Individual Details
Alfred Lester SWINSTEAD
(26 Sep 1878 - 10 Jan 1957)
Events
| Birth | 26 Sep 1878 | Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England |  | ||
| Census | 1881 | 70 Jenner Street, Hackney, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Census | 1891 | Scholar - 70 Jenner Street, Hackney, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Census | 1901 | Art Student - 70 Jenner Street, Hackney, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Residence | From 2 Jun 1902 to 7 Jun 1902 | Bow Road Workhouse, London, Middlesex, England |  | | |
| Occupation | Abt Jul 1902 | Art Student | | ||
| Marriage | Abt Apr 1910 | (Registration District), Islington, Middlesex, England - Gertrude Bessie NUNN | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Assistant School Master (Endowed School with Governers) - 29 Gordon Road, Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England | | | |
| Military | From 5 Sep 1914 to 2 Dec 1914 | Royal Berkshire Regiment, British Army | | | |
| Marriage | Abt Jan 1926 | (Registration District), Birkenhead, Cheshire, England - Muriel HANCOCK | | ||
| 1939 Registration (England & Wales) | 1939 | School Master (Art) Retired - Chelvey, Brynhaford Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, England | | ||
| Residence | Abt Jan 1953 | 18 Dunstone Park Road, Paignton, Devon, England | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Mar 1953 | Retired Art Master - Paignton, Devon, England | | ||
| Residence | Abt Jan 1957 | 18 Dunstone Park Road, Paignton, Devon, England | | ||
| Death | 10 Jan 1957 | (Registration District), Totnes, Devon, England | | ||
| Probate | 24 Jan 1957 | Exeter, Devon, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Gertrude Bessie NUNN (1889 - ) |
| Child | Guy William SWINSTEAD (1911 - 1983) |
| Spouse | Muriel HANCOCK (1881 - 1953) |
| Father | Alfred Hillyard SWINSTEAD (1851 - 1926) |
| Mother | Elizabeth WILKINS (1850 - ) |
| Sibling | Felix Gerald SWINSTEAD (1880 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Eric Hubert SWINSTEAD (1882 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Eva Marian SWINSTEAD (1885 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles Roy SWINSTEAD (1887 - 1969) |
Notes
Residence
Extract from Admissions and Discharge Records:Name: Swinstead Alfred
Age: 23
Address: 109 Finch Lane E.C.
Status: Single
Occupation: Art Student
By whose order admitted: Police
Date of Admission: 2 June 1902
Date of Discharge: 7 June 1902
How or by whose order discharged: By Magistrate
Census
At the same address:Ellen Ann Howard - Visitor - 32 (married 12 years 4 children 1 still alive 3 have died) - - born: Buxton Lammas, Norfolk
Ernest William Howard - Visitor - 5 - - born: Holloway, London
Military
From Service Papers:Attestation papers dated: 5 September 1914
No; 12098 - Corps: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Name: Alfred Lester Swinstead
Birthplace: Stoke Newington, London
Age: 34 Years 11 months
Trade: Schoolmaster
Statement of Service: Service reckons from: 5 Sept 1914
Royal Berks 6th - Posted - 5 Sept 1914
Royal Berks 6th - Promoted to L/Cpl - 10 Sept 1914
Discharged: 12 Nov 1914
Service: Home - from: 5 Sept 1914 to 12 Nov 1914 - Total: 69 days
Next of Kin: Wife: Gertrude Bessie Swinstead - 49 Torrige Road, Thornton Heath - No details of marriage - Children: Guy William age: 3¼ years
Description on Enlistment: Height: 5 feet 9¼ inches - Weight: 144 lbs - Chest (expanded): 36½ inches - Expansion: 2½ inches - Complexion: Dark - Eyes: Hazel - Hair: Dark Brown - Religion: Church of England - Considered fit for service.
Become non-effective by being medically unfit on 12 Nov 1914 - Displaced right S? Cartilage.
Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1957Swinstead Alfred of 18 Dunstone Park Road Paignton Devonshire died 10 January 1957 Probate Exeter 24 January to Charles Hamlyn Taylor solicitor. Effects: £2025 6s 8d.
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1878 Oct/Dec - Hackney - Vol: 1b Page: 487.
2. 1939 Register - England & Wales, RG101/5180A/011/28 - Letter Code: OIJC.
3. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 288; Folio: 61; Page: 13.
4. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 184; Folio: 106; Page: 72;.
5. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 212; Folio: 14; Page: 18.
6. London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1738-1930.
7. London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1738-1930.
8. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1910 Apr/Jun - Islington - Vol: 1b Page: 487.
9. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 1024 (Household Schedule: 434).
10. UK, Silver War Badge Records, 1914-1920 .
11. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 4056.
12. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1926 Jan/Mar - Birkenhead - Vol: 8a Page: 791.
13. 1939 Register - England & Wales, RG101/5180A/011/28 - Letter Code: OIJC.
14. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1953 - Swinstead, Muriel.
15. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1953 - Swinstead, Muriel.
16. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1957 - Swinstead, Alfred.
17. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1957 Mar - Totnes - Vol: 7a Page: 797.
18. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1957 - Swinstead, Alfred.
19. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1957 - Swinstead, Alfred.