Charles Hickingbottom

Charles Hickingbottom was born in 1893 at Nottingham and was the son of William a coal miner and Selina Hickingbottom née Place.

His father William was born in 1859 at Nottingham, and his mother Selina was in 1857, also at Nottingham. They were married in 1881 (reg. Nottingham) and had seven children.

At the time of the 1911 census William (52), a coal miner, Selina (54), a cotton doubler, were living at 13 Glasshouse Street, Nottingham, with their seven children, John (29), Polly (25), Henry (23), Charles (19), Sarah (15), William (14) and Arthur (12).

When Charles enlisted as a Special Reservist in April the following year he gave his address as the family home at 7 Careys Place, Coalpit Lane, Nottingham. He named his next of kin as his parents and his four brothers; John was 'serving in Sherwood Foresters'.

Charles married Mabel Whitehead (b. 16 January 1893) at St Paul's church, Nottingham, on 18 October 1913. Their son, Charles, was born on 6 December 1914 but died the following year, aged 9 months, on 16 September 1915 at 26 Tyler Street. The death was registered the following day; the cause of death was suspected enteritis and convulsions.

At the time of Charles' death in 1917 Mabel was living at Dennett's Terrace, Sneinton Road, Nottingham.

Mabel married Arthur Marshall (b. 1898) in 1920 (JFM Nottingham). In 1921 Arthur, a builders' labourer, and Mabel were living at 10 Storer Street, Nottingham. In 1939 when the England & Wales Register was compiled they were living at 32 Moffatt Street, Nottingham; Arthur was still employed as a builders' labourer and Mabel was a lace worker. Their son William (b. January 1922) was a wall and floor tiler.

Arthur died in September 1949 and Mabel in December 1959 (burial 1 January 1960).