Private 19880 John Melia

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 39
Date of death: 3rd of July 1916 (Monday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Haydock, St Helens
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.

BMD details:
Marriage: 12/01/1901 John Melia to Frances Unsworth at St Mary's, Blackbrook, St Helens, Lancs. Vol 8b - Page 877. Note: John Melia is shown as John Millea and John Milled in the marriage indexes.

Family details:
Son of the late James Melia; husband of Frances Melia, of 6, Juddfield St., West End, Haydock, St Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 14 years old 'Colliery Labourer' John is living at 2 back Blackbrook Road, St Helens with parents James (46), Mary A (42) and two siblings: Patrick (18), Catherine (6). 1901 - 24 years old 'Coal Hewer' John is living at 13 back Blackbrook Road, St Helens with wife Frances (23). 1911 - Sees 34 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' John living at 28 back Blackbrook Road, St Helens with wife Frances (33) and six children: Mary (9), John (7), James (5), Catherine (3), Joseph (2), Vincent (1 Week). The couple had one more child - Frances born 17/06/1914.

[pic]imgs/WW1_people/19880JohnMelia.jpg[/pic][caption]Photo Courtesy Of Godfrey Eirving[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Thiepval_SLR_Privates_1.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Thiepval Memorial bearing the inscription for Private John Melia (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]