Individual Details
Walter Charles "Charles" GOULD
(7 Sep 1887 - Abt Oct 1969)
Events
| Birth | 7 Sep 1887 | Reading, Berkshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1891 | Scholar - 13 Dorothy Street, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1901 | Solderer in Tin Platers? - 11 Dorothy Street, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Apr 1903 | Lad Porter - Great Western Railway, Reading, Berkshire, England |  | | |
| Occupation | Abt Oct 1905 | Liftman - Great Western Railway, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | From Abt Jul 1906 to Dec 1911 | Pets Porter - Great Western Railway, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Railway Porter (G.W.R.) - 11 Dorothy Street, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Dec 1915 | Blacksmith's Mate - Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Residence | Abt Dec 1915 | 11 Dorothy Street, Reading, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Military | From 3 Dec 1915 to 16 Feb 1919 | | | ||
| Marriage | Abt Oct 1919 | (Registration District), Reading, Berkshire, England - Eliza CLACK | | ||
| 1939 Registration (England & Wales) | 1939 | Artisan at Water Works - 94 Prince of Wales Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, England | | | |
| Death | Abt Oct 1969 | (Registration District), Reading, Berkshire, England | |
Families
| Spouse | Eliza CLACK (1882 - ) |
| Father | George GOULD (1847 - 1938) |
| Mother | Martha WRIGHT (1851 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Martha Elizabeth GOULD (1872 - ) |
| Sibling | William George GOULD (1874 - ) |
| Sibling | Maria Annie GOULD (1875 - ) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Matilda GOULD (1877 - 1878) |
| Sibling | George Samuel Booth GOULD (1880 - ) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Thomas GOULD (1881 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Harry "Harry" GOULD (1883 - ) |
| Sibling | Matilda Dorothy GOULD (1884 - 1970) |
| Sibling | George GOULD (1885 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Georgina Mary GOULD (1886 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Caroline May GOULD (1888 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Frederick James GOULD (1889 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Florence Maud GOULD (1889 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Caroline Maude GOULD (1891 - 1891) |
Notes
Occupation
Extract from UK Railway Employment Records: Register of uniformed staff No.2 F & G 1872-1915Page: 425
Name: Gould, Walter Charles
Date of birth: 7 September 1887
Date of entering service and removals - Occupation - Station
April 1903 - Lad Porter - Reading
December 1905 - Liftman
July 1906 - Pets Porter
Commencing wage: 10/-
Dates of commencement of increase/decrease of wages: 20 April 1904: 12/-; 20 April 1905 - 14/-; 4 October 1905 - 15/-; 4 October 1906 - 16/- ; 4 October 1907 - 17/- ; 4 October 1908 - 18/-; 28 March 1910 - 19/-; 30 March 1911 - 20/-
Reference to testimonials: 36098
Date & reason for leaving service: December 1911 - Resigned.
Military
Extract from British Army Service Records:Attestation Form - dated: 3 December 1915
No: 1116 - 51964
Name: Walter Charles Gould
Corps: Railway Troops ?
Address: 11 Dorothy Road, Reading
Age: 28 years 3 months
Occupation: Blacksmith's mate
Married: No
Description on enlistment:
Age: 28 Years- 3 months - Height: 5 ft 10½ ins - Chest: 39 ins - expansion: 4 ins.
Next of kin: Martha Gould - 11 Dorothy Street, Reading - Mother.~Statement of service:
Attested: Private - 3 December 1915
To Army Reserve: 4 December 1915
250th Tunnelling Company - 12 December 1918.
Discharged: 16 February 1919
Report on Accidental or Self-inflicted injuries: -
Sapper Gould was employed in building a bridge at Ham-pon-pont? - on 25 October 1918. Whilst stooping to pick up a piece of timber he strained his back.
On military duty: Yes; To blame: No - Others to blame: No.
1939 Registration (England & Wales)
At the same address:Eliza Sherwood - born: 30 April 1856 - Widow - Old Age Pensioner
Doris M Doe - born: 19 December 1908 - Unpaid Domestic Duties - surname updated to Lawrence.
David Chapman - born: 13 February 1917 - Electrician
William Lawrence - born: 31 January 1918 - Machinist Tin Factor (in red ink: Prof. Footballer ).
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1887 Oct/Dec - Reading - Vol: 2c Page: 358.
2. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1969 Oct/Dec - Reading - Vol: 6a Page: 245.
3. UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Great Western Railway Company: Staff Records; Class: RAIL264; Piece: 358.
4. 1891 Census of England and Wales, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 995; Folio: 57; Page: 17.
5. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1149; Folio: 95; Page: 28.
6. UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Great Western Railway Company: Staff Records; Class: RAIL264; Piece: 358.
7. UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Great Western Railway Company: Staff Records; Class: RAIL264; Piece: 358.
8. UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Great Western Railway Company: Staff Records; Class: RAIL264; Piece: 358.
9. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 6581; Schedule Number: 259.
10. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
11. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
12. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
13. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1919 Oct/Dec - Reading - Vol: 2c Page: 1124.
14. 1939 - Register - England & Walles, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2028A.
15. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1969 Oct/Dec - Reading - Vol: 6a Page: 245.