Name:
James BLYTH
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
c. 1839
Swardeston
Census:
1901 (age 61-62)
Norwich, Norfolk3
Address: 17 Bull Lane, Norwich
carpenter, living with wife Rachel (51), and children Maria (24, tailoress), Mary (21, tailoress), Rachel (13) and James (10)
Census:
1911 (age 71-72)
Tharston4
Address: Queens Head Inn, Tharston
publican, living with wife Rachel (62), and children Maria (34, tailoress), Rachel (24, dressmaker) and James (23, farmer)
Death:
16 Feb 1914 (age 74-75)
Burial:
21 Feb 1914
Tharston6
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston5
IN EVER LOVING REMEMBERANCE • OF • JAMES BLYTH • WHO DIED ON FEBRUARY 16TH 1914 • AGED 75 YEARS. • PAST HIS SUFFERING. PAST HIS PAIN. • CEASE TO WEEP AS TEARS ARE VAIN. • CALM THE TUMULT OF THY BREAST. • HE WHO SUFFERED IS AT REST.
Name:
Rachel THOMPSON
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
c. 1849
Hethel
Census:
1901 (age 51-52)
Norwich, Norfolk3
Address: 17 Bull Lane, Norwich
living with husband James (61, carpenter), and children Maria (24, tailoress), Mary (21, tailoress), Rachel (13) and James (10)
Census:
1911 (age 61-62)
Tharston4
Address: Queens Head Inn, Tharston
living with husband James (72, publican), and children Maria (34, tailoress), Rachel (24, dressmaker) and James (23, farmer)
Death:
c. 1924 (age 74-75)
Tharston7
Burial:
15 Dec 1924
Tharston7
Name:
Maria BLYTH
Sex:
Female
Birth:
9 Jan 1877
Baptism:
15 Nov 1878 (age 1)
Norwich, Norfolk9
Census:
1901 (age 23-24)
Norwich, Norfolk3
Address: 17 Bull Lane, Norwich
tailoress, living with parents James (61, carpenter) and Rachel (51), and siblings Mary (21, tailoress), Rachel (13) and James (10)
Census:
1911 (age 33-34)
Tharston4
Address: Queens Head Inn, Tharston
tailoress, living with parents James (72, publican) and Rachel (62), and siblings Rachel (24, dressmaker) and James (23, farmer)
Death:
c. 1934 (age 56-57)10
Name:
Mary BLYTH
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1880
Norwich, Norfolk
Census:
1901 (age 20-21)
Norwich, Norfolk3
Address: 17 Bull Lane, Norwich
tailoress, living with parents James (61, carpenter) and Rachel (51), and siblings Maria (24, tailoress), Rachel (13) and James (10)
Name:
Rachel Agnes BLYTH
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
2 Apr 1887
Baptism:
17 Apr 1887 (age 0)
Norwich, Norfolk11
Census:
1901 (age 13-14)
Norwich, Norfolk3
Address: 17 Bull Lane, Norwich
living with parents James (61, carpenter) and Rachel (51), and siblings Maria (24, tailoress), Mary (21, tailoress) and James (10)
Census:
1911 (age 23-24)
Tharston4
Address: Queens Head Inn, Tharston
dressmaker, living with parents James (72, publican) and Rachel (62), and siblings Maria (34, tailoress) and James (23, farmer)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 51-52)
Hethersett14
Address: 5 Melton Road, Hethersett
unpaid domestic duties, b.02.04.1887
Name:
James BLYTH
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
12 Feb 189015
Census:
1901 (age 10-11)
Norwich, Norfolk3
Address: 17 Bull Lane, Norwich
living with parents James (61, carpenter) and Rachel (51), and sisters Maria (24, tailoress), Mary (21, tailoress) and Rachel (13)
Census:
1911 (age 20-21)
Tharston4
Address: Queens Head Inn, Tharston
farmer, living with parents James (72, publican) and Rachel (62), and sisters Maria (34, tailoress) and Rachel (24, dressmaker)
Attested (Military):
7 Sep 1914 (age 24)
Norwich, Norfolk16
joined the 9th "S" Battalion Norfolk Regiment for general service on 09.09.1914
Military Service:
btw 7 Sep 1914 and 29 Aug 1915 (age 24-25)
At Home16
Military Service:
btw 30 Aug 1915 and 25 May 1916 (age 25-26)
Expeditionary Force France16
Wounded (Military):
3 May 1916 (age 26)16
mild gun shot wound to neck
Military Service:
btw 26 May 1916 and 20 Aug 1916 (age 26)
At Home16
Military Service:
btw 31 Aug 1916 and 23 Dec 1917 (age 26-27)
France16
Military Service:
btw 24 Dec 1917 and 4 Mar 1919 (age 27-29)
At Home16
Demobbed (Military):
4 Mar 1919 (age 29)16
transferred to Class "Z" Army Reserve on Demobilization
1939 Register:
1939 (age 48-49)
Shropham15
Address: Middle Barn Cottage, Shropham
cider maker, b.12.02.1890
Parish register - banns. Swardeston. Cit. Date: 8 October 1876.
Parish register - marriage. Swardeston. Cit. Date: 22 October 1876.
1901 Census. RG13 1848 36 30. Cit. Date: 1901.
1911 Census. RG14 PN11462 RD230 SD3 ED8 SN57. Cit. Date: 1911.
Memorial. Tharston.
Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 21 February 1914.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 15 December 1924.
Civil Registration - birth. 1877 Q1 Norwich 4B 133. Cit. Date: Q1 1877.
Parish register - baptism. Norwich, St John de Sepulchre. Cit. Date: 15 November 1878.
Civil Registration - death. 1934 Q3 Henstead 4B 185. Cit. Date: Q3 1934.
Parish register - baptism. Norwich, St Stephen. Cit. Date: 17 April 1887.
Civil Registration - birth. 1887 Q2 Norwich 4B 157. Cit. Date: Q2 1887.
1939 Registration. RG101/6556D/015/30 Letter Code: TRMF. Cit. Date: 1939.
Ibid. RG101/6556D/015/30 : TRMF. Cit. Date: 1939.
Ibid. RG101/6590A/011/5 : TSEI. Cit. Date: 1939.
Service record. The Service Record of James BLYTH 14882. Cit. Date: 7 September 1914.
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