War Memorial - Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Harry Baldwin (Unable to identify)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:

George Hunter Bright
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 69169 abt. 1889 01 July 1916 27 5th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France Son of Joseph and Rachel Bright, of Hapton, Burnley. Husband of Florence Mary Bright, of 22, Taylor Street, Brierfield, Lancshire.

The birth of George Hunter Bright was registered in Chester, Cheshire, England during the third quarter of 1889 and was baptised in the Church of St. Mary on the Hill in Chester, Cheshire, England. His parents were Joseph Bright (1850-1895) and Rachel Bright. His marriage to Florence Mary Naylor was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the first quarter of 1912. He resided at 22, Taylor Street in Brierfield, Lancashire, England when he was enlisted for military service in 1915.

England Census 1891 about George Hunter Bright and family Residence: Regent Road, Salford, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Bright Rachael Bright William Charles Bright Helen Bright Joseph Edward Bright George Hunter Bright Herbert Bright	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	41 32 13 8 7 1 4 mo.	abt. 1850 abt. 1859 abt. 1878 abt. 1883 abt. 1884 abt. 1890 abt. 1890	London City, Middlesex Preston, Lancashire East Indies Chester, Cheshire Chester, Cheshire Chester, Cheshire Salford, Lancashire

England Census 1911 about George H. Bright and family Residence: 19, Church Street, Hapton near Burnley, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Rachel Bright William C. Bright George H. Bright Ernest Bright Annie Bright Maria Poland Catherine Poland Catherine R. Poland Thomas Burke	Head Son Son Son Daughter Niece Niece Grandchild Boarder	Widowed Single Single Single Single Single Single Baby Widowed	52 33 21 19 15 26 20 2 54	abt. 1859 abt. 1878 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1896 abt. 1885 abt. 1891 abt. 1909 abt. 1890	Preston, Lancashire Bengal, India Chester, Cheshire Sheffield, Yorkshire Hapton, Lancashire Manchester, Lancashire Montreal, Canada Hapton, Lancashire Chester, Cheshire

Harry Brown (Unable to identify)
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Harry Varley Burrell
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 266110 abt. 1892, Brierfield, Lancashire 10 October 1918 26 3rd/4th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Hollybrook Memorial, Southamptom, Hampshire, UK Son of Matthew and Mary E. Burrell, nee Varley.

The birth of Harry Varley Burrell was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the third quarter of 1892. His marriage to Margaret Buckham was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the third quarter of 1915.
He was a military passenger on board R. M. S. "Leinster" which was sunk by torpedoes in the Irish Sea, 16 miles east of Dublin, shortly before 10am on the morning of 10 October 1918, on its outbound journey of 100 km [68 miles] from Kingstown [now Dun Laoghaire], Dublin, to Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales.

England Census 1901 about Harry V. Burrell and family Residence: 23, Reedley Road, Reedley Hallows, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Matthews Burrell Mary E. Burrell Ethel Burrell Dennis Burrell Harry V. Burrell	Head Wife Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single	55 55 26 23 18	abt. 1856 abt. 1856 abt. 1885 abt. 1888 abt. 1893	Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

Guy Reynoldson Calvert
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 12972 14 June 1894, Natelby, Westmorland 25 April 1916 21 6th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment Basra Memorial, Iraq Son of Henry and Alice Calvert, nee Reynoldson.

Guy Reynoldson Calvert was born on 14 June 1894 and was baptised at the same day in Kirkby-Stephen, Westmoreland, England.

The "Burnley News" reported the following on 05 July 1916:
GALLIPOLI HERO
NELSON SOLDIER'S DEATH FROM WOUNDS
Mr. Calvert, 71, Castle-street, Nelson, has received information of the death from wounds of his son, Private Guy Calvert (22), of East Lancashire Regiment. He joined the forces in September, 1914, and took part in the operations at Gallipoli. He was subsequently drafted to Mesopotamia. He was formerly a weaver in the employ of Messrs. Clegg, Parkinson, and Co., Valley Mills, Nelson.

