John Edward Wootton
According to the 1911 Census he was a Colliery Banksman / Coal Sorter.
By the time of the 1921 Census he was an Infantry Soldier, Rank : Private : Location : Brocton Camp, Brocton, Staffordshire.
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John Edward Wootton was born in : October 1887 in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.
Son of : William Wooton Senior, a Coal Miner and Elizabeth Ann Wootton Senior, née Bramley of 36, Victoria Street, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.
His Father, William Wooton Senior was born in 1854 in Bilston, Staffordshire.
His Mother, Elizabeth Ann Bramley was born in 1861 in Alfreton, Derbyshire, they were married in 1882, their marriage was recorded in the Basford Registration Area of Nottingham.
They had 16 children, 7 of whom died in infancy or early childhood.
Their surviving children were all born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire and were : Florence Wooton : Born : 1885, William Wooton Junior : Born : 1887, John Edward Wooton Born : October 1887, Elizabeth Ann Wooton Junior : Born : 9th January 1889, Florence May Wooton or Beatrice May Wooton (Records vary) : Born : 29th December 1898, Ethel Wooton : Born : 1900, Cyril Wooton : Born : 30th May 1905 and Sidney Harold Bramley Wooton : Born : 10th November 1910.
According to the 1911 Census the Family were living at : 18 Victoria Street, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, they were shown as William Wooton Senior, aged, 57 years old, an Unemployed Coal miner, he is living with his Wife, Elizabeth Ann Wooton Senior, aged, 45 years old and their Children, John Edward Wooton, aged, 23 years old, a Coal Miner Banksman / Coal Sorter, Elizabeth Ann Wooton Junior, aged, 21 years, Working at home, Eliza Ann Wooton, aged, 20 years old, Florence May Wooton or Beatrice May Wooton (Records vary), aged, 13 years old, a Scholar, Ethel Wooton, aged, 11 years old, a Scholar, Cyril Wooton, aged, 5 yrs old and Sidney Harold Bramley Wooton, aged, 1 year old.
John Edward Wooton married Ivy Stacey in the first quarter of 1913, she later remarried Thomas Wright in Nottingham in the first quarte of 1926.
By the time of the 1921 Census, John Edward Wooton was recorded as an Infantry Soldier : Rank : Private : Location : Brocton Camp, Brocton, Staffordshire : Aged : 32 years, 8 months old : His place of bith was listed as : Bloxwich, Staffordshire not Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.
Service Number : 51812, Private, John Edward Wooton served with the 3rd Battalion (The Prince of Wales's Own),North Staffordshire Regiment, died on the 12th March 1921, aged, 33 years old at : Wortley, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Buried : Hucknall Cemetery, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.
Grave Reference : A. South : Grave : 393.
CWGC Reference : 2749992.
UK, World War one Pension Ledgers and Cards states his Service Number as : 51852 but all other details match, whereas his CWGC Headstone and CWGC Records state Service Number : 51812.
John Edward Wooton is Commemorated on the St. Mary Magdelene Church, World War One Memorial as : John Edward Wooton.
Titchfield Park, World War One Memorial, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire as : John F. Wooton.
His Brother, William Wooton Junior, enlisted on the 10th March 1914, he gave his age as 24 yrs and 11 months and his Cccupation was that of a Coal Miner, he lived at 19 Springfield, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire.
He joined the 7th (Robin Hoods) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, Notts. & Derby Regiment with Service Number : 265266.
He was embodied for war on 5th August 1914 and landed in France on 28th February 1915 where he served until 29th November 1915 when he was returned to England.
He once again returned to France on 10th June 1917 where he served until 26th August 1917 when he was once again returned to England.
On 13th November 1917 he was discharged from the Army being no longer physically fit to serve.
He was awarded a silver war badge number 269021.
John Edward Wootton
Buried in Hucknall Cemetery.
Photo by Murray Biddle
Photo of John Edward Wootton
Photograph of Private, John Edward Wooton's CWGC Headstone in Hucknall Cemetery, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire by Gary Crosby on the 20th April 2025.