Samuel Gregory
According to the 1911 Census he was a Hosiery Dealer.
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Born in April 1890.
Son of : Samuel Gregory and Ann (Annie) Gregory, nee, Jackson.
His Father, Samuel Gregory was born on the 29th December 1855 in Eastfield Side, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
His Mother, Ann (Annie) Jackson was born in 1856.
They were married in July 1875, their marriage was recorded in the 3rd quarter of 1875 in the Mansfield Registration Distict of Nottinghamshire.
They had 8 Children :
Rebecca Gregory : Born : 1876 :
William Firth Gregory : Born : 12th January 1881.
Arthur Gregory : Born : 1885.
Elizabeth Gregory : Born : 1887.
Samuel Gregory Junior : Born : 1890.
Annie Gregory Junior : Born : 1893.
Leonard Gregory : Born : 1895.
Wilfred (Wilfrid) Gregory : Born : 1899.
All of the children were born in Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
According to the 1891 Census the Family were living at : 156. Mansfield Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Samuel Gregory Senior, Head, aged, 35 years old, Annie Gregory, Wife, aged, 34 years old, Rebecca Gregory, Daughter, aged, 15 years old, William Gregory, Son, aged, 10 years old, Arthur Gregory, Son, aged, 6 years old, Elizabeth Gregory, Daughter, aged, 4 years old, Samuel Gregory Junior, aged, 10 months old, Alfred Gregory, Brother, aged, 22 years old.
By the time of the 1901 Census the Family had moved to : 83. Mansfield Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Samuel Gregory Senior, Head, aged, 45 years old, Annie Gregory, Wife, aged, 45 years old, Arthur Gregory, Son, aged, 16 years old, Elizabeth Gregory, Daughter, aged, 13 years old, Samuel Gregory Junior, Son, aged, 10 years old, Annie Gregory Junior, Daughter, aged, 8 years old, Leonard Gregory, Son, aged, 5 years old, Wilfred Gregory, Son, aged, 2 years old.
According to the 1911 Census the Family had moved again to : 120. St Michael Street, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Samuel Gregory Senior, Head, aged, 55 years old, a Brick Maker, Ann Gregory, Wife, aged, 55 years old, Rebecca Gregory, Daughter, aged, 35 years old, an Overlocker, Elizabeth Gregory, Daughter, aged, 23 years old, an Overlocker, Samuel Gregory Junior, Son, aged, 20 years old, a Hosiery Dealer, Annie Gregory Junior, Daughter, aged, 18 years old, a German Seamer, Leonard Gregory, Son, aged, 15 years old, a Coal Miner, Wilfrid Gregory, Son, aged, 12 years old, a Pupil, Rebecca Gregory Junior, Grandaughter, aged, 2 years old, Mabel Bacon, Niece, aged, 23 years old.
His Father, Samuel Gregory, died on the 3rd December 1928, aged, 73 years old in Suton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
His Mother Ann (Annie) Gregory died on the 4th August 1932, aged, 76 years old.
His Brother, William Firth Gregory died on 10th November 1945, aged, 54 years old in Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
His Sister, Rebecca Gregory died on 5th January 1955, aged, 78 years old.
His Brother, Wilfred Gregory died on the 16th September 1957, aged, 58 years old.
His Brother, Leonard Gregory died in 1984, aged, 88 or 89 years old.
No death records have been found for his other Siblings, Arthur Gregory, Elizabeth Gregory or Annie Gregory Junior.
Enlisted : August 1914 : Served with the 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, Notts. & Derby Regiment.
Died of wounds : 7th November 1915, aged, 25 years old.
Buried : St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France :
Grave Reference : Plot : A. : Row : 14. : Grave : 33. : Stone : 540.
CWGC Reference : 514874.
Personal Inscription reads : "IN ALL THY WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND HE SHALL DIRECT THY PATHS.".
Commemorated :
Sutton Cemetery War Memorial, 1914 - 1918, Sutton In Ashfield, Notinghamshire as : S. Gregory.
Sutton In Ashfield War Memorial, 1914 - 1918, St. Michael's and All Angels Church, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire (Now relocated at the Junction of Mansfield Road and Downing Street, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire) as : S. Gregory.
Gregory Family Headstone, Sutton Cemetery, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
The Inscription on the Family Headstone reads :
"IN LOVING MEMORY OF SAMUEL, BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANN GREGORY, WHO DIED DEC, 3RD 1928, AGED 73 YEARS. 'PEACE AFTER PAIN'.
ALSO ANN BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AUG, 4TH 1932, AGED 76 YEARS, 'UNTIL WE MEET'.
ALSO SAMUEL, BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE DIED OF WOUNDS KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE NOV. 7TH 1915 AGED 25 YEARS. 'THE SUPREME SACRIFICE'.
AND OF REBECCA GREGORY, BELOVED DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JAN. 5TH 1955, AGED 78 YEARS.
ALSO OF THEIR SON WILFRED, BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARY GREGORY, WHO DIED SEPT. 16TH 1957, AGED 58 YEARS.".
Family Headstone on which Private, Samuel Gregory is Commemorated.
Gregory Family Headstone in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire on which Private, Samuel Gregory is Commemorated by Gary Crosby on the 17th October 2026.