Clement Ernest Eccles (1886 - 1965)

Born 5 Sep 1886 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Stowell) Eccles — married 1911 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Died 1965 at about age 78 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Clement Eccles was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

Private Clement Eccles served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: 16 Apr 1915
Unit(s): Prince of Wales Own, Regimental Number 240706,Western European Theater
Service ended: 18 Apr 1919

Clement was born in Bradford, Yorkshire England, on September 5, 1886. He was the son of Major Wallace Eccles and Clara Amelia Pickles. He was Baptized on October 31, 1886 at Holy Trinity Church in Halifax, Yorkshire. Clement was the second of at least three children. His mother, Clara, appears to have died between 1891, and 1901, and the father remarried.

Clement married Sarah Elizabeth Stowell in Bradford in 1911. Clement enlisted in the British Army and served during World War I. He was a member of the Prince of Wales Own (West Yorkshire), Regimental #240706, and the Labour Corps, Regimental #30178. Clement was a recipient of the British War Medal, Victory Medal, and 1914-1915 Star having served in France during the War.

Clement passed away in 1965. His death was registered in the first quarter in Bradford.

Sources

• England & Wales, Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9b page 153.

• England, Select Births & Christenings, 1538-1975: FHL Film #1542249 Ref. ID: item 1 p251.

• West Yorkshire, England, Births & Baptisms, 1813-1910: Parish Register.
• Holy Trinity, Halifax, Parish Register, Baptisms, 1886: page 251 no. 2006.

• England Census 1891: 4 Lower Bramley, Horton, Bradford, West Yorkshire: Age 4.

• England Census 1901: 15 Reginald Street, Bowling, Bradford, West Yorkshire. Age 14, occupation, "Brass Finisher".

• England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9b page 182.

• England Census 1911: 26 College Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire. Age 25, occupation, "Brass Finisher".

• British Army, WWI, Medal Rolls, Index Cards, 1914-1920: Prince of Wales Own (West Yorkshire), Regimental #240706. Labour Corps, Regimental #30178. Enlisted 16 April, 1915, awarded Victory Medal, Theater of War, France.

• England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007: Vol. 2B Page 208.

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• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XPW-H46 : 1 October 2014), Clement Ernest Eccles, 1886; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQ9F-MX2 : 30 December 2014, Clement Ernest Eccles, ); citing Holy Trinity, Halifax, York, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,542,249.

• West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 for Clemens Ernest Eccles (Free Ancestry Image)

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7KM3-YN2 : 11 December 2017), Clement E Eccles in household of W Eccles, Horton, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9TN-624 : 8 April 2016), Clement E Eccles in household of Major W Eccles, Bradford, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Bowling subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26WF-XM3 : 13 December 2014), Clement E Eccles, 1911; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1911, quarter 1, vol. 9B, p. 182, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWJ5-3QF : 2 August 2017), Clement Ernest Eccles, Bradford, Bradford, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; 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.

• UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (Free Ancestry Image)

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCV-YMMP : 4 September 2014), Clement C Eccles, 1965; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.