WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 12752[RFA] 3801[RGA] |
Driver Joseph Marriott | Royal Field Artillery Royal Garrison Artillery |
Born 1890 |
| AVL/Roll of Honour. | AVL: Driver RFA Not listed on Roll of Honour |
146 Brigade, Royal Field Reserve Artillery |
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| Medal card | Served in France from 18.1.15 and at some point in Salonika. Demobbed and transferred to Z (reserve) list 21.4.19 Awarded Victory, British and 15 Star medals |
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| Army Records | Enlisted in Nottingham, 1st December 1911, with his brother
George, who was killed in
action. He was 5 feet 4¼” and weighed 124 lbs. He had grey eyes and fair hair. A medical report of 23-9-1914 noted he had syphilis and was due further treatment. Although he joined the RFA he was transferred to the RGA on 2nd June 1918 and given the new number 3801. The records noted he was a Driver of a pair of horses when posted on 20.11.18. Another notes he was with 20 Heavy Battery RGA and remarks that he was a “first class driver”. He was “hardworking and painstaking”. Despite his good character he was Confined to Barracks (CB) for 7 days on 7th September 1914 for “Direct disobedience of an order whilst on sentry duty on active service”. This was in Ipswich. His demobilisation character reference remarks that he was a “first class driver”. He was “hardworking and painstaking” and “would be of assistance to anyone who has care and maintenance of horses”. His request for a pension was refused despite suffering from Malaria. The form notes his address as 2 Kirkhill Cottages, Bingham and that he was married. In March 1919 he was awarded £10.00 balance owing against his £15.00 bounty. |
Joseph Aged 21 Photo courtesy of Samantha Huff (neé Marriott).  |
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Family history etc
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| 1886 | Samuel Henry Marriott married Susannah Bull | ||
| 1890 | Born Cropwell Butler | ||
| Census 1891 | Family living in 4 roomed house on Ratcliffe Road, Cropwell Butler with: Father: Samuel Mother: Susannah (neé Bulll) Siblings: Miriam, b 1887 Cropwell Butler [d1968] George William, b 1888 Cropwell Butler |
Agricultural labourer |
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| Census 1901 | Living in 4 roomed house in The Elms, Cropwell Butler with: Father: Samuel Henry Marriott, b 1865, Cropwell Butler Mother: Susanna, b1865 Stanton, Nottinghamshire Siblings: George Samuel Henry, b 1892 Frederick, b 1896 John Leonard, b 1900 May, b 1894 Mary Winifred, b 1898. |
Cowman |
In 1901 sister Miriam, aged 14, was live-in housemaid to the Derry family,
farmers in Tythby. Three brothers and a sister served during WW1. Click on their names to learn more. |
| Census 1911 | Joseph living: with Richard Derry, farmer, Tythby, [family of John Derry, Canadian Infantry] |
Farm servant | |
| 1913 | Married Florence Rachael Foottit Bingham 10th March 1913 Children: Joseph Henry,b. 12/5/1913 Bourne d Mansfield 1996 aged 82. Register number 82 C11D, Dist + sub D 6871C entry 297 Lawrence William b. 11/2/1915 Ruddington Hubert Leslie b.24/9/1921 Bingham |
Joseph’s occupation “Horseman” Birth notified by mother; father a “waggoner” 1915 Joseph occupation Driver RFA. Birth notified by Florence, lived Wilford Road, Ruddington. 1921 Joseph’s occupation was Bricklayer’s labourer, birth notified by Florence, lived Bingham |
1913 George (b 1870) and Jane Marriott lived in Castle Bytham. Probably Joseph’s relative’s; strong possibility Florence went to live with them to have the baby. No indication if husband was with her. |
| 1914 Electoral Roll and AVR 1918 | Joseph living at Kirkhill Cottages, Bingham (marked “a”). | ||
| 1919 | Army Records Brother George’s relationship form; Said to be serving in Salonika. Father in Nottingham Road, Bingham Mother patient in Leicester Borough Asylum At home; Frederick, Robert, Arthur, Mary Winifred. |
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| Electoral rolls | 1921, 1922, 1923 –Joseph and Florence at Kirkhill Cottages 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928 Florence is listed but not Joseph 1931 neither listed on Bingham electoral register |
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| Grantham Journal 1923 | An article in the Grantham Journal of 24th March 1923 sheds
some light on Joseph and Florence’s situation: HUSBAND’S REMARKABLE OFENCE At the Bingham Police Court on Thursday Joseph Marriott, a labourer, was summonsed for wife maintenance, and Mr RA Young, who represented the complainant, Mrs Florence Racheal Marriott, stated that there were two children, aged 9 years and18 months. After the birth of the second child, complainant had a serious nervous breakdown, and was still suffering from the effects of it. In August last year the defendant left is wife but returned and went away again early in January, giving the somewhat peculiar reason that he considered his wife was not mentally fit to have charge of the children. An order to contribute 30s. a week was made. |
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| 1924 | Joseph left Florence in Bingham to live with Mary McCann,
wife of James McCann. They had two children: Edith Marriott McCann, Loughborough April 19th 1924. Her birth certificate shows her mother as Mary Elizabeth McCann (formerly Tomblin) but her father is named as James Marriott McCann. Mother’s address was East Leake. The birth was registered on 24th May. Sydney Marriott McCann/Smith, Chesterfield Mar 1927. His birth certificate shows his mother as Mary Elizabeth McCann (formerly Tomblin) but no father is named. Her address was White Cottage, Birley Lane, Netherthorpe, Beighton (Chesterfield district). |
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| 1939 Register | Florence was a patient at Notts County Mental Hospital (Saxondale). We cannot positively identify Joseph anywhere |
As Florence was not an elector in 1928 she was presumably admitted around this time. Joseph had left by 1924. | |
| 1939 Register | 73 Locoford Lane, Chesterfield Joseph Smith, b. 3 Sep 1890, married Celia Smith, b. 23 Nov 1884, married John McCann, b. 23 Jun 1920, single Two closed records |
Labourer wagon builders Unpaid domestic duties General farm Labourer |
Smith is an assumed name. Joseph Marriott was born on 3rd September 1890,
the same as Joseph “Smith”. Mary has changed her name to Celia. John was a son of Mary and James McCann. |
| 1971 | Florence died aged 86 in Bingham, no record in Bingham cemetery. | ||
| 1981 | Joseph died Chesterfield 1981 aged 91. | He had taken the name “Joseph Smith”. Joseph Smith died 13 October 1981 at Chesterfield. Born 3 September at Cropwell Butler – matching Marriott’s birth certificate. Occupation Glass works labourer, retired. |
Not on FBMD or Ancestry.com, but latter leads to Joseph Smith death register |