Private 14269 James Appleton
Regiment/Unit: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 25/09/15
Age at death: 32
Date of death: 2nd of October 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Sutton, St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Sequehart British Cemetery #1 - A. 44.
BMD details:
Marriage: 02/04/1907 James APPLETON to Martha MORRIS at Sutton St Nicholas CE.
Family details:
Next-of-kin from service records: Mrs Martha Appleton (wife), 6 Fisher Street, Sutton, St Helens.
Census details:
1891 - 4 years old James is living at 1a Taylors Row, Sutton, St Helens with parents Robert (30), Lydia (28) and three siblings: Martha (6), Eleanor (3), Sarah A (1). Also at the address is Robert's mother-in-law Elizabeth Burrows (74). 1901 - 14 years old 'Sheet Glass Works Sweeper' James is living at 7 Taylors Row, Sutton, St Helens with parents Robert (40), Lydia (39) and five siblings: Matilda (16), Eleanor (13), Sarah A (11), Lydia (9), [cas=35]Robert[/cas] (6). Boarding at the address is Betsy Burrows (21). 1911 - Sees 24 years old 'Miner - Drawer' James, wife Martha (24) and two children Lydia (2), Dorris (Under 1 mth) boarding at 16 Herbert Street, Sutton, St Helens with Martha's step father-in-law Samuel Bray (50), her mother Ellen Bray (50) and brother Patrick John Morris (18). Also at the address are relatives James Daniel Hollins (15), Hilda Hollins (9). AVL 1918 - 6 Fisher Street, Sutton, St Helens.
Notes:
[note=129]Two Appleton brothers who died in The Great War[/note] James's brothers in law [cas=871]James Richard Ormrod[/cas] and [cas=872]Matthew Ormrod[/cas] also died in The Great War.
[note=129]Two Appleton brothers who died in The Great War[/note] James's brothers in law [cas=871]James Richard Ormrod[/cas] and [cas=872]Matthew Ormrod[/cas] also died in The Great War.
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/J_Appleton_LNL.jpeg[/pic][caption]Thanks to Simon Tiron - FAG[/caption]
