Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 6958346

Reference: AIR 79

Title: British RAF Airmen 1912-1919

Description: Warrant Officers, non-commissioned officers and airmen in the Royal Air Force (RAF) between 1912 and 1919. The record set contains records of more than 300,000 airmen, who were born in over 30 countries.

UPP: GBM/AIR79/91120

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9404581

Name: Page 41

Title: Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940

Description: Scan on Fold 3, redirected from Ancestry.

Connected by: Ann144206

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61400&h=175785&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=bKa935&_phstart=successSource
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Additional: Robert is my 2nd cousin 2x removed. His name, age, and mother's name are corroborated within this life story.

Source information

ID: 9404966

Name: RG11; Piece: 4309; Folio: 95; Page: 14

Reference: Ancestry subscription

Title: 1881 Census, England and Wales

Description: This shows Robert as a small child and his family.

Connected by: Ann144206

Additional: Match on Robert's name and age and mother's first names. Area match and all are corroborated elsewhere in this life story.

Source information

ID: 9404995

Name: RG12; Piece: 3503; Folio: 31; Page: 10

Reference: Ancestry subscription

Title: 1891 Census, England and Wales

Description: Shows Robert and family in 1891

Connected by: Ann144206

Additional: Robert's details are corroborated elsewhere on his life story as are those of his family

Source information

ID: 9405013

Name: Class: RG13; Piece: 4032; Folio: 10; Page: 12

Reference: Ancestry subscription

Title: 1901 Census, England and Wales

Description: Shows Robert and family in 1901

Connected by: Ann144206

Additional: All details are corroborated by other evidence on this life story

Source information

ID: 9405025

Name: Class: RG14; Piece: 25799

Reference: Ancestry subscription

Title: 1911 Census, England and Wales

Description: Shows Robert and family in 1911

Connected by: Ann144206

Additional: Family is decreasing in size but the names are corroborated by other evidence in this life story

Source information

ID: 9405033

Name: RG 101/3727J

Reference: Ancestry subscription

Title: 1939 Register

Description: Shows Robert Drake and his sister living together in 1939

Connected by: Ann144206

Additional: Robert's details consistently match other evidence on this life story

Source information

ID: 9405358

Title: The History of Drake & Macefield

Description: This was taken from the old website of Drake and Macefield, Skipton and tells the history of their firm.

Connected by: Ann144206

Additional: Robert (Bob) Drake originally founded the butchers shop which is today called Drake & Macefield. Robert's sister Jessie married Percy Evelyn Macefield who fell in World War 1 and has his own life story page on this website.The nephew Jack Macefield was christened John Whitemore Macefield and was the only child of Jessie and Percy.The company exists to this day at 11 Otley Street, Skipton.

Source information

ID: 9406166

Title: Gravestone Robert Drake

Description: Gravestone Robert Drake, Jessie Macefield, John Whitmore Macefield, taken at Waltonwrays Cemetery, Skipton, Yorkshire

Connected by: Ann144206

Additional: Robert Drake was the brother in law of Percy Evelyn Macefield #270145. Jessie Macefield, the widow of Percy and son John Whitmore Macefield. https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/2872874

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