Arthur North

Arthur was the eldest son of John and Ann North. His father John North was born in Barton-in-Fabis and his mother Ann in Clayhole, Lincolnshire. They were married in about 1889 and had five children who were all born in Barton-in-Fabis: Maria, Arthur, Harry, Jane and Alice. In 1891 John (34), Ann (36) and their three children Maria (8), Arthur (6) and Harry (3) were living in Barton in Fabis. In 1901 John (44), a cattleman on a farm, and Ann (46) were living at Little Lunnon, Barton-in-Fabis, with four of their five children: Arthur a horseman on a farm, Harry a horse boy on a farm, Jane (9) and Alice (5). Their eldest child, Maria, was a servant in the household of Lord and Lady Belper of Kingston Hall, Kingston on Soar. By 1911 only Alice was living with her parents, who were still in Barton-in-Fabis. Her father, John, was now working as a plaster miner. Her sister Jane was a domestic servant in the home of John Barnes, an iron founder (employer) and his wife Maryin Radford, Nottingham. Arthur was working as a steel smelter's helper and a boarder in Middlesborough The two other children, Maria and Harry, have not yet been traced on the 1911 Census. His mother Ann died on 8 February 1932 aged 78 years and his father John on 14 September 1942 aged 86.