Albert Sargent (abt. 1884 - 1954)

Born about 1884 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Husband of Ethel Maud Elizabeth (Fryer) Sargent — married 31 Jul 1909 (to 1954) in St Peter, Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 1954 at about age 70 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England

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Biography

Albert Sergeant was born in Lincoln in 1884, ^[1] son of Private John Sargent of the Lincolnshire Regiment and his Canadian wife, Annie Etheridge. He was probably born in the barracks where the family was living in 1891. ^[2] By 1901 he was in the army, stationed at the Cavalry Barracks in Manchester. ^[3]

On the 31st of July 1909 at St Peter, Bradford in Yorkshire he married widow, Ethel Maud Elizabeth Coppin, daughter of James Fryer and his wife, Sarah Jane Hobson, and widow of drummer John Coppin of the Lincolnshire Regiment. ^[4]

In 1911 he was serving at Fort Gomer in Gosport with the rank of Lance Sergeant. ^[5]Ethel and their two daughters were living in two rooms in Southsea, across the harbour in Portsmouth. He was also added to the Census there but his name was crossed out. ^[6]

Albert died in 1954, his death being registered at Edmonton in Middlesex. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ England and Wales birth index (Registered Lincoln 1884 3rd qu Albert Sargent Vol 7a Page 536)
2. ↑ 1891 Census of England
   The Barracks, St Nicholas, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   John	Sargent	Head	Married	Male	38	Private	Hawstead, Suffolk
   Annie	Sargent	Wife	Married	Female	34	-	Canada
   Ernest	Sargent	Son	-	Male	12	-	Shorncliffe, Kent
   Harry	Sargent	Son	-	Male	11	-	Lincoln, Lincolnshire
   Walter	Sargent	Son	-	Male	10	-	Lincoln, Lincolnshire
   Annie	Sargent	Daughter	-	Female	8	-	Aldershot, Hampshire
   Albert	Sargent	Son	-	Male	6	-	Lincoln, Lincolnshire
   James	Sargent	Son	-	Male	5	-	Lincoln, Lincolnshire
   Sydney	Sargent	Son	-	Male	3	-	Lincoln, Lincolnshire

3. ↑ 1901 Census of England
   The Cavalry Barracks, Hulme, South Manchester, Lancashire, England

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Albert	Sargent	-	Single	Male	16	Boy	St Nicholas, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

4. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 (St Peter, Bradford 31 July 1809 Albert Sargent, 25, bachelor, Corporal 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment of the Lincoln Barracks son of John Sargent, Canteen Barman married Ethel Maud Elizabeth Coppin, 25, widow, domestic servant of 90 Tennyson Place, Bradford, daughter of James Fryer (deceased), soldier, Sergeant)
5. ↑ 1911 Census of England
   Fort Gomer with detached Quarters, Gomer, Alverstoke, Gosport

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Albert	Sargent	Lance Sergeant	Married	Male	26	2nd Bn Lincoln Regiment	St Nicholas, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

6. ↑ 1911 Census of England
   99 St Vincent St, Southsea, Hampshire, England. 2 Rooms

   First Name	Last Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Albert	Sargent	Head	Married	Male	26	Soldier Lance Sergeant	Lincoln
   Ethel	Sargent	Wife	Married	Female	27	-	Allahad, British Subject by Parentage
   Esme	Sargent	Daughter	-	Female	1	-	Pelton, Durham
   Doris	Sargent	Daughter	-	Female	2 mo	-	Portsmouth, Hants

   (NOTE Albert was crossed out as he was also enumerated at his barracks, Fort Gomer, Gosport)
7. ↑ England and Wales death index (Registered Edmonton Sept 1954 Albert Sargent aged 70 Vol 5e Page 282)

• Medal Rolls Index Card (Meritorious Service Medal. Albert Sargent, no 6816 RSM 1st Battalion the Lincolnshire Regiment. Peace Gazette)