Private 241663 Thomas Culshaw
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 38
Date of death: 6th of December 1917
(Thursday)
Born: Rainford, Lancs
Resided: Rainford, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Souplet British Cemetery - III. D. 18.
Family details:
Siblings and half siblings are legatees.
Census details:
1881 - 1 year old Thomas is living at Bartons Row, Rainford with parents Thomas (37), Elizabeth (39), half brother Richard Powers (19) and three siblings: Elizabeth Culshaw (10), William Culshaw (6), Alice Culshaw (4).
1891 - 11 years old schoolboy Thomas is living at Ormskirk Road, Rainford with parents Thomas (42), Elizabeth (48) and five siblings: Elizabeth (20), William (16), Alice (14, Annie (9), Mary (4).
1901 - 21 years old Thomas is living at Ormskirk Road, Rainford with his widowed mother Elizabeth (61) and two siblings William (27), Annie (19).
Also at the address is grand-daughter Flora Culshaw (6 Mths).
1911 - Sees 32 years old 'Dataller (below Ground' Thomas living at 21 Ormskirk Road, Rainford with his widowed mother Elizabeth (69) and sister Mary (24).
Also at the address are Elizabeth's nephew and niece Walter Culshaw (7), Mary Culshaw (1).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=40]Remembered on Rainford (All Saints) Parish Church Memorial[/url]
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/241663ThomasCulshaw.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/T_Culshaw_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Thomas Culshaw at St. Souplet British Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Margaret Dufay.)[/caption]
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