See also
Husband:
Edward Charles Kelly (1886- )
Wife:
Louisa Alice Dowell (1889-1918)
Children:
Edward Charles Kelly (1914- )
Louisa Florence Kelly (1908- )
Ethel Maud Kelly (1910-1998)
Marriage:
14 Apr 1907
Address: Hoxton, Shoreditch, London
The relationship of the first witness, William Duggan, to the couple is unknown. He was probably a friend of the Groom. The second witness, Harriett Dowell, was the younger sister of the Bride and would have been just 14 at the time. On the marriage certificate the groom gave the same address as the bride. As he was a soldier he may have been staying there temporarily whilst on leave. Who else attended the ceremony is not known - probably the Bride's and the Groom's parents and their siblings who were living at home at the time. There was probably some sort of party at the Bride's home afterwards but whether the couple had a honeymoon is not known,
Census for household:
2 Apr 1911
Bettnal Green3
Address: 65 Virginia Road, Bethnal Green N E
Edward has his own business as a tobacconist and his wife Louisa is helping him. They are living in a 5 roomed house with their two daughters Louisa aged 3 and Ethel aged 7 months.
Name:
Edward Charles Kelly
Sex:
Male
Father:
Alfred Kelly (1861- )
Father:
-
Birth:
19 Sep 1886
His date of birth is given in the 1939 Register.
Birth Reg:
Dec 1886 (age 0)
Census (living with parents):
31 Mar 1901 (age 14)
1901 Census - living with parents
Military Service:
frm Jan 1905 to 26 Jul 1907 (age 18-20)
His Royal Horse Artillery Pension Record gives the date that he was discharged from the 18th Hussars. The date he enlisted is not known but it is assumed that it was when he was 18.
Military Discharge:
16 Jul 1907 (age 20)
the 18th Hussars; York8
The medical report dated 31 December 1914 which precipitated his discharge from The Buffs says that he had suffered from fits since he fell off a horse and was admitted to hospital (May 1907) in York suffering from cerebral concussion. His Pension Record says that he had formerly served in the 18th Hussars as a Private (No. 6858) and had been discharged on the 26th July 1907. He had been awarded a pension of 18d a day for 12 months and then 9d a day for 12 months.
Military Enlistment:
5 Sep 1914 (age 27)
The Buffs for 3 years service in the Army Reserve; Ramsgate, Kent10
In his attestation on enlistment he says that he had served in the 18th Princess of Wales Own Hussars and had been discharged as medically unfit. The reason for his discharge was that he suffered from epilepsy. However, because epilepsy is episodic it was not picked up (and he obviously did not mention it) at his medical examination on enlistment and he was found fit for the Army Reserve.
Military Service:
frm 5 Sep 1914 to 7 Jan 1915 (age 27-28)
the Buffs; Ramsgate, Kent10
He served for only 125 days.
Military Discharge:
7 Jan 1915 (age 28)
The Buffs; Ramsgate, Kent10
because he suffered from epilepsy. The medical report says that a fit had been seen by Sergeant Harris and Private Aden and that he had suffered from fits since he fell from a horse and was admitted to hospital (May 1907) in York suffering from cerebral concussion.
Father:
12 Jan 1915 (age 28)
He reported his son Edward's birth to the Registrar H. G. Holloway on 12 January 1915 at Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent for the district of the Register Office for the district of Thanet. His father Edward was a Private in the East Kent Regiment and as he gave his address as 57 Plains of Waterloo he must have been living at home at the time in what was probably a married quarter.
Military Service:
frm 25 Jan 1915 to 13 Jun 1916 (age 28-29)
4th Home Counties Brigade Royal Field Artillery ; England and in the British Expeditionary Force in France10,11
On 25th January 1911 Edward enlisted in the Territorial Force to serve for 14 years in Kent or abroad. His Medical Inspection Report provides the following information on his physique:
•Age: 28 years 8 months
•Height: 5 feet 7½ inches
•Chest measurement: 37½ inchesExpansion: 3½ inches
•Vision: n (assumed to mean normal)
•Physical development: V.G.
On enlistment he was posted as a Gunner, appointed as an Acting Bombardier on 19th June 1915 and promoted to Bombardier on 7th August 1915. He served with the British Expeditionary Force in France as a cook in the Home Counties Brigade, R.F.A. Ammunition Column from 9th March 1916 (sailing from Southampton to Havre) to 15th May 1916 (retuning to England on the Asturias). 68 days service in France is a comparatively short time compared with the majority of the B.E.F. However, his Casualty Form shows that on the 7th May 1916 he was admitted to a Field Hospital suffering from epilepsy. He was discharged on the 13th June 1916 and awarded a pension of 12d day for 12 months from 14th June 1916. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
His Military History Sheet gives his Next of Kin as his wife – Louisa Alice Kelly living at 211 Hackney Road, E.
