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sidney birkett born 1903

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Maddie

Maddie Report 19 Dec 2017 13:48

good afternoon all
trying to trace the above

1911 census

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
47 Eleanor Road, St John At Hackney, London & Middlesex, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
George Birkett Head Married Male Bank Messenger 40 1871 London
Transcription
Georgina Birkett Wife Married Female - 45 1866 Somersetshire Chard
Transcription
George Birkett Son Single Male Junior Clerk 14 1897 London
Transcription ( died 1918 Gallapoli )
Sidney Birkett Son - Male School 8 1903 London

only birth i can find in london is this
BIRKETT, SIDNEY PAVELING Order
GRO Reference: 1903 M Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 543

but
Fathers marriage
George Thomas Clark Birkett
Gender Male
Marriage Age 22
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1871
Marriage Date 26 Feb 1893
Marriage Place St John, Hackney Hackney, England
Father George William Birkett
Spouse Georgina Stoodley
Register Type Parish Register
Household Members
Name Age
George Thomas Clark Birkett
George William Birkett
Georgina Stoodley
George Stoodley
I think Georgina died in 1939 and George 1937.

Apart from this, it may be Sidney i can find no other trace

Sidney
Last name Birkett
Birth year 1903
Birth town Shoreditch
Birth county Lancashire
Birth country England
Joined year 1927
Joined month May
Joined day 11
Comment Scots Guards --------- ??????
Record set Manchester Police Index 1812-1941
Category Education & work
Subcategory Occupations

and where does the mothers maiden name staveling fit in if that is his birth record

thanks in advance
maddie

Andrew

Andrew Report 19 Dec 2017 14:19

Is this son George?

BIRKETT, GEORGE THOMAS TREDGOLD STUDELEY Order
GRO Reference: 1896 J Quarter in SHOREDITCH Volume 01C Page 116

Andy

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 19 Dec 2017 14:36

As below...

Chris :)

All London, England, School Admissions and Discharges (Ancestry)

George Thos Tredgold Birkett
21 Apr 1896 5 Mar 1900 St Paul's School Hackney
Wm, Louisa (Wrong Parents!. George & Georgina on image)
(Address, 97, Pownall Road)

Maddie

Maddie Report 19 Dec 2017 14:38

yes, thats the brother

Andrew

Andrew Report 19 Dec 2017 14:58

George was baptised as well

Name: George Thomas Tredgold Birkett
Gender: Male
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 10 May 1896
Baptism Place: Haggerston St Paul, Hackney, England
Father: George Thomas Clark Birkett
Mother: Georgina Birkett

can only think that Sidney was perhaps not theirs, maybe a relations child or an adoption.

Andy

Andrew

Andrew Report 19 Dec 2017 15:27

I think this is the Sidney you found

London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1659-1930




Name: Sidney Birkett
Birth Date: 1903
Discharge Date: 18 Jun 1908
Record Type: Discharge
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Parish or Poor Law Union: Poplar
Title: Admission and Discharge Register, 1908



at the same time

Grace, Thomas and Catherine


Birth of Grace

BIRKETT, GRACE ELIZABETH PAVELIN Order
GRO Reference: 1902 M Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 538

and Ctherine

BIRKETT, CATHERINE LOTT PAVELING Order
GRO Reference: 1895 S Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 620

Andy

Andrew

Andrew Report 19 Dec 2017 15:37

I think this would be parents marriage

Name: Charles Birkitt
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 19
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1870
Marriage Date: 23 Jun 1889
Marriage Place: St Paul, Bow Common, Tower Hamlets, England
Father: Charles Birkitt
Spouse: Susan Paveling

Andy

Andrew

Andrew Report 19 Dec 2017 15:39

and possible 1911 census, including Sidney

Name: Charles Burkett
Age in 1911: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Bromley
Civil Parish: Poplar
Search Photos: Search for 'Poplar' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 43 Wyke Rd, Bow E
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 18
Estimated Marriage Year: 1893
Occupation: CARMAN WHARF
Registration district: Poplar
Registration District Number: 22
Sub-registration district: Bow
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Piece: 1655
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Burkett 42
Susan Burkett 33
Katherine Burkett 16
Alice Burkett 11
Ada Burkett 0
Tomas Burkett 12
Sidney Burkett 6

Andy

Maddie

Maddie Report 19 Dec 2017 15:45

strange he is down as their son in 1911 but can't find a birth.
So maybe not theirs at all,but there seems to be 2 sydneys
Plot thickens
thank you

malyon

malyon Report 19 Dec 2017 16:41

Births Mar 1864
STOODLEY
Georgiana

Chard
5c
551

Andrew

Andrew Report 19 Dec 2017 23:42

Found the probates for George (d1937 to Georgina) and Georgina (d1939 to Elizabeth Murrell. No mention of a Sidney. Perhaps a copy of their wills would reveal something.

