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Sorry Jacqueline for taking so long to reply. George had various jobs. He started out as a farm labourer, then went on to be a saddler. He also worked as a fitters labourer for a few years and he then went on to work in the Steel works.

Its just between the years of 1911 and 1924 that I have no idea what he got up to.

Thanks a lot

Jane

Even if did serve, the chances of his record surviving are small.

Only 30% of WW1 records remain.

What was his civilian occupation?

I am trying to do his life story for my 52 week challenge and I have lost him between the years of 1911 and 1924 when he got married. ( I am just about to send for his marriage cert to find out where he was living and to confirm Helens dads name etc).

As his brother Charles Henry Grey was in the Army and also his brother Frank Barron Grey, I thought that there was a good chance he was as well. But uptil today I couldn't find anything on him.

I was hoping to send for his service record once I had confirmed he was in the Army to see what info that would give me.

Thank you for helping me

Jane

What problem is it that you want to solve?

Thank you very much for that. I will take a look and see if they will solve my problem.

All the best

Jane

Two further Medal cards for similar names

First name(s) George H
Last name Grey
Service number 28704, 445875
Rank Private
Corps Border Regiment, Labour Corps
Service record Soldier Number: 28704, Rank: Private, Corps: Border Regiment
Service record 2 Soldier Number: 445875, Rank: Private, Corps: Labour Corps
Archive reference WO372/8
Archive reference description Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards
Country Great Britain
Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D2455112
Record set World War One British Army medal index cards
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory First World War
Collections from Great Britain



First name(s) George H
Last name Grey
Service number 60222
Rank Private
Corps Welsh Regiment
Service record Soldier Number: 60222, Rank: Private, Corps: Welsh Regiment
Archive reference WO372/8
Archive reference description Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards
Country Great Britain
Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D2455113
Record set World War One British Army medal index cards

Is there any chance please that someone could have a look and see if he was in the army during world war one.

I think I found a record for him but as I don't have access to ancestry I can' confirm it is him.

I found a possible match in the Royal Field Artillery on the medal card index, but I do not know if he is my George Herbert Grey/Gray

Thank you for helping me

Jane

Thank you very much PricklyHolly and Chris.

It is very kind of you to help me,

All the best

Jane

Ada M Spencer in the England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name:Ada M Spencer
Spouse Name: Harold G Cattee
Date of Registration:Oct-Nov-Dec 1940
Registration district:Scunthorpe
Inferred County:Lincolnshire
Volume Number:7a
Page Number:2661


Ada Mary Cattee in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name:Ada Mary Cattee
Birth Date:18 Jan 1912
Date of Registration:Apr 1988
Age at Death:76
Registration district:Bakewell
Inferred County:Derbyshire
Volume:6
Page:55

Another Daughter born 1912.......

Births Mar 1912 (>99%)
Spencer Ada M Bell Glanford B. 7a 1313

County Lincolnshire
Place Winteringham
Church All Saints
RegisterNumber 185
DateOfBirth 18 Jan 1912
BaptismDate 18 Feb 1912
Forename Ada Mary
Sex F
FatherForename Fred
MotherForename Ada
FatherSurname SPENCER
MotherSurname
Abode Winteringham
FatherOccupation Insurance Agent

Baptism
County Lincolnshire
Place Skellingthorpe
Church St Lawrence
RegisterNumber 627
DateOfBirth 30 Nov 1898
BaptismDate 01 Jan 1899
Forename Helen
Sex F
FatherForename Fred
MotherForename Ada
FatherSurname SPENCER
Abode Skellingthorpe
FatherOccupation Platelayer

http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl

Chris :)

Thank you so much Ann, Yvonne, PricklyHolly, and Gerry

You have given me so much information. What would I do without all your kind help. I will go through it, add it to my records and then send for a couple of certs.

Thanks again for all your help

Jane.

Helen Spencer
England and Wales Census, 1911
Name: Helen Spencer
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
County: Lincolnshire
Parish: Winteringham
Sub-District: Winterton
Registration District: Glanford Brigg
Gender: Female
Age: 12
Birthplace: Shellingthorpe, Lincolnshire
Record Type: Household

Helen Grey
England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007
Name: Helen Grey
Event Type: Death Registration
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year: 1978
Registration District: Lincoln
County: Lincolnshire
Event Place: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Birth Date (available after June quarter 1969): 30 Nov 1898
Volume: 7
Page: 1821
Line Number: 144

??

Helen Grey in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name:Helen Grey
Birth Date:30 Nov 1898
Date of Registration:Jun 1978
Age at Death:79
Registration district:Lincoln
Inferred County:Lincolnshire
Volume:7
Page:1821

This would tie in with this birth.........


Births Mar 1899 (>99%)
Spencer Helen Lincoln 7a 481

If she was born 30th Nov 1898.........it is possible that her birth wasn't registered until the first quarter of 1899.

???


Helen Spencer in the 1911 England Census
Name:Helen Spencer
Age in 1911:12
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1899
Relation to Head:Daughter (Child)
Gender:Female
Birth Place:Skellingthorpe
Civil Parish:Winteringham
County/Island:Lincolnshire
Country:England
Street address:Winteringham Doncaster
Registration district:Glanford Brigg
Sub-registration district:Winterton

Household Members:

Fred Spencer 40 (Insurance Agent) Tathwell, Lincolnshire
Ada Spencer 36 Burton, Lincolnshire
Ethel Spencer 15
Helen Spencer 12
John James Spencer 8
Fred Spencer 5
Gilbert Henry Spencer 2

(Married 16 years......5 children born and living)


Helen Spencer in the 1901 England Census
Name:Helen Spencer
Age:2
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1899
Relation to Head:Daughter (Child)
Gender:Female
Father:Fred Spencer
Mother:Ada Spencer
Birth Place: Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Civil Parish: Skellingthorpe
Ecclesiastical parish: Skellingthorpe St Lawrence
Town: Skellingthorpe
County/Island:Lincolnshire
Country:England
Registration district:Lincoln
Sub-registration district:Lincoln South West

Household Members:

Fred Spencer 30 (Plate Layer on Railway)
Ada Spencer 26
Ethel Spencer 5
Helen Spencer 2


Marriages Dec 1894 (>99%)
Bell Ada Lincoln 7a 1066
Spencer Fred Lincoln 7a 1066


Prickles.

Hi Jane

There were only two Helen Spencers born in Lincolnshire between 1885 and 1905

SPENCER HELEN 1889 — 1889 England & Wales births 1837-2006 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
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SPENCER HELEN 1899 — 1899 England & Wales births 1837-2006 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

I think you are going to have to get the marriage cert

Gerry :-)

Name: Edwin W Burdass
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year: 1955
Registration District: Scunthorpe
County: Lincolnshire
Event Place: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911): Grey
Volume: 3B
Page: 964
Line Number: 65


Grey probably married one of the following people
Name: Nancy Grey

Name: Arthur Sanderson
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year: 1946
Registration District: Scunthorpe
County: Lincolnshire
Event Place: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911): Grey
Volume: 3B
Page: 982
Line Number: 19


Grey probably married one of the following people
Name: Joyce A Grey

Name: Janice Grey
Event Type: Birth Registration
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year: 1938
Registration District: Glanford Brigg
County: Lincolnshire
Event Place: Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England
Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3): Spencer
Volume: 7A
Page: 984
Line Number: 131

Name: Nancy Grey
Event Type: Birth Registration
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year: 1931
Registration District: Glanford Brigg
County: Lincolnshire
Event Place: Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England
Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3): Spencer
Volume: 7A
Page: 1054
Line Number: 129