See also
Name:
Edward Charles Kelly
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
1961, Grant of Probate for Edward Charles Kelly
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; York7
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, Kent8
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 obviously he 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, Kent9
for only 125 days before being discharged because of epilepsy. During this time he was allocated a married quarter at 57 Plains of Waterloo, Ramsgate where he lived with his wife Louise and their two daughters Louisa and Ethel. Their son Edward was born there.
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)
Reported the birth of his son Edward
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 ; London11
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 obviously he did not mention it) at his medical examination on enlistment and he was found fit for service in the Royal Horse Artillery.
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 France12 13
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 a day for 12 months from the 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.
spouse:
28 Oct 1918 (age 32)
Death of spouse Louisa
Husband:
29 Oct 1918 (age 32)
Reported spouse's death
Death:
17 Oct 1962 (age 76)
Whipps Cross Hospital14
Address: Leytonstone, Essex
Probate:
6 Dec 1962
London14
Address: 126 Penrhyn Avenue, Walthamstow, Essex
His estate was valued at £666 5s.. His widow was probably the beneficiary.
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
14 Apr 1907 (age 20)
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 (age 24)
Bettnal Green17
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jack Ward using material from the National Archives, Military Service of Charles Edward Kelly, (Ancestry website). First Enlistment. Cit. Date: from January 1905 to 26 July 1907. National Archives.
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.
Jack Ward using material from the National Archives, Military Service of Charles Edward Kelly, (Ancestry website). First Enlistmsnt. Cit. Date: 16 July 1907. National Archives.
Ibid. Second Enlisment. Cit. Date: 5 September 1914. National Archives.
Ibid. Second Enlistment. Cit. Date: from 5 September 1914 to 7 January 1915. National Archives.
Ibid. Second Enlistment. Cit. Date: 7 January 1915. National Archives.
Ibid. Cit. Date: from 25 January 1911 to 13 June 1916. National Archives.
Ibid. Third Enlisment. Cit. Date: from 25 January 1911 to 13 June 1916. National Archives.
General Register Office , Certified Copy for an Entry of Birth for Edward Charles Kelly, (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.
Grant of Probate: Edward Charles Kelly, 6 December 1961, Principal Probate Registry, 1962 Iago-Lywood Page 447.
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.
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.
1911 Census for Household of Edward Charles Kelly, (Ancestry). Custom Id: RG 14/1450; Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives.
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, Edward C. Kelly and Martha L. Watts, Q4 1922, Bethnal Green, Volume 1c Page 279, General Register Office.