Completed Robert (Bob) Barrett

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Private 71928 Robert (Bob) Barrett
Abt 27/12/1885 -31/7/1917 (31)
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Dob abt 27/12/1885
Bob Barrett
Registration Date 1886
Quarter of the Year Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Volume 6b
Page 892

Baptism 12/1/1886
Staffordshire Wednesbury St James
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 575
Birth date 27 Dec 1885
Baptism date 12 Jan 1886
Person forename Bob
Person sex M
Father forename Bob
Mother forename Alice
Father surname BARRETT
Person abode 128 Holyhead Rd
Father occupation Saw Filer

Parents Robert Barratt & Alice Quick

Parents Marriage 8/8/1878
Poss
Staffordshire Wednesbury St James
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number498
Marriage date 08 Dec 1878
Groom forename Robert
Groom surname BARRETT
Groom age 25
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Sawyer
Groom abode Dudley St.
Bride forename Alice
Bride surname QUICK
Bride age21
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Dudley St.
Groom father forename George
Groom father surname BARRETT
Groom father occupation Sawyer
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname QUICK
Bride father occupation Smith
Witness 1 Thomas WHITEHOUSE
Witness 2 Jane QUICK

1891 128 Bilston St Wolverhampton
Robert Barratt 39 Head Commercial Traveller Shropshire
Alice Barratt 37 Wife Ocker Hill Tipton
Florence Barratt 8 Daughter Darlaston
George Barratt 7 Son Wednesbury
Alice Barratt 5 Daughter Wednesbury
Bob Barratt 3 Son Great Bridge Tipton
Sarah Barratt 6/12 Daughter Wolverhampton

1901 83 Granville Street, Wolverhampton, Staffs.
Robert Barrettt (45, Saw Filer and Setter, born Oakengates), his wife Alice (42, born Tipton), and their 6 children: George (20, Mineral Water Bottle Washer, born Wednesbury), Bob (25, Bootmaker, born Wednesbury), Sarah (13, born Tipton), Jenny (9, born Wolverhampton),Rose (7, born Wolverhampton), and Clara (4, born Wolverhampton).

1911 57 Melbourne Street, Wolverhampton, Staffs.
Alice Barrettt (53, Widow, Charwoman, born Tipton), and 4 of her 8 surviving children of 10: Bob (25, Bootmaker, born Wednesbury), Rose (17, Stover, born Wolverhampton), Clara (15, born Wolverhampton), and her married daughter Sarah Cheadle (23, born Tipton).

Marriage
19/10/1913 Staffordshire Tipton St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 60
Marriage date 19 Oct 1913
Groom forename Robert
Groom surname BARRETT
Groom age 27
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Boot Maker
Groom abode 3 Spring St.
Bride forename Edith
Bride surname GUEST
Bride age 32
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode 3 Spring St.
Groom father forename Robert
Groom father surname BARRETT
Groom father occupation Saw Filer (deceased)
Bride father forename Samuel
Bride father surname GUEST
Bride father occupation Labourer
Witness 1 John Thomas ATKINS
Witness 2 Martha TAYLOR
Notes Additional Witness: Samuel Guest who signs X

WW1 Records
Private 71928 Robert (Bob) Barrett
Gender Male
Enlistment Age 31
Birth Dateabt 1885
Marriage Date 19 Oct 1913
Marriage Place Tipton
Document Date1916
Residence Place 55 Furnace Parade, Tipton
Military Date 1916
Regimental Number 71928
Regiment Name 2nd Res Bn North Stafford Rgt
Form Title Service and CasualtyFamily Members
Relation to Soldier Robert Barrett
Edith ?? Spouse
Robert Leslie Barrett Child

Private 71928 Robert (Bob) Barrett
Killed in Action on Tuesday, 31st July 1917, age 31.
Commemorated on Panel 39 and 41 of Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
1st Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.). 24th Brigade of 8th Division.
Formerly 29119 10th North Staffordshire Regiment.
Son of Robert and Alice Barrett, of Wolverhampton; husband of Edith Barrett, of 3, Riches St., Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Tipton, Resident: Unknown.
First landed France & Flanders, 15th May 1917.
Medal entitlement: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives survived and transcribed.

