Joseph Brown was born in Thame in 1896 (baptised 15th Apr 1897) , one of three children of Ada Brown, and was adopted by Arthur Bateman when he married Joseph’s mother in 1907. Whilst employed as a local farm worker, and living in North Street, he enlisted with the 4th Battalion of the Oxford and […]
William Bowler was born on 29th January 1886, the son of Harry and Mary (nee Hollier) Bowler, and was one of their 15 children, although only 10 were still alive in 1911. His father was a carpenter, but for a short time in the 1890’s was also an innkeeper of the Red Lion Beer House […]
William Boiling was born Thame in 6th March 1889 the son of Jane Elizabeth Boiling and baptised 28th July 1898 age 9 years. His mother married James Burnard, a GWR plate layer, on 25th May 1895. In 1901 the family were living at 46 Park Street (next door to the Four Horse Shoes) and in […]
Ronald James Boiling was born in Thame on 20th January 1925 and baptised at St Mary’s church on 26th April 1925. He was the second son of Edward William and Florence Mary Boiling (nee Rawlings) of 16 Wellington Street, Thame, although later they lived at number 40 Wellington St. Ronald worked for Messrs WW Howland […]
Charles Boiling was born in January 1896 the second of eight children born to Charles and Agnes Boiling of 11 Park Street Thame and he was baptised at St Mary’s on 6 February 1896. Aged 15 in 1911 he was working as a farm labourer. Charlie’s service records survive, if a little singed round the […]
Harry Arnott was born in Thame on 29th January 1917, but not baptised until the 26th August 1926 the same time as his sister Clarice who had been born in 1923.. Harry was the son of Robert and Mary Ann Arnott boot maker of 103 High Street, Thame. He served as a Private, 5388442, in […]
Charles Alder Allen, was born in 1892, the youngest of eleven children, and eighth son, of Anne (née Alder) and Richard Allen, a corn factor’s carman, of 45, High Street, Thame. He was baptised at St Mary’s church, Thame on 29th May 1892. Charles enlisted in April 1915 with the Royal Artillery as a Gunner, […]
Sidney Stevens Edwards was born in Thame on 30th September 1892 and baptised at St Mary’s church on 10th October 1893. He was the son of Frederick Wm Edwards and Harriet Edwards nee Mardlin who had marred at Atherston in Warwickshire in 1880. Harriet was the landlady of the Bird Cage in Cornmarket, Thame. By […]
Reginald Albert Miller was born in Thame on 23rd June 1920, the son of William and Louisa Hannah Miller (nee Woodley), of 78 Park Street Thame. He was baptised at St Mary’s church on 22nd August 1920 when his father William is recorded as a gardener. By 1939 they were living at 101 High Street. Reg Miller met […]
Albert Henry Pollicott was born on 17th April 1915 to William Harry and Florence Mary Pollicott (nee Holtham) of Moor End Lane, Thame. He was baptised at St Mary’s church on 25th July 1915 when his father William is described as a butcher. Albert married Ellen G Bell in Aylesbury in 1939, and was employed by Messrs R […]