Individual Details
Richard BRITTON
(Abt Jul 1864 - Abt Jan 1939)
Events
| Birth | Abt Jul 1864 | Reading, Berkshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1871 | Scholar - 4 Kennet Street, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Mar 1884 | Baker | | ||
| Religion | Abt Mar 1884 | Baptist | | ||
| Military | From 21 Mar 1884 to 9 May 1884 | Commissariat and Transport Corps (Army Service Corps), British Army |  | | |
| Residence | Abt May 1884 | 36 Watlington Street, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Marriage | Abt Oct 1886 | (Registration District), Reading, Berkshire, England - Emily Elizabeth HARRIS | | | |
| Census | 1891 | Baker - Church Road, Warfield, Berkshire, England | | | |
| Census | 1911 | Baker - 34 Parry Place, Plumstead, Kent, England | | ||
| Death | Abt Jan 1939 | (Registration District), Woolwich, Kent, England | |
Families
| Spouse | Emily Elizabeth HARRIS (1864 - ) |
| Child | Richard Henry BRITTON (1887 - 1958) |
| Child | Maud E BRITTON (1890 - ) |
| Child | Percy BRITTON (1894 - ) |
| Child | Bert BRITTON (1895 - ) |
| Child | Hilda BRITTON (1898 - ) |
| Child | Ada BRITTON (1901 - ) |
| Child | Lily BRITTON (1905 - ) |
| Father | George BRITTON (1821 - 1903) |
| Mother | Elizabeth SMITH (1830 - ) |
| Sibling | Jane Tryphena BRITTON (1860 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles BRITTON (1862 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Walter BRITTON (1866 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth BRITTON (1867 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel BRITTON (1870 - 1930) |
Notes
Military
Extracts from British Army Service Records:Attestation Form (dated: 21 March 1884)No: 5318
Name: Richard Britton
Corps: Commissariat and Transport Corps
Joined at Aldershot on 21 March 1884
Parish/town born: Reading, Berkshire
Age: 19 years 8 months
Trade: Baker
Apprentice: No
Description: Age apparent: 19 years 8 months - age physically equivalent to: 19 years 8 months - Height: 5ft 5¾ins - Weight: 128 lbs Chest: 35½ins - Complexion: Fair - Eyes:Grey - Hair: Light Brown - Religion: Baptist - Distinctive marks: Small scar on right buttock.
Statement of service:
Corps: Commissariat and Transport Corps
Rank: Private
Period of service: 21 March 1884 to 9 May 1884
Amount of service towards engagement: 50 days
Next of kin: Father: George Britton - 36 Watlington Street, Kings Road, Reading - Mother: Elizabeth; Brothers: George & Charles (older) Samuel (younger)
Character on discharge: Good
Place of discharge: Aldershot
Cause of discharge: In consequence of his having claimed it on payment of £10 within three months of his attestation.
Address: 36 Watlington Street, Kings Road, Reading
Marriage
In 1911 census say married 25 years.Census
Listed as a boarder in the following household:Mary Gough 56 - Head (widow) - Housekeeper - born: Hartley Row, Hants
Stephen Carter 21 - Boarder - Corn Merchant's Assistant - born: Binfield, Berks
Lilly Gale 10 - Granddaughter - - born: Warfield, Berks
Elizabeth A Wilson 41 - Lodger (widow) - Living on own means - born: Northend Turnville, Bucks
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1864 Jul/Sept - Reading - Vol: 2c Page: 355.
2. 1871 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG10; Piece: 1283; Folio: 102; Page: 17;.
3. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
4. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
5. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
6. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
7. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1886 Oct/Dec - Reading - Vol: 2c Page: 764.
8. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 1006; Folio: 78; Page: 3; .
9. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 2883 (Household Schedule: 212 ).
10. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1939 Jan/Mar - Woolwich - Vol: 1d Page: 1429.