See also
Husband:
Alfred Edward Elgar (1885-1966)
Wife:
Pearl Elizabeth Caldicott (1896-1989)
Children:
Marriage:
21 Jan 1919
Name:
Alfred Edward Elgar3
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
clerk4
Birth:
24 Dec 1885
Royal Navy service record says born on 24th December 1886
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 5)
43 Fernlea Road, Balham, London, England5
lodgers son attending school and living with his grandparents Evans and Annette Joynt, aunt Annette, his parents Alfred and Eva, brothers Francis and Reginald, and sisters Hilda and Annette. Born in Battersea Surrey
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 15)
Xaverian Brothers School (Roman Catholic), Pennybridge, Mayfield, Sussex, England6
a boarder at school with his brother Reginald, born in London
Military Service:
frm 10 Aug 1903 to 23 Jul 1908 (age 17-22)
Royal Navy as a Boy then a 3rd Writer (looks after HR matters) no:2275087
he was 5' 3" tall with brown hair, blue eyes, a fresh complexion and had a cross with four dots on his left arm and was discharged due to intentional laziness desiring his discharge. He was born on 24th December 1886 in Battersea London and worked as a clerk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 25)
92 Englewood Road, Clapham, London, England4
unmarried son working as a clerk and living in seven rooms with his father Alfred, brother-in-law Clarence Adolphe Elen, sister Hilda Mary and niece Iris. Born in Battersea
Employment:
frm Sep 1913 to Sep 1914 (age 27-28)
West Africa
as a District Agent
Military Service:
11 Dec 1914 (age 28)
Royal Army Service Corps 12th Siege Brigade (Mechanical Transport) as no:M//2/0218312
a lorry driver being 5' 3" tall, weighed 124 lbs with a chest of 36" and expansion of 4" and had a large number of tattoos including a wreath of flowers round his neck, and all over his arms. He was wounded on 30th August 1918 with gunshot wounds to his head, right hand and both legs. On discharge he intended to emigrate to New Zealand to join his brother
Medals:
1920 (app)2
1914/15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Emigration:
bef 1928 (age 42-43)
to Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand8
Death:
5 Oct 1966 (age 80)
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
domestic servant12
Birth:
12 Sep 1896
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 4)
Church Honeybourne, Worcestershire, England13
daughter living with her parents Henry and Jane, brother John and sister Mary. Born in Cow Honeybourne Gloucestershire
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 14)
Sunnyside, Cleeve Prior, Worcestershire, England12
an unmarried servant working as a general domestic servant and living in twelve rooms with the widowed Kate Sheaf and family. Born in Honeybourne Worcestershire
Emigration:
bef 1928 (age 31-32)
to Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand8
Death:
1989 (age 92-93)
New Zealand10
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Wandsworth 1919 quarter:1 volume:1d page:1149. Cit. Date: 29 December 2020.
FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive ref:WO 363 Royal Army Service Corps 12th Siege Brigade (Mechanical Transport) no:M//2/021831. Cit. Date: 29 December 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Wandsworth 1886 quarter:1 volume:1d page:643. Cit. Date: 27 December 2020.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:2276 class:RG78 piece:77 registration district:26 sub-district:4 enumeration district:26schedule:26. Cit. Date: 28 December 2020.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:455 folio:91 page:19. Cit. Date: 10 March 2020.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:898 folio:128 page:3. Cit. Date: 10 March 2020.
Ancestry UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). National Archive ref:ADM 188 piece 402: 1903 (227501-228000). Cit. Date: 28 December 2020.
Ancestry New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Wellington 1928 page:65. Cit. Date: 29 December 2020.
Ancestry Family Trees, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Fergusson Family Tree by Glenda Norris. Cit. Date: 29 December 2020.
Anthony Elgar personal communication. email dated 2nd August 2022, filed under Alfred Elgar. Cit. Date: 3 August 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Evesham 1896 quarter:4 volume:6c page:340. Cit. Date: 29 December 2020.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:17707 class:RG78 piece:1083 registration district:379 sub-district:2 enumeration district:10schedule:83. Cit. Date: 29 December 2020.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:2790 folio:38 page:19. Cit. Date: 29 December 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Worcester 1920 quarter:1 volume:6c page:312. Cit. Date: 29 December 2020.