Thomas Cedric Rennie

Thomas Cedric was the son of Thomas Edward Rennie and Elizabeth Ellen Rennie nee Monkhouse. His father was born in Leeds in 1854 (O/N/D Leeds) and his mother was born in York on 26 February 1855 (bap. 18 October 1869, York, at the age of 14). They were married in 1874 (O/N/D Hull) and at the time of the 1911 Census had had eight children of whom only seven survived. Seven children were recorded on the census between 1881 and 1911: John Francis b. York 1875 (J/F/M York), Dorothy Elizabeth b. Sheffield 12 May 1876 (A/M/J Eccleshall Bierlow), Emilie Robinson Sarah b. Sheffield 1879 (O/N/D Ecclesall Bierlow), Gilbert Edward Monkhouse b. Sheffield 25 January 1883 (J/F/M Ecclesall Beirlow), Thomas Cedric b. Sheffield 1885 (bap. 6 Sep 1885 Highfield near Sheffield), Mark Norman b. Sheffield 19 October 1887 and Jessie Margaret b. Whitby 30 August 1892 (J/A/S Whitby). In 1881 Thomas (26) a hosier and Elizabeth (26) were living at 109 Carr Road, Nether Hallam, Sheffield, with their three children, John (6), Dorothy (4) and Emilie (1). By 1891 the family was living at Nos. 2&3 West Pier, Whitby, Yorkshire. Thomas was not in the house on the night of the census but Elizabeth (36), who was described as a lodging house keeper, was in the home with their six children John (16), Dorothy (14), Emiiie (11), Gilbert (8), Thomas (5) and Mark (3). Also in the household were two lodgers, Joseph and Mary Ann Turner. The family had moved to Khyber House, Whitby, by 1901. Thomas (46) was described on the census as a draper/shop keeper on his own account. Also in the household on the night of the census were Elizabeth (46) who was a boarding house keeper, and four of their seven children, John (26) an artist/painter/sculptor, Emilie (21), Mark (13) and the youngest child, Jessie (8). By 1911 Thomas and Elizabeth had moved to 7 Woodfield Avenue, Mexborough. Thomas was now working as an insurance agent. Only their youngest daughter, Jessie (18), was living at home although on the night of the census their son-in-law William Smith and their grandson Edward Rennie Smith (10m) were staying in the house. Thomas Cedric married Ida Mary Guest in 1918 (A/M/J Doncaster), less than a year before his death. The probate record gave his home address as Rampton, Nottinghamshire; administration was awarded to his father, Thomas Edward Rennie, 'a retired draper'. Thomas' CWGC record names his wife, Ada Mary Guest Rennie, but does not give an address for her.All four boys had joined the RNR on the outbreak of war, serving as lieutenants. Mark commanded the Q Ship HMS Vasa which was sunk on 21 August 1917 by UB-54 in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all her crew (see separate record on this ROH). Gilbert and John survived the war and Gilbert's name was included on a roll of honour in All Saints church, Rampton, which commemorated those who had served and survived as well as those who had died.Thomas' parents were living at The Firs, Rampton, Nottinghamshire, at the time of his brother Mark's death in 1917. However, Thomas' CWGC record, which was compiled at a later date, gives his parents' address as "Cardrona," Swinton, Rotherham, Yorkshire. His mother, Elizabeth Ellen, died on 29 January 1936; she was still living at Cardrona, Station Street, Swinton, Rotherham.Of Thomas's siblings: John Francis died in 1922 (J/A/S Bideford Devon) aged 47.Dorothy Elizabeth married James Arthur R Lee in 1896 (J/F/M Whitby). At the time of the 1901 Census Dorothy (24) and James (30), a pharmaceutical chemist, and their son Richard (3) were living in Mexborough in the household of James' parents, Abraham and Sarah Lee. In 1911 Dorothy and James (40), a medical practitioner, were living at 152 Doncaster Road, Mexborough. They had had six children of whom five survived: Richard Thomas (13), Ellen Laura (8), Dorothy Sarah (7), Agnes Mary (4) and Arthur Rennie (2). Dorothy died aged 92 in 1969 (A/M/J Peterborough).Emilie Robinson Sarah married William Thomas Smith in 1907 (O/N/D Doncaster). On the night of the 1911 Census William (40) a book keeper for a tool makers, and their son Edward Rennie Smith (10 months) were recorded as visitors in her parents' home at 7 Woodfield Avenue, Mexborough. Gilbert Edward married Hilda Mary (b. Italy 22 January 1880 of British parentage) and in 1911 they were boarders in the household of Ellen Robinson at 18 Cottingham Road, Sculcoates. Gilbert was a First Mate, Mercantile Marine. At the time of the 1939 England and Wales Register, Gilbert, master Mercantile Marine, and Hilda were living at Cardrona, Station Street, Swinton, Yorkshire. Also in the household were Gilbert's married sister Jessie Myles and her husband and Joan AE Rennie (b. 31 December 1911) a shorthand typist for a petroleum company. Hilda Mary died in 1958 (A/M/J Swansea Glamorgan) and Gilbert in1968 (J/A/S Swansea) aged 85. Mark married Dorothy Southwick in 1914 (O/N/D Sulcoates Yorkshire East Riding) and they had one child, Jessie D Rennie, who was born in 1916 (J/A/S Beverley Yorkshire East Riding). The family was living at 5 Highgate, Beverley, at the time of Mark's death in 1917 and this was also the address given on the CWGC record which was compiled some years later. Jessie Margaret married William Alexander Tate Merton Myles (b. 5 May 1895), a dental practitioner, and in 1939 they were living at Cardrona, Station Street, Swinton, Yorkshire. Also at the same address were her brother, Gilbert and his wife Hilda. William died in 1954 (O/N/D Sheffield). Jessie died on 1 September 1895; the probate record gave her address as Wentworth Grance Nursing Home, Riding Mill, Northumberland.

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