England Census 1911 about Guy R. Calvert and family Residence: 8, Mount Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Henry Calvert Alice Calvert Nellie Calvert Sarah E. Calvert Guy R. Calvert Alice Calvert Margaret Calvert Elizabeth M. Calvert	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	58 54 23 21 17 15 13 10	abt. 1853 abt. 1857 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1901	Maker, Yorkshire Maker, Yorkshire Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland

Edwin Clegg
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 5406 20 January 1887 24 February 1917 30 1st/4th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France Son of Willie and Frances Ann Clegg. of Brierfield. Husband of Beatrice Clegg, of 2, Bank Street, Brierfield, Burnley.

The birth (20 January 1887) of Edwin Clegg was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the first quarter of 1887 and was baptised in the Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel in Brierfield, Lancashire, England on 19 May 1887. He was married to Beatrice Duerden (Dunden?) in Brierfield, Lancashire, England on 07 June 1911.

England Census 1901 about Edwin Clegg and family Residence: 26, Oxford Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Willie Clegg Maggie Clegg Edwin Clegg Gilbert Clegg Tom Hancock Clegg Harold Clegg Bertie Clegg Maggie Clegg Edwin Clegg	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Boarder Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	38 38 14 10 7 3 1 24 12	abt. 1863 abt. 1863 abt. 1887 abt. 1891 abt. 1894 abt. 1898 abt. 1900 abt. 1877 abt. 1889	Brierfield, Lancashire Carberby, Yorkshire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

England Census 1921 about Beatrice Clegg and family Residence: 2, Bank Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Beatrice Clegg Harold Clegg John Duerden Clegg	Head Son Son	Widowed Single Single	34y 7mo 8y 11mo 7y 8mo	abt. 1886 abt. 1912 abt. 1913	Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

John William Coates (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 132 abt. 1884 20 July 1916 32 158 Bty. Royal Field Artillery Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec, France Husband of N. Coates, of 85, Nairne Street, Burnley.

Probably:

The birth of John William Coates was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the second quarter of 1883. His marriage to Nellie Maud Frances Elkington was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the second quarter of 1912.

England Census 1891 about John Coates and family Residence: 23, Holbeek Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Cherry Coates Ellen Coates Susan A. Coates Mary J. Coates Robert Coates James Coates Elizabeth E. Coates Lois Coates John Coates Cherry Coates	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Son Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	45 44 17 16 15 13 12 10 7 3	abt. 1846 abt. 1847 abt. 1874 abt. 1875 abt. 1876 abt. 1878 abt. 1879 abt. 1881 abt. 1884 abt. 1888	Brierfield, Lancashire Cuerden Green, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire

John T. Dixon (Unable to identify)
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Stanley Howarth Dugdale
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 58245 abt. 1899 24 August 1918 19 14th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, France Son of Mrs. Lucy Dugdale, of The Mount, Llantwit-Maior, Cardiff. Native of Brierfield, Burnley.

The birth of Stanley Howarth Dugdale was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the third quarter of 1899.

England Census 1911 about Stanley H. Dugdale and family Residence: 22, St. James Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth	22, St. James Street in 2015
Mary Dugdale Edmondson Dugdale Lucy Dugdale Carrie Dugdale Stanley H. Dugdale	Head Son Daughter Daughter Grandson	Widowed Single Single Single Single	60 33 24 19 1	abt. 1841 abt. 1868 abt. 1877 abt. 1882 abt. 1900	Barrowford, Lancashire Barrowford, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

Robert Emmott
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 32377 abt. 1887 18 March 1919 32 1st Garrison Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Brookwood 1914-1918 Memorial, Surrey, England, UK Son of Robert Owen Emmott and Eleanor Emmott, nee Hunter. Died at sea on route from India.