Andy

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Dec 2017 08:51

Wonder about this one


Sidney Burkett
Death Age: 15
Birth Date: abt 1902
Registration Date: Dec 1917
Registration district: West Ham
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 28

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 20 Dec 2017 13:27

Scots Guards 1799-1939 Transcription

First name(s) Sidney Harold
Last name Birkett
Service number 2689163
Age 18
Birth year 1902
Birth town London
Birth county Middlesex
Attestation year 1920
Attestation place: Whitehall
Trade on enlistment: Labourer
Place of birth: Hackney, London, Middlesex
Regiment Scots Guards

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 20 Dec 2017 13:28

Ahh- also know as Sidney Moore Kelly

Scots Guards 1799-1939 Transcription

First name(s) Sidney Harold Or Moore Kelly
Last name Birkett
Service number 2689163
Age 18
Birth year 1902
Birth town London
Birth county Middlesex
Birth country England
Birth county as transcribed Middlesex
Attestation year 1920
Rank Lance Corporal
Rank as transcribed L Cpl
Regiment Scots Guards
Spouse's first name(s) Alice Maud
Spouse's last name Oakes
Marriage date 14/Nov/1926
Marriage town Hackney
Child's first name(s) Sidney George
Child's last name Birkett
Child's birth date 01/Sep/1927
Child's birth town Manchester

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 20 Dec 2017 13:30

England, Births & Baptisms

First name(s) Sidney Moore
Last name Kelly
Gender Male
Birth date: 1 Nov 1902
Baptism year 1903
Baptism date 26 Apr 1903
Residence Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Place Shoreditch
County Middlesex
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth Frances
Mother's last name Kelly

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 20 Dec 2017 13:34

His marriage in 1926- note witness was G Birkett:

Name: Sydney Moore Kelly
Marriage Age: 24
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1902
Marriage Date: 14 Nov 1926
Marriage Place: St Mark, Dalston, Hackney, England
Father: Sydney Moore
Spouse: Alice Maud Oakes

Witnesses: G, Birkett & W H Oakes

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 20 Dec 2017 13:35

1939 register:

Moore-Kelly Household (4 People) 34 Cranford Avenue , Manchester C.B., Lancashire, England

Sidney Moore-Kelly 01 Nov 1901 Male Police Constable Married
Alice M Moore-Kelly 29 Aug 1895 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Sidney G Moore-Kelly 01 Sep 1927 Male At School Single
Michael Moore-Kelly 29 Jan 1931 Male At School Single

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 20 Dec 2017 13:43

Sidney also had a sibling baptised on the same day:

Name: Henry William Charles Moore Kelly
Baptism Age: 2
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 18 Apr 1901
Baptism Date: 26 Apr 1903
Baptism Place: Saint Peter, Hoxton Square, Hackney, England
Mother: Elizabeth Frances Kelly
------------------------

Looks like a younger sister too:

Name: Margaret Moore Kelly
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 23 Dec 1904
Baptism Date: 17 Jan 1904
Baptism Place: Saint Peter, Hoxton Square, Hackney, England
Mother: Elizabeth Frances Kelly

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On the 1903 baptism abode was given as 39 Ashford Street- wonder if these are related:

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
39, Ashford Street, Shoreditch, London & Middlesex, England

Harry Moore Head Married Male 25 1876 Horsekeeper Islington, Middlesex,
Lilly Moore Wife Married Female 28 1873 - Islington, Middlesex,

alviegal

alviegal Report 20 Dec 2017 16:07


Manchester Police Index 1858-1941 Transcription
Print transcription
Address -
First name(s) Sidney
Last name Moore-Kelly*
Birth year 1903
Birth town Shorditch
Birth county Lancashire
Birth country England
Joined year 1927
Joined month May
Joined day 11
Marital status Married
Record set Manchester Police Index 1812-1941


This matches with original posting by Maddie. Well done Austin Q.


First name(s) SIDNEY
Last name MOORE-KELLY
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1902
Age 53
Death quarter 3
Death year 1955
District Manchester
County Lancashire
Volume 10E
Page 189

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 20 Dec 2017 18:17

(well, there's a 'turn up' if ever there was, lol)

Wonder what it was all about!...

Chris :)