Individual Details
Harold Corr
(5 June 1921 - 18 November 1999)
Events
| Birth | 5 June 1921 | informant: L. Corr, mother - 83, Clifton Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 19 June 1921 | 83, Clifton Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Baptism | 22 June 1921 | St Bartholomew's Church, Carbrook, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Residence | 24 June 1921 | at the time of his birth - 83, Clifton Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Residence | 23 August 1926 | at the time he was enrolled in school - 83, Clifton Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Education | From 23 August 1926 to 10 July 1933 | Carbrook Council School, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Military | Bet Abt 3 September 1939 and 6 May 1946 | 324989, later 22254939, warrant officer 2, Royal Artillery (Light Anti-Aircraft), World War II | | ||
| Marriage | 24 December 1945 | witnesses: Oliver Charles Corr, Frank Howson - Holy Trinity Church, Wicker, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England - Ruby Howson [Corr] | | ||
| Military | 24 December 1945 | H.M.F. [His Majesty's Forces] | | ||
| Residence | 24 December 1945 | at the time of his first marriage - 39, Surbiton Street, Carbrook, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Residence | 13 April 1948 | at the time of the birth of his son Alan - 12, Nottingham Street, Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | 13 April 1948 | fish fryer |  | | |
| Residence | 14 November 1949 | at the time he was awarded WWII service and campaign medals - 12, Nottingham Street, Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Military | Bet 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954 | United Nations forces, Korean War | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Ca 1955 | played in a regimental football team - Stanley Fort, Hong Kong | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 11 November 1968 | was involved in a road traffic collision with a car overtaking a stationary bus on the Sibsey-Boston road - Needham's Corner, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Residence | 1969 | according to the electoral register - 2, Railway Cottage, Spilsby Road, New Leake, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Divorce | 2 November 1972 | Boston County Court, 1, Wide Bargate, Boston, Lincolnshire, England - Ruby Howson [Corr] | | ||
| Residence | 2 November 1972 | according to his divorce papers - a remote and exposed spot 1½ and 2 miles respectively from the nearest villages, Ingoldmells and Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire, England | | | |
| Residence | From 1975 to 1977 | according to the electoral register - Prefab, Gray's Farm, Addlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Residence | From 1978 to 1999 | according to the electoral register - 21, Festival Avenue, Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Marriage | 8 October 1982 | witnesses: P. M. Hibbert, D. Hibbert - Register Office, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England - Joyce Ruth "Joy" Langton [Hibbert, Corr, Gumersell] | | ||
| Occupation | 8 October 1982 | bingo caller | | | |
| Residence | 8 October 1982 | at the time of his second marriage - 21, Festival Avenue, Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Residence | Bef 18 November 1999 | at the time of his death - 21, Festival Avenue, Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | Bef 18 November 1999 | manager (bingo hall) (retired) | | ||
| Death | 18 November 1999 | cause of death: I (a) gastric carcinoma; informant: Danny Kim Hibbert, stepson - Skegness Hospital, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 23 November 1999 | was the subject of a funeral service - Ingoldmells Methodist Chapel, Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Burial | 23 November 1999 | Ingoldmells and Addlethorpe Cemetery, Addlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Alt name | "Mitch" Corr | |
Families
| Spouse | Joyce Ruth "Joy" Langton [Hibbert, Corr, Gumersell] (1920 - 2006) |
| Spouse | Ruby Howson [Corr] (1924 - 2001) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Frank O'Grady (otherwise Frank Corr) (1888 - 1962) |
| Mother | Lily Bowden [Corr] (1888 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Emily Corr [Margrim, Nell] (1907 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Lily Corr [Gorman] (1910 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Frank Felix Corr (1912 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Edna Corr [Henshaw, Nagi] (1915 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Eileen Corr [Wilson] (1917 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Oliver Charles "Cobbs" Corr (1924 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Edward Corr (1926 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Occupation
They ran the fish-and-chip shop at 12, Nottingham Street, Sheffield. There is a photograph on the "Picture Sheffield" website showing a queue of people outside the shop.Residence
The "remote and exposed spot" was a prefabricated bungalow, now the location of Hardy's Animal Farm tourist attraction, Ingoldmells.Occupation
He worked at the Marina Bingo Hall, Sea Lane, Ingoldmells, later becoming manager of the Lyme Bingo Hall, Mablethorpe.Endnotes
1. Birth: England and Wales, birth certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr, born 5 June 1921; registered June Quarter 1921, Sheffield registration district, volume 9c, page 1351; General Register Office, Southport.
