Individual Details
Abraham WELLSTOOD
(16 Apr 1878 - Abt Apr 1952)
Events
| Birth | 16 Apr 1878 | Long Wittenham, Berkshire, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 2 Jun 1878 | Long Wittenham, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1881 | High Street, Long Wittenham, Berkshire, England |  | | |
| Census | 1891 | Scholar - St Johns Row, Long Wittenham, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Dec 1898 | Labourer - Broad Somerford, Wiltshire, England | | ||
| Marriage | 24 Dec 1898 | Broad Somerford, Wiltshire, England - Emma Jane MATTHEWS | | | |
| Census | 1901 | Groom / Gardener - Domestic - Seagry Road, Sutton Benger, Wiltshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Domestic Gardener - Brightwell, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Dec 1915 | Chauffeur - Brightwell, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Military | From 8 Dec 1915 to 9 May 1919 | British Army | | | |
| 1939 Registration (England & Wales) | 1939 | Packer Clothing Dept. R.A.O.C. - Mackney, Wallingford, Berkshire, England | | | |
| Death | Abt Apr 1952 | (Registration District), Wallingford, Berkshire, England | |
Families
| Spouse | Emma Jane MATTHEWS (1877 - ) |
| Child | Roland Matthews WELLSTOOD (1899 - 1959) |
| Child | Hilda Annie Susanna WELLSTOOD (1901 - 1994) |
| Child | Doris Ethel WELLSTOOD (1902 - ) |
| Child | Wilfred Leonard WELLSTOOD (1905 - ) |
| Child | Emily Mildred WELLSTOOD (1908 - 1994) |
| Child | Stephen Leslie WELLSTOOD (1915 - 2006) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Robert WELSTEAD (1841 - ) |
| Mother | Jane STONE (1845 - ) |
| Sibling | George Robert WELSTEAD (1868 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary WELSTEAD (1870 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles WELSTEAD (1872 - ) |
| Sibling | Emily WELSTEAD (1874 - ) |
| Sibling | Alfred WELSTEAD (1876 - ) |
| Sibling | Walter WELSTEAD (1880 - ) |
Notes
Census
Surname spelt: Welstead.Marriage
On 1911 census say married 12 years.Extract from parish register: 1898 Marriage solemnized at the parish church in the parish of Broad Somerford in the county of Wiltshire.
No: 188Date: 24 December 1898
Name: Abraham Wellstood - Emma Jane Matthews
Age: 20 - 22
Condition: Bachelor - Spinster
Occupation: Labourer - Domestic Servant
Address: Broad Somerford (both)
Father: Robert Wellstood - Edwin Matthews
Father's occupation: Labourer - Farmer
married at the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England after banns by: Francis H Manley
Bride & groom signed their names - witnesses: William Matthews & Bessie ?
Military
Extract from British Army Service Records:Attestation Form dated: 8 December 1915
No: 5281 / 66506
Name: Abraham Wellstood
Corps: 1st Gar? Batt. Worcester / R.W. Surrey
Address: Brightwell, Wallingford
Age: 37 years 7 months
Occupation: Chauffeur
Married: Yes
Served before: Yes - 3rd Batt. Royal Berks - by purchase 28 October 1895
Description on enlistment: Age: 37 years 7 months; Height: 5 ft 9 ins ; Chest: 42½ ins - Expansion: 4 ins.
Next of kin: Emma Jane Wellstood - Brightwell - Wife
Particulars of marriage: Bride: Emma Jane Matthews, Spinster - Date & Place: 24 December 1898 Great Somerford, Wilts.
Particulars of children:
Hilda Annie Susanna - born: 2 July 1901 - Malesbury, Wilts
Doris Ethel - born: 12 October 1902 - Swindon, Wilts
Wilfred Leonard - born: 29 May 1905 - Wantage
Emily Mildred - born: 21 July 1908 - Wallingford
Stephen Leslie - born: 19 September 1915 - Wallingford.
Military History:
Home: 8 December 1915 to 25 February 1917
B.E.F. 26 February 1917
Campaigns: France
Medals: British War & Victory medals.
Hospitalized at the ? Military Hospital Colchester between: 28 August 1918 and 27 September 1918.
Demobilized: 9 May 1919
1939 Registration (England & Wales)
At the same address one closed record.Endnotes
1. 1939 - Register - England & Walles, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2086B.
2. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1878 Apr/Jun - Wallingford - Vol: 2c Page: 314.
3. England - Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, FHL Film Number: 1041156.
4. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1293; Folio: 8; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341314.
5. 1891 Census of England and Wales, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 985; Folio: 92; Page: 3.
6. Wiltshire, England - Marriages, 1538-1837, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 2051/47.
7. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1898 Oct/Dec - Malmesbury - Vol: 5a Page: 129.
8. Wiltshire, England - Marriages, 1538-1837, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 2051/47.
9. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, Wellstood, Abraham.
10. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1921; Folio: 64; Page: 9.
11. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 6515; Schedule Number: 43.
12. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, Wellstood, Abraham.
13. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, Wellstood, Abraham.
14. 1939 - Register - England & Walles, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2086B.
15. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1952 Apr/Jun - Wallingford - Vol: 6a Page: 134.