Completed Elijah Griffiths

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Private 3926 Elijah Griffiths
18/8/1884 - 6/4/1916(28)

https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.p ... ths-elijah

Dob 18/8/1884
From birth certificate information on TiptonRememberswebsite
Born 18th August 1884 at Hall Street, Tipton. Father: Edward Griffiths, Mother: Elizabeth Griffiths nee Dickins.

Baptism
Elijah Griffiths
Registration Date 1884
Quarter of the Year Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Place Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Volume 6c Page63

Parents Edward Griffiths & Elizabeth Dickins.

Parents Marriage 17/5/1875 St John Tipton
Edward Griffiths
Marriage Age22
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1853
Residence Place Tipton
Marriage Date 17 May 1875
Marriage Place Tipton, St John, Staffordshire, England
Father Elijah Griffiths
Spouse Elizabeth Dickens
Marriage Age 22
Father David Dickens
Religion Anglican
Page number90

1891 49 Hall Street, Tipton, Staffs.
Edward Griffiths (39, Furnaceman in Forge, born Tipton), his wife Elizabeth (39, born Tipton), and their 6 children: (William (16, Furnace Door Drawer, born Tipton), Annie Sophia (14, Scholar, born Tipton), Edward (9, Scholar, born Tipton), Elijah (7, Scholar, born Tipton), Elizabeth (5, Scholar, born Tipton), and David (5 months, born Tipton). Also Albert Rudge (19, Visitor, Barber’s Apprentice, born Ettingshall).

1901 49 Hall Street, Tipton, Staffs.
Elizabeth Griffiths (48, Widow, born Tipton), and her 5 children: Annie (23, born Tipton), Edward (19,Chainmaker's striker, born Tipton), Elijah (16, Nut & Bolt Screwer, born Tipton), David (10, born Tipton), and Paul (6, born Tipton).

Marriage 25/6/1905 St Matthe Tipton
Elijah married Mary Bishop on 25th June 1905 at St. Matthew's Church, Tipton.

Freereg
Staffordshire Tipton St Matthew
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 271
Marriage date 25 Jun 1905
Groom Elijah GRIFFITHS
Groom age 20
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Blast furnace man
Groom abode 49 Hall St
Bride Mary BISHOP
Bride age 19
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode18 High St
Groom father Edward GRIFFITHS
Groom father occupation Furnace man
Bride father George BISHOP
Bride father occupation Rope inspector
Witness 1 Benjamin BISHOP
Witness 2 Mary Ellen EDWARDS
NotesGroom's father deceased

1911 1 Wades Passage, Tipton, Staffs.
Elijah Griffiths (26, Labourer, born Tipton), his wife Mary (25, born Tipton), and their 2 children: Elijah (6, School, born Tipton), and Mary E. (5, born Tipton). A further son, George E., was born in August 1914 but sadly died in May 1915. Elijah's final child, George Andrew, was born in June 1916, two months after Elijah's death.

WW1 Records
Died of Wounds on Thursday, 6th April 1916, age 31.
Buried in Grave D. 28. at Beauval Communal Cemetery, Somme, France.
1st/7th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment. 144th Brigade of 48th Division.
Husband of Mrs M. Griffiths, of 4 Wades Passage, Tipton, Staffs.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Dudley, Resident: Tipton.

Elijah Griffiths
Gender Male
Rank Private
Record Type Military
Death Date 6 Apr 1916
Service Number 3926
Corps, Regiment or Unit7th Bn. Worcester T.f
Title WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers
Description Other Ranks
Died Griffin J-Griffiths H
Relation to Soldier Elijah Griffiths
Mary Griffiths Widow
Edward Elijah Griffiths Child
Mary Ellen Griffiths Child
George Andrew. Griffiths Child

Dod 6/4/1916 (31) Died of wounds

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/34986/

Burial
Buried in Grave D. 28. at Beauval Communal Cemetery, Somme, France.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/561 ... -griffiths

Commemorated on the Tipton Library, and St. Matthew's memorials.

Any other info
Elijah Griffiths died of wounds on 6th April 1916 and is buried in Beauval Communal Cemetery. The 4th Casualty Clearing Station was located at Beauval from June 1915 to October 1916, so it is likely that Elijah died there from wounds received within in the preceding few days.

Elijah Griffiths was one of 3 Griffiths brothers who lost their lives in the Great War. Elijah was killed serving with the Worcesters in April 1916, William also serving with the Worcesters in May 1915, and Paul serving with the South Staffs in October 1917. His brother-in-law, Andrew Bishop M.M., was also killed serving with the Worcesters in August 1917. Elijah and Andrew had consecutive army numbers so must have enlisted together on 12th April 1915

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Spouse
Mary Bishop

Dob abt 1885

Elijah Griffiths & Mary Dickens Children
Names & Dates taken from WW1 Pension Records
Edward Elijah Griffiths 24/8/05
Mary Ellen Griffiths 1/11/06
George Andrew. Griffiths 16/6/1916

In September quarter 1918, Elijah's widow, Mary, married Thomas Gregory. They had 2 children: Gilbert T. Gregory born in September quarter 1919, and Reginald R. Gregory born in March quarter 1922.

Dod ??

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(In September quarter 1918, Elijah's widow, Mary, married Thomas Gregory)

GREGORY Thomas GRIFFITHS Mary
1918 Dudley Register Office
Dudley Register Office DRO/041/186

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