See also

Robert Versey (1889- )

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • stableman then a soldier2

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1889

  • Groton, Suffolk, England1,3,4

  •  

  • 1891 census says born in Trimley St Mary

  • Baptism:

  • 21 Jul 1889 (age 0)

  • St. Bartholomew's Church, Church Street, Groton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son of Joseph Versey (shepherd) and Susannah of Groton

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 2)

  • Hall Farm, Liston, Essex, England3

  •  

  • son living with his parents Joseph and Susannah, and brothers George, William, Walter, Henry and Charles. Born in Trimley St. Mary Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 11)

  • 14 Landsown Hill, West Norwood, London, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living in three rooms with his parents Joseph and Susannah, and brothers Harry, Charles and Frederick. Born in Groton Suffolk

  • Military Beginning:

  • 26 Sep 1906 (age 17)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • when he joined the Royal Fusiliers as no:4821. He was of 14 Lansdown Hill West Norwood and worked as a stableman. he was 5' 3¾" tall, weighed 104lbs, had a chest of 34" expansion 3", fresh complexion with brown eyes and hair

  • Emigration:

  • 1910 (app) (age 20-21)

  • to New Zealand6

Individual Note

Is he the same person as Robert Alfred Versey? if emigrated to New Zealand c1910 and died there in 19486

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1889 quarter:2 volume:4a page:713. Cit. Date: 3 May 2020.

2.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Royal Fusiliers no:4821 National Archive ref:WO 96 box:165 record:249. Cit. Date: 4 May 2020.

3.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1443 folio:148 page:11. Cit. Date: 3 May 2020.

4.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:435 folio:92 page:15. Cit. Date: 3 May 2020.

5.

Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Groton St. Bartholomew entry:329. Cit. Date: 4 May 2020.

6.

Ancestry Family Trees, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Funnell Plus Family Tree by cfa150. Cit. Date: 4 May 2020.