Alfred Rowson
He was a box maker.
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Alfred Rowson was born in 1881 the son of William Rowson a labourer and Mary Ann Rowson née Palmer of 45 Duncombe Street, St Ann's, Nottingham.
His father William was born in 1829 at Bedford Row, Colwick Street, Nottingham, he died in 1903 at St Ann's aged 74 yrs his mother Mary Ann Palmer was born in 1853 at Sneinton she died in 1904 aged 51 yrs they were married in 1869 at Nottingham they had 12 children.
On 4th September 1897, at St Ann’s Church, Nottingham, nineteen year old Alfred of 47 Dunscombe Street married Alice Jesson (born 16th August 1898) a twenty year old cotton winder who lived at 51 Bombay Street. Her father was marble polisher Samuel Jesson and she had seven siblings who survived infancy: Ethel b 1898, Alfred b.1899, Albert b.1907, Florence b.1909, Elsie b.1911 and Doris b.1914.
They went on to have 7 children, sadly 1 was to die in infancy or early childhood their children were Ethel born 1897, Alfred born 1899, Alice born 1900, Maria born 3rd March 1903, Albert born 12th April 1907, Elsie born 5th July 1911, Doris born 21st January 1914 and John William born 1st September 1915,
In 1911 they lived at 101 Thorneywood Rise Nottingham Alfred 32 yrs is a carter he is living with his wife Alice 34 yrs and their children, Ethel 13 yrs, Alice 10 yrs, Albert 11 yrs Flory 2 yrs and Maria 8 yrs of age. . At the time of Alfred’s death Alice was living at 20 Moody Street Carlton Road Nottingham.
Commencing 19th November 1917 his widow was awarded a pension of 31 shillings and 3 pence a week.
Alfred Rowson enlisted at Nottingham and landed in France 20/12/1915. The battalion diary of the 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters shows that on that date “German retaliatory shelling struck our lines in the early hours (of the 29th April 1917) killing four members of a Lewis Gun team” having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Loos Memorial Dud Corner
In memoriam notices 28th April 1919 in the Nottingham Evening Post :-
'ROWSON. – In loving memory of my dear husband, Pte. Alfred Rowson, 20 Moodey-street, killed in action April 28th, 1917. Oh heavenly star shine on the grave, of one we loved but could not save. – From loving wife & children.
“ROWSON. – In loving memory of our dear brother, Pte. Alf. Rowson, Sherwood Foresters, killed in action April 28th, 1917. Duty nobly done. – From brother and wife, Henry and Lucy.'
In Memoriam notices courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918.
Photo of Alfred Rowson
Rowson Alfred photo courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment roll of honour website.