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Hello, I am struggling to find record of an Albert Henry Andrews who a relative told me was killed in WW1.

He was born 1897 in Bristol.

Any clues? Is there any database that has ages/county of origin rather than just which regiment they were in as I'm not sure.

Thanks
Hannah

I don't know if it helps at all in searches, as I have just seen this one's mother was notified, his parents were Joseph and Emily.

Thanks

He was definitely still alive in 1911 as he is with his family on the census...
I may have written down WW1 instead of WW2.. are you able to check that too?

My nan seemed fairly sure about him dying at war as he had a twin sister and she remembers hearing how awful it was for the family.

Thanks

WW2 deaths are also on CWGC

Another possible

Name: Albert Andrews
Birth Place: Bristol, Glos.
Residence: Totterdown, Bristol
Death Date: 24 Oct 1914
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: London
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd Battalion
Number: 9581
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre


NO rule this one out as CWGC has this info
Additional Information:
Adopted son of E. Chapman, of 69, Oxford St., Totterdown, Bristol.



1911 just for info
ANDREWS, Joseph Head Married
27 years M 54 1857 Market Gardener St James Bristol VIEW
ANDREWS, Emily Wife Married F 51 1860 St Pauls Bristol VIEW
ANDREWS, David Son Single M 16 1895 Van Boy To Baker St George Bristol VIEW
ANDREWS, Albert Son M 13 1898 School St George Bristol VIEW
ANDREWS, Nellie Daughter F 13 1898 School St George Bristol VIEW
ANDREWS, Emily Daughter F 8 1903 School St George Bristol VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
14994 Reference:
RG14PN14994 RG78PN905 RD319 SD5 ED48 SN71

Registration District:
Bristol Sub District:
St George Enumeration District:
48 Parish:
Bristol

Address:
85 Bellvue Easton

The twin sister is Elsie Edith so who is Nellie listed above?

Rose

Sorry Rose, not sure who Elsie Edith is... Albert's twin sister was Mabel (as she was recorded in the 1901 census) but her middle name was Eleanor so she was known as Nellie - as recorded in 1911.

Thanks

Then the Albert born here is not yours.

Births Sep 1897
Andrews Albert Henry Barton R. 6a 156
Andrews Elsie Edith Barton R. 6a 156

because he looks to have a twin sister Elsie Edith.

Rose

This is your family:

Births Sep 1897
Andrews Mabel Eleanor M Barton R. 6a 117
Andrews Samuel George A Barton R. 6a 117

Albert must be his middle name.

Rose

Where did you get Albert Henry from?

Rose

ANDREWS, SAMUEL GEORGE ALBERT

Rank:
Private
Service No:
201612
Date of Death:
09/10/1917
Age:
20
Regiment/Service:
Gloucestershire Regiment

1st/4th Bn.
Panel Reference
Panel 72 to 75.
Memorial
TYNE COT MEMORIAL

Additional Information:

Son of Joseph and Emily Andrews, of 90, Bannerman Rd., Easton, Bristol.


Rose

Thanks Rose, that makes sense. And he has uncles called Samuel and George so perhaps they used Albert to dinstinguish him from them.

Twins usually have the same volume and page number (or very close), so finding Mabel's birth leads you to his.

Rose

Thanks for your help. I have another query with this part of the family..can I be cheeky and ask you or shall I post back on the main board?

Joseph Andrews, the twins' father, was born in Bristol in 1856. I can find him from 1871 through to 1901, but not 1861. I've tried to think of variations on the name that might have been transcribed.
His parents are David and Dinah. There is another Joseph who appears in 1861 but it is the wrong parents.

Thanks x

??
1861 England Census
about Joseph Andrews Name: Joseph Andrews
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Son
Father's Name: David Holbrook Andrews
Mother's Name: Dinah Andrews
Gender: Male
Where born: Bristol

Civil parish: Bristol St James
Ecclesiastical parish: St Bartholomew
Town: Bristol
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Bristol
Sub-registration district: St James
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 20
Piece: 1720
Folio: 30
Page Number: 4
Household Members: Name Age
David Holbrook Andrews 35
Dinah Andrews 30
Joseph Andrews 5
Elizabeth Andrews 3
David George Andrews 1
Ellanor Bowsher 16
Elleanor Jane Berchez 16
William Chas Bowsher 8
Susan Bowsher 1 Months

That's great, thanks Jax..can I ask where you found that as I have searched again on this site and can't find that record...

Thanks
Hannah

Jax found the above record on Ancestry.co.uk. It probably is on GR, but with a different transcription.

Hello, sorry to add a quick Q to the above. I don't have access to the Ancestry record from 1861. Does it give a street address?


Thanks

Found the 1861 on GR (Giggle!)

Address 6, Wesley Court
Parish St James
District Bristol, St James
Administrative County Gloucestershire
Householder 1
Name David Anderson
Age 35
Estimated Year of Birth 1826
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Occupation Cab Driver
Birth Place Bristol
Birth County
Householder 2
Name Dinah Anderson
Age 30
Estimated Year of Birth 1831
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Occupation
Birth Place St Georges Gloucester
Birth County
Householder 3
Name Joseph Anderson
Age 5
Estimated Year of Birth 1856
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Occupation Scholar
Birth Place Bristol
Birth County
Householder 4
Name Elizabeth Anderson
Age 3
Estimated Year of Birth 1858
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Occupation Scholar
Birth Place Bristol
Birth County
Householder 5
Name David Anderson
Age 1
Estimated Year of Birth 1860
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Occupation Juvenile
Birth Place Bristol
Birth County
Householder 6
Name Elleanor Bowsher
Age 46
Estimated Year of Birth 1815
Relationship to Head of Household Sister
Occupation Tailoress
Birth Place Bristol
Birth County
Householder 7
Name Elleanor Beeshiz
Age 16
Estimated Year of Birth 1845
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Occupation Servant
Birth Place Bristol
Birth County
Householder 8
Name William Bousher
Age 8
Estimated Year of Birth 1853
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Occupation Scholar
Birth Place Bristol
Birth County
Householder 9
Name Susan Bousher
Age 0
Estimated Year of Birth 1861
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Occupation Juvenile
Birth Place Bristol
Birth County

Many thanks Christine! Anderson is not a far stretch in terms of letters, but I don't think I would ever have guessed it would be that!

They're actually just next door to where they are in 1871 :)