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Private 17295 Thomas Addison
15/4/1889 - 10/12/1915 (26)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.p ... son-thomas

Dob 15/4/1889 Dudley
Thomas Addison
Registration Date1889
Quarter of the Year Apr-May-Jun
Registration Place Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Volume 6c Page 48

Baptism
Thomas Addison
Birth Date15 Apr 1889
Baptism Date 5 May 1889
Baptism Place Tipton, St Mark, Staffordshire, England
Religion Anglican
Father Thomas Addison
Mother Ann Addison
Page number 27

Parents Thomas Addison & Ann Lambeth

Parents Marriage 24/9/1888 St John Tipton
Freereg
Staffordshire
Place Princes End
Church name St John the Evangelist
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 397
Marriage date 24 Sep 1888
Groom forename Thomas
Groom surname ADDISON
Groom age 22
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Puddler
Groom abode Toll End
Bride forename Ann
Bride surname LAMBETH
Bride age 22
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Toll End
Groom father forename James
Groom father surname ADDISON
Groom father occupation Roller
Bride father forename William
Bride father surname LAMBETH
Bride father occupation Miner
Witness1 Arthur James BARKLAM
Witness2 Emma ADDISON

Thomas Addison
Marriage Age 22
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1866
Residence Place Toll End, Tipton
Marriage Date 24 Sep 1888
Marriage Place Tipton, St John, Staffordshire, England
Father James Addison
Spouse Ann Lambeth
Marriage Age 22
Birth Dste abt 1866
Father William Lambeth
Religion Anglican
Page number 199

1891 27a Walker Street, Tipton, Staffs.
Thomas Addison (24, Iron Worker, born Tipton), his wife Ann (24, born Tipton), and their son Thomas (2, born Tipton).

1901 & 1911 Census
Can't find Thomas or his parents.

Marriage 25/7/1912 West Bromwich
ADDISON Thomas
VIPOND Bertha
1912 West Bromwich Register Office (WBRO) Sandwell Register Office WBRO/53/127

A son, Thomas, was born on 5th August 1915, his birth was registered in West Bromwich.

WW1 Records
Killed in Action on Friday, 10th December 1915, age 26.
Buried in Grave I. C. 24. at Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas De Calais, France.
6th Bn., Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. 60th Brigade of 20th Division.
Son of Thomas and Annie Addison, of Greets Green, West Bromwich;
Husband of Bertha Merrin (formerly Addison), of 30, Oxford St., Spondon, Derby.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Birmingham, Resident: Sponden, Derby.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.

Thomas's Pension Card which says “accidentally killed by discharge of a machine gun”.

1914
Thomas Addison
Gender Male
Residence Age 25
Birth Date abt 1889
Birth Place Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Marriage Date 25 Jul 1912
Marriage Place West Bromwich
Document Year 1914
Regiment Name 11th (Service) Battalion K R F
Regimental Number 1772
Relation to Soldier Thomas Addison
Bertha Vipond Spouse

Dod 10/12/1915 (26) KIA France

Burial
Buried in Grave I. C. 24. at Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas De Calais, France.

Thomas was buried at Rue-David Military Cemetery, just 800 yards behind the front-line position, on the road towards Fleurbaix.

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/291502/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56182545/t-addison

Commemorated on the St. Peter's, Greets Green Memorial.

Any other info
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Spouse Bertha Vipond

Dob 1/1/1890 West Bromwich

Baptism
Bertha Vipond
Birth Date 1 Jan 1890
Baptism Date 18 Jan 1893
Baptism Place West Bromwich, St Andrew, Staffordshire, England
Religion Anglican
Father Ernest Henry Vipond
Mother Sophia Vipond
Page number 174

Parents Ernest Henry Vipond & Sophia Willis

Parents Marriage
22/11/1891 St Andrew West Bromwich
Ernest Henry Vipond
Marriage Age 21
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1870
Residence Place Great Bridge St
Marriage Date 22 Nov 1891
Marriage PlaceWest Bromwich, St Andrew, Staffordshire, England
Father Benjamin Vipond
Spouse Sophia Willis
Marriage Age 19
Birth Date abt 1872
Residence Place Swan Village
Father William Willis
Religion Anglican
Page number 201

1901
Wm Willis 61 Head
Sarah Willis 62 Wife
John Willis 36 Son
Chas Willis 11 Grandson
Bertha Vepon 8 Granddaughter

1911 26 Victoria St, Swan Village, West Bromwich, Staffordshire
Sarah Willis 75 Head
John Willis 47 Son General Labourer
Bertha Vipond (Transcribed Bipond)
18 Niece Single Machinist

Marriage 25/7/1912 West Bromwich
ADDISON Thomas
VIPOND Bertha
1912 West Bromwich Register Office (WBRO)
Sandwell Register Office WBRO/53/127

WW1 Records 1914
Thomas Addison
Gender Male
Residence Age 25
Birth Date abt 1889
Birth Place Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Marriage Date 25 Jul 1912
Marriage Place West Bromwich
Document Year 1914
Regiment Name 11th (Service) Battalion K R F
Regimental Number 1772
Relation to Soldier Thomas Addison
Bertha Vipond Spouse
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All added
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Can anyone find Thomas & his parents in 1901 & 1911
Please
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Thomas died

