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Thomas Henry Church Victim of Zepplin raids 1916

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Thomas Henry Church victim of Zepplin raids 1916
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DOB 15/9/1859 (Dudley 6c 84)
DOD 31-1-1916 (Dudley 6b 1109) age 57

Married Annie Hughes
1880 St Matthews Church Tipton (38/3/298)

Parents Thomas Church
Elizabeth ??
Elizabeth remarries Richard Walton

1861 Swan Village Sedgley
Thomas Church 51 Forge Manager
Elizabeth Church 36 wife
William Church 5 son
Thomas H Church 8months son
All born Sedgley

187119 Back ?? Sedgley
Richard Walton 34 Stocktaker in ironworks Henley in Arden
Elizabeth Walton 46
William Church 15 Watchmakers assistant
Thomas Church 11
Frederick C Church 9
All others Sedgley

1881 55 Sedgely Rd Sedgely
Thomas Henry Church 21 writing clerk
Annie Church 21 wife

1891 20 Sedgely Rd Sedgely
Thomas Henry Church 31 clerk Sedgley
Annie Church 21 wife Tipton
Harry E Church 9 Sedgley

1901 can't read Address
Thomas Henry Church 41 Estate Agent Sedgely
Annie Church 41 wife
Harry Em church 19 son ??? Agent
Clarence Thomas Church 3 son
Ann Hughes 72 Mother in law

1911 111 Dudley Rd Tipton
Thomas Henry Church 51 Estate Agent own account Sedgely
Annie Church 51 wife
Harry Em church 29 son manager labour exchange government
Clarence Thomas Church 13 son
Ann Hughes 82 Mother in law

Probate 21-2-1916
Thomas Henry Church Of 111 Dudley Rd Tipton Died 31-1-1916
Probate London 21-2-1916 to Annie Church widow & Henry Earnest Walton Church Civil Servant

Thanks to Derek Nicholls & Titpon Civic Society for the following info from the Great Zepplin raids booklet
Thomas was a regular at Tipton conservative club where he spent many evenings and was a well known much like member.it is believed he was on his way to the conservative club when he was caught in the blast from one of the bombs.
At the inquest it reported that Thomas was struck by shrapnel from the bomb. He was taken into a nearby business house. Here the occupier called for a vehicle to take him to hospital but Church responded by saying " Don't bother about me" Almost immediately after uttering those words he lost consciousness and died.

Poss,

Worcestershire.
Place Dudley.
Church name St Edmund.
Register type Parish Register.
Register entry number 191.
Marriage date 18 Feb 1854.
Groom forename Thomas
Groom surname CHURCH.
Groom age 45.
Groom condition widower.
Groom abode Woodsetton.
Groom occupation Ironroller.
Bride forename Elizabeth
Bride surname DAVIES.
Bride age 29.
Bride condition spinster.
Bride abode Dudley.
Groom father forename ?
Groom father surname ?
Groom father occupation ?
Bride father forename Daniel
Bride father surname DAVIES.
Bride father occupation Farmer.
Witness1 forename Joseph Edwd.
Witness1 surname HILTON?
Witness2 forename Mary
Witness2 surname DAVIES.
Notes Groom's father's details not recorded - just reads deceased. Witness 1's surname is best guess only.

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Ancestry.
England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973.

Name: Thomas Church.
Gender: Male.
Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1831.
Marriage Place: Old Swinford,Worcester,England.
Spouse: Eliza Salter.
FHL Film Number: 527938, 527939, 527940, 527942, 527943, 533992, 533993, 533994, 533995, 533996.

1841. High Green, Tipton.
Thomas Church 25. Iron moulder.
Eliza Church 25.
Rosannah Church 9.
Elizabeth Salter 19.

1851. Chapel St, Tipton.
Thomas Church 45. Roller in iron works. Stourbridge.
Eliza Church 41. Stourbridge.
Rosina Church 19. Dau. Tipton.

anyone adding add in notes pls
notes...Info from mjay on forum
further info courtesy of a Booklet ...
Booklets title is The Great Tipton Zepplin Raid
Researched by Derek Nicholls
Written by Chris Smith
Produced in association with Tipton Civic Society

will add this.

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