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"completed" Leonard Bastable died WWI

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Is Leonard the son of this Joshua on BCC?..

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... onnections

1901 Olive Lane, Hill, Worcestershire, England
Joshua,46,head,married, bricklayer, born Oldbury,
Caroline,44,wife,born Rowley,
Phoebe A,23,daughter,unmarried,zip warehouse,born Oldbury,
Edith,16,daughter,domestic gen.servant,
Enoch,14,son,bricklayers labourer,
Leonard,7,son,
Gladys M, 2,daughter.
Others born Howen

Name: Leonard Bastable
Birth Place: Halesowen, Birmingham
Residence: Halesowen
Death Date: 16 Jul 1916
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Birmingham
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion: 11th Battalion
Number: 8870
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

Additional info, from CWGC
Private Leonard Bastable 8870 11th Btn Royal Warwickshire Regt
Died 16 July 1916 aged 23
Son of Joshua and Caroline Bastable of 244 Long Lane, Halesowen

Possible marriage for Joshua and Caroline?
West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1876
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
BASTABLE Joshua MORTON Caroline Cradley Heath, St Luke Sandwell Register Office 20/1/346
... will post for lookup

Caroline may be on BCC here as Caroline Moreton
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =970492651

Can anyone find 1911 for Joshua and Caroline?
Thankyou Expat
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Re: Leonard Bastable died WWI

Post by expat66 »

Definitely his parents :-) ....

1911 244 Long Lane Halesowen
Joshua Bastable,head,married,57,bricklayer house,born Oldbury,
Caroline,wife,55,married 34 yrs, born Rowley Regis,
Edith,24,unmarried,daughter,general housemaid domestic,
Enoch,24,son,unmarried, bricklayer house,
Leonard,17,son,unmarried, fearing fitting working on cavil,
Gladyas May,12,daughter,
Others born Halesowen

Thanks for emailing that marriage NL :wink:

4 Dec 1876 St Luke Cradley Heath, Parish of Reddal Hill, Staffordshire
Joshua Bastable,22,bachelor,bricklayer, resident Cradley Heath, father Michael Bastable, bricklayer,
Caroline Morton,20,spinster, res.Cradley Heath, father Thomas Morton,miner.
Both signed 'mark of'.
Wits. William Andrews,signed & 'mark of' Rebecca Morton

Have started adding all this to BCC here...
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... i=58673782

This can be archived now
Thankyou
Expat
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