Freereg
Staffordshire
Place Tipton
Alexandra Road Cemetery
Other Register
Register entry number 9401
Burial date 12 Aug 1894
Burial person forename Thomas
Burial person surname ADDISON
Person age 27

Ann remarried
Freereg
Staffordshire
Place Princes End
St John the Evangelist
Parish Register
Register entry number 329
Marriage date 13 Sep 1896
John William HODGKINS 32 widower Ironworker Toll End John HODGKINS Ironworker
Ann ADDISON 30 widow Toll End William ADDISON Miner
Witness1 Jonah BRATT
Witness2 Eliza BRATT

1901 53 Whitehall Road West Bromwich
Annie Hodgkins 34 Wife M Born Tipton
Thomas Hodgkins 11 Son Born Tipton
William Hodgkins 9 Son Born Tipton
John Hodgkins 3 Son Born West Bromwich
Alice Hodgkins 3/12 Daughter Born West Bromwich

1911 53 Whitehall Road, West Bromwich
John William Hodgkins 46 Head Married Iron Worker Puddler Born Tipton
Ann Hodgkins 44 Wife Married Born Tipton Married 23 Years 8 Children 7 Living 1 died
Thomas Hodgkins 22 Son Holloware Tinner Born Tipton
William Hodgkins 19 Son Holloware Caster Born West Bromwich
John Hodgkins 14 Son Holloware Helper Born West Bromwich
Alice Hodgkins 10 Daughter School Born West Bromwich
Annie Hodgkins 7 Daughter Born West Bromwich
Florence Hodgkins 3 Daughter Born West Bromwich
Charles Hodgkins 1 Son Born West Bromwich

HODGKINS, JOHN WILLIAM LAMBETH
GRO Reference: 1897 S Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 854

HODGKINS, ALICE LAMBETH
GRO Reference: 1901 M Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 863

HODGKINS, ANNIE LAMBETH
GRO Reference: 1903 J Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 918

HODGKINS, FLORENCE EDITH LAMBETH
GRO Reference: 1907 S Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 851

HODGKINS, CHARLES LAMBETH
GRO Reference: 1909 S Quarter in WEST BROMWICH Volume 06B Page 864
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Bertha married Edward Merrin on 9th April 1917,

Bertha Addison
Registration Date Apr 1917
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Derby
Inferred County Derbyshire
Spouse Edward Merrin
Volume Number B
Page number 1143

1921 30 Cocprd St, Spondon Derbyshire, England
Edward Merrin 45 Yrs 4 Months Head
Occupation Rly Coach Painter
Employer Mid Rly Co Carriage Dept
Place of Work Derby
Bertha Merrin 27 Yrs 6 Months Wife
Charles Edward Merrin 15 Yrs 8 Months Son
Occupation Painter's boy
Employer Midland Railway Co C & W Dept Derby (Mid) Place of Work Derby
Thomas Addison 5 Yrs 9 Months Stepson Lilian Rose Merrin 3 Yrs 1 Month Daughter
Joseph Earnest Merrin 6 Months Son

1939 30 Cocprd St, Spondon, Derbyshire, England
Edward Merrin 1876
Bertha Merrin 1890
Thomas Addison 1915
This record is officially closed.
Dorothy M 1928
mjay wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2026 3:23 pm Spouse Bertha Vipond

Dob 1/1/1890 West Bromwich

Baptism
Bertha Vipond
Birth Date 1 Jan 1890
Baptism Date 18 Jan 1893
Baptism Place West Bromwich, St Andrew, Staffordshire, England
Religion Anglican
Father Ernest Henry Vipond
Mother Sophia Vipond
Page number 174

Parents Ernest Henry Vipond & Sophia Willis

Parents Marriage
22/11/1891 St Andrew West Bromwich
Ernest Henry Vipond
Marriage Age 21
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1870
Residence Place Great Bridge St
Marriage Date 22 Nov 1891
Marriage PlaceWest Bromwich, St Andrew, Staffordshire, England
Father Benjamin Vipond
Spouse Sophia Willis
Marriage Age 19
Birth Date abt 1872
Residence Place Swan Village
Father William Willis
Religion Anglican
Page number 201

1901
Wm Willis 61 Head
Sarah Willis 62 Wife
John Willis 36 Son
Chas Willis 11 Grandson
Bertha Vepon 8 Granddaughter

1911 26 Victoria St, Swan Village, West Bromwich, Staffordshire
Sarah Willis 75 Head
John Willis 47 Son General Labourer
Bertha Vipond (Transcribed Bipond)
18 Niece Single Machinist

Marriage 25/7/1912 West Bromwich
ADDISON Thomas
VIPOND Bertha
1912 West Bromwich Register Office (WBRO)
Sandwell Register Office WBRO/53/127

WW1 Records 1914
Thomas Addison
Gender Male
Residence Age 25
Birth Date abt 1889
Birth Place Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Marriage Date 25 Jul 1912
Marriage Place West Bromwich
Document Year 1914
Regiment Name 11th (Service) Battalion K R F
Regimental Number 1772
Relation to Soldier Thomas Addison
Bertha Vipond Spouse
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