Alfred Notman

Alfred was born in 1893 in Nottingham and was the son of Matthew, a joiner, and Ada Notman née Robinson. His father was born in 1865 in Nottingham and his mother Ada Robinson was born in 1867 also in Nottingham. They were married in 1886 their marriage was recorded in the Nottingham registration district. They had four children; Matthew b1886, Kate b1889, John Henry b1891 and Alfred b1893. In the 1901 census the family are living at 2 Alpine Terrace, St Anns, Nottingham and are shown as Matthew head of the family 36 yrs a joiner; he is living with his wife Ada 34 yrs and their children Matthew 14 yrs a layer on, on a printing machine, Kate 11 yrs, John Henry 8 yrs and Alfred 7 yrs. Alfred's parents died young; they both died in 1901, his mother Ada was 33 yrs of age when she died, the death being recorded in the June quarter of 1901, his father died soon after on 16th December 1901 aged 36 yrs. He was living at 28 Lydnhurst Road at the time of his death. It would appear following the death of the parents the children lived with various relatives in he Sneinton area of Nottingham. Alfred was living with an aunt and uncle in 1911 at 47 Loughborough Road Sneinton Dale Nottingham. His brother Matthew died in Nottingham aged 26 yrs in 1912. John Henry was killed in action on 8th November 1915.