Sapper 426082 William Fairhurst
Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 643rd Field Coy.
Theatre of War: Home
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France.
Date Entered Therein: 03/01/1915
Previous Reg/Num: (T)6854, R.E
Age at death: 41
Date of death: 13th of March 1919
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 31 / Grave 354 RC
BMD details:
Marriage: 27/09/1905 Gulielmum Fairhurst to Winifredam Abbott at Sacred Heart RC. Buried 18/03/1919
Family details:
Husband of Winifred Fairhurst, of 17, Moxon St., St. Helens.
Census details:
1881 - 2 years old William is living at 94 Eccleston Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (23), Elizabeth (24) and two siblings: John Austin (3), Mary (1). 1891 - 12 years old 'Assistant Box Maker (half timer)' William is living at 7 East Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (33), Elizabeth (34) and five siblings: John A (13), Mary (11), Thomas A (7), Alice (3), Joseph (7 mths). 1901 - 22 years old 'Box Maker' William is living at 11 Moxon Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (43), Elizabeth (44) and three siblings: Mary (21), Joseph (16), Ethel (8). 1911 - 33 years old 'Sawyer Worker Sheet Glass' William is living at 19, Moxon St, St Helens with wife Winifred (36) and two children James (4) William (4) (twins?) AVL 1918 - 17 Moxon Street
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/426082_Fairhurst_W.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Sapper William Fairhurst at St Helens Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
