George Haywood

George was the son of James and Mary Haywood (née Johnson).

His father James Haywood was born in 1833 at Worthington, Leicestershire, and his mother Mary Johnson in 1838 at Staunton, Leicestershire. James(26), the son of James Haywood, and Mary (18), the daughter of Joseph Johnson, were married at Breedon-on-the-Hill on 29 August 1859. Both were then residents of Lount, Leicestershire.

According to the 1911 Census, the couple had ten children, two of whom died in infancy or early childhood. Their eight surviving children, five girls and three boys, were: Harriet birth reg. 1863 (JFM), Sarah b. abt 1865, Eliza birth reg. 1867 (JFM), Louisa birth reg. 1869 (JFM) and Joseph b. 1871 who were all born in Worthington, Leicestershire (reg. Ashby-de-la-Zouch; Hannah b. 1874 and James b. 1878 who were born in Tibshelf (reg. Mansfield) and George b. 1861 in Tupton (reg. Chesterfield). Louisa, Joseph and James were baptised on 12 April 1880 and Sarah Ann and Eliza on 28 April 1880 at Tibshelf Parish Church. Their father's occupation was given on the baptismal register as miner.

James, a coal miner, his wife Mary and their five children, Harriet, Sarah, Eliza, Louisa, and Joseph, were living at the Railway Tavern, Ashby de la Zouch, in 1871.

James, a coal miner, Mary and six of their children, Eliza, Louisa, Joseph and Hannah, all school age, and James and George, had moved to Martins Cotts, Tupton, Chesterfield, by 1881. In the household was a boarder, William Hutchinson, also a coal miner. The second daughter, Sarah (aged about 16), has not yet been traced on the census, but the eldest daughter, Harriet, was probably working as a domestic servant at 37 Station Street, Nottingham, in the household of John Milner, an inn keeper, together with his young son, a married couple who were barman and housekeeper, and a barmaid.

James, a farm labourer, Mary, Joseph, a lace bleacher, Hannah, a lace mender, and James and George who were school age, were living at Rose Hill Cottage, St Mathias Road, Sneinton, by 1891.

James, now employed as a general labourer, Mary, a lace hand, were at Rose Cottage, Rose Hill, in 1901, presumably the same address as in 1891. Also in the household were two of their sons, James and George, both general labourers and their eight year-old grandson, Harold Haywood (also Harold Gillot Haywood, birth reg. 1893 JFM, Nottingham).

Joseph was probably living in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, in 1901, one of two boarders in the household of an elderly couple; his occupation was given as coal miner. He probably married Fora Spencer of Somercotes at Somercotes St Thomas in May 1901 (reg. AMJ Ashby-de-la-Zouch). They and their two children were living in Tibshelf in 1911. Joseph probably died in 1935 (reg. JFM Mansfield).

James snr. died aged 70 in 1904 (JFM).

By 1911, his widow Mary, 'unable to work', was living with her two unmarried sons James, a blacksmith, and George, a blacksmith's striker, and her grandson Harold, a carter (employer beer bottler), at Rose Hill Farm, St Mathias Road, Sneinton.

Mary's daughter Hannah had married William Henry Shelbourne at Sneinton St Matthias in January 1902. In 1911, Hannah, a lace clipper, and her husband William, a fruiter's carter, were registered separately on the census at Rose Hill Farm, St Matthias Road, Sneinton.

Mary Haywood died in 1912 (AMJ).

Her son James (32) of Rose Hill Farm, married Lily Atkin (31), also of Rose Hill Farm, at Sneinton St Matthias in December 1912; one of the witnesses was James' nephew, Harold Haywood. They had a daughter, Eleanor who was baptised at Sneinton St Matthew in April 1920. The baptismal record gives James' occupation as blacksmith, home address Rosehill Farm Cottage. James died in 1933 (reg JFM).

George named his married sister, Hannah Shelbourne, Rose Hill Farm, St Matthias Road, Sneinton, as his next of kin when he enlisted, as did his nephew, Harold Haywood, when he enlisted in 1915. (See 'extra information'); Hannah's relationship to Harold was recorded as 'mother'. Harold's next of kin details were updated when he married Ellen Clark in December 1915. (See 'Extra information')

Hannah Shelbourne was widowed in 1929 (JFM) on the death of her husband William Henry. In 1939 when the England and Wales Register was compiled she was a lace hand and living at 101 Hewitt Street, Nottingham, in 1939. The householder was Harold Haywood (b. 3 Dec. 1893), a lorry driver, his wife Ellen and their children Marjorie, John and Edith. The records of two other members of the household remain closed. Harold Gillot Haywood died aged 48 in 1941 (OND); burial 31 October. Hannah Shelbourne died in January 1956 and was buried in Carlton Cemetery.

Of George's four other sisters, Harriet, Sarah, Eliza and Louisa, only Harriet has not yet been traced after 1881:

There is a record of the marriage of a Sarah Ann Haywood (19), no occupation, of Barker Gate, Nottingham, daughter of James Haywood, farmer, to Alfred Smith (19) fruiterer, father James Smith, a commission agent, and also of Barker Gate, at Nottingham St Mary on 4 February 1883. Alfred attested in 1915 when he and his wife were living at 5 Thorneywood Lane with their four children, Mary Louisa (?1901), Eva (b. 1910) and twins Royce and Alfred (b. April 1915).

Eliza Haywood (19), a lace dresser, residence Black Bird Row, Arnold, father James Haywood, a fitter, and Frederick Barnes, a collier, residence Calverton Road, Arnold, father Wilmot Barnes a farm labourer, were married at Arnold St Mary on 5 April 1885. In 1891 Frederick (b. Fishpool nr. Mansfield), a colliery banksman, and Eliza were living in Arnold with their two daughters, Ellen (5) and Ethel (11m.). The family was still living in Arnold in 1911 by which time Fred and Eliza had had 13 children three of whom had died in infancy or childhood. Fred died in 1931 (JAS) aged 66. His widow Eliza has not yet been traced after this date.

Louisa married George Brown, a fitter (lace industry), and in 1891 they were living in Nelson Square, Nottingham, with their sons George and Joseph. By 1911, George, a carriage finisher (lace manufacturer), his wife and their four children George, Frederick, Lucy and Lily, were living on Whitstone Road, Shepton Mallett. Louisa probably died in December 1931 and was buried in Redhill Cemetery. Her husband George died in September 1939 and was also buried in Redhill Cemetery.