Henry Almond (abt. 1890)

Born about 1890 in England, United Kingdom

Husband of Margaret (Hobart) Almond — married 1914 in Prescot, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Henry was born about 1890.

He met and married Margaret Hobart at Sacred Heart Church (Catholic) ^[1] in Prescot, Lancashire, England in 1914.

They had twins Gladys and Marie on 28 Dec 1916, registered in Mar qtr 1917 in Prescot; ^{[2] [3] [4]} Gladys died in infancy. ^[5]

Research Notes

Marie married Eric Blakemore in 1936 and they were in St Helens in the 1939 register.

There were a number of Henry/Harry Almonds in St Helens in 1911 who might have married in 1914, or he could have been living elsewhere then.

Henry probably didn't die in WWI - he's not in the St Helens Roll of Honour, and there's no obvious match for him in CWGC deaths, although there are a few H Almonds who might conceivably be him. Margaret's buried in a purchased grave with no-one else buried in it, and Gladys in an unpurchased grave. FindAGrave doesn't currently have a gravestone photo.

One strong possibility for Henry in later records is the following, who in 1921 has 4 living children under 16, but only 2 are on the census with him:

In the 1921 census Henry Almond (age 27), Labourer General Export Dept, was the married head of household at 33, Brook Street, Whiston, Lancashire, England.^[6]

Henry Almond Head M Married 27 St Helens, Lancashire, England Labourer General Export Dept British Insulated & Helsby Cobbs Prescot Wireworks

Maria Almond Wife F 27 Prescot, Lancashire, England Home Duties

John Almond Son M 5 St Helens, Lancashire, England

Norah Almond Daughter F Whiston, Lancashire, England

This is the man in 1939:

In the 1939 register Henry Almond (age 45), Previously Timer Below General Labourer, was recorded as married at 37 Brook Street, Whiston, Prescot, Whiston R.D., Lancashire, England.^[7]

Henry Almond Married M 17 May 1894 Previously Timer Below General Labourer

Maria Almond Married F 23 Sep 1893 Unpaid Domestic Duties

Norah Parr (Almond) Single F 20 Oct 1920 Pepper Ladder Electrical Cable Maker

Maria Mannion married Henry Roberts in 1912 in Prescot; Maria Roberts married Henry Almond in 1919 in Prescot.

There was also a Henry James Roberts, who had a Catholic marriage late in 1917 in Prescot district at St Mary Lowe House church which may or may not have been his first; but he does seem to have used his middle name in many of his records.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: St. Helens Area Marriage Index 1538-1940, published by St. Helens Townships Family History Society
2. ↑ Child's birth registration: Gladys Almond, first quarter 1917, Prescot district, mother's maiden name Hobart, accessed on GRO website - birth registration search (free registration required)
3. ↑ Child's birth registration: Marie Almond, first quarter 1917, Prescot district, mother's maiden name Hobart, accessed on GRO website - birth registration search (free registration required)
4. ↑ 1939 register
5. ↑ Death registration: Gladys Almond, first quarter 1917, Prescot district, age 0, accessed on freeBMD
6. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
   Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 17983; District reference: RD 456 RS 4 ED 4
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 4 November 2023)
   Henry Almond (27), married, Labourer General Export Dept, head of household at 33, Brook Street, Whiston in Prescot registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in St Helens, Lancashire, England. Employed by British Insulated & Helsby Cobbs Prescot Wireworks.
7. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 Register"
   Reference: RG101/4972C/007/40; Piece number: 4972C; Schedule: 80
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 4 November 2023)
   Henry Almond (born 17 May 1894), married, Previously Timer Below General Labourer, at 37 Brook Street, Whiston, Prescot, Whiston R.D., Lancashire, England.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26D9-8N7 : 22 May 2014), Henry Almond and null, 1914; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1914, quarter 4, vol. 8B, p. 1243, Prescot, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• Marriage : http://lancashirebmd.org.uk/ ... ; Reference R/97/22