William Love (1889 - 1947)

Born 6 Apr 1889 in Gosberton, Spalding

Ancestors

Husband of Gertrude Ellen (Brown) Love — married 1 Aug 1928 in Weston, Spalding

Died 1947 at about age 57 in Spalding

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Biography

Birth 1889, Baptised 1895

County Lincolnshire
Place Gosberton
Church name St Peter and St Paul
Register type Unspecified
Register entry number 2065
Baptism date 18 Aug 1895
Birth date 06 Apr 1889
Person forename Willie
Person sex M
Person abode Salem St. Gosberton
Father forename Alfred
Father surname LOVE
Father occupation Groom & Gardener
Mother forename Martha
Mother surname LOVE

Census Transcript Household Lincolnshire 1891

Address Salem Street No 106
Parish
Registration District Gosberton, Spalding
Image Reference RG12/2561/F?
Found 4 Results.
Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
Alfred Love 23 1868 Head Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire Groom
Martha Love 23 1868 Wife Gosberton, Lincolnshire
Willie Love 1 1890 Son Gosberton, Lincolnshire
Kate Love 9 M 1891 Daughter Gosberton, Lincolnshire

Census Transcript Household Lincolnshire 1901

Address Salem Street No 116
Parish Gosberton
Registration District Spalding
Image Reference RG13/3030/~F32
Found 7 Results.
Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
Alfred Love 32 1869 Head Pinchbeck West, Lincolnshire Groom Domestic
Martha Love 33 1868 Wife Gosberton, Lincolnshire
Willie Love 11 1890 Son Gosberton, Lincolnshire Scholar
Gladys Love 5 1896 Daughter Gosberton, Lincolnshire Scholar
Alfred Love 2 1899 Son Gosberton, Lincolnshire
Gertrude Love 1 1900 Daughter Gosberton, Lincolnshire
Charles Waiter 75 1826 Boarder Gosberton, Lincolnshire General Labourer

Census Transcript Household Lincolnshire 1911

Address Gosberton Spalding
Civil Parish Gosberton
Sub District Gosberton
Registration District Spalding
Image Reference RG14 - PN19487 RD413 SD3 ED3 SN99 Found 6 Results.
Forename Surname Age Year Born Gender Relation Marriage Status Years Married Birth Place Occupation
Alfred Love 44 1867 Male Head Married 0 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire Farm Labourer
Martha Love 44 1867 Female Wife Married 22 Gosberton, Lincolnshire
William Love 21 1890 Male Son 0 Gosberton, Lincolnshire Farm Labourer
Alfred Love 12 1899 Male Son 0 Gosberton, Lincolnshire School
Gertrude Love 11 1900 Female Daughter 0 Gosberton, Lincolnshire School
Eva Love 4 1907 Female Daughter 0

1914

Willie and Alf signed up for WW1 together.

First Name: W Surname: Love Age: 26
Notes in Admission Number Column: SF
Index Number of Admission: 36972
Rank: Private Service Number: 9875
Years Service: 2 years 2 months
Months With Field Force: 1 year 7 months
Ailment: Shrapnel wound, right shoulder (dangerously ill)
Date of Admission for Original Ailment: 11-02-17
Date Transferred to Sick Convoy: 18-02-17
Number/Designation of Ward: Hut 2
Notes written in the Observations Column: 5th Ambulance Train.
Religion: Wesleyan
Notes written by FWR when Transcribing: Research indicates that information in the Index column on original source relates to Divisional information so it has been move accordingly. W ? can be put forward as an eligible candidate to be awarded a wound stripe.
Regiment: Lincolnshire Regiment
Battalion: 7th (Service) Battalion (Why is this important?)
Other unit info: D Company, 17th Division
Archive Reference: MH106/727MH106/727 can be found at The National Archives in Kew, and contains First World War Representative Medical Records of Servicemen from No. 34 Casualty Clearing Station Lincolnshire Regiment during World War 1 Since 1815 the balance of power in Europe had been maintained by a series of treaties. In 1888 Wilhelm II was crowned ‘German Emperor and King of Prussia’ and... read more here  >> Collection: Military Hospitals Admissions and Discharge Registers WW1   - Exclusive
Move To France - 12/07/1915
Hooge - 09/08/1915
1916
The Bluff - 14/02/1916
The Bluff - 02/03/1916
Battles Of The Somme - Battle Of Albert - 01/07/1916
Battles Of The Somme - Capture Of Fricourt - 02/07/1916
Battles Of The Somme - Battle Of Delville Wood - 01/08/1916
1917
Battles Of Arras - First Battle Of The Scarpe - 12/04/1917
Battles Of Arras - Second Battle Of The Scarpe - 23/04/1917
Battles Of Arras - Capture And Defence Of Roeux - 13/05/1917
Battles Of Ypres - First Battle Of Passchendaele - 12/10/1917
Battles Of Ypres - Second Battle Of Passchendaele - 08/11/1917
1918
First Battles Of The Somme - Battle Of St. Quentin - 21/03/1918
First Battles Of The Somme - Battle Of Bapaume - 24/03/1918
Second Battles Of The Somme - Battle Of Albert - 21/08/1918
Second Battles Of The Somme - Second Battle Of Bapaume - 31/08/1918
Battles Of The Hindenburg Line - Battle Of Epehy - 18/09/1918
Battles Of The Hindenburg Line - Battle Of Cambrai - 08/10/1918
Battles Of The Hindenburg Line - Pursuit To The Selle - 09/10/1918
The Final Advance In Picardy - Battle Of The Selle - 17/10/1918
The Final Advance In Picardy - Battle Of The Sambre - 04/11/1918

1928

Married Gertrude Ellen Brown
Children (Info from Linda Cocks): Dorothy, Alfie, Eva, Elsie, Ralph + 2 more unknown (found Anthony but not the other). Details to be filled in. County Lincolnshire
Place Weston
Church name St Mary
Register type Unspecified
Register entry number 440
Marriage date 01-Aug-28
Groom forename William
Groom surname LOVE
Groom age 29
Groom condition Bachelor
Groom abode Weston St Mary
Groom occupation Labourer
Bride forename Gertrude Ellen
Bride surname BROWN
Bride age 22
Bride condition Spinster
Bride abode Weston St Mary
Groom father forename Alfred
Groom father surname LOVE
Groom father occupation Labourer
Bride father forename George
Bride father surname BROWN
Bride father occupation Labourer
Witness1 forename William Robert
Witness1 surname TOWNHILL
Witness2 forename Ebenezer
Witness2 surname PATCHETT
Notes after banns

Children

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Dec 1928 (>99%)
Love Dorothy Brown Spalding 7a 5[35]4
Births Mar 1930 (>99%)
Love Alfred Brown Spalding 7a 565
Births Jun 1931 (>99%)
Love Eva Brown Spalding 7a 565
Births Mar 1935 (>99%)
Love Elsie Brown Bourne 7a 482
Births Dec 1939 (>99%)
LOVE Pamela Brown Lincoln 7a 1304 (probably not theirs) Births Sep 1941 (>99%)
Love Anthony Brown Spalding 7a 940
Births Dec 1945 (>99%)
Love Ralph Brown Spalding 7a 578

Sources

• Julie Bullivant via LInda Cocks