England Census 1891 about Robert Emmott and family Residence: Little Marsden, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert O. Emmott Eleanor Emmott Harry Emmott Lilly Emmott Margt G. Emmott William H. Emmott Fred Emmott Robert Emmott Annie E. Emmott	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	51 40 24 19 16 11 9 4 2	abt. 1840 abt. 1851 abt. 1867 abt. 1872 abt. 1875 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1887 abt. 1889	Lancashire, England Yorkshire, England Lancashire, England Lancashire, England Lancashire, England Lancashire, England Lancashire, England Lancashire, England Lancashire, England

England Census 1901 about Robert Emmott and family Residence: Sackville Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert O. Emmott William H. Emmott Fred Emmott Robert Emmott Lilley Emmott Margaret G. Emmott Ann E. Emmott	Head Son Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter	Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	61 21 19 14 29 26 12	abt. 1840 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1887 abt. 1872 abt. 1875 abt. 1889	Nelson, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

Joshua Fielden
© Wildflower	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Serjeant 235328 04 March 1898 27 September 1918 20 2nd/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers Houchin British Cemetery, France Son of James Howarth and Mary Elizabeth Fielden, nee Cunningham of 36, Ashfield Grove, Reedley, Burnley, Lancashire.

Joshua Fielden was born on 04 March 1898 and was baptised in Croston, Lancashire, England on 17 April 1898.

England Census 1901 about Joshua Fielden and family Residence: 64, Crowther Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Fielden Mary E. Fielden Thomas J. Fielden Edward Fielden Maud Fielden Muriel Fielden Joshua Fielden Gilbert Fielden	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	41 39 13 9 7 5 3 3 weeks	abt. 1860 abt. 1862 abt. 1888 abt. 1892 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1901	Shawforth, Lancashire Ormskirk, Lancashire Todmorden, Lancashire Todmorden, Lancashire Todmorden, Lancashire Todmorden, Lancashire Croston, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire
1911 England Census: The family resided at 19, Albert Street in Brierfield, Lancashire, England.

The grave of Mary Elizabeth Fielden in the Duke Street Cemetery, Southport, Merseyside, England:

© Kevin Laroux Wood

In ever loving memory of

Mary Elizabeth
the wife of J. H. Fielden
of Southport
who died May 14^th 1930
aged 72 years.

Also Joshua, son of the above
killed in action at La Bassee, France,
Sep. 27^th 1918, aged 20 years.

"We have loved them in life,
let us not forget them in death."

James Graham Guest
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 57553 abt. 1900 07 September 1918 18 24th (Pembroke and Glamorgan Yeomanry) Bn. Welsh Regiment Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France Son of Richard and Mary Elizabeth Guest, of 80, Halifax Road, Brierfield, Lancashire.

The birth of James Graham Guest was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the fourth quarter of 1899.

England Census 1901 about James G. Guest and family Residence: 80, Halifax Road, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Guest Mary E. Guest Thomas Guest Elizabeth H. Guest Florence Guest Maggie Guest Richard Guest James G. Guest	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	39 36 11 10 9 5 4 2	abt. 1862 abt. 1865 abt. 1890 abt. 1891 abt. 1892 abt. 1896 abt. 1897 abt. 1899	Fenrish, Cumberland Gunnerside, Yorkshire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

Tom Metcalfe (Unable to identify)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:

Probably:
The birth of Tom Metcalfe was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the fourth quarter of 1897.

George Hartley (Unable to identify)
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William Ingham
	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 15314 08 June 1886 09 August 1917 31 7th Bn. Leinster Regiment Medinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of James and Rebecca Ingham,nee Aldersley, of Brierfield, Burnley. Husband of Ethel Ingham, nee Wharton, of 24, Hawks Terrace, Reedley, Burnley.

William Ingham was born on 08 June 1886 and was baptised in the Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel in Brierfield, Lancashire, England on 12 August 1886. His marriage to Ethel Wharton was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England durint the second quarter of 1914. One child of the couple is known: Jennie Ingham (born 1915).

England Census 1901 about William Ingham and family Residence: 2, Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Ingham Rebecca Ingham Harry Ingham William Ingham Bertie Ingham Trevor Ingham Lucy May Ingham	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	39 40 15 14 7 5 3	abt. 1862 abt. 1861 abt. 1886 abt. 1887 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1898	Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

William Iveson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 14231 20 December 1881 23 August 1918 36 1st Bn. Scots Guards Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France Son of Thomas and Ann Iveson. Husband of Agnes Jane Iveson, nee Buckle, of 43, Tavistock Street, Nelson, Lancashire. Native of Brierfield.

