Melbourne Thomas Muskett (1890 - 1916)

Born 1890 in Petsoe End, Emberton, Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Melbourne Muskett was born in Buckinghamshire, England.

Melbourn was the son of George Muskett and Mary Clara

England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008

Name: Melbourn Thomas Muskett Event Type: Birth Registration Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration Year: 1890 Registration District: Newport Pagnell County: Buckinghamshire Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name: Melbourne Thomas Muskett Residence Place: Emberton, Buckingham, England Gender: Male Christening Date: 06 Apr 1890 Christening Place: Emberton, Buckingham, England Father's Name: George Muskett Mother's Name: Mary Ann

England and Wales Census, 1891

Name: Melbourn P Muskett Parish: Great Woolstone Registration District: Newport Pagnell Residence Note: Village Gender: Male Age: 1 Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Birthplace: Buckinghamshire, England

England and Wales Census, 1901

Name: Melbourne Muskett Event Place: Ecton, Northamptonshire, England Residence Note: Front Street Gender: Male Age: 12 Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1889 Birthplace: Emberton, Buckinghamshire

England and Wales Census, 1911

Name: Melbourne Muskett Event Place: Olney, Olney, Buckinghamshire, England Gender: Male Age: 21 Marital Status: SINGLE Occupation: LABOURER GENERAL Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Birthplace: Bucks Petsoe End, Buckinghamshire Relationship to Head of Household: Nephew

Forces War Record

First Name: Melburne Initials: M Surname: Muskett Birth Town: Olney, Bucks Resided Town: Olney Nationality: British Date of Death: 13/11/1916 Fate: Killed in Action Rank: Private Service Number: 23581 Duty Location: France And Flanders

He passed away in 1916.

British Army Bedfordshire Regiment - Killed in Action - Killed by a shell.

CWGC Cemetery/Memorial

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Somme France

-Northampton Daily Chronicle 22.12.1916 "Killed, Private Melburne Muskett, Bedford Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Muskett, Church Stowe, near Weedon, and brother of Mrs. Elson, 66 Gordon Street, Northampton. Killed in action on Nov 13. A letter from Sergeant Hollingshead states that he was killed by a shell. He was 26 years of age and had been at the front about six months. Has another brother at the front with the Northants, who went out at the start of the war"

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XY1-Q4N : 1 October 2014), Melbourn Thomas Muskett, 1890; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJDH-32B : 11 February 2018, Melbourne Thomas Muskett, ); citing item 5 p 82, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,967,096.
• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4PM5-J6Z : 10 December 2017), Melbourn P Muskett in household of George Muskett, Great Woolstone, Buckinghamshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Buckinghamshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9YZ-BPD : 8 April 2016), Melbourne Muskett in household of George Muskett, Ecton, Northamptonshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Earls Barton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7VT-4WF : 2 August 2017), Melbourne Muskett in household of Alfred Wilson, Olney, Olney, Buckinghamshire, 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.
• "Forces War Record," (https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/records/2043280/private-melburne-muskett-british-army-bedfordshire-regiment/)
• "IWM," (https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/3191906#stories)