Owen Cleaver (1882 - 1948)

Born 1882 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England

Ancestors

Died 1948 at about age 66 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England

Biography

Owen Cleaver was born in Hillmorton in 1882, and baptised there on 11 June 1883, he was the son of Owen Cleaver and Rhoda Worrall ^[1]. His birth was registered in Q4 1882 ^[2]

Owen married Annie Sophia West in Hillmorton on 25 December 1906, their fathers were recorded as Owen Cleaver and James West. ^[3]

In 1915, Owen enlisted in Nuneaton, into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, he was living in School Street, Hillmorton at the time. ^{[4] [5]}. The records show that he had dependants Annie Sophia his wife, and children Harold, Cyril and Herbert. In 1916, he was transferred to the Royal Engineers, and saw service as a member of the Pioneer Brigade, and after then he became a member of the Labour Corps. Owen was awarded the British War medal and the Victory Medal. ^[6]

Owen passed away in Hillmorton in 1948, he was 65 years old ^[7]

Census

1891 Hillmorton ^[8]

• Owen Cleaver Head Male 36 Warwickshire, England, general farm labourer
• Rhoda Cleaver Wife Female 34 Warwickshire, England
• Florence Cleaver Daughter Female 10 Warwickshire, England
• Owen Cleaver Son Male 8 Warwickshire, England
• Gertrude Cleaver Daughter Female 6 Northamptonshire, England
• Effie Cleaver Daughter Female 4 Warwickshire, England
• Elizabeth Cleaver Daughter Female 2 Warwickshire, England

1901 Hillmorton ^[9]

• Owen Cleaver Head Male 49 Hillmorton, Warwickshire, farm labourer
• Rhoda Cleaver Wife Female 47 Grandborough, Warwickshire
• Florence Cleaver Daughter Female 20 Hillmorton, Warwickshire
• Owen Cleaver Son Male 17 Hillmorton, Warwickshire
• Gertrude Cleaver Daughter Female 16 New Duston, Northamptonshire
• Effie Cleaver Daughter Female 14 Hillmorton, Warwickshire
• Sarah Cleaver Daughter Female 11 Hillmorton, Warwickshire
• Eva Cleaver Daughter Female 9 Hillmorton, Warwickshire

1911 School St Hillmorton Rugby ^[10]

• Owen Clearer Head Married Male 29 1882 Labourer Road Hillmorton Warwick
• Annie S Clearer Wife Married Female 27 1884 - Hillmorton Warwick
• Harold Clearer Son - Male 3 1908 - Hillmorton Warwick

1939 Register

25 Bucknill Crescent, Rugby M.B., Warwickshire ^[11]

• Owen Cleaver ? ? 1882 Male General Labourer Married 149 1
• Annie S Cleaver 26 Feb 1884 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 149 2
• Cyril ? Cleaver 30 Apr 1912 Male Roughman Farm Work Single 149 3
• Herbert Cleaver 06 Jul 1915 Male Labourer General Single 149 4
• Ivy Kathleen Bond (Cleaver) 20 Jan 1923 Female Aircraft Factory Cleaner Single 149 5
• Frederick N Cleaver 14 Jul 1927 Male At School Single 149 6
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Sources

1. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CG-G65F : 26 February 2019), Owen Cleaver, 11 Jun 1883; from parish registers of the Church of England, database and images, citing Baptism, Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Warwick County Record Office, England.
2. ↑ (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index Q4 1882 Rugby vol 6d page 544 mothers maiden name WORRALL
3. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CG-GSHW : 26 February 2019), Owen Cleaver and Annie Sophia West, 25 Dec 1906; Marriage; citing Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, p. 225, Warwick County Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,067,470.
4. ↑ "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBG-DWKR : 16 March 2018), Owen Cleaver, 1915; citing Market Harborough, Warwickshire, England, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, regiment #15651, publication WO 363, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,303,182.
5. ↑ Findmypast Warwickshire Marriages [1]
6. ↑ Findmypast British Army Service Records [2]
7. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q2 1948 Rugby vol 9c page 724
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGZW-K2M : 5 May 2019),
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS8M-KHB : 21 May 2019), RG13; Piece: 2919; Folio: 49; Page: 23
10. ↑ Findmypast 1911 census [3]
11. ↑ Findmypast 1939 Register [4]

Acknowledgement

This profile was improved in December 2019 by a member of the England Project Gedcom Team.