Individual Details
Harry Robert BRIDGER
(20 Apr 1883 - 24 Oct 1951)
Events
| Birth | 20 Apr 1883 | Aston, Warwickshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1891 | Scholar - 5 Gower Street, Aston, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1901 | Tool Maker - Unicorn Inn, 146 Berness Street, Aston, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Die Sinker - 394 Victoria Road, Aston, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Military | From 6 Oct 1916 to 18 Oct 1919 | Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport), British Army |  | | |
| Residence | Abt Mar 1921 | 137 Church Lane, Aston, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Mar 1921 | Dye Sinker - Aston, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Marriage | 16 Mar 1921 | Ss Peter & Paul, Aston, Warwickshire, England - Elsie May Tharp BROWN | | | |
| 1939 Registration (England & Wales) | 1939 | Die Sinker & Tool Maker, Motor Panel Pressings - Heavy Work - 63 Sutton Oak Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England | | | |
| Residence | Abt Oct 1951 | 63 Sutton Oak Road, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Death | 24 Oct 1951 | Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Probate | 28 Mar 1952 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Elsie May Tharp BROWN (1899 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | John Charles BRIDGER (1854 - 1911) |
| Mother | Eliza POWELL (1854 - ) |
| Sibling | Ethel Eliza BRIDGER (1878 - ) |
| Sibling | Frederick John BRIDGER (1879 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles Ernest BRIDGER (1881 - ) |
| Sibling | Clara Alice BRIDGER (1885 - ) |
| Sibling | Elsie BRIDGER (1896 - ) |
Notes
Military
Extract from British Army WWI Service Records:Record of Service Paper - dated: 6 October 1916
No: -
Name: Harry Robert Bridger
Corps: Army Service Corps (M.T.)
Address: 137 Church Lane, Aston, Birmingham
Age: 33 years 5 months
Occupation: Toolmaker & Die Sinker?
Married: No
Description: Height: 5 ft 7ins - Chest: 36½ ins - Expansion: 2½ ins
Slight defects: Complains sometimes has pains in legs - no defect in legs or feet. Needs upper dentures - lower teeth defective.
Next of kin: Eliza... Bridger - 137 Church Lane, Aston, Birmingham - Mother
Statement of service:
Enlisted: 2 March 1916
Called for service: 6 October 1916
Joined Grove Park: 7 October 1916
Transferred to Learners section: 10 October 1916
Passed Learners Test: 9 April 1917
Transferred to class Z - 18 October 1919
Regimental number: Pm2/228208
Rank: Private
Unit: 6/5 MT - A.S.C.
Marriage
Extract from parish register: 1921 Marriage solemnized at SS Peter & Paul church in the parish of Aston in the county of WarwickNo: 291
Date: 16 March 1921
Name: Harry Robert Bridger - Elsie May Tharp Brown
Age: 37 - 22
Condition: Bachelor - Spinster
Occupation: Dye Sinker? - -
Address: 137 Church Lane (both)
Father: John Charles Bridger - Frederick Charles Brown
Father's occupation: Publican - Inspector
married in the parish church of Aston according to the rites and ceremonies of the Established Church after banns by: Reginald Benson
Bride & groom signed their names - witnesses: Frederick Charles Brown & Frederick John Bridger.
1939 Registration (England & Wales)
On right hand side says: "PWC/69/3001". At the same address one closed record.Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1952Bridger, Harry Robert of 63 Sutton Oak road Streetly Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire died 24 October 1951 Administration Birmingham 28 March to Elsie May Tharp Bridger widow. Effects £1077 12s 1d.
Endnotes
1. 1939 - Register - England & Walles, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/5716C.
2. 1891 Census of England and Wales, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2429; Folio: 92; Page: 27; GSU roll: 6097539.
3. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 2882; Folio: 123; Page: 8.
4. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 18312 - Household Schedule: 15.
5. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, Name: Harry Robert Bridger.
6. Birmingham, England - Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937, Reference Number: DRO 41; Archive Roll: 655.
7. Birmingham, England - Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937, Reference Number: DRO 41; Archive Roll: 655.
8. Birmingham, England - Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937, Reference Number: DRO 41; Archive Roll: 655.
9. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1921 Jan/Mar - Aston - Vol: 6d Page: 769.
10. 1939 - Register - England & Walles, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/5716C.
11. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1952 - Bridger, Harry Robert.
12. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1951 Oct/Dec - Sutton Coldfield - Vol: 9c Page: 918.
13. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1952 - Bridger, Harry Robert.
14. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1952 - Bridger, Harry Robert.