William GLASSON b1898 Peckham - WW1

[fullscott]

This man is filed as William CLASSEN in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363) - there is no obvious Birth Record for CLASSEN - PERHAPS he is William GLASSON?:

Enlisted February 1917, declared age 18y 8m, born Peckham.
Home address: 18 Derwent Grove, East Dulwich.
Mother: Annie.
Served with the ASC, Regt No: 285889, until de-mob in 1920

Anc****y, CLA, pages 196229 to 196243

[elsinore]

1901 Census at 91 Blakes Road, Camberwell
George Henry CLASSEN 40 Engineer's fitter
Annie 38
Dorothy dau 19 Feather curler
Lilian dau 17 Feather curler
William 12
George 7
Albert 3
All born Peckham except Annie, born Islington. Married 20 years, 7 children, 5 living.

A William Henry CLAASSEN* b. 1898 Camberwell Q3 1D 960 mmn HAMPTON

*This is not a transcription error, the actual index is as shown.

A George Henry CLAASSEN m. Annie Louisa HAMPTON 1890 Camberwell Q4 1D 1297

Peter

[fullscott]

Thank you Peter - you appear to have solved it!

Jane

[Lesley Robertson]

In the spelling Claassen, I'd expect them to have Dutch roots, or German. The borders moved around in the 19th century.