Frederick Arthur Hallam

Frederick Arthur was the son of George and Mary Ann Hallam nee Brown. Both George and Mary Ann (b. 13 January 1858) parents were born in Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire, and were married in 1877 (O/N/D Loughborough Leics). They had eight children of whom only five were still living in 1911, all of whom were born in Sutton Bonington apart from Cecil who was born in Stapleford: George Henry (Harry) b. 1878 (J/A/S Loughborough Leics), William b. 1880 (A/M/J Loughborough), Harriet Elizabeth b. 1881 (J/A/S Loughborough), James Eli birth registered 1884 (J/F/M Loughborough), Frederick Arthur b. 1885 (J/A/S Loughborough), Ann Catherine Jenny (Jenny) b. 20 November 1887 (O/N/D Loughborough) and Cecil Edgar b. 1889 (J/A/S Shardlow Derbyshire); all the registrations of birth, apart from those of Ann and Cecil give the mother's maiden name as 'Brown'. Frederick's RND record gives his date of birth as 3 June 1886 but his birth was registered in 1885. In 1881 George (22) a farm labourer and Mary (23) a seamer of hosiery, were living on Main Street, Sutton Bonnington, with their two sons George (2) and William (1). They had moved to Stapleford by 1891 and were living on Smedleys Row. George was now working as a coal miner. Six of their seven children were in the house on the night of the census: William (10), Harriet (9), James (7), Frederick (5) Ann (3) and Cecil (1). Also in the household was a boarder, Thomas Harrison (31), a coal miner. George snr. died on 22 October 1896 (O/N/D Shardlow) aged 38 and in 1901 his widow, Mary (43), a charwoman, was registered as head of household at Smedley's Row. In the home were he5r children George (Harry) (22) a locomotive engine cleaner, William (20) an iron works labourerer, Harriet (19) a laundress, James (17) and Arthur (15) who were both coal miners and Jenny (13) who was 'at home'. Jenny (Ann) married Arthur Foster (b. 23 June 1886) in 1907 (J/A/S Shardlow) and they had a son Arthur Ellis (b. 21 December 1909, d. 1982 O/N/D Basford). Jenny, Arthur and their son were living with her mother Mary at 20 The Pastures, Stapleford, in 1911 along with her brothers, George (32) an iron worker, and James (27) a miner. Mary Ann, her daughter Ann and son-in-law Arthur were still living together in 1939 at 46 Pasture Road, Stapleford, at the time the England & Wales Register was compiled. Mary Hallam probably died in 1943 (A/M/J Shardlow) aged 84. Frederick's brothers William died in 1904 (A/M/J Basford) aged 24, George Henry died on 17 April 1930 (A/M/J Shardlow) aged 51 and James Eli died on 2 February 1937 (J/F/M Basford) aged 53. Frederick Arthur married Ruth Hannah Theobald (b. 8 January 1888, J/F/M Shardlow mother's name Kirkland) at Claye Street Methodist Church, Long Eaton, in 1907 (J/A/S Shardlow). In 1911 they were living at 12 Bailey Street, Stapleford; they had been married for three years and had no children. However, a daughter, Ruth K (?Kirkland), was born in 1917 (J/F/M Shardlow-Theobald), a few months after Frederick's death. At the time of Frederick's death in 1916 they were living at 41 Brook Street, Long Eaton. It is likely that Ruth married John Thomas Peach at St Lawrence, Long Eaton, in 1920. John Peach had served in the Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment), 268268 Private. They had at least one child, John T W (b. 2 May 1921, A/M/J Shardlow) and in 1939 they were living at 41 Lower Brook Street, Long Eaton, Derbyshire. Ruth may have died in 1964 (J/A/S Nottingham).