Military Enlistment:
25 Jan 1915 (age 28)
The Territorial Force for 4 years service in the County of Kent and abroad in the 4th Home Counties (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Horse Artillery ; London10
His enlistment was only 18 days after he had been discharged from The Buffs on medical grounds. On his attestation he said that he had previously served in the 21st Middlesex Volunteers for 2½ years and had been discharged as medically unfit (the reason is not given). This is the only mention of him serving in the 21st Middlesex Volunteers and may have been an attempt to deflect attention away from his discharge from The Buffs because of epilepsy. However, because epilepsy is episodic it was not picked up (and he obviously did not mention it) at his medical examination on enlistment and he was found fit for service in the Royal Horse Artillary.
spouse:
28 Oct 1918 (age 32)
Death of spouse Louisa
reported:
29 Oct 1918 (age 32)
Reported death of Louisa Alice Dowell
Probably attended:
18 Aug 1934 (age 47)
Edward probably attended the marriage of Edward Charles Kelly and Joyce Snowden
may have attended:
8 Sep 1934 (age 47)
Edward may have been present at the marriage of Stanley Pritchard and Ethel Maud Kelly
2009, Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Louisa Alice Dowell
1889, Register Entry for Baptism of Louisa Alice Dowell
Name:
Louisa Alice Dowell
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
13 Nov 1889
Address: 17 Fuller Street
Her date of birth was recorded in the register entry for her baptism which also gives her parents address and presumably where she was born. The information is confirmed by her birth certificate.
Baptism:
1 Dec 1889 (age 0)
St Jude's Church16
Address: Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Her parents and siblings Rebecca, Caroline, Thomas and Charles would have been present but who else is not known.
Birth Registration:
18 Dec 1889 (age 0)
the Register Office12
Address: Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Rebecca signed the declaration with her mark X
Census (living with parents):
5 Apr 1891 (age 1)
1891 Census - living with parents
Present (sibling):
8 Mar 1893 (age 3)
Present at Baptism of her sister Harriet Ethel
Present (sibling):
21 Jun 1896 (age 6)
Present at Baptism of her sister Alice Eleanor
Present (sibling):
21 Jun 1896 (age 6)
Present at Baptism of her brother William John
Present (sibling):
16 Oct 1898 (age 8)
Present at Baptism of her brother Arthur Herbert
Census (living with parents):
31 Mar 1901 (age 11)
1901 Census - living with parents
Witness:
2 Nov 1902 (age 12)
Louisa witnessed the Marriage of Thomas Fippen and Caroline Emma Dowell
Witness:
18 Apr 1903 (age 13)
Louisa witnessed the Marriage of Thomas Dowell and Elizabeth Alice Anderson
Witness:
24 Jul 1904 (age 14)
Louisa witnessed the Marriage of Charles Hezekiah Dowell and Jane Elizabeth Cox
Sister's marriage:
14 Apr 1907 (age 17)
Marriage of sister Edward to Louisa Alice Dowell
Next of Kin:
frm 25 Jan 1915 to 13 Jun 1916 (age 25-26)
Louisa Alice Dowell was recorded as the Next of Kin for Edward Charles Kelly from 25 January 1915 to 13 June 1916 whilst serving in England and in the British Expeditionary Force in France
She was living at 211 Hackney Road, E.
Death:
28 Oct 1918 (age 28)
the London Hospital17
Cause: influenza and pneumonia (commonly known as the Spanish 'flu)
There was no postmortem. As she was suffering from the Spanish 'flu she was probably taken to the London Hospital to isolate her from her family. Whether her husband was allowed to visit is not known - probably not and he was probably informed of her death by telegram.
Death Registration:
29 Oct 1918
the Register Office17
Address: for Whitechapel
Name:
Edward Charles Kelly18
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Joyce Snowden ( - )
Birth:
18 Dec 1914
Ramsgate, Kent19
Address: 57 Plains of Waterloo
At the time his father was a private in the 7th Batalion of The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Birth Registration:
12 Jan 1915 (age 0)
Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent19
Address: the Register Office for the district of Thanet
His father Edward was a Private in the East Kent Regiment and as he gave his address as 57 Plains of Waterloo he must have been living at home at the time in what was probably a married quarter.
Name:
Louisa Florence Kelly
Sex:
Female
Birth:
19083
Address: Finsbury
Census (living with parents):
2 Apr 1911 (age 2-3)
1911 Census - living with parents
Census (living with grandmother):
19 Jun 1921 (age 12-13)
1921 Census. Living with grandmother
Louise is in full-time education. Both her parents are dead.
Name:
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Stanley Pritchard (1894-1977)
Birth:
29 Aug 1910
Her Death Registration gives her date of birth
Birth Reg1:
Sep 1910 (age 0)
Bethnal Green, London20
Census (living with parents):
2 Apr 1911 (age 0)
1911 Census - living with parents
Witness:
29 Jul 1933 (age 22)
Ethel witnessed the Marriage of Edward William Mackellow and Harriet Ethel Dowell
Death:
1998 (age 87-88)
Registration District of Kingston on Thames24
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for Edward Charles Kelly and Louisa Alice Dowell, (Issued 7 Aug 2007 in response to Application No COL330700). Custom Id: MXD 354024; Cit. Date: 14 April 1907. Jack Ward, The Nook, Silver Street
Bampton
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 9NR. Tel: 01398332458, Email: familyhistory@blackwithies.demon.co.uk.
