Private 8264 William Henry Baines

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 12/08/14

Age at death: 31
Date of death: 10th of March 1915 (Wednesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery Lacouture - IX. E. 3.

BMD details:
Marriage: 26/09/1907 William H BAINES to Eliza WADSWORTH at St Helens Parish Church. Witnessed by Samuel J and Annie Wadsworth. The couple had one further child: William b 01/01/1915.

Census details:
1891 - 7 years old schoolboy William H is living at 10 Atherton Street, St Helens with parents William (42), Ann (42) and six siblings: George (20), Mary E (17), Elizabeth (15), Maggie (11), Ann (8), Soloman (5). 1901 - 17 years old 'General Labourer (Pilks)' is still at 10 Atherton Street, St Helens with parents William (53), Ann (52) and three siblings: Solomon (15), Maggie (21), Annie (18). Also at the address is William seniors mother Phoebe Baines (73) and her adopted daughter Alice Fenney (8). 1911 - Sees 27 years old 'Coal Miner - Labourer' William H living at 250 Gaskell Street, Parr, St Helens with wife Eliza (25) and son Ernest (2).

Notes:
Age taken from headstone.

[center][pic2]imgs/WW1_ext/Baines_WH_8264.jpg[/pic2][/center][caption]Image courtesy of Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/BainesWH.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/BainesWH2.jpg[/pic] [caption]A dedication for Private William Henry Baines at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/WH_Baines_KLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private William Henry Baines at Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture (Photograph courtesy of R Houghton)[/caption]