Individual Details

William BELSON

(15 Jun 1870 - )

Events

Birth15 Jun 1870Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England
Census1871Main Street, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England
Census1881Scholar - Parsonage Cottages, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England
Military15 Feb 1889Light Infantry, Royal Marines
Census1901Private RM - Royal Marine Barracks, Chatham, Kent, England

Families

FatherEdwin BELSON (1833 - 1909)
MotherSarah WOODWARDS (1839 - 1909)
SiblingEdwin BELSON (1858 - )
SiblingHenry BELSON (1859 - 1908)
SiblingJoseph BELSON (1861 - )
SiblingGeorge BELSON (1863 - )
SiblingEliza Martha BELSON (1865 - 1905)
SiblingKate BELSON (1867 - 1913)
SiblingAlfred BELSON (1872 - )
SiblingWalter BELSON (1874 - )
SiblingEmily BELSON (1876 - )
SiblingThomas BELSON (1877 - 1953)
SiblingEdith Elizabeth BELSON (1881 - 1955)

Notes

Census

Age: 9 months

Military

In 1901 census he is listed as a - Private - Royal Marines in the Royal Marine Barracks at Chatham.

From National Archives web-site:
Reference: ADM 159/8/4597
Description:
Name: Belson, William
Register Number: 4597
Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division
When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 15 February 1889
Date of Birth: 15 June 1870

Census

Listed as a - Private - Royal Marines in the Royal Marine Barracks at Chatham.

Endnotes

1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1870 Jul/Sep - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 568.

2. Web: UK, Royal Marines Registers of Service Index, 1842-1925 , Register Number: 8258.

3. 1871 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG10; Piece: 1429; Folio: 6; Page: 10.

4. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1492; Folio: 6; Page: 3.

5. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 732; Folio: 60; Page: 8..

6. Web: UK, Royal Marines Registers of Service Index, 1842-1925 , Register Number: 8258.

7. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 732; Folio: 60; Page: 8..