Marriage of Edward Charles Kelly (49) to Louisa Alice Dowell (17)
Registration District: Bethnal Green
Application No: COL330700
Issued By: General Register Office
Issue Date: 7 Aug 2007
Certificate No: MXD 354024
Place |
St Anne's Church, Hoxton |
Parish |
Shoreditch |
County |
London |
Date of Marriage |
14 April 1907 |
Groom's Name |
Edward Charles Kelly |
Groom's Age |
21 |
Groom's Condition |
Bachelor |
Rank or Profession |
Soldier |
Groom's Residence |
126, St John's Road |
Groom's Father |
Alfred Kelly |
Rank or Profession |
Painter |
Bride's Name |
Louisa Alice Dowell |
Bride's Age |
18 |
Bride's Condition |
Spinster |
Rank or Profession |
--- |
Bride's Residence |
126, St John's Road |
Bride's Father |
Thomas Dowell |
Rank or Profession |
Carman |
Married in |
Church of St Anne, Hoxton |
rite |
Established Church |
after |
Banns |
by me |
William Michael Futtock, Vicar |
Groom's Signature |
Edward Charles Kelly |
Bride's Signature |
Louisa Alice Dowell |
Witness 1 |
William Duggan |
Witness 2 |
Harriett Ethel Dowell |
Signed |
William Michael Futtock, Vicar |
Notes
The relationship of the first witness, William Duggan, to the couple is unknown. He was probably a friend of the Groom. The second witness, Harriett Ethel Dowell, was the younger sister of the Bride and would have been just 14 at the time.
Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for Edward Charles Kelly and Louisa Alice Dowell
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of Edward Charles Kelly and Louisa Alice Dowell, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Marriages 1907 Q2 Shoreditch Vol.1c Page 147; Marriages Jun 1907 Shoreditch Vol 1c Page 147--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Surname First name(s)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CLARK Alfred ValentineDOWELL Louisa AliceKELLY Edward CharlesTRESTAIN Elizabeth. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.
CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Edward Charles Kelly (49) and Louisa Alice Dowell (17)
Transcribed from FreeBMD website
Quarter and Year |
Apr-Jun 1907 |
District |
Shoreditch |
Volume |
1c |
Page |
147 |
Groom's Name |
Edward Charles Kelly |
Bride's Name |
Louisa Alice Dowell |
Note
At the time that the initial search was made there was no way of determining the name of Louisa's husband other than by a marriage certificate. After obtaining the marriage certificate it was found to be Edward Charles Kelly.
Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of Edward Charles Kelly
Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of Louisa Allice Dowell
1911 Census for Household of Edward Charles Kelly, (Ancestry). Custom Id: RG 14/1450; Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives.
1911 UK Census for Household of Edward Charles Kelly (49)
Reference: RG14/
Enumeration Date: 2 April 1911
County: London
Registration District: Bethnal Green
Sub-District: Bethnal Green South West
Parish: Bethnal Green
Address: 65 Virginia Road, Bethnal Green N E
Number of Rooms: 5
Signature: Edward Charles Kelly
Other Info:
Id |
Name |
Relation |
Age |
Condition |
Years |
Chd Born |
Chd Living |
Chd Died |
Occupation |
Industry |
Employ Status |
At Home |
Where Born |
Nationality |
Infirmity
|
49 |
Edward Charles Kelly |
Head |
24 |
Married |
|
|
|
|
Tobacconist in own shop |
Tobacconist |
Own Account |
At home |
Blackfriars |
British |
|
17 |
Louisa Alice Kelly |
Wife |
21 |
Married |
3 |
2 |
2 |
None |
Assisting in Business |
Assisting |
Assisting |
At home |
Bethnal Green |
British |
|
883 |
Louisa Florence Kelly |
Daughter |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finsbury |
British |
|
700 |
Ethel Maud Kelly |
Daughter |
7 Months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bethnal Green |
British |
|
1911 Census for Household of Edward Charles Kelly
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Edward Charles Kelly, (Births Oct-Dec 1886, Volume: 1d, Page: 4). Cit. Date: Q4 1886. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.
CRI(E&W) for Birth of Edward Charles Kelly (49)
Quarter and Year Oct-Dec 1886
Surname Kelly
Given Names Edward Charles
Registration District St Saviour
Transcribed from FreeBMD
Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Edward Charles Kelly
1939 England and Wales census, 307, Brettenham Road, Walthamstow, Essex, RG101 Piece No: 1133J Item No: 10 Line: 27, head of household: Edward C. Kelly, National Archives.
1939 Register for Household of Edward C. Kelly (49)
Place: Walthamstow M.B.
Address: 307, Brettenham Road
Reference: RG101/1133J/010/27
Enumeration Date: 29 September 1939
Other Info:
Id |
Name of person |
Date of Birth |
Sex |
Occupation |
Marital Status |
Schedule |
Sub-Number |
49 |
Edward C. Kelly |
19 Sep 1886 |
Male |
Traveller and Stock Keeper |
Married |
154 |
1 |
941 |
Martha L. Kelly |
18 February 1895 |
Female |
Unpaid domestic duties |
Married |
154 |
2 |
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for Edward Charles Kelly and Louisa Alice Dowell, (Issued 7 Aug 2007 in response to Application No COL330700). Custom Id: MXD 354024; Year 1907Groom's Name Edward Charles KELLYGroom's Age21. Jack Ward, The Nook, Silver Street
Bampton
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 9NR. Tel: 01398332458, Email: familyhistory@blackwithies.demon.co.uk.
