Joseph Frederick Whitehead
in the 1911 census he is a lace hand.
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Joseph Frederick Whitehead was born in 1895 at Chilwell he was the son of Frederick a lace maker and Adeline Whitehead née Pare .
His father Frederick was born in 1861 at Nottingham,his mother Adeline Pare was born in 1866 at Chilwell, they were married on 27th February 1892 at St Marys Church, Attenborough, they went on to have 7 children, sadly 1 was to die in infancy or early childhood.
In 1901 he was living with grandparents Joseph and Mary at West Gate Chilwell.
In 1911 he was a patient at the Ransom Sanatorium Ratcher Hill Southwell Road Mansfield Nottinghamshire (presumably suffering from TB). He was then 16 and employed as a lace hand at Chilwell.
In the same 1911 census his parents are living at High Road, New Chilwell, Nottingham, Frederick 50 yrs is a lace maker, hei is living with his wife Adelide 45 yrs and their children, Kathleen 18 yrs a swiss embroidery, Fred 13 yrs a shop assistant and Harry 12 yrs a scholar.
He joined up on 19th July 1916 and served with 32nd company of the Royal Garrison Artillery . His service record contains a discharge order dated 27/09/1917 at Dover, which states Gunner 107953 of 32nd Company Royal Garrison Artillery aged 22 years 10 months was to be discharged from the army due to ‘being no longer fit for war service’. He was to reside at White Abbey Cottages High Road New Chilwell and his trade would be ‘Burning fuse caps’ munitions worker.
The form states he was ‘ A sober ,steady and well behaved man’ and of good character and that he had served on the home front from 19th July 1916 until 27th September 1917 a total of 1 year and 292 days.
He died on 3rd July 1918 aged 23 years and is buried in St Mary’s churchyard Attenborough under a commonwealth war grave headstone. The commonwealth war grave entry states ' Son of Fredrick and Adeline Whitehead, of Grove Avenue, New Chilwell.'
His brother Sergeant Harry Esmond Whitehead served as a sergeant mechanic with the 25th Squadron Royal Air Force and died on 4th October 1918 aged 19 years and is buried in Cambrai East Military Cemetery, Nord, France.
Research by Peter Gillings
Joseph Frederick Whitehead
Photograph showing the commonwealth wargraves commission headstone marking the grave of Joseph Frederick Whitehead in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalene Church at Attenborough. Courtesy Peter Gillings
Photo of Joseph Frederick Whitehead
Photograph of Gunner, Joseph Frederick Whitehead's headstone.