Harold Ernest Attwater (1881 - 1940)

Born 6 Aug 1881 in Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Edith Mary (Vincent) Attwater — married 1901 (to 1938) in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Alice Mary (King) Attwater — married 1939 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Died 9 Dec 1940 at age 59 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Harold was born in Horsham Sussex in 1881. He is the son of Frederick Attwater and Emily Mitchell.

Harold married his first wife, Edith Vincent in 1901. Following her death in 1938, it appears he re-married, to Alice King, in 1939, just a year prior to his passing in 1940.

In 1939, Harold was working as a Railway Inspector. The following is a transcript of the record of his death, as it appears in Ancestry's WW2 Civilian Death register: Harold Ernest Attwater, age 59 of 69 Hazelwick Road, Three Bridges, Worth. Husband of A.M. Attwater. 9 December 1940, on Southern Railway permanent way between Balcombe and Three Bridges.

Research Notes

We have researched whether Harold and Edith had children, and it is noted in the 1911 Census that they had none. By this time Edith was age 39, and it was unlikely that they had children after that. No relevant birth records could be located, but his exact date of birth was obtained from the 1939 English Register. Exact death date obtained from WW11 Civilian Death Register.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XJV-75L : 1 October 2014), Harold Ernest Attwater, 1881; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Horsham, Sussex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q7-72CP : 11 March 2018), Harold Earnest Attwater, 1881.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4DF9-WMM : 3 May 2019), Harold Attwater in household of John Attwater, Lower Beeding, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Sussex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSJW-F8Y : 20 May 2019), Harold Attwater in household of Frederick Attwater, Ifield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing North Horsham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26SK-XDK : 13 December 2014), Harold Ernest Attwater, 1901; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1901, quarter 2, vol. 2B, p. 342, Cuckfield, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7BP-XQZ : 12 July 2019), Harold Ernest Attwater, Worth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8V-7QKV : 8 October 2014), Harold E Attwater and null, 1939; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1939, quarter 1, vol. 2B, p. 227, Cuckfield, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register - this record states: Harold Ernest Attwater, b.d. 6 Aug 1881, married, railway inspector residing with wife, Alice Mary Attwater, b.d. 6 Nov 1911, Unpaid Domestic Duties and William Dyer, b.d. 3 Mar 1896, widower, railway, timekeeper and Margaret Louise Dyer, b.d. 21 Oct 1930, single, at school - all living at 69 Hazelwick Road, Cuckfield, Sussex (relationship of the Dyers is unknown)

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC3-SCJL : 4 September 2014), Harold E Attwater, 1940; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Cuckfield, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• UK, WWII Civilian Deaths, 1939–1945 - this record seen on ancestry.co.uk shows Harold Ernest Attwater born abt 1881, died on 9 Dec 1940 in Cuckfield, Sussex at age 59.