Marriage of Edward Charles Kelly (49) to Louisa Alice Dowell (17)
Registration District: Bethnal Green
Application No: COL330700
Issued By: General Register Office
Issue Date: 7 Aug 2007
Certificate No: MXD 354024
Place |
St Anne's Church, Hoxton |
Parish |
Shoreditch |
County |
London |
Date of Marriage |
14 April 1907 |
Groom's Name |
Edward Charles Kelly |
Groom's Age |
21 |
Groom's Condition |
Bachelor |
Rank or Profession |
Soldier |
Groom's Residence |
126, St John's Road |
Groom's Father |
Alfred Kelly |
Rank or Profession |
Painter |
Bride's Name |
Louisa Alice Dowell |
Bride's Age |
18 |
Bride's Condition |
Spinster |
Rank or Profession |
--- |
Bride's Residence |
126, St John's Road |
Bride's Father |
Thomas Dowell |
Rank or Profession |
Carman |
Married in |
Church of St Anne, Hoxton |
rite |
Established Church |
after |
Banns |
by me |
William Michael Futtock, Vicar |
Groom's Signature |
Edward Charles Kelly |
Bride's Signature |
Louisa Alice Dowell |
Witness 1 |
William Duggan |
Witness 2 |
Harriett Ethel Dowell |
Signed |
William Michael Futtock, Vicar |
Notes
The relationship of the first witness, William Duggan, to the couple is unknown. He was probably a friend of the Groom. The second witness, Harriett Ethel Dowell, was the younger sister of the Bride and would have been just 14 at the time.
Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for Edward Charles Kelly and Louisa Alice Dowell
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Edward Charles Kelly, (Births Oct-Dec 1886, Volume: 1d, Page: 4). Quarter and Year Oct-Dec 1886Surname KellyGiven Names Edward CharlesRegistration District St Saviour. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.
CRI(E&W) for Birth of Edward Charles Kelly (49)
Quarter and Year Oct-Dec 1886
Surname Kelly
Given Names Edward Charles
Registration District St Saviour
Transcribed from FreeBMD
Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Edward Charles Kelly
Jack Ward using material from the National Archives, Military Service of Charles Edward Kelly. Dowell-Lauderdale Database.
Military Service of Edward Charles Kelly (49)
Edward enlisted twice in WW 1 and thus there are two sets of WW 1 military records
First Enlistment
This account has been compiled from the following documents held by the National Archives:
·Army Reserve Attestation
·Description on Enlistment
·Statement of Service
·Military History Sheet
·Application for Discharge
On 5th September 1914 Edward enlisted into the Buffs at Ramsgate but was discharged on 7 January 1915 because he suffered from epilepsy. The medical report says that he had suffered from fits since he fell off a horse and was admitted to hospital (May 1907) in York suffering from cerebral concussion. In his attestation on enlistment he says that he had served in the 18th Princess of Wales Own Hussars and had been discharged as medically unfit.
His Military History Sheet gives the name of his wife as Louisa Kelly and the name of their two daughters Louisa and Ethel. They were living in military quarters at 57 Plains of Waterloo, Ramsgate.
Second Enlistment
This account has been compiled from the following documents held by the National Archives:
·Territorial Force Attestation and Inside Sheet
·Medical Inspection Report
·Statement of Services
·Casualty Form
·Decision on Pension
·Military History Sheet
·Medal Card
On 25th January 1915 (only 18 days after he had been discharged from the Buffs) Edward enlisted in the Territorial Force for 4 years in the 4th Home Counties Brigade Royal Field Artillery (R.F.A.) to serve in Kent or abroad. In his attestation he gave his address as 211, Hackney Road, E. (London) and said that he had previously served in the 21st Middlesex Volunteers for 2½ years and had been discharged as medically unfit (the reason is not given). This is the only mention of him serving in the 21st Middlesex Volunteers and may have been an attempt to deflect attention away from his discharge from The Buffs a few days earlier because of epilepsy . He didn't mention that he had served in the 18th Hussars and The Buffs from which he had been discharged only 25 days before as medically unfit. He had also been discharged from the 18th Hussars as medically unfit. However, the document has been annotated at a later date with 18 Hussars. This is confirmed by his Pension Record says that he had formerly served in the 18th Hussars as a Private (No. 6858) and had been discharged on the 26th July 1907. He had been awarded a pension of 18d a day for 12 months and then 9d a day for 12 months.
On this enlistment he is considered fit to serve. His Medical Inspection Report provides the following information on his physique:
·Age: 28 years 8 months
·Height: 5 feet 7½ inches
·Chest measurement: 37½ inchesExpansion: 3½ inches
·Vision: n (assumed to mean normal)
·Physical development: V.G.
His Pension Record and Medal Card give his Regimental No. as 1021.
His Statement of Services shows that on attestation he was posted as a Gunner, appointed as an Acting Bombardier on 19th June 1915 and promoted to Bombardier on 7th August 1915. His Military History Sheet and Casualty Form show that he served with the British Expeditionary Force in France as a cook in the Home Counties Brigade, R.F.A. Ammunition Column from 9th March 1916 (sailing from Southampton to Havre) to 15th May 1916 (retuning to England on the Asturias).
68 days service in France is a comparatively short time compared with the majority of the B.E.F. soldiers. However, his Casualty Form shows that on the 7th May 916 he was admitted to a Field Hospital suffering from epilepsy. His Military History Sheet shows that he was discharged on the 13th June 1916. He was awarded a pension of 12d day for 12 months from 14th June 1916.