William Iveson was born on 20 December 1881 and was baptised in the Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel in Brierfield, Lancashire, England on 01 September 1882. His marriage to Agnes Jane Buckle was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England durint the third quarter of 1907.

England Census 1891 about William Iveson and family Residence: 12, Hill Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Iveson Ann Iveson Marten Iveson John Henry Iveson Miles Iveson James Iveson Richard Iveson William Iveson Margaret Iveson Arthur Iveson	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	47 43 21 20 17 15 12 9 7 4	abt. 1844 abt. 1848 abt. 1870 abt. 1871 abt. 1874 abt. 1876 abt. 1879 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1887	Brierfield, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

England Census 1911 about William Iveson and family Residence: 9, Brentwood Road, Nelson, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Iveson Agnes Iveson Richard Iveson	Head Wife Son	Married Married Single	29 28 1	abt. 1882 abt. 1883 abt. 1910	Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

Joseph Percival
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 34786 abt. 1898 27 July 1917 19 1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment Happy Valley British Cemetery, Fampoux, France Son of Joseph and Margaret Percival, of 25, Halifax Road, Brierfield, Burnley.

The birth of Joseph Percival was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the fourth quarter of 1897.

England Census 1901 about Joseph Percival and family Residence: 5, Ann Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Percival Margaret Percival Mary E. Percival Sarah Percival Ada Percival Annie Percival Maggie Percival Joseph Percival Jane Percival	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	41 40 17 16 13 10 8 3 1	abt. 1860 abt. 1861 abt. 1884 abt. 1885 abt. 1888 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1898 abt. 1900	Carperby, Yorkshire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

Harry Pickup
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 204025 abt. 1892 26 April 1918 26 2nd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment Fouquescourt British Cemetery, France Son of Richard and Priscilla Pickup, of Burnley, Lancashire. Husband of Ada Harrison, formerly Pickup, nee Vernon, of 11, Smalley, Burnley, Lancashire.

The birth of Harry Pickup was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the first quarter of 1892. His marriage to Ada Vernon was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the third quarter of 1915.

Probably: The marriage of Harry Pickup to Gertrude J. Townend was was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the second quarter of 1916.

England Census 1901 about Harry Pickup and family Residence: Crowther Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Pickup Priscilla Pickup Margaret A. Pickup Mary E. Pickup William T. Pickup Florrie Pickup Harry Pickup	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	49 48 21 18 15 13 9	abt. 1852 abt. 1853 abt. 1880 abt. 1883 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1892	New Church, Lancashire Stacksteads, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire

Joseph Shapland (Probably Josiah Shapland)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 26535 abt. 1877 20 November 1917 40 1st Bn. Border Regiment Cambrai Memorial, Louveral, France Son of William and Catherine Shapland, nee Leworthy.

Probably:

The birth of Josiah Shapland was registered in South Molton, Devonshire, England during the first quarter of 1877. His marriage to Ada Alice Plews took place in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the first quarter of 1905. Two children of the couple are known: John William (1906-1906), and Frank (1909-1909).

England Census 1881 about Josiah Shapland and family Residence: Barden, Yorkshire West Riding, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Shapland Catherine Shapland John Shapland William Shapland Hannah Shapland Elizabeth Shapland Rebecca Shapland Josiah Shapland Francis Shapland	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	38 38 15 14 11 9 6 4 1	abt. 1843 abt. 1843 abt. 1866 abt. 1867 abt. 1870 abt. 1872 abt. 1875 abt. 1877 abt. 1880	North Motton, Devonshire Charles, Devonshire North Motton, Devonshire North Motton, Devonshire North Motton, Devonshire North Motton, Devonshire North Motton, Devonshire North Motton, Devonshire Norwood, Yorkshire, England

England Census 1901 about Josiah Shapland and family Residence: Halifax Road, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Shapland Catherine Shapland Hannah Shapland Josiah Shapland Francis Shapland Sarah J. Shapland Fred Shapland Harry Shapland	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	58 58 31 24 21 19 16 13	abt. 1843 abt. 1843 abt. 1870 abt. 1877 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1885 abt. 1888	North Motton, Devonshire Charles, Devonshire North Motton, Devonshire North Motton, Devonshire Norwood, Yorkshire Skipton, Yorkshire Colne, Lancashire Colne, Lancashire

