Frederick Slatter

Frederick was the son of James and Louisa Slatter (nee Skelton). James was born in 1839 (A/M/J Chipping Norton Oxon) and Louisa Skelton in 1847 (A/M/J Lincoln). They were married in 1865 (J/A/S Lincoln) and had at least nine children of whom Frederick was the youngest: Thomas, William b. 1868, Annie b. abt 1871, Alice b. abt 1872, Emma, Charles b. 1875, John, Lucy b. 1880 and Frederick. All the children were born in Cherry Willingham, Lincoln. In 1881 James (42), a labourer on the railway, and Louisa (33) were living at the Gatehouse, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln, with their children: Thomas (14), William (12), Annie (10), Alice (9), Emma (7), Charles (5), John (2) and Lucy (1). James and Louisa were still living at the same address ten years later in 1891. James was now a platelayer on the railway. Only five of their nine children were in the home on the night of the census: Thomas (24) a railway signalman, Charles (15) a farm labourer, John (11), Lucy (9) and Frederick (2 months). Of their other children, Alice (19) was a servant in the household of John Laverack, a farmer, at The Hall, North Carlton, Lincolnshire, while William was living in Shireoaks, near Mansfield, and was a railway signalman for the Mansfield, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and Canal Company. Thomas married Mary Turner Smith in 1895 (A/M/J Lincoln) and Alice married Thomas Frow in 1898 (O/N/D Lincoln). James died the following year in 1899 (A/M/J Lincoln) at the age of 61. Annie married Arthur Veall the same year (1899 A/M/J Lincoln). By 1901 the widowed Louisa was living in Lincoln with three of her sons, Charles (25) a plate layer on the railway, John (22) a labourer and Frederick (10). Two of her daughters were in service: Lucy was a servant in the household of Fanny Ward in Reepham Lincoln, while Emma (25) was a domestic servant in the household of Frank Brooke, a farmer, at Cleckheaton, Yorkshire. Her eldest son Thomas (33) a railway signalman, and his wife Mary (42) were living in Lincoln with their two children, Thomas (4) and Eliza (3). John was to marry a few years later in about 1905 and in 1911 was living at Stainton Gate House, Lincoln, where he was a railway signalman, with his wife Lillie (28) and their children Mabel (3) and John (1). Frederick joined the Royal Navy on 23 September 1909 and in 1911 was serving in HMS Assistance, a repair ship, at Portsmouth. His mother Louisa was living at 2 Clipton Grove, Lincoln, in 1911; only two of her children were still at home; Emma (37) who was in work, and Charles (35) who was still working as a plate layer. The Navy notified Frederick's mother of his death in 1914; at the time her address was given as 'c/o Mrs Frow [her daughter Alice], 11 Commercial Square, Commercial Street, Mansfield.' Louise Slatter died in 1922 (Jun Mansfield) age 75. Of Frederick's siblings: William probably died in 1936 (Dec Worksop) at the age of 72. Annie (Veall) died at the age of 70 in 1950 (March East Retford). Alice (Frow) died at the age of 80 in 1952 (March Mansfield). Charles married Roseanna Varcoe in 1928 (J/A/S Lincoln) and died at the age of 72 in 1948 (June Lincoln).

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