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Alfred Charles ("Alf") HEMMINGS
1889 - 1918 (28 years) Has 24 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name Alfred Charles ("Alf") HEMMINGS Nickname Alf Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 17 Sep 1889 Walworth, Newington, Surrey, England - GRO ref: Hemmings, Alfred Charles q4 1889 St Saviour RD 1d 117; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Swan
Birthplace given as Walworth, Surrey (in 1911 census)
Camberwell from 1891 and / or 1901 census. Address in 1891 census seems to be a Camberwell one though I have noted it as Newington - it was close, anyway, and the different types of admin. areas probably overlapped.
Gender Male Residence 1891 18, Edward Street, Newington, London, England - With his parents, 3 siblings and two boarders: one a 1st cousin John Inman, son of his aunt Jane, and James Blames (b Slough, Bucks, a collector of assurance)
Military Service to 1918 Leicestershire Regiment in WW1 - Served as a Private in the 8th Battalion
Residence 1918 28a, Courtenay Street, Kennington, London, England Home address - at the time of his death
Occupation Kennington, London, England Newsagent - prior to joining up
Buried Mar 1918 Honnechy British Cemetery, Honnechy, Nord, France [1] - According to the CWGC website Alfred is buried at Honnechy.
The photo I have of the grave has on it "Ypres Salient, Belgium" but this is preceeded by "British Association" - I think it means that it was the address of the British Association, not that the location of the grave is in question.
CWGC details for this cemetery
The grave of Alfred Hemmings
In Honnechy, France
Plot: II. D. 12Died 23 Mar 1918 Honnechy area, Nord, France CWGC entry Siblings 1 brother and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch Henry HEMMINGS, b. Abt 1814, Leominster, Herefordshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown (Grandfather)
Ann, d. Yes, date unknown (3 x Great Grandmother)Person ID I98 All Last Modified 27 Feb 2019
Father Alfred James HEMMINGS, b. Mar Q 1851, Marylebone, London, England , d. Sep Q 1901, Wandsworth Reg Dist, Surrey, England (Age ~ 50 years) Mother Margaret SWAN, b. Sep Q 1851, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England , d. Mar Q 1934, Lambeth Reg Dist, London, England (Age ~ 83 years) Married Abt Sep 1875 St. George’s Church, Hanover Square, London, England - GRO ref: HEMMINGS, Alfred to SWAN, Margaret q3 1875 St. Geo. H. Sq. RD 1a 743
Despite the large gap between their third and fourth children, the 1911 census as well as the birth registration index (GRO online index, with mother's maiden names) suggests there were no others.
Margaret's entry in the 1911 census shows that in her marriage she had 4 children, 3 of whom were still living.
(Checked GRO online index for any Hemmings with mother's maiden name of Swan - exact spellings, also looked at all Hemmings born in St Saviour RD)
Family ID F51 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Rose Elizabeth PARTLETON, b. 7 Aug 1887, Lambeth Reg Dist, London, England , d. 8 May 1960, South Western Hospital, Stockwell, London, England (Age 72 years) Married 20 Jul 1913 St. Andrew’s Church, Battersea, London, England - From marriage certificate - copy issued on the day of the marriage by the Vicar.
GRO ref: Hemmings, Alfred to Partleton, Rose E q3 1913 Wandsworth RD 1d 977
Certificate for the marriage of Alfred Charles Hemmings to Rose Elizabeth Partleton Children 1. Marjorie Kathleen HEMMINGS, b. 6 May 1914, 28a, Courtenay Street, Kennington, London, England , d. 7 Nov 2000, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne, Sussex, England (Age 86 years) Last Modified 3 Feb 2018 Family ID F52 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Hemmings, Alfred Charles q4 1889 St Saviour RD 1d 117; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Swan
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Event Map Click to hide Born - 17 Sep 1889 - Walworth, Newington, Surrey, England Residence - 1891 - 18, Edward Street, Newington, London, England Married - 20 Jul 1913 - St. Andrew’s Church, Battersea, London, England Child - Marjorie Kathleen HEMMINGS - 6 May 1914 - 28a, Courtenay Street, Kennington, London, England Residence - Home address - 1918 - 28a, Courtenay Street, Kennington, London, England Buried - Mar 1918 - Honnechy British Cemetery, Honnechy, Nord, France = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend
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Sources - [S20] CWGC Website, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ((http://www.cwgc.org/ )), accessed 15 Dec 2010), entry for Alfred Charles Hemmings; CWGC. (Reliability: 4), 15 Dec 2010.
HEMMINGS, ALFRED CHARLES
Rank:
Private
Service No:
242223
Date of Death:
23/03/1918
Age:
28
Regiment/Service:
Leicestershire Regiment
8th Bn.
Grave Reference
II. D. 12.
Cemetery
HONNECHY BRITISH CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Alfred James and Margaret Hemmings; husband of Rose Elizabeth Hemmings, of 28A, Courtenay St., Kennington, London.
http://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/572280/HEMMINGS,%20ALFRED%20CHARLES