2. 1921 Census: England, Yorkshire (West Riding), Sheffield, enumeration district 6, schedule number 345, Frank Corr [household]; image copy, "1921 Census Of England & Wales", database with digital images, Findmypast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1921%2FRG15%2F23123%2F0693%2F09 : accessed 6 January 2022); citing The National Archives, Kew, archive reference RG 15, piece 23123.
3. Baptism: St Bartholomew's Church, Carbrook (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), register of baptisms, 1920–1941, Harold Corr, baptised 22 June 1921, page 53, number 424; image copy, "Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1923", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1872010:62203 : accessed 26 September 2024); citing Sheffield Archives, archive reference PR21/1/8.
4. Birth: England and Wales, birth certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr, born 5 June 1921; registered June Quarter 1921, Sheffield registration district, volume 9c, page 1351; General Register Office, Southport.
5. School Record: Carbrook Council School (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), admission register (infants' department), 1923–1927, Harold Corr, admitted 23 August 1926, folio 26, admission number 906; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-L3VC-Z9M4-N?i=561&cat=505205 : accessed 20 May 2024); citing Sheffield Record Office, archive reference CA 35/682 (33).
6. School Record: Carbrook Council School (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), admission register (infants' department), 1923–1927, Harold Corr, admitted 23 August 1926, folio 26, admission number 906; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-L3VC-Z9M4-N?i=561&cat=505205 : accessed 20 May 2024); citing Sheffield Record Office, archive reference CA 35/682 (33).
7. Newspaper Article: "Sheffield boys who scored in examinations", Daily Independent [Sheffield], 10 July 1933, page 4.
8. Military Service: British Army, service and campaign medals awarded to Harold Corr, circa 1945–1953; in family artefacts privately held by Janet Swift, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, 2015.
9. Military Service: War Office (United Kingdom), "Application for Issue of Campaign Stars and Medals, Ex-Army Personnel", Harold Corr (service numbers 324989 / 22254939), award date 14 November 1949, card number 104118; image copy, "UK, WWII, British Army Medal Cards, 1939-1945", database with digital images, Forces War Records (https://uk.forceswarrecords.com/file/724152759/corr-harold-uk-wwii-british-army-medal-cards-1939-1945 : accessed 8 November 2024); citing The National Archives, Kew, "WW2 C.S.20 Army Medal Cards", archive reference WO 460, piece 122.
10. Marriage: Holy Trinity Church, Wicker (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), register of marriages, 1941–1954, Harold Corr and Ruby Howson, married 24 December 1945, page 73, number 145; image copy, "Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1948", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1965148:62204 : accessed 26 September 2024); citing Sheffield Archives, archive reference PR50/2/19.
11. Marriage: England and Wales, marriage certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr and Ruby Howson, married 24 December 1945; registered December Quarter 1945, Sheffield registration district, volume 9c, page 1421; General Register Office, Southport.
12. Marriage: Holy Trinity Church, Wicker (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), register of marriages, 1941–1954, Harold Corr and Ruby Howson, married 24 December 1945, page 73, number 145; image copy, "Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1948", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1965148:62204 : accessed 26 September 2024); citing Sheffield Archives, archive reference PR50/2/19.
13. Marriage: England and Wales, marriage certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr and Ruby Howson, married 24 December 1945; registered December Quarter 1945, Sheffield registration district, volume 9c, page 1421; General Register Office, Southport.
14. Marriage: Holy Trinity Church, Wicker (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), register of marriages, 1941–1954, Harold Corr and Ruby Howson, married 24 December 1945, page 73, number 145; image copy, "Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1948", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1965148:62204 : accessed 26 September 2024); citing Sheffield Archives, archive reference PR50/2/19.
15. Marriage: England and Wales, marriage certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr and Ruby Howson, married 24 December 1945; registered December Quarter 1945, Sheffield registration district, volume 9c, page 1421; General Register Office, Southport.
16. Birth: England and Wales, birth certificate (certified copy) for Alan Corr, born 10 April 1948; registered June Quarter 1948, Sheffield registration district, volume 2d, page 22; General Register Office, Southport.
17. Birth: England and Wales, birth certificate (certified copy) for Alan Corr, born 10 April 1948; registered June Quarter 1948, Sheffield registration district, volume 2d, page 22; General Register Office, Southport.
18. Military Service: War Office (United Kingdom), "Application for Issue of Campaign Stars and Medals, Ex-Army Personnel", Harold Corr (service numbers 324989 / 22254939), award date 14 November 1949, card number 104118; image copy, "UK, WWII, British Army Medal Cards, 1939-1945", database with digital images, Forces War Records (https://uk.forceswarrecords.com/file/724152759/corr-harold-uk-wwii-british-army-medal-cards-1939-1945 : accessed 8 November 2024); citing The National Archives, Kew, "WW2 C.S.20 Army Medal Cards", archive reference WO 460, piece 122.
