John Henry Linley

John Henry Linley was born in 1887 at Caythorpe. He was the son of John Linley, a bricklayers labourer, and Emma Bagguley, of 18 Derwent Street, Nottingham. his father John was born in 1864 at Burton Joyce and died in 1908; he was 42 yrs of age. His mother Emma Bagguley was born in 1866 at Caythorpe. They were married at St Mary's Church Lowdham on 6th May 1888 and had the following children, Charles b1888 Caythorpe, Ethel b1890 Nottingham, Leonard b1894 Nottingham, Hannah b1896, Nottingham, Ernest b1898 Nottingham, Evelyn b1904 Nottingham and George Stanley b1908 Nottingham. In the 1891 and 1901 census John Henry was living with his grandparents Charles and Hannah Lindley. John Henry married Gertrude Carlile (b. 19th March 1885) in 1909; their marriage was recorded in the Southwell Registration district. In the 1911 census they were living at Bracken Hill, Caythorpe, and shown as John Henry Linley 24 yrs a waggon repairer, his wife Gertrude 26 yrs and their niece May Blatherwick 9 yrs of age. In the same census, his widowed mother and siblings were living at 18 Derwent Street, Nottingham, and were shown as Emma 45 yrs, Ethel 21 yrs a pinafore machinist, Leonard 17 yrs a needle maker, Hannah 14 yrs a pinafore machinist, Ernest 12 yrs a scholar, Evelyn 6 yrs a scholar and George Stanley 2 yrs of age. The WW1 Pensions Ledgers Index Cards for John Henry Linley names his widow, Gertrude Linley of Brackenhurst, Caythorpe. However, it also records that he was separated from his wife and the pension (dated 3rd September 1917) was sent to a Mrs Brown.