John Henry Beardsmore
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2026 5:16 pm
Private 201489 John Henry Beardsmore
Abt 29/6/1878 -28/9/1918 (40)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.p ... john-henry
Dob abt 28/6/1878 Dudley
Baptism
Staffordshire Tipton Dudley Port Primitive Methodist Chapel
Register type Other Register
Birth date 28 Jun 1878
Baptism date 21 Jul 1878
Person forename John Henry
Person sex M
Father forename William
Mother forename Emily
Father surname BEARDSMORE
Person abode Twopenny Row, Dudley Port
Father occupation Miner
Parents William Beardsmore & Emily Capewell
Parents Marriage
William Beardsmore
Emma Capewell
Registration Year 1878
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Birmingham
Inferred County Warwickshire
Volume 6d Page 95
1891 No4 Dudley Port Court 16 House 5
William Beardsmore 35 Head Coalminer Gornal
Emily Beardsmore 34 Wife
John H Beardsmore 12 Son
Betsy Beardsmore 11 Daughter
William Beardsmore 8 Son
Sarah J Beardsmore 7 Daughter
Emily Beardsmore 5 Daughter
Josiah Beardsmore 3 Son
Thomas Beardsmore 2 Son
All others born Tipton
Marriage 11/6/1899
Staffordshire West Bromwich St Peter
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 109
Marriage date 11 Jun 1899
Groom forename John Henry
Groom surname BEARDSMORE
Groom age 20
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Miner
Groom abode Farley St.
Bride forename Hannah Elizabeth
Bride surname CHILTON
Bride age 20
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Farley St.
Groom father forename William
Groom father surname BEARDSMORE
Groom father occupation Miner
Bride father forename Robert
Bride father surname CHILTON
Bride father occupation Labourer
Witness1 Carmi PARKES
Witness2 Mary CHILTON
Notes Witness 2 signs X
1901 133 Dudley Port, Tipton, Staffs.
John Henry Beardsmore (22, Colliery Fireman, born Dudley Port), his wife Hannah (22, born Dudley), and their son William Henry (1, born Dudley Port).
1911 12 Hope Terrace, Whitehouse Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs.
John Henry Beardsmore (32, Coal Miner, born Tipton), his wife Hannah Elizabeth (32, born Dudley), and their 5 children: William Henry (11, born Tipton), Robert (9, born Tipton), Hilda May (7, born Tipton), Hannah Elizabeth (5, born Tipton), and Horace (5, born Tipton). A further child, Betsy, was born on 16th February 1914.
WW1 Records
Private 201489 John Henry Beardsmore
Died Mesopotamia on Saturday, 28th September 1918, age 40.
Buried in Grave IV. G. 4. at Tehran War Cemetery, Iran.
9th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment. 39th Brigade of 13th Division.
Formerly 3752 in 2/7th Worcestershire Regiment.
Husband of Mrs Hannah Elizabeth Beardsmore of 8 Victoria Terrace, Whitehouse Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs. Eldest son of William and Emily Beardsmore, of Dudley Port, Tipton.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Dudley, Resident: Tipton.
First landed France & Flanders, post 31st December 1915.
Medal entitlement: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.
John's Pension Card confirms he died from 'enteric' that is typhoid.
Dod 28/9/1918 (40)
Died from 'enteric' (typhoid) Mesopotamia
Buried in Grave IV. G. 4. at Tehran War Cemetery, Iran.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/905321/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/802 ... beardsmore
Commemorated on the Tipton Library Memorial.
Any other info
Abt 29/6/1878 -28/9/1918 (40)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.p ... john-henry
Dob abt 28/6/1878 Dudley
Baptism
Staffordshire Tipton Dudley Port Primitive Methodist Chapel
Register type Other Register
Birth date 28 Jun 1878
Baptism date 21 Jul 1878
Person forename John Henry
Person sex M
Father forename William
Mother forename Emily
Father surname BEARDSMORE
Person abode Twopenny Row, Dudley Port
Father occupation Miner
Parents William Beardsmore & Emily Capewell
Parents Marriage
William Beardsmore
Emma Capewell
Registration Year 1878
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Birmingham
Inferred County Warwickshire
Volume 6d Page 95
1891 No4 Dudley Port Court 16 House 5
William Beardsmore 35 Head Coalminer Gornal
Emily Beardsmore 34 Wife
John H Beardsmore 12 Son
Betsy Beardsmore 11 Daughter
William Beardsmore 8 Son
Sarah J Beardsmore 7 Daughter
Emily Beardsmore 5 Daughter
Josiah Beardsmore 3 Son
Thomas Beardsmore 2 Son
All others born Tipton
Marriage 11/6/1899
Staffordshire West Bromwich St Peter
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 109
Marriage date 11 Jun 1899
Groom forename John Henry
Groom surname BEARDSMORE
Groom age 20
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Miner
Groom abode Farley St.
Bride forename Hannah Elizabeth
Bride surname CHILTON
Bride age 20
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Farley St.
Groom father forename William
Groom father surname BEARDSMORE
Groom father occupation Miner
Bride father forename Robert
Bride father surname CHILTON
Bride father occupation Labourer
Witness1 Carmi PARKES
Witness2 Mary CHILTON
Notes Witness 2 signs X
1901 133 Dudley Port, Tipton, Staffs.
John Henry Beardsmore (22, Colliery Fireman, born Dudley Port), his wife Hannah (22, born Dudley), and their son William Henry (1, born Dudley Port).
1911 12 Hope Terrace, Whitehouse Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs.
John Henry Beardsmore (32, Coal Miner, born Tipton), his wife Hannah Elizabeth (32, born Dudley), and their 5 children: William Henry (11, born Tipton), Robert (9, born Tipton), Hilda May (7, born Tipton), Hannah Elizabeth (5, born Tipton), and Horace (5, born Tipton). A further child, Betsy, was born on 16th February 1914.
WW1 Records
Private 201489 John Henry Beardsmore
Died Mesopotamia on Saturday, 28th September 1918, age 40.
Buried in Grave IV. G. 4. at Tehran War Cemetery, Iran.
9th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment. 39th Brigade of 13th Division.
Formerly 3752 in 2/7th Worcestershire Regiment.
Husband of Mrs Hannah Elizabeth Beardsmore of 8 Victoria Terrace, Whitehouse Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs. Eldest son of William and Emily Beardsmore, of Dudley Port, Tipton.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Dudley, Resident: Tipton.
First landed France & Flanders, post 31st December 1915.
Medal entitlement: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.
John's Pension Card confirms he died from 'enteric' that is typhoid.
Dod 28/9/1918 (40)
Died from 'enteric' (typhoid) Mesopotamia
Buried in Grave IV. G. 4. at Tehran War Cemetery, Iran.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/905321/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/802 ... beardsmore
Commemorated on the Tipton Library Memorial.
Any other info