19. Military Service: British Army, service and campaign medals awarded to Harold Corr, circa 1945–1953; in family artefacts privately held by Janet Swift, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, 2015.
20. Photograph: Harold Corr in the line-up of a football team, captioned "Runners-Up Troop K.O. 27th H.A.A. Regiment, R.A.", circa 1955, Stanley Fort, Hong Kong; in "Hong Kong photo album", privately held by Janet Swift, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, 2023.
21. Newspaper Article: "Brakes did not seem to 'bite' court told", Lincolnshire Standard, 21 February 1969, page 14.
22. Electoral Register: County of Lincoln, Parts of Lindsey, Register of Electors, 1969/70 (Lincoln: Electoral Registration Officer, 1970), Horncastle constituency, New Leake polling district, page 2; Lincolnshire Archives, St Rumbold Street, Lincoln, archive reference ELECTORAL REGISTER/LINDSEY/1969.
23. Divorce: Boston County Court (Lincolnshire, England), "Investigation and report on Respondent's application under S.6 Divorce Reform Act, 1969" between Harold Corr (petitioner) and Ruby Corr (respondent), 16 November 1972, Wide Bargate, Boston, Lincolnshire, reference 1971 D No. 200; in family artefacts privately held by Janet Swift, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, 2021.
24. Divorce: Boston County Court (Lincolnshire, England), "Investigation and report on Respondent's application under S.6 Divorce Reform Act, 1969" between Harold Corr (petitioner) and Ruby Corr (respondent), 16 November 1972, Wide Bargate, Boston, Lincolnshire, reference 1971 D No. 200; in family artefacts privately held by Janet Swift, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, 2021.
25. Electoral Register: County of Lincolnshire, East Lindsey District, Register of Electors, 1975/76 (Manby: Electoral Registration Officer, 1976), Horncastle constituency, Addlethorpe polling district, page 1; Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln.
26. Electoral Register: County of Lincolnshire, East Lindsey District, Register of Electors, 1977/78 (Manby: Electoral Registration Officer, 1978), Horncastle constituency, Addlethorpe polling district, page 1; Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln.
27. Electoral Register: County of Lincolnshire, East Lindsey District, Register of Electors, 1978/79 (Manby: Electoral Registration Officer, 1979), Horncastle constituency, Ingoldmells polling district, page 2; Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln.
28. Electoral Register: County of Lincolnshire, East Lindsey District, Register of Electors, 1999/2000 (Manby: Electoral Registration Officer, 2000), Boston and Skegness constituency, Ingoldmells polling district, page 2; Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln.
29. Marriage: England and Wales, marriage certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr and Joy Ruth Hibbert, married 8 October 1982; registered December Quarter 1982, Spilsby registration district, volume 7, page 1518; General Register Office, Southport.
30. Marriage: England and Wales, marriage certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr and Joy Ruth Hibbert, married 8 October 1982; registered December Quarter 1982, Spilsby registration district, volume 7, page 1518; General Register Office, Southport.
31. Marriage: England and Wales, marriage certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr and Joy Ruth Hibbert, married 8 October 1982; registered December Quarter 1982, Spilsby registration district, volume 7, page 1518; General Register Office, Southport.
32. Death: England and Wales, death certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr, died 18 November 1999; registered November 1999, Spilsby registration district, district number 6261, register number 15C, entry number 43; General Register Office, Southport.
33. Death: England and Wales, death certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr, died 18 November 1999; registered November 1999, Spilsby registration district, district number 6261, register number 15C, entry number 43; General Register Office, Southport.
34. Death: England and Wales, death certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr, died 18 November 1999; registered November 1999, Spilsby registration district, district number 6261, register number 15C, entry number 43; General Register Office, Southport.
35. Newspaper Article: "Obituaries", Boston Target, 24 November 1999, page 45.
36. Newspaper Article: "Obituary – Mr Harold Corr", Skegness Standard, 17 December 1999, page 6.
37. Memorial: Ingoldmells and Addlethorpe Cemetery (Addlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England), burial plot for Harold Corr, plot number 296; photographed by Paul H. Stainthorp, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, 2023. No memorial inscription: plot marked by a wooden cross. Location and plot number confirmed by Mr M. Holyer (Addlethorpe Parish Council), 2023.
38. Newspaper Article: "Obituary – Mr Harold Corr", Skegness Standard, 17 December 1999, page 6.