William Henry Jenkins (1895 - 1917)

Born Jul 1895 in Fishponds, Gloucester

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Annie (Thwaite) Jenkins — married Dec 1914 in Skipton, Yorkshire

Died 11 Oct 1917 at age 22 in Passchendaele, West Flanders, Belgium

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Biography

William was born in 1895. He was the son of Allan Jenkins and Sarah Baker.

In 1901, Allan Jenkins (31 b Ross, Herefordshire), a Foreman Engineer, was head of household at St, Luke, Gloucester. Also present were his wife Sarah E Jenkins (30 b Gloucester) and children Frederick A Jenkins (1 b Gloucester), Ernest F Jenkins (8 b Gloucester), Elsie M Jenkins (7 b Gloucester), Wm Hy Jenkins (5 b Gloucester), Hubert G Jenkins (4 b Gloucester), Lionel H Jenkins (2 b Gloucester), Flossie M Jenkins (0 b Ipswich, Suffolk).

In 1911, Allan Jenkins (41 b Ross, Herefordshire), a Workshop Manager Engineers and Millwright, was head of household at Bradford St James, Yorkshire. Also present were his wife, Sarah Ellen Jenkins (40 b Gloucester, Gloucestershire) and children Frederick Allen Jenkins (19 b Gloucester, Gloucestershire), a Tool Fitter for Millwright, Ernest Frank Jenkins (18 b Gloucester, Gloucestershire), a Packer Dress and Woolen Warehouse, Elsie Maud Jenkins (17 b Gloucester, Gloucestershire), a Mother's Assistant, William Henry Jenkins (15 b Gloucester, Gloucestershire), an Apprentice Cabinet Maker, Hubert George Jenkins (14 b Gloucester, Gloucestershire), a Wool Spinners Boy Bobbin Carrier, Lionel Harold Jenkins (12 b Gloucester, Gloucestershire), a Scholar, Flossie May Jenkins (10 b Ipswich, Suffolk), a Scholar, Arthur Edward Jenkins (9 b Gloucester, Gloucestershire), Ella Grace Jenkins (7 b Bristol, Gloucestershire), Leslie Charles Jenkins (5 b Bristol, Gloucestershire), Norman Lloyd Jenkins (1 b Bradford, Yorkshire).

William Jenkins, 240100, sergeant in “D” Company, 1st/6th Battalion in the West Yorkshire Regiment, was killed in action in Passchendaele on 10 October 1917.

Sources

• Blagburn-2 Personal family information. Also information from "A Family History - by Joy Perryman".
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N14R-XVV : 10 February 2018, William Henry Jenkins, ); citing yrs 1875-1906, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,596,985.
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSD1-2GC : 20 May 2019), Wm Hy Jenkins in household of Allan Jenkins, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing South Hamlet subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWJP-T1H : 20 May 2019), William Henry Jenkins in household of Allan Jenkins, Bradford St James, Yorkshire, 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.
• "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB2-YZVW : 16 March 2018), William Henry Jenkins, 1914; citing Canterbury, ,, Gloucestershire Regiment, regiment #2208, publication WO 364, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,271,769.