His Military History Sheet and Medal Card show that he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
His Military History Sheet gives his Next of Kin as his wife Louisa Alice Kelly living at 211 Hackney Road, E.
01 - Attestation into The Buffs
02 - Description on Enlistment ito The Buffs
03 - Statement of Service in the Buffs
04 - Military History Sheet in The Buffs
05 - Application for Discharge from The Buffs
01 - Attestation for Territorial Force (Royal Horse Artillary)
01a - Inside Sheet for Attestation into thr RHA
02 - Medical Inspection Report RHA
03 - Statement of Service in the RHA
04 - Casualty Form for RHA
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for Edward Charles Kelly and Louisa Alice Dowell, (Issued 7 Aug 2007 in response to Application No COL330700). Custom Id: MXD 354024; Date Married 14 Apr 1907Groom's Name Edward Charles KELLYGroom's Occupation Soldier. Cit. Date: 14 April 1907. Jack Ward, The Nook, Silver Street
Bampton
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 9NR. Tel: 01398332458, Email: familyhistory@blackwithies.demon.co.uk.
Marriage of Edward Charles Kelly (49) to Louisa Alice Dowell (17)
Registration District: Bethnal Green
Application No: COL330700
Issued By: General Register Office
Issue Date: 7 Aug 2007
Certificate No: MXD 354024
Place |
St Anne's Church, Hoxton |
Parish |
Shoreditch |
County |
London |
Date of Marriage |
14 April 1907 |
Groom's Name |
Edward Charles Kelly |
Groom's Age |
21 |
Groom's Condition |
Bachelor |
Rank or Profession |
Soldier |
Groom's Residence |
126, St John's Road |
Groom's Father |
Alfred Kelly |
Rank or Profession |
Painter |
Bride's Name |
Louisa Alice Dowell |
Bride's Age |
18 |
Bride's Condition |
Spinster |
Rank or Profession |
--- |
Bride's Residence |
126, St John's Road |
Bride's Father |
Thomas Dowell |
Rank or Profession |
Carman |
Married in |
Church of St Anne, Hoxton |
rite |
Established Church |
after |
Banns |
by me |
William Michael Futtock, Vicar |
Groom's Signature |
Edward Charles Kelly |
Bride's Signature |
Louisa Alice Dowell |
Witness 1 |
William Duggan |
Witness 2 |
Harriett Ethel Dowell |
Signed |
William Michael Futtock, Vicar |
Notes
The relationship of the first witness, William Duggan, to the couple is unknown. He was probably a friend of the Groom. The second witness, Harriett Ethel Dowell, was the younger sister of the Bride and would have been just 14 at the time.
Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for Edward Charles Kelly and Louisa Alice Dowell
Jack Ward using material from the National Archives, Military Service of Charles Edward Kelly. Cit. Date: from 25 January 1911 to 13 June 1916. Dowell-Lauderdale Database.
Military Service of Edward Charles Kelly (49)
Edward enlisted twice in WW 1 and thus there are two sets of WW 1 military records
First Enlistment
This account has been compiled from the following documents held by the National Archives:
·Army Reserve Attestation
·Description on Enlistment
·Statement of Service
·Military History Sheet
·Application for Discharge
On 5th September 1914 Edward enlisted into the Buffs at Ramsgate but was discharged on 7 January 1915 because he suffered from epilepsy. The medical report says that he had suffered from fits since he fell off a horse and was admitted to hospital (May 1907) in York suffering from cerebral concussion. In his attestation on enlistment he says that he had served in the 18th Princess of Wales Own Hussars and had been discharged as medically unfit.
His Military History Sheet gives the name of his wife as Louisa Kelly and the name of their two daughters Louisa and Ethel. They were living in military quarters at 57 Plains of Waterloo, Ramsgate.
Second Enlistment
This account has been compiled from the following documents held by the National Archives:
·Territorial Force Attestation and Inside Sheet
·Medical Inspection Report
·Statement of Services
·Casualty Form
·Decision on Pension
·Military History Sheet
·Medal Card
On 25th January 1915 (only 18 days after he had been discharged from the Buffs) Edward enlisted in the Territorial Force for 4 years in the 4th Home Counties Brigade Royal Field Artillery (R.F.A.) to serve in Kent or abroad. In his attestation he gave his address as 211, Hackney Road, E. (London) and said that he had previously served in the 21st Middlesex Volunteers for 2½ years and had been discharged as medically unfit (the reason is not given). This is the only mention of him serving in the 21st Middlesex Volunteers and may have been an attempt to deflect attention away from his discharge from The Buffs a few days earlier because of epilepsy . He didn't mention that he had served in the 18th Hussars and The Buffs from which he had been discharged only 25 days before as medically unfit. He had also been discharged from the 18th Hussars as medically unfit. However, the document has been annotated at a later date with 18 Hussars. This is confirmed by his Pension Record says that he had formerly served in the 18th Hussars as a Private (No. 6858) and had been discharged on the 26th July 1907. He had been awarded a pension of 18d a day for 12 months and then 9d a day for 12 months.
On this enlistment he is considered fit to serve. His Medical Inspection Report provides the following information on his physique:
·Age: 28 years 8 months
·Height: 5 feet 7½ inches
·Chest measurement: 37½ inchesExpansion: 3½ inches
·Vision: n (assumed to mean normal)
·Physical development: V.G.
