Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1212873

Reference: WO372/7

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

UPP: GBM/MCI/1214219

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5476393

Reference: gbm_silver_war_bad1914_18

Title: Silver War Badge Roll Transcription

Connected by: Jo6

UPP: GBM/SILVERWAR/BADGES/392601

Additional: Name and service number match

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5476397

Title: Tom Fearon and wife

Description: Tom and Lizzy Fearon (nee Schaeffer) on holiday at Maesafon, 1935 or 1936.

Connected by: Jo6

Additional: Thomas H Fearon is my great-grandfather; this photo comes from the family collection courtesy of my cousin.

Source information

ID: 5476398

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Jo6

UPP: BMD/M/1907/3/AZ/000137/262

Additional: Name matches; age at marriage (as compared to other marriage records for possible Thomas H Fearons) makes this the only possible marriage record; name of spouse matches wife's name Lizzy (Elizabeth).

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5476402

Title: Details of death

Description: He went blind again in his later years and died in August 1967. He was buried with his wife Lizzy in grave no 1145 in West Derby Cemetery, Liverpool - from his granddaughter Lesley Gowen (nee Breeze)

Connected by: Jo6

Additional: He went blind again in his later years and died in August 1967. He was buried with his wife Lizzy in grave no 1145 in West Derby Cemetery, Liverpool - from his granddaughter Lesley Gowen (nee Breeze)

Source information

ID: 5476403

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Jo6

UPP: BMD/D/1967/3/AZ/000276/025

Additional: Name matches medal index card; year of death matches personal family knowledge

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5476404

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Jo6

UPP: BMD/B/1885/1/AZ/000196/157

Additional: Name and year of birth match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5476405

Title: Details of birth

Description: Thomas Henry Fearon born 29 Dec 1884, 81 Brasenose Road, Kirkdale, L'pool. Father Henry Fearon had died. Mother was Ann Fearon nee Davies of Bootle - from granddaughter, Lesley Gowen (nee Breeze)

Connected by: Jo6

Additional: Thomas Henry Fearon born 29 Dec 1884, 81 Brasenose Road, Kirkdale, L'pool. Father Henry Fearon had died. Mother was Ann Fearon nee Davies of Bootle - from granddaughter, Lesley Gowen (nee Breeze)

Source information

ID: 5476406

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Jo6

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/22629/0565/1

Additional: Name, age and marital status all match. Occupation matches family knowledge of him working as a crane driver after the war.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5511626

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Jo6

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7280543/36/488

Additional: Name and service number match

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6187316

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Jo6

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7280543/36/492

Additional: Name, rank, regiment and service number match

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6187693

Title: Tom Fearon

Description: Tom Fearon in later life. A still from family archive cinefilm, digitised by Rich Boakes.

Connected by: Jo6

Source information

ID: 6187892

Name: Certificate number 444

Reference: Copy from GRO

Title: Copy of birth certificate for Edna Doretta Fearon (his daughter)

Description: Copy of birth certificate for Edna Fearon, daughter of Thomas Henry Fearon, issued on 10 April 1930. Held by Lesley Gowen, daughter of Edna Fearon.

Connected by: Jo6

Additional: Name of father, address of family, occupation of father all match; name of mother matches spouse's name; name of daughter (Edna Fearon) and birthdate matches that given in service records

Source information

ID: 6249761

Title: Birth certificate for his daughter

Description: Copy of birth certificate for Edna Doretta Fearon

Connected by: Jo6

Additional: Photo given to me by my aunt

Source information

ID: 6249765

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Jo6

UPP: GBC/1901/0021703736

Additional: Name and birth date match; place matches earlier and later life in West Derby/Liverpool. Status as 'adopted son' matches known family history; he was orphaned following his mother's death in 1893.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6654634

Title: Birth certificate for Tom Fearon

Description: Copy of Tom's birth certificate

Connected by: Jo6

Additional: Details in image

Source information

ID: 6654665

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Jo6

UPP: GBC/1891/0020358571

Additional: Name, year of birth, place of birth all match. Mother-in-law to head of the house matches earlier details for mother of Annie Kelso (formerly Ann Fearon, maiden name Ann Davies)

Credit: © General Register Office

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