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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Kent Lookup Requests => Kent => England => Kent Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: petmas on Tuesday 08 March 16 09:36 GMT (UK)
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A WW1 medal has been dug up in Wigmore and the finder (Louise Taylor on Facebook) would like to return it to the family details are CH . 863 - S - PTE - J . C . SULLIVAN . R . M . L . TPrivate CH/863(S), 1st (Royal Marine) Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Royal Naval Division. Died 23rd November 1916 aged 21 years. Born Gillingham. Son of Mr and Mrs Sullivan of 13 May Terrace, Old Brompton, Kent. Buried Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference XX.B.8.
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from what I can see he was born 4 October 1895 in Bromley. Mother was Marion Louisa Sullivan
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In the 1901 census the family are at 25 Church Street, Gillingham
William Sullivan 26, b Gillingham Kent
Mary Louisa 29, b Walton Suffolk
William Geo 7, b New Brompton Kent
John Chos 5, b Bromley Kent
Philip Hy 2, b Gillingham Kent
I think I can see a death for William George in 1902
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William and Mary Louisa seem to be living in Fairview Avenue, Gillingham in 1939 with a daughter Edith M Sullivan b 1914
Further possible son:- Arthur G Sullivan born 1912.
Mary Louisa's maiden name would be Webb, but I cannot find any marriage for her and William
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Mary Louisa's maiden name would be Webb, but I cannot find any marriage for her and William
Mary Louisa Webb (18) married Leonard Richard Hobday (21) in Brompton, Kent on 3 November 1889.
On 1 May 1901 Leonard petitioned for divorce from his wife on grounds of adultery with William Sullivan of Gillingham ongoing since 1893 (3 children having been born to William & Mary Louisa in the meantime).
Decree nisi granted to Leonard on 18 November 1901; decree absolute on 16 June 1902.
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Marriage, Sep qtr 1914
William SULLIVAN
Mary L HOBDAY
Medway 2a 1698.
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Mary Louisa's maiden name would be Webb, but I cannot find any marriage for her and William
Mary Louisa Webb (18) married Leonard Richard Hobday (21) in Brompton, Kent on 3 November 1889.
On 1 May 1901 Leonard petitioned for divorce from his wife on grounds of adultery with William Sullivan of Gillingham ongoing since 1893 (3 children having been born to William & Mary Louisa in the meantime).
Decree nisi granted to Leonard on 18 November 1901; decree absolute on 16 June 1902.
Well done! Where did you find this information? I'm always looking to increase my armoury!
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I can also see that Edith Mabel Sullivan married and became a Potter with one child, still living in Kent.
Obviously a living person so can't give details publicly
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William and Mary Louisa seem to be living in Fairview Avenue, Gillingham in 1939 with a daughter Edith M Sullivan b 1914
He died 1916, or is 1939 a typo?
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He died 1916, or is 1939 a typo?
It's their son John Charles who died in 1916, according to your originating post.
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William and Mary Louisa seem to be living in Fairview Avenue, Gillingham in 1939 with a daughter Edith M Sullivan b 1914
He died 1916, or is 1939 a typo?
No, John Charles died in 1916. William and Mary were his parents and Edith his sister
I think..... :)
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There's an Aug 2003 death registration in Medway district for Edith Mabel Potter, DOB 20 October 1914.
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Apologies bluemincepies I have got lost on this!. I posted in the hope that someone of the family was on Rootschat and would pick this up, please don't spend time family searching. I notice on Genes Reunited there are 3 JCS in Kent (Erith & Medway)with DOB of 1895 +/- 1 but I am not a member so can't make contact- so if anyone on here is a member...........
PS All sorted now thanks to Bluemincepies info passed to nephew of JCS. Thanks everyone
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The medal has now been returned to the family, thanks to all that helped.