Individual Details
Richard James BELSON
(Abt Oct 1889 - 21 Apr 1939)
Events
| Birth | Abt Oct 1889 | Warborough, Oxfordshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1891 | Fiddler's Hill, Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1901 | Shillingford, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Marriage | Abt Jul 1910 | (Registration District), Steyning, Sussex, England - Kate Elizabeth LAMKIN |  | | |
| Census | 1911 | Motor Car Driver (Commercial) - 7 Castle Road, Kentish Town, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Residence | Abt Nov 1914 | 50 Montgomery Street, Hove, Sussex, England | | ||
| Military | From 12 Nov 1914 to 8 May 1915 | Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport), British Army | | | |
| Residence | Abt Apr 1939 | 13 Grenfell Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England | |||
| Death | 21 Apr 1939 | junction of Green Street, Dashwood Avenue and Oakridge Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England | | ||
| Probate | 15 May 1939 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Kate Elizabeth LAMKIN (1882 - 1948) |
| Father | Arthur James "James" BELSON (1868 - 1942) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Mary CARR (1867 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Arthur George BELSON (1894 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Elsie Alice Elizabeth BELSON (1896 - ) |
| Sibling | James BELSON (1899 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Mary Pretoria BELSON (1900 - ) |
| Sibling | Alfred John Henry BELSON (1904 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Horace BELSON (1906 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Beatrice May BELSON (1908 - 1990) |
Notes
Marriage
In 1911 census say married under 1 yearMilitary
Extract from Pension Records.Attestation papers dated: 12 Nov 1914
No: 019068 - Corps: Army Service Corps
Name: Richard James Belson
Address: 50 Montgomery Street, Hove, Sussex
Occupation: Motor Fitter
Married: Yes
Description: Age: 25 years - Height: 5 feet 2 ? inches - Chest: ? inches - Expansion: 3½ inches - scars on outside of left knee and under chin.
Next of kin: Kate Belson - 50 Montgomery Street, Hove, Sussex - Wife
Discharged as not likely to become efficient soldier (medically unfit)
Served at home from 12 Nov 1914 to 8 May 1915 - Grove Park 13 Nov 1914 - 14 Nov 1914 and Bulford 14 Nov 1914 - 8 May 1915
Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1939Belson Richard James of 13 Grenfell Avenue High Wycombe Buckinghamshire died 21 April 1939 at the junction of Green street Dashwood Avenue and Oakridge road High Wycombe Probate Oxford 15 May to Sydney William Wiffin transport manager. Effects: £258 9s.
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1889 Oct/Dec - Wallingford - Vol: 2c Page: 317.
2. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 1178; Folio: 76; Page: 14.
3. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1140; Folio: 8; Page: 6..
4. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1910 Jul/Sep - Steyning - Vol: 2b Page: 577.
5. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 674. (Household Schedule: 5).
6. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920.
7. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920.
8. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1939 Jun - Wycombe - Vol: 3a Page: 1288.
9. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1939 - Belson, Richard James.
10. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1939 - Belson, Richard James.