Arthur Edwin Rashleigh (1877 - 1944)

Born 6 Sep 1877 in Stoke Damerel,Devon,England,UK

Ancestors

Husband of Minnie Edith (Gill) Rashleigh — married Feb 1911 in Devonport, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1944 at about age 66 in Plymouth,Devon,,UK

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Biography

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Arthur was born on the 6th September 1877 in Stoke Damerel, Devon. ^[1][2]. He was the son of Jonathan Rashleigh and Emily Jose. As a young lad he lived with his parents ^[3].

As a teenager he attended the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich, London. A charitable school for boys form families with a seafaring tradition ^[4]. After finishing school he enlisted in the Royal Navy on 4 Jun 1894 serving aboard HMS Cambridge. Service number 353359 ^[5]

Arthur married Minnie Edith Gill sometime near February 1911 in Devonport, Devon. ^[6]. Together they had a large family, initially in Devonport but they also lived in St. Cleer, Cornwall, although Arthur was seldom there due to this naval duties. Arthur finally left the Navy on the 23rd June1921. He last served aboard HMS Vivid III achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer, Cook ^[5].

Arthur retired from the Navy and lived for the rest of his life in Plymouth, Devon ^[7]. He died in about February 1944 in Plymouth. He was aged 66 years 5 months. ^[8].

Research Notes:
Birth certificate is 'ambiguous'. Spelt Rashley. Mother called Amelia, but father is Jonathan and mother was nee Jose. Must be OK.
Navy service log has date of birth as 6 May 1876.

Census Data

Census for England and Wales – 3 Apr 1881 ^[3]

Jonathan Rashleigh, Head, Married, 44, 1837, Naval Pensioner, Falmouth, Cornwall

Amey Rashleigh, Wife, Married, 34, 1847, -, Kenwyn, Cornwall

Jonathan Rashleigh, Son, Single, 13, 1868, Scholar, Devonport, Devon

Matilda Rashleigh, Daughter, Single, 8, 1873, Scholar, Devonport, Devon

Ann E Rashleigh, Daughter, Single, 6, 1875, Scholar, Devonport, Devon

Arthur E Rashleigh, Son, Single, 4, 1877, Scholar, Devonport, Devon

Address: 4 Bakers Place, Devonport

Census for England and Wales – 5 Apr 1891 ^[4]

A E Rashleigh, 13, 1878, Plymouth, Hampshire (error here - its Devon)

Address: Royal Hospital School, Greenwich, London

1939 Register - 29 Sep ^[7]

Arthur Rashleigh, 06 Sep 1877, Navy Pensioner, Married

Minnie E Rashleigh, 16 Dec 1887, Unpaid Domestic Duties Married

Mildred Scantlebury (Rashleigh), 15 Jul 1920, Domestic Servant, Single

Barbara Brown (Rashleigh), 26-Nov-22, Female, Laundry Worker, Single

Pauline Pawsley (Rashleigh), 04 Apr 1911, School

Emily Gill, 05 Aug 1861, Unpaid Domestic Duties, Widowed

Bill Gill, 03 May 1894, Navy Pensioner (R N Barracks), Single

Address: 20 Greatlands Crescent, Plymouth

Sources

1. ↑ England and Wales BMD Index. Births. JAS Q3 Vol 5b Page 323. Stoke Damerel. 1877. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
2. ↑ Birth Certificate
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1881 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG11. piece 2206, folio 145, page 36. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1891 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG12 piece 515, folio 70, page 11. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
6. ↑ England and Wales BMD Index. Marriages. JFM Q1 Vol 5b Page 526. Devonport 1911. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} The 1939 England and Wales Register, Piece 6802H, Schedule 136, RG101/6802H/016/30 Letter Code: WETR. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
8. ↑ England and Wales BMD Index. Deaths. JFM Q1 Vol 5b Page 485. Plymouth. 1944.

See Also:

• Rashleigh one-name study. http://rashleigh.one-name.net

Acknowledgments:

• Rodney Marples, Personnel Communication
• Evelyn Smith, Personnel Communication
• This biography was created by Martin Watson on Nov 23, 2015. Last modified Feb 5th 2013.