His Pension Record and Medal Card give his Regimental No. as 1021.
His Statement of Services shows that on attestation he was posted as a Gunner, appointed as an Acting Bombardier on 19th June 1915 and promoted to Bombardier on 7th August 1915. His Military History Sheet and Casualty Form show that he served with the British Expeditionary Force in France as a cook in the Home Counties Brigade, R.F.A. Ammunition Column from 9th March 1916 (sailing from Southampton to Havre) to 15th May 1916 (retuning to England on the Asturias).
68 days service in France is a comparatively short time compared with the majority of the B.E.F. soldiers. However, his Casualty Form shows that on the 7th May 916 he was admitted to a Field Hospital suffering from epilepsy. His Military History Sheet shows that he was discharged on the 13th June 1916. He was awarded a pension of 12d day for 12 months from 14th June 1916.
His Military History Sheet and Medal Card show that he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
His Military History Sheet gives his Next of Kin as his wife Louisa Alice Kelly living at 211 Hackney Road, E.
01 - Attestation into The Buffs
02 - Description on Enlistment ito The Buffs
03 - Statement of Service in the Buffs
04 - Military History Sheet in The Buffs
05 - Application for Discharge from The Buffs
01 - Attestation for Territorial Force (Royal Horse Artillary)
01a - Inside Sheet for Attestation into thr RHA
02 - Medical Inspection Report RHA
03 - Statement of Service in the RHA
04 - Casualty Form for RHA
General Register Office , Certified Copy for an Entry of Birth for Edward Charles Kelly, Name Of Person: Edward Charles Kelly, Registration District: Thanet, Certificate No.: BXCE 194194, (Application No: 1758671-3 Issue Date:2 Nov 2009). Custom Id: BXCE 194194; Father's occupation and place of residence. Cit. Date: 12 January 1915. Jack Ward, The Nook, Silver Street
Bampton
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 9NR. Tel: 01398332458, Email: familyhistory@blackwithies.demon.co.uk.
Birth of Edward Charles Kelly (606)
DistrictThanet
Year1915
Sub-DistrictRamsgate
CountyKent
Date of Birth18 Dec 1914
Place of Birth57 Plains of Waterloo, Ramsgate
NameEdward Charles
Father' NameEdward Charles Kelly
Mother's NameLouisa Alice Kelly
Maiden SurnameDowell
Father's OccupationPrivate 7th Battalion East Kent Regiment
Informant's SignatureE. C. Kelly, Father
Informant's Residence57 Plains of Waterloo, Ramsgate
Date Registered12 Jan 1915
RegistrarH. G. Holloway
Name after Registration---
General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Birth for Louisa Alice Dowell, (Issued by General Register Office in resopnse to Application No1758671-1 on 2 Nov 2009). Custom Id: BXCE 194531; Cit. Date: 13 November 1889. Jack Ward, The Nook, Silver Street
Bampton
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 9NR. Tel: 01398332458, Email: familyhistory@blackwithies.demon.co.uk.
Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Louisa Alice Dowell (17)
Registration District: Bethnal Green
Application No: 1758671-1
Issued By: General Register Office
Issue Date: 2 November 2009
Certificate No: BXCE194531
Registration District |
Bethnal Green |
Sub-district |
South |
County |
London |
Date of Birth |
13 November 1889 |
Place of Birth |
17 Fuller Street |
Name |
Louisa Alice |
Sex |
Girl |
Father's Name |
Thomas Dowell |
Mother's Name |
Rebecca Dowell |
Maiden Surname |
Thornton |
Father's Occupation |
Carman |
Informant's Signature |
X the mark of Rebecca Dowell |
Informant's Description |
Mother |
Informant's Residence |
17 Fuller Street, Bethnal Green |
Date Registered |
18 December 1889 |
Registrar |
Henry Ashford, Registrar |
Name after registration |
--- |
Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Louisa Alice Dowell
Rev. Sidney G H Sargent, Register Entry for Baptism of Louisa Alice Dowell, St Jude, Bethnal Green, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Baptisms 1889 Page 206, No. 1641; Date of birth. Cit. Date: 13 November 1889. London Metropolitan Archives. Call Number: P72/JUD, Item 010.
Baptismal Register Entry for Louisa Alice Dowell (17)
Church: St Jude
Parish: Bethnal Green
Denomination: Church of England
County: Middlesex
Page |
206 |
Entry No. |
1641 |
Date of Baptism |
1 December 1889 |
Date of Birth |
13 November 1889 |
Child's Christian Name |
Louisa Alice |
Parents' Christian Names |
Thomas & Rebecca |
Parents' Surname |
Dowell |
Abode |
17 Fuller Street |
Quality, Trade, or Profession |
Carman |
Minister |
Sidney G H Sargent |
Register Entry for Baptism of Louisa Alice Dowell
General Register Office, CRI(E&W) for Birth of Louisa Alice Dowell, Event Type: Birth, Registration District: Bethnal Green, Volume: 1c, Page: 224, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Births 1889 Q4 Bethnal Green Vol. 1c, Page 224; Cit. Date: Q4 1889. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.
