My Great Grandfather died in 1916 and my grandfather was only 9 at the time so no one knows much about him. All that has ever been said that he was an alcoholic but I started to wonder if this was because he had been to war or didnt he go to war because he was already ill. His profession was a Marine Store Dealer - I am now finding out that this was a term for gypsies! The plot thickens!!
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11-02-2022, 1:31 PM #11
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11-02-2022, 1:47 PM #12
Have you seen the 1911 census? He's listed as the employer of his step dau, Mary Jane, who's a rag sorter. They have a postal address in Gateshead. Being an alcoholic would fit his liver problem. It was pretty common - the water wasn't exactly safe.
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11-02-2022, 1:59 PM #13
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Yes, his wife, my great grandmother was a rag sorter and I was told many years ago that she socialised with gypsies (not that there is anything wrong with that!) Aunt Jane (Mary Jane) was my mams aunt. I am going in a new direction now! Its so addictive!
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11-02-2022, 2:08 PM #14
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His profession was a Marine Store Dealer - I am now finding out that this was a term for gypsies!
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11-02-2022, 2:14 PM #15
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Susan
You say you have his death certificate. I take it it doesn't mention soldier as his occupation. If you know his date of death and if there's nobody of that name listed on the CWGC site nor in the "Soldiers died" database with that date of death. You can fairly safely assume that he wasn't in the army. Conscription didn't come in until 1916.
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