Arthur Thomas Pointer 1871 - c1968

A sailor and the son of George Pointer (a house carpenter) and Esther Spratt,

Arthur Pointer, the first cousin three-times-removed on the father's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Birchington, Kent, England on Oct 28, 18711,2,3, was baptized there at All Saints Church on Dec 3, 1871 and also married Jane Tappinden (a market gardener's worker with whom he had 4 children: Frederick Transvaal Arthur Thomas, Dorothy, Ivy and Gordon, along with 1 surviving child) there at All Saints Church, on Apr 8, 18994.

Arthur spent all of his life in Kent, England. Throughout his life, he lived in several places around the county: on Station Road in Birchington on Apr 3, 18815; at Hughenden Terrace in Birchington on Apr 5, 18916; at Hoaden Row, High Street, Ash, Kent, England on Apr 2, 19117; and at Thatch Cottages, Little Statenborough on Sep 29, 19391.

He died c. Feb 1968 in Ashford, Kent3.

Parents

1. George was born c. 1838
2. Esther was born in 1836

Children

1. Frederick Transvaal Arthur Thomas was born c. May 1900
2. Dorothy was born in 1904
3. Gordon was born on Feb 13, 1922

Citations

1. 1939 Register - Findmypast (was recorded at this address)
2. England & Wales births 1837-2006 - Findmypast
3. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
4. Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Marriages - Findmypast
5. 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 9 and the son of the head of the household)
6. 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 19 and the son of the head of the household)
7. 1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 39 and the head of the household)

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