Edwin Begley (1870 - 1917)

Born 21 Apr 1870 in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England

Husband of Susannah (Sawley) Begley — married 12 Jul 1894 in St Paul's Church, Burnley, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1917 at age 47 in Victoria Hospital, Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Biography

EDWIN BEGLEY (Begley-648)

PARENTS. William Begley & Eliza (Holyoak) Begley

BIRTH. 21 Apr 1870, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England

BIRTH. 1870

Name Edwin Begley

Event Type Birth Registration

Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun

Registration Year 1870

Registration District Lutterworth

County Leicestershire

Event Place Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England

Volume 7A, Page 7, Line Number 63

MARRIAGE. 12 Jul 1894, St Paul's Church, Burnley, Lancashire, England

MARRIAGE. 12 Jul 1894, Susannah Sawley, daughter of John Sawley & Mary Jane (Unknown) Sawley

MARRIAGE. 12 Jul 1894

Name Edwin Begley

Event Type Marriage

Event Date 12 Jul 1894

Event Place St Paul's Church, Burnley, Lancashire, England

Gender Male

Age 24

Marital Status Single

Birth Year (Estimated) 1870

Father's Name William Begley

Spouse's Name Susannah Sawley

Spouse's Gender Female

Spouse's Age 22

Spouse's Marital Status Single

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1872

Spouse's Father's Name John Sawley

Children (born before Census 1901):

(1) Arthur Begley, b. 1896, d. 1934, m. abt. 1920, Eileen Olive May Reid, daughter of Emanuel Reid & Olive Blanche (Hopkins) Reid

(2) Frank Begley, b. 16 Sep 1898, d. 9 Apr 1990, m. abt. 1924, Ivy Hannah Martha Harris, daughter of George Edward Harris & Charlotte (Marjoram) Harris

(3) Edwin Begley, b. 2 Apr 1900, d. 15 Jun 1981, m. 8 May 1926, Ethel Aldred, daughter of Henry Aldred & Gertrude (Smart) Aldred

England and Wales Census, 1901:

Name Edwin Begley

Event Type Census

Event Date 31 Mar 1901

Event Place Preston, Lancashire, England

County Lancashire

Civil Parish Preston

Ecclesiastical Parish St Judes

Sub-District St Peter

Registration District Preston

Residence Note St Martins Road

Gender Male

Age 30

Occupation JOINER

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1871

Birthplace Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Schedule Type 303

Page Number 43

HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE

Edwin Begley Head M 30 Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Susannah Begley Wife F 29 Worsthorne, Lancashire

Arthur Begley Son M 4 Preston, Lancashire

Frank Begley Son M 2 Preston, Lancashire

Edwin Begley Son M 0 Preston, Lancashire

Children (born after Census 1901 & before Census 1911):

(4) John (Jack) Begley, b. 11 Jun 1902, d. 5 Jan 1958, m (1). 16 Apr 1924, Gladys May Mason, daughter of William Thomas Mason & Catherine Elizabeth (Rutland) Mason, m (2). 21 Dec 1935, Grace Doris Frances Brown, daughter of John William Brown & Flora Amelia (Mead) Brown

(5) William Begley, b. 17 Apr 1906, d. 20 Feb 1998

IMMIGRATION. 1910. On the OTWAY

BEGLEY, Edwin ^[1]

21 April 1870 – 6 August 1917

Origin Lutterworth England

First settled in Perth WA

Original Occupation Joiner

Occupation in Australia Joiner

OTWAY

Departure Port London

Arrival Year 1910

Returned to England on transport Benalla on 22/05/1917 arriving Plymouth on 19/07/1917 as Australian munitions worker no. 2162 to build Sopwith Camel fighter planes.

Died on service 06/08/1917

(Jul 1917). PHOTOGRAPHS: WWI Military Service:

MR. E. BEGLEY. (Father, munition worker.)

PTE. FRANK BEGLEY. (On active service.)

PTE. ARTHUR BEGLEY. (Wounded, now in Eastbourne Hospital, England.)

