Completed Samuel Groucutt 1891- 10/11/1918

[mjay]

Samuel Groucutt 1891- 10/11/1918

Saw a post about this soldier earlier he died after discharge the day before the war ended, and was buried in Bilston Cemetery. So decided to do some reserach quite apt considering the day eh
We will remember them.


Wolverhampton, Staffordshire DistrictVolume:6bPage:630


Gender:Male
Rank:Pte
Record Type:Disability
Birth Date:1891
Residence Place:Tipton Staffs
Military Service Region:West Midlands, Midlands
Military Country:England
Discharge Date:14 Jan 1916
Service Number:16610
Corps, Regiment or Unit:South Staffordshire Regiment
Service Branch:Military (Army)
Title:WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers
Description:Pension Record Ledger


More info on CWWG
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... -groucutt/

Samuel Benjamin Groucutt
Discharge and death:
service record says that he was discharged in 1916 because he had epilepsy; he died after discharge the day before the war ended, and was buried in Bilston Cemetery.


1901 Transcribed differently
Name Age
Jacob Growcudt 47
Elizabeth Growcudt 48
Elizabeth Growcudt 15
Saml Benjamin Growcudt 9
Florence Alice Growcudt 6

1911 Census
Benjamin S Groucutt
Age in 1911:19
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1892
Relation to Head:Son
Gender:Male
Birth Place:Bilston, Staffordshire
Civil Parish:Bilston
Street Address:1 House Back 20 Gozzard Street, Bilston, Staffordshire
Marital status:Single
Occupation:Labourer
Sub-registration District:Bilston
Household Members:
NameAge
Elizabeth Groucutt58
Benjamin S Groucutt19
Florence A Groucutt16

Samuel B Groucutt
Death Age:27Birth Date:abt 1891
Registration Date:Oct 1918
[Nov 1918] 
[Dec 1918] Registration Quarter:Oct-Nov-DecRegistration District:WolverhamptonInferred County:StaffordshireVolume:6bPage:1379

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Parents
Jacob Groucutt
Marriage Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1853
Residence Place: Bilston
Marriage Date: 2 May 1875
Marriage Place: Ettingshall, Holy Trinity, Staffordshire, England
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Spouse: Elizabeth Richards 22
Father:
Joseph Groucutt
Thomas Richards
Religion: Anglican
Page number: 95

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Parents
Jacob Groucutt
Marriage Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1853
Residence Place: Bilston
Marriage Date: 2 May 1875
Marriage Place: Ettingshall, Holy Trinity, Staffordshire, England
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Spouse: Elizabeth Richards 22
Father:
Joseph Groucutt
Thomas Richards
Religion: Anglican
Page number: 95

[mjay]

If agreed all looks OK I will add to bcc

[Northern Lass]

Looks ok mjay just work through and add what you feel looks good
will sticky for you please put completed on when done and I will arc.

[mjay]

https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =148627050

Could this be Samuel's father Jacob already on bcc ??

[Northern Lass]

Births Dec 1891 Free bmd
Groucutt Samuel B Wolverhampton 6b 630

GROVCUTT, SAMUEL BENJAMIN RICHARDS
GRO Reference: 1891 D Quarter in WOLVERHAMPTON Volume 06B Page 630

2 May 1875 Holy Trinity Ettingshall
Jacob Groucutt 22 bach Miner Bilston father Joseph Groucutt Miner
&
Elizabeth Richards 22 spinster Bilston father Thomas Richards Roller
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Wit-Thomas Richards & Annie Matilda Parker

so looks like that one on Bcc.

[mjay]

Completed and all added to bcc