WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 21069 | Private J J McCann | Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) | born 1879 |
| Medal roll | enlisted 24/12/14 Discharged 6/11/15, cause: sickness No service/pension records exist on Ancestry |
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| Roll of Honour | Served on the Home front. | ||
Family history etc
| James Joseph McCann | |||
| 1879 | Born Nottingham Jun as James Mary J McCann | ||
| Census 1881 | Lived at 53 Muskham St. Nottingham with: Father: Joseph McCann, b. 1854 Ireland (NB Dublin from 1911 census) Mother: Katherine, b.1857 Hinckley, Leics Siblings: Arthur, b. 1878 Hinckley Catherine, b. 1880 Hinckley |
Draper |
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| Census 1891 | Living at 42 Dame Agnes St. Nottingham with: Mother: Catherine Siblings: Kate, b. 1881 Leics Maggie, b.1883 Leics Agnes, b.1886 Leics Teresa, b. 1888 Leics Leo, b 1890 Nottingham |
Note: Joseph McCann is a lodger with the McNulty’s in 145 James St., Kimberworth, Rotherham, born 1854 Ireland, a Travelling Draper | |
| 1901 | Mary E Tomblin b 1885 Barnstone, living in Bingham with: Mother: Charlotte, widow, b 1861, Norwell Sister: Edith C, b. 1896 Barnstone |
Draper’s Assistant living on own means |
Mary married James Joseph. She may have been assistant to his father. |
| 1901 census | Living at 13 Gladstone Street, Nottingham with: Father: Joseph McCann Mother: Catherine, Siblings: Kate (Catherine 1881) Margaret, b. 1883 Hinckley Agnes, b. 1886 Hinckley Teresa, b. 1888 Hinckley Leo, b. 1890 Nottinghamshire Lewis, b. 1893 Nottinghamshire Imelda, b. 1896 Nottinghamshire |
Railway Porter Travelling Draper Lace Jennier Lace Finisher Lace Machinist |
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| 1905 | 19th Sept 1905 James Joseph McCann married Mary Elizabeth
Lucy Tomblin at Our Lady and St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church,
The Meadows, Nottingham. James’ address was given as 4 Charnwood
Grove, West Bridgford; Mary’s as 141 Musters Road, West Bridgford.
His occupation was Painter and Decorator. His father was commercial traveller
and her father was an Engineer. Children: Elizabeth, b Nottingham 1905 Mary Catherine, b. Bingham 1909 Cecllia M Bingham Mar 1912 Evelyn M Bingham Mar 1914 Arthur D Bingham Sept 1917 John F Bingham Sep 1920 (see 1939 Register below) and 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. and 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). |
Mother’s name was not recorded on index before 1911, so some
children may be missing from this list. Family tree on Ancestry shows Sydney’s name as McCann/Smith |
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| Census 1911 | Newgate Street , Bingham: Mary Elizabeth McCann, nee Tomblin, b. 1885 in Barnstone, Daughter, Mary Catherine, b. 1909 Bingham AND Boarder, Annie Hind, b. 1888. |
Pea picker for a Corn Merchant |
Annie’s brother was LAC Thomas Hind |
| 1911 | James was a prisoner at Nottingham Prison, Bagthorpe He was listed as “married, b. 1879 Nottingham” |
House painter Grantham Journal, Thursday 30th March 1911 BINGHAM PAINTER ROBS A MONEY BOX At the Bingham Police-court today, James McCann, painter, of Bingham, pleaded guilty to stealing £1 from William Singleton, hawker of Bingham, on March 22nd. Prosecutor (not named but possibly Marriott) explained that he had put two half-sovereigns in a box which he placed in the living room cupboard. He went out to a concert, leaving Mrs McCann in charge. When he returned accused was also in the house. The following day, on requiring some money, witness opened the box, and found it empty. Police-constable Nixon said he found the accused had changed two half-sovereigns, one at the Chesterfield Arms on the night of the 22nd, and a second at the Post-office. At first McCann denied knowledge of the theft, but subsequently he admitted it. His method had been to force open the lid with a table knife sufficiently to shake the coins out. Prisoner pleaded that it was his first offence. Supt. Frear said he found that most of the money had been spent in public-houses. Mrs McCann had not received a farthing of it. Characterising it as a bad case, the bench (Mr H Smith and Mr G Brown) passed sentence of one month’s hard labour. See http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/mellorsarticles/mapperley5.htm |
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| 1921-4 electoral roll |
James Joseph & Mary Elizabeth McCann Newgate St. Bingham |
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| 1925-29 electoral roll | Newgate Street, James Joseph but no mention of Mary Elizabeth | Joseph Marriott also disappeared from the electoral rolls from 1924. He died in Chesterfield in 1981 [Family tree on Ancestry.co.uk] see below | It would seem that Mary and Joseph left their respective spouses in 1924 and went off together first to Loughborough and then to Chesterfield. |
| 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 is recorded above as a son of Mary and James McCann. |
| 1950 FBMD |
Mary E McCann died on 12th September 1950, aged 65 at Chesterfield Note: apart from the references to Smith, there are two inconsistencies in this record. Mary’s middle name should be Elizabeth (although her sister was Edith) and McCann’s forename was James. They may have been trying to mask their true identities. |
Death certificate shows “Mary Edith Smith, otherwise McCann, widow of John McCann, fitter”. Death reported by Joseph Smith. He and Mary lived at 73 Locoford Road, Chesterfield. | She lived with Joseph Smith. He was actually Joseph Marriott and had changed his name. |
| 1981 | Joseph Smith died 13 October 1981 at Chesterfield. Born 3 September at
Cropwell Butler - matching Marriott’s birth certificate. Occupation
glass works labourer, retired. |
Died in Walton Hospital Chesterfield of Mycardial Infarction (heart attack). | Not on FBMD or Ancestry.com, but latter leads to Joseph Smith death register |