"BOY" E. BEGLEY. (Serving with the Australian Navy.)

HUSBAND AND THREE SONS OF MRS. BEGLEY, OF FAIRFIELD-STREET, MOUNT HAWTHORN.

DEATH. 6 Aug 1917, Victoria Hospital, Kingston on Thames, England

DEATH. 1917

Name Edwin Begley

Event Type Death

Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep

Registration Year 1917

Registration District Kingston

County Surrey

Event Place Kingston, Surrey, England

Age (available after 1866) 47

Birth Year (Estimated) 1870

Volume 2A, Page 438, Line Number 139

DEATH NOTICE. BEGLEY.-On August 11, at Victoria Hospital, Kingston on Thames, England, of heart failure, Edwin Begley, beloved husband of Mrs. Begley, father of Arthur (wounded), Frank (on active service), Edwin (of H.M.A.S, Cerberus), and Jack and Willie, of 20 Fairield-street, Mt. Hawthorn, in his 48th year. At rest.

DEATH NOTICE. BEGLEY.--On August 11, at Victoria Hospital, Kingston on Thames, England, of heart failure, Edwin Begley, brother-in-law of Ethel Sawley, uncle of Mrs. A. McKay, Cottesloe, in his 48th year.

BURIAL.

Worker Edwin Begley

Birth: unknown

Death: Aug. 6, 1917

Inscription: Australian Munition Worker

Note: KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES CEMETERY, Surry

Burial: Kingston Cemetery and Crematorium, Kingston upon Thames, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England

Plot: C. 3671.

OBITUARY. Mt Hawthorn Notes. (By "Advance.") Widespread regret was expressed last week, when it became known thatMr. Edwin Begley, who left with a party of carpenters to take up munition work in England a couple of months ago, had died of heart failure a fortnight after landing in the Old Country. The late Mr. Begley was a sterling unionist, and an enthusiastic worker in the labor movement, and his untimely death is sincerely regretted by all who knew him. He leaves a widow and five sons, three of whom are on active service—Arthur (wounded) and Frank being in France and Edwin in the Australian Navy. The sincerest sympathy is extended to Mrs Begley in her sad bereavement.

(1918). PROBATE. £.S.D. OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY. THE WEEK'S PROBATES. The following probates and letters of administration were granted, at the Supreme Court during the week: — . . . Edwin Begley, late of Perth, to Susannah. Begley. £320. . . .

REMEMBERED AT: KARRAKATTA CEMETERY

BEGLEY EDWIN

Age 47 years

Place of residence ENGLAND

Date of Death 06/08/1917

Memorial Type BURIAL PLAQUE

Memorial Location ANGLICAN KA 0344

Commonwealth War Graves Commission:

BEGLEY, EDWIN

Rank: Worker

Service No: 2162

Date of Death: 06/08/1917

Regiment/Service: Australian Munition Worker

Grave Reference: C. 3671.

Cemetery: KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES CEMETERY

Death of Spouse: 23 Mar 1927, Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Sources

1. ↑ BEGLEY, Edwin: Western Australian Museum Welcome Walls: http://museum.wa.gov.au/welcomewalls/names/begley-edwin

• Birth: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XWX-Q91

• Marriage: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ65-RN7F

• England and Wales Census, 1901: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9JY-MQG

• (Jul 1917). PHOTOGRAPHS: WWI Military Service: Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) Fri 27 Jul 1917, Page 19: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37993139

• Death: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JHD-DNC

• Death Notices: The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Thu 30 Aug 1917, Page 1: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27309896

• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59970988/edwin-begley: accessed 04 August 2023), memorial page for Edwin Begley (1870–6 Aug 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #59970988, citing Kingston Cemetery and Crematorium, Kingston upon Thames, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England; Maintained by Lori Huey Hebert (contributor 47407310).

• Obituary: Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951) Fri 7 Sep 1917, Page 5: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148291776

• (1918). PROBATE: The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Thu 18 Apr 1918, Page 6: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/81765965

• Remember At: http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KM00000140

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/401767/edwin-begley/