CRI(E&W) for Birth of Louisa Alice Dowell (17)
Transcribed from Ancestry website
Quarter and Year |
Oct-Dec 1889 |
Surname |
Dowell |
Given Names |
Louisa Alice |
Registration District |
Bethnal Green |
Volume |
1c |
Page |
224 |
Note
Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Louisa Alice Dowell
1901 Census for Household of Thomas Dowell in Shoreditch, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG13/278, Folio 11, Page 14, Schedule 88; Name, age and place of birth. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. National Archives.
1901 UK Census for Household of Thomas Dowell (11)
Reference: RG13/278, Folio 11, Page 14, Schedule 88
Enumeration Date: 31 Mar 1901
Registration District:
Registration Sub-District:
Civil Parish: Shoreditch
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Andrew, Hoxton
Address: 91 Philip Street
Other Info: The family had the whole house to themselves. See Notes for further details.
Id |
Name |
Relation |
Condition |
Age |
Occupation |
Employment Status |
At Home |
Where Born |
Infirmity |
11 |
Thos Dowell |
Head |
Married |
45 |
Carman |
|
|
Shoreditch, London |
|
12 |
Rebecca Dowell |
Wife |
Married |
39 |
|
|
|
Bethnal Green, London |
|
30 |
Caroline Dowell |
Daughter |
Single |
19 |
Fancy Paper Box Maker |
|
|
Shoreditch, London |
|
14 |
Thomas Dowell |
Son |
|
17 |
French Polisher |
|
|
Bethnal Green, London |
|
31 |
Charles Dowell |
Son |
|
14 |
Sawmill worker - Sawyer |
|
|
Bethnal Green, London |
|
17 |
Louisa Dowell |
Daughter |
|
11 |
|
|
|
Bethnal Green, London |
|
18 |
Harriett Dowell |
Daughter |
|
8 |
|
|
|
Bethnal Green, London |
|
15 |
William Dowell |
Son |
|
4 |
|
|
|
Shoreditch, London |
|
7 |
Alice Dowell |
Daughter |
|
4 |
|
|
|
Shoreditch, London |
|
25 |
Arthur Dowell |
Son |
|
2 |
|
|
|
Shoreditch, London |
|
The family which numbered 10 in all had the whole house to themselves. There is no indication of the size of the house. However, nearby houses in Phillip Street occupied by more than 1 family appear to have 4 rooms so it is assumed that there were 4 rooms probably split up as a living room, the parents bedroom, a bedroom for the boys and a bedroom for the girls. In addition there was probably a scullery with a copper for use on washdays which may also have served as a kitchen and a privy in the yard.
1901 Census for Household of Thomas Dowell in Shoreditch
Rev. Sidney G H Sargent, Register Entry for Baptism of Louisa Alice Dowell, St Jude, Bethnal Green, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Baptisms 1889 Page 206, No. 1641; Date of baptism. Cit. Date: 1 December 1889. London Metropolitan Archives. Call Number: P72/JUD, Item 010.
Baptismal Register Entry for Louisa Alice Dowell (17)
Church: St Jude
Parish: Bethnal Green
Denomination: Church of England
County: Middlesex
Page |
206 |
Entry No. |
1641 |
Date of Baptism |
1 December 1889 |
Date of Birth |
13 November 1889 |
Child's Christian Name |
Louisa Alice |
Parents' Christian Names |
Thomas & Rebecca |
Parents' Surname |
Dowell |
Abode |
17 Fuller Street |
Quality, Trade, or Profession |
Carman |
Minister |
Sidney G H Sargent |
Register Entry for Baptism of Louisa Alice Dowell
General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Death for Louisa Alice Kelly, (Issued in respose to Application No 1758671-2 on 2 Nov 2009). Custom Id: DYC 495690; Cit. Date: 28 October 1918. Jack Ward, The Nook, Silver Street
Bampton
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 9NR. Tel: 01398332458, Email: familyhistory@blackwithies.demon.co.uk.
Death of Louisa Alice Kelly (17)
Registration District: Whitechapel
Application No: 1758671-2
Issued By: General Register Office
Issue Date: 2 Nov 2009
Certificate No: DYC495690
Registration District |
Whitechapel |
Sub-district |
Whitechapel |
County |
London |
Date of Death |
28 October 1918 |
Place of Death |
London Hospital |
Name |
Louisa Alice Kelly |
Sex |
Female |
Age |
28 |
Occupation |
Wife of Edward Charles Kelly a Provision Warehouseman |
Usual Address |
115 King Edward Road |
Cause of Death |
(1) Influenza (2) Pneumonia No P.M. |
Certified by |
George Jones M.B. |
Informant's Signature |
E. C. Kelly |
Informant's Description |
Widower of deceased |
Informant's Residence |
115 King Edward Road |
Date Registered |
29 October 1918 |
Registrar |
J. E. Brown |
Certified Copy of an Entry of Death for Louisa Alice Kelly
CRI(E&W) for Birth of Edward C. Kelly, Event Type: Birth, Registration District: Thanet, Volume: 2a, Page: 1987, (Period, Jan-Mar 1915). Quarter and Year Jan-Mar 1915Surname KellyGiven Names Edward C.Mother's Maiden NameDowellRegistration District Thanet. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.
Transcribed from FreeBMD
General Register Office , Certified Copy for an Entry of Birth for Edward Charles Kelly, Name Of Person: Edward Charles Kelly, Registration District: Thanet, Certificate No.: BXCE 194194, (Application No: 1758671-3 Issue Date:2 Nov 2009). Custom Id: BXCE 194194; Cit. Date: 12 January 1915. Jack Ward, The Nook, Silver Street
Bampton
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 9NR. Tel: 01398332458, Email: familyhistory@blackwithies.demon.co.uk.
