? War - could someone restore and date please? Completed

[Rossdal3]

Many thanks for the best wishes Judy and for all your help with this. It's been a remarkable few days.  I never knew such kindness and generousity existed until I took a punt and posted on RootsChat!

You are all remarkable human beings!!  Thank you all!

Jill

[oldtimer]

 I am pretty limited to Ancestry to find out anything about my English past,

regards,
Jill

Not quite Jill! You have your new-found Rootschat family now 

[Rossdal3]

 
Not quite Jill! You have your new-found Rootschat family now 

Indeed I do and it's a great feeling!  It's nice to feel part of this family, thank you all!

[old rowley]

Could this be William's marriage found on freeBMD site,
December Qtr 1904 William Gaunt. - Emma Cooper. Bradford District Vol;96 page 89

old rowley

[jc26red]

You beat me to it OR...
Its the only one that could be in the right time frame

and it looks like Emma may have remarried  in Kent  (David Cooper - possible relative?) after the war

Children are harder to find as they are born pre- 1911 when mothers maiden names were added...
this is the only one post 1911 that is a possibility

Male Gaunt june 1914 Belpher 7b 1349  mmn Cooper

[Rossdal3]

Yes I'm pretty sure you're right about Emma Cooper being his bride.  It adds up. At 15 she was working as a worsted spinner. my guess is that they would have met at Ackroyds where William was a dyer, before he joined the army.

I noticed that an Edwin Gaunt also married in 1904.  The page I looked at though had 2 men and only 1 woman on it, so can't tell who he married.  We thought they had both died as single men until the last couple days.

I did see an Emma Cooper Gaunt born 1908, but as she died in Manchester I can't really be sure that she is theirs.
Jill

[RobertS]

Message fr Jim from page 2 of the thread.
Jim
You asked about the colour of the buttons. They would be brass. Apologies for not replying earlier, this is my first visit in ages.
Good job on the re-colouring.
Regards
RobertS

[Rossdal3]

Thanks for popping back in RobertS!

I have a query that you may be able to answer on WW1 medals!

Ancestry recently released the British Army Medal Rolls Index Cards for 1914-1920.  The entry for William Gaunt reg. no 21144 says that his qualifying date was 13.7.15, and the reason was for being in a Theatre of War in France and that he was dead!  The date of his death was however 28.4.17.  Does anyone have an explanation please?

Cheers,
Jill

[cazza59]

Hi Jill

Here's a tidy from me.

Caz