England Census 1911 about Josiah Shapland and wife Residence: Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Josiah Shapland Ada Alice Shapland	Head Wife	Married Married	34 36	abt. 1877 abt. 1875	Castle Bolton, Yorkshire Heasly Mill, Devonshire

James Sharples (A record on CWGC couldn't be found)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:

James Sharples was born on 06 May 1896 and was baptised in Brierfield, Lancashire, England on 05 July 1896. His parents were Thomas and Hannah Sharples.

England Census 1901 about James Sharples and family Residence: Junction Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Sharples Hannah Sharples Robert Sharples Alice Sharples Joseph Sharples William Sharples Cicely Sharples Thomas Sharples James Sharples John Sharples Maurice Sharples Thomas J. Slaney	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Daughter Son Son Son Son Nephew	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single ?	53 41 17 15 13 11 9 7 4 2 <1 26	abt. 1848 abt. 1860 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1894 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1901 abt. 1875	Manchester, Lancashire East Hetton, Durham Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Manchester, Lancashire

Clifford Samuel Sutcliffe
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 44397 abt. 1898 06 October 1918 20 12th Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France Son of Fred and Jane Sutcliffe, nee Nield, of 33, Stanley Street, Brierfield, Lancashire.

The birth of Clifford Samuel Sutcliffe was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the third quarter of 1898.

England Census 1911 about Clifford Sutcliffe and family Residence: 40, Commercial Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Fred Sutcliffe Jane Sutcliffe Clifford Sutcliffe Gladys Sutcliffe Ethel May Sutcliffe	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	35 35 12 9 7	abt. 1876 abt. 1876 abt. 1899 abt. 1902 abt. 1904	Todmorden, Lancashire Hawarden, Flintshire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

Harry Sutcliffe
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 201687 abt. 1897 30 August 1918 21 1st/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment Bancourt British Cemetery, France Son of Samuel and Mary Sutcliffe, nee Aldersley, of Brierfield, Burnley, Lancashire.

England Census 1901 about Harry Sutcliffe and family Residence: Halifax Road, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Samuel Sutcliffe Mary Sutcliffe Ann Sutcliffe Llewellyn Sutcliffe Willie Sutcliffe Elizabeth Sutcliffe Robert Sutcliffe Harry Sutcliffe Sam A. Sutcliffe	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Daughter Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	54 41 22 20 14 12 10 5 2	abt. 1847 abt. 1860 abt. 1879 abt. 1881 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1896 abt. 1899	Todmorden, Yorkshire Brierfield, Lancashire Todmorden, Yorkshire Spotland, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

Harry Townson
© Ken Pullar	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 915719 10 January 1895 05 November 1917, No. 7 Canadian General Hospital 22 "D" Bty. 317th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Etaples Military Cemetery, France Son of John Brown Townson and Betty Townson, nee Towler, of 12, Townley Street, Brierfield near Burnley, Lancashire.

Harry Townson was born on 10 January 1895 and was baptised in Brierfield, Lancashire, England on 25 October 1899.

England Census 1901 about Harry Townson and family Residence: 12, Townley Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Towler Hannah Towler John B. Townson Betty Townson Herbert Townson Harry Townson Hannah Townson	Head Wife Son-in-Law Daughter Grandson Grandson Granddaughter	Married Married Married Married Single Single Single	69 68 31 28 7 6 4	abt. 1832 abt. 1833 abt. 1870 abt. 1873 abt. 1894 abt. 1895 abt. 1897	Barrowford, Lancashire Reeley Hallow, Lancashire Hebden, Yorkshire Old Laund Booth, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

The Townson family grave in the cemetery of St. Margaret with St. Nicholas, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England:

© Gunner

In loving memory of

Brown Townson
beloved husband of Betty Townson
who died Mar. 1^st 1935, aged 65 years.

Also Betty, wife of the above
who died Feb. 28^th 1958, aged 85 years.

