Albert BIRCH
16th Oct 1893 - 4th Dec 1965
Railway traffic superintendent
Life History
16th Oct 1893 |
Born in Stapleford Nottingham. |
29th Aug 1904 |
Resident in Roseland View Trafalgar Road Beeston.1 |
1915 |
Occupation Junior railway signalman. |
3rd May 1915 |
Married Elsie May GARNER in St Stephen, Nottingham. |
1920 |
Resident in 15 Hawthorne Grove Beeston Nottingham. |
15th May 1920 |
Occupation Railway shunter. |
1931 |
Occupation Yard foreman on railway. |
1931 |
Resident in 17 Station Street Cossall Notts. |
14th May 1931 |
Death of Elsie May GARNER in 17 Station Street Ilkeston Junction Derbys. |
1932 |
Occupation Railway traffic foreman. |
1932 |
Resident in 14 Alexandra Crescent Beeston Nottingham. |
between 1940 and 1965 |
Resident in 163 Brookhill Street Stapleford Nottingham. |
1960 |
Occupation Railway traffic superintendent. |
4th Dec 1965 |
Cause of Death (Facts Pg) in myocardial degeneration auriculsr fillibration. |
4th Dec 1965 |
Died in Highbury Hospital Nottingham. |
Notes
- Transcript of entries in Church Street School Beeston Register
admission no+date name parent Child`s birth date Last school
2142 29.8.04 Birch Albert Arthur 16.10.93 Old Radford
2062 29.8.04 Birch Fanny Arthur 23.1.91 St Pauls Nottm
2063 29.8.04 Birch Isobel Arthur 24.5.95 St Pauls Nottm
2064 29.8.04 Birch Mary Arthur 11.1.98 St Pauls Nottm
In his youth and early married years Albert was involved with the Beeston Boys Brigade and Beeston Lad`s Club. Also Rylands Mission Beeston. The Mission hall was on the canal waterfront next to the Jolly Anglers public house. It was established in the 1890s largely as a result of the efforts of a Miss Barker the daughter of a former lock keeper and closed in 1956 - later houses were erected on this site.
Extract from `The Beeston & West Notts Gazette` issue June 4th 1910 re The Beeston Boys Brigade annual inspection. ` No 1 Squad won the award for best attendance at drills (91.94%). Corporal
A Birch the squad leader received the award on its behalf. `
He was involved with the founding of the Salvation Army in Beeston becoming a life long bandsman at Ilkeston and Stapleford Corps.
Copy of 1st marriage certificate - witnesses William Thomson + Annie Elizabeth Harding.
Copy of 2nd marriage certificate - witnesses Arthur Birch + Irene Law
Copy of birth certificate.
Sources
- 1. Church St Beeston School register