Barber, William

Rank:

Corporal

Regiment:

RAMC

Regimental No. & Battalion

87648

Status:

 


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Research Notes

This is the best candidate found, believed to be correct.

From William Barber's Army Service Record –

Address Stable Yard, Scotland, Tansley; aged 27 years; horseman and nurseryman;married; height 5ft 7½in; next of kin Mary (née Booth) wife, married Tansley 11 April 1914; daughter Marion born 24 August 1914 at Tansley; appointed a/corporal with pay 12/05/19; reverted to private 27/07/19;promoted corporal; attested 15/07/16 Bakewell; with 12th East Staffs 55801; C of E; demobbed 11/01/20;

Private on Medal Roll Index

 

1901 Census: Wakebridge

Forename Surname Relationship Age Occupation Where born
Samuel Barber Head 53 Lead smelter Lea
Fanny   wife 48   Crich
Samuel   son 20 Farm labourer Crich
Elizabeth   daughter 18 Hosiery factory hand Crich
Fanny   daughter 17 Hosiery factory hand Crich
William   son 13   Crich
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1911 Census: Crich

Forename Surname Relationship Age Occupation Where born
Samuel Barber Head 63 Lead smelter Crich
Fanny   wife 56   Crich
Samuel   son 30 Lead smelter Crich
Elizabeth   daughter 28 At home Crich
Fanny   daughter 27 Machinist Lea Mills Crich
William   son 23 Farm labourer Crich
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