Individual Details
Sidney DURSTON
(July 1888 - 25 August 1918)
Events
| Birth | July 1888 | Romford, Essex, England |  | ||
| Residence | 1891 | Relation to Head of House: Son - Romford, Essex, England | | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 1891 | (Joseph DURSTON and Helen Susanah "Ellen" FIDLER) 270 Carlisle Road, Romford, Essex, England | |||
| Residence | 1901 | Relation to Head of House: Son - Romford, Essex, England | | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 1901 | (Joseph DURSTON and Helen Susanah "Ellen" FIDLER) 103 Carlisle Road, Romford, Essex, England | | ||
| Death | 25 August 1918 | Disease - Sierra Leone |  | | |
| Occupation | 25 August 1918 | Wardroom Steward 552974 - HMS Mantua, Mercantile Marine | |||
| Burial | Aft 25 August 1918 | King Tom Cemetery, Freetown. Grave Ref 21, Plot 1, Row F, Sierra Leone | | ||
| Probate | 9 November 1918 | Probate Office, London, England | |
Families
| Father | Joseph DURSTON (1815 - 1903) |
| Mother | Helen Susanah "Ellen" FIDLER (1850 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Margaret Ellen "Maggie" DURSTON (1882 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Beatrice Mary DURSTON (1884 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Albert Joseph DURSTON (1886 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Arthur DURSTON (1890 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Elsie Martha DURSTON (1891 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Daisy Eva DURSTON (1894 - 1980) |
Notes
Death
In 1918 Mantua sailed to Freetown, Sierra Leone, arriving on 15 August. As some of her passengers and crew were ill with influenza, HMS Mantua is considered one of the first ships to have spread the ongoing pandemic to the African continent.Endnotes
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