Arthur Madden

Arthur was born about 1887, the youngest child of Ambrose Madden and his wife Ann (nee Collyer) who had married in Nottingham in 1867. In 1891 they were living at 46 Massey Street, Nottingham, and had six children; Ann/Annie (21), Ambrose (16), Henry/Harry (12), Herbert (9), Florence (7) and Arthur (4). By 1901 probably only Arthur, Herbert and Florence were still living with their parents who were now at 27 Patterson Road, Hyson Green. Also in the household at the time of the census was Mary Bradshaw (6), who was the daughter of their married sister, Anne. Ambrose Madden senior died the following year aged 61 and his wife six years later in 1908 age 65. Arthur moved from Nottingham, probably after the death of both parents, as in 1911 was living with his married brother, Herbert, who lived at 121 Hobmoor Road, Small Heath, Birmingham. Arthur was a tram car cleaner, probably working for the same employer as his brother who was an overhead tram linesman. Arthur married Ethel May nee Bennett on 23 January 1912 in St Andrew's Church, Aston, Birmingham; they were living at 2 Eversley Road, Small Heath, Birmingham. They had three children, Ivy (b. 13 April 1912), Florence Elise (b. 23 July 1913) and Arthur Harry (b. 25 December 1914). Arthur's army service record gives his widow's address in June 1918 as 112 Whitehall Road, Small Heath, Birmingham. The army record also has a statement of Arthur's surviving relatives which was completed in October 1920; Ethel and her three children were living at 5 Ladywood Cottages, Ironbridge, Salop. His brothers, Ambrose (49) and Harry (Henry) (44) were both at 63 Laurie Avenue, Forest Fields, Nottingham, while Herbert (40) was at 12 Foxton Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham. Both his sisters had married; Annie Bradshaw (51) was living off Blue Bell Hill Road, Nottingham, and Florence Nattrass (37) was living at 20 Osborne Street, Sherwood, Nottingham.

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