Bertie John Barton 1883 - 1960

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Bertie Barton, the husband of Lillian Spratt (the great-aunt of Nigel Horne), was born in Reculver, Kent, England on Oct 21, 18831,2,3,4,5, was baptized there at St Mary on Dec 9, 1883 and married Lillian (a domestic general servant with whom he had 4 children: Hilda May, Arthur George, Cyril Henry and Cecil John) in Thanet, Kent, England on Dec 23, 19057.

Throughout his life, Bertie lived in several places: in Hastings, Sussex, England in Apr 18995; at Phyllis Bungalow, Osborne Gardens in Reculver on Apr 2, 19118; and on Three Ways, Reculver Road, Herne Bay, Kent on Sep 29, 19392. During 1919, he was serving in the army (army labor corps - private) (in 1939, 1939 Civilian Role: Air Raid Precautions).

He died on Nov 17, 1960 in Bridge, Kent6.

Children

1. Hilda May was born on Nov 13, 1906
2. Arthur George was born on Jul 26, 1911
3. Cyril Henry was born on Sep 6, 1914
4. Cecil John was born on Sep 6, 1914

Citations

1. 1911 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.
2. 1939 Register - Findmypast (was the head of the household)
3. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
4. Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry baptisms 1538-1912 - Findmypast
5. UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
6. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
7. England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 - Findmypast
8. 1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 27 and the head of the household)

Media

Bertie Barton - WWI pension - page 1

Bertie Barton - WWI pension - page 2

Herne Bay Press - 17 Feb 1961

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