Dod 31/7/1917 (31) KIA Belgium

Burial Private 71928 Robert (Bob) Barrett has no known grave

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/926797/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/564 ... rt-barrett

Commemorated on Panel 39 and 41 of Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Commemorated on the Tipton Library, and Dudley Grammar School memorials.

Any other info
77 men of the 1st Sherwood Foresters were killed on that day, including 2 Tipton men - Robert Barrett and John Jones. Neither has a known grave and both are commemorated on the Menin Gate in Ypres.

Tipton Herald 20th October 1917
A TIPTON SOLDIER KILLED.
After three months of suspense, Mrs Barrett of 55 Furnace Parade, Tipton, has just been officially informed that her husband, Private R. Barrett (better known as "Bob"), of the 1st Sherwood Foresters was killed in action on July 31st, "somewhere in France". He was 31 years of age.
The deceased soldier was fairly well known in Tipton, having worked for the past eight years as a bootmaker for Messrs. Lyons of Owen Street, Tipton. He leaves a widow and one child to mourn his loss.

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Roberts Spouse
Edith Guest abt 1881 -

Dob abt 1881

Baptism
Edith Guest
Baptism Date 24 Aug 1881
Baptism Place Tipton, St Martin, Staffordshire, England
Religion Anglican
Father Samuel Guest
Mother Selina Guest
Page number 157

Parents
Samuel Guest & Selina Burke

Parents Marriage
26/9/1875 Staffordshire Tipton St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 116
Marriage date 26 Sep 1875
Groom forename Samuel
Groom surname GUEST
Groom age 21
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Puddler
Groom abode Watery Lane
Bride forename Selina
Bride surname BURKE
Bride age 18
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Owen St
Groom father forename Thomas
Groom father surname GUEST
Groom father occupation Puddler
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname BURKE
Bride father occupation Brick layer
Witness1 William TERRY
Witness2 Daniel BENNETT
Notes Groom and bride sign by mark

Samuel Guest
Selina Burke
Registration Year 1875
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District Dudley
Inferred County Staffordshire
Volume 6c
Page 184

1891 31 Canal St Tipton
Samuel Guest 40 Head Widower ( Can't read occupation)
Rebecca Bradley 20 Housekeeper
Owen Guest 12 Son
Edith Guest 10 Daughter
Florence Guest 8 Daughter

1901 ??

1911 3 Old Cross Street Tipton
John Thomas Atkins 33 Head Locamotive Engine Driver
Clara Atkins 21 Wife
Maud Atkins 7 Daughter
Arthur Atkins 1 Son
Edith Guest 29 Boarder Dressmaker

1921 ??

1939 ??

Robert (Bob) Barrett & Edith Guest Son

Robert Barrett
Dob abt 16/11/1914

Baptism
Staffordshire Tipton
Church name Bell Street Primitive Methodist
Register type Parish Register
Birth date 16 Nov 1914
Baptism date 09 Dec 1914
Person forename Robert Leslie
Person sex M
Father forename Robert
Mother forename Edith
Father surname BARRETT
Person abode 55 Furnace Parade, Tipton
Father occupation Boot maker

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1921 3 Riches Street Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Edith Barrett 39 Years 10 Months Head Widow Born Tipton Home Duties
Robert Leslie Barrett 6 Years 7 Months Son Father died Born Tipton School Whole time

1939 Barcroft Windmill Lane Tettenhall
Edith Barrett Female 4 Aug 1881 W Unpaid Domestic Duties
Robert L Barrett Male 16 Nov 1914 S School Teacher Elementary Assistant

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