John Gill Appleby

John Gill Appleby was born on 28th February 1886 at Hurworth on Tees, Durham, he was the son of James Appleby a gardener and Isabel Appleby née Moore of the Green, Hurworth on Tees. His father James was born in 1850 at Hurworth, his mother Isabel Moore was born in 1853 at Durham, they were married in 1885 their marriage was recorded in the Darlington registration district, they had 4 children. In the 1911 census his parents are living at Hurworth on Tees, James 61 yrs is a gardener he is living with his wife Isabel 58 yrs and their children Harriett 22 yrs a banker, Arthur 19 yrs a joiner and Edith 17 yrs. In the same 1911 census John Gill Appleby is a boarder, he is living at 11 Severn Street, Leicester he is shown as being 25 yrs and is an assistant school master, he is lodging with Ann Willey 49 yrs a widow. John attended Nottingham University where he was a member of the Officer Training Corps, he graduated from the University with a degree in science. He returned to Hurworth, his first job in the village school. In fact, his professional career followed the same path as his school one as his second job was at Central School, in Darlington. In 1910, he moved south to take up a position as form master and teacher of mathematics and science to the upper third at Wyggeston Boys Grammar School, in Leicester

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