Birth of Edward Charles Kelly (606)
DistrictThanet
Year1915
Sub-DistrictRamsgate
CountyKent
Date of Birth18 Dec 1914
Place of Birth57 Plains of Waterloo, Ramsgate
NameEdward Charles
Father' NameEdward Charles Kelly
Mother's NameLouisa Alice Kelly
Maiden SurnameDowell
Father's OccupationPrivate 7th Battalion East Kent Regiment
Informant's SignatureE. C. Kelly, Father
Informant's Residence57 Plains of Waterloo, Ramsgate
Date Registered12 Jan 1915
RegistrarH. G. Holloway
Name after Registration---
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Ethel M. Kelly, (FMP website). Custom Id: Births Q3 Bethnal Green Vol.1c, Page 196; Quarter and Year Jul-Sep 1910Surname KellyGiven Names Ethyl M.Registration District Bethnal Green. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.
CRI(E&W) for Birth of Ethel M Kelly (700)
Transcribed from FMP website
Quarter and Year |
Jul-Sep 1910 |
Surname |
Kelly |
Given Names |
Ethel M |
Registration District |
Bethnal Green |
Volume |
1c |
Page |
196 |
Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Ethel M Kelly
1911 Census for Household of Edward Charles Kelly, (Ancestry). Custom Id: RG 14/1450; Full name. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives.
1911 UK Census for Household of Edward Charles Kelly (49)
Reference: RG14/
Enumeration Date: 2 April 1911
County: London
Registration District: Bethnal Green
Sub-District: Bethnal Green South West
Parish: Bethnal Green
Address: 65 Virginia Road, Bethnal Green N E
Number of Rooms: 5
Signature: Edward Charles Kelly
Other Info:
Id |
Name |
Relation |
Age |
Condition |
Years |
Chd Born |
Chd Living |
Chd Died |
Occupation |
Industry |
Employ Status |
At Home |
Where Born |
Nationality |
Infirmity
|
49 |
Edward Charles Kelly |
Head |
24 |
Married |
|
|
|
|
Tobacconist in own shop |
Tobacconist |
Own Account |
At home |
Blackfriars |
British |
|
17 |
Louisa Alice Kelly |
Wife |
21 |
Married |
3 |
2 |
2 |
None |
Assisting in Business |
Assisting |
Assisting |
At home |
Bethnal Green |
British |
|
883 |
Louisa Florence Kelly |
Daughter |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finsbury |
British |
|
700 |
Ethel Maud Kelly |
Daughter |
7 Months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bethnal Green |
British |
|
1911 Census for Household of Edward Charles Kelly
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Ethel M. Kelly, (FMP website). Custom Id: Births Q3 Bethnal Green Vol.1c, Page 196; Cit. Date: Q3 1910. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.
CRI(E&W) for Birth of Ethel M Kelly (700)
Transcribed from FMP website
Quarter and Year |
Jul-Sep 1910 |
Surname |
Kelly |
Given Names |
Ethel M |
Registration District |
Bethnal Green |
Volume |
1c |
Page |
196 |
Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Ethel M Kelly
1911 Census for Household of Edward Charles Kelly, (Ancestry). Custom Id: RG 14/1450; Name, age and birthplace for Ethel Maud Kelly. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives.
1911 UK Census for Household of Edward Charles Kelly (49)
Reference: RG14/
Enumeration Date: 2 April 1911
County: London
Registration District: Bethnal Green
Sub-District: Bethnal Green South West
Parish: Bethnal Green
Address: 65 Virginia Road, Bethnal Green N E
Number of Rooms: 5
Signature: Edward Charles Kelly
Other Info:
Id |
Name |
Relation |
Age |
Condition |
Years |
Chd Born |
Chd Living |
Chd Died |
Occupation |
Industry |
Employ Status |
At Home |
Where Born |
Nationality |
Infirmity
|
49 |
Edward Charles Kelly |
Head |
24 |
Married |
|
|
|
|
Tobacconist in own shop |
Tobacconist |
Own Account |
At home |
Blackfriars |
British |
|
17 |
Louisa Alice Kelly |
Wife |
21 |
Married |
3 |
2 |
2 |
None |
Assisting in Business |
Assisting |
Assisting |
At home |
Bethnal Green |
British |
|
883 |
Louisa Florence Kelly |
Daughter |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finsbury |
British |
|
700 |
Ethel Maud Kelly |
Daughter |
7 Months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bethnal Green |
British |
|
1911 Census for Household of Edward Charles Kelly
England and Wales Death Registration Index, Ethel Maude Prichard, January 1999, Kingston Upon Thames, Register Number C70, District and Sub-District 2401C, Entry Number 128 , General Register Office.
CRI(E&W) for Death of Ethel Maude Prichard (700)
Transcribed from Ancestry
Registration Date |
Jan 1999 |
Surname |
Prichard |
Given Names |
Ethel Maude |
Age |
88 |
Birth Date |
29 Aug 1910 |
Registration District |
Kingston Upon Thames |
Register Number |
C70 |
District and Sub-District |
2401C |
Entry Number |
128 |
Note