Also Harry
son of the above,
who died at Etaples, Nov. 5^th 1917,
aged 22 years.

Robert Waddington
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 24861 29 January 1880 14 March 1917 37 1st/5th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of William and Catherine Eliza Waddington, nee Woods, of Brierfield. Husband of Isabella Waddington, of 6, Bird Street, Brierfield, Lancashire.

Robert Waddington was born on 29 January 1880 and was baptised in the Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel in Brierfield, Lancashire, England on 21 November 1885.

England Census 1901 about Robert Waddington and family Residence: 20, Humphrey Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Waddington Catherine Waddington Sarah Waddington Emma Waddington Elizabeth Waddington William Waddington Robert Waddington Hartley Waddington Thomas Waddington Albert Waddington Charles Waddington	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Son Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	51 49 28 27 12 22 21 18 17 15 14	abt. 1850 abt. 1852 abt. 1873 abt. 1874 abt. 1889 abt. 1879 abt. 1880 abt. 1883 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1887	Brierfield, Lancashire Westminster, London Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

England Census 1911 about Robert Waddington and wife Residence: 31, Chapel Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Waddington Isabella Waddington	Head Wife	Married Married	31 32	abt. 1880 abt. 1879	Brierfield, Lancashire Not specified

Wilfred Whittaker Walker
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 43179 abt. 1895 12 October 1916 21 17th Bn. Manchester Regiment formerly 26308, East Lancashire Regiment Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Richard and Grace Walker, nee Patrick, of 18, Halifax Road, Brierfield, Burnley.

England Census 1911 about Wilfred Walker and family Residence: 43, Commerical Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Walker Grace Walker Wilfred Walker Esther Ellen Walker Annie Walker Richard Johnson Walker	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	39 39 16 13 8 3	abt. 1872 abt. 1872 abt. 1895 abt. 1898 abt. 1903 abt. 1908	Forton, Lancashire Burnley, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

Charles Edward Worden (No CWGC record)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Acting Serjeant 125452 abt. 1893 08 March 1919 26 Son of Charles Edward Worden (1864-1892) and Alice Whalley, formerly Worden, nee Minshull.

Cause of Discharge: Physically unfit (dated 31 December 1917)
Report of Medical Board: The result of ordinary military service during the present war. Accidently gassed while instructing.
Death: 08 March 1919
Attestation document (1916): He resided at 4, Bird Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England.

England Census 1901 about Charles E. Worden and family Residence: 25, Newport Street, Nelson, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Whalley Alice Whalley Fanny Worden Arthur Worden Emmaline Worden Charles E. Worden Elizabeth Minshull	Head Wife Stepdaughter Stepson Stepdaughter Stepson Sister-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	33 35 15 13 11 8 4	abt. 1868 abt. 1866 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1883 abt. 1897	Clitheroe, Lancashire Liverpool, Lancashire Clitheroe, Lancashire Clitheroe, Lancashire Clitheroe, Lancashire Clitheroe, Lancashire Liverpool, Lancashire

England Census 1911 about Charles Edward Worden and family Residence: 30, Junction Street, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Whally Alice Whally Arthur Worden Emmeline Worden Charles Edward Worden	Head Wife Stepson Stepdaughter Stepson	Married Married Single Single Single	44 47 22 20 18	abt. 1867 abt. 1864 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1893	Clitheroe, Lancashire Liverpool, Lancashire Clitheroe, Lancashire Clitheroe, Lancashire Clitheroe, Lancashire

James Graham (Too much James Grahams on CWGC.)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:

Probably:

James Graham was born on 01 June 1895 and was baptised in Little Marsden, Lancashire, England on 05 January 1896. His parents were Thomas and Mary Graham.

The death of James S. Graham was registered in Burnley, Lancashire, England during the fourth quarter of 1916.

Probably: England Census 1911 about James Graham and family Residence: Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Graham Mary Graham Thomas Graham James Graham William Graham Emma Graham Harry Graham	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	52 42 16 15 12 10 2	abt. 1859 abt. 1869 abt. 1895 abt. 1896 abt. 1899 abt. 1901 abt. 1909	Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire Brierfield, Lancashire

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