Harry and Beatrice Hemsworth - Sheffield
HARRY married BEATRICE NOCKALLS in the March quarter of 1908 (GRO reference Ecclesall Bierlow Volume 9C Page 468). Beatrice was 25 at the time of her marriage and was employed as a Dressmaker (1901 Census). She was the daughter of MARTIN (1856 - ) and FANNY NOCKALLS nee ROBINSON (1859 - ). Her mother Fanny was from Sheffield but her father Martin was from Norwich, Norfolk.
HARRY and BEATRICE had three children. From the information I have Harry and Beatrice lived at one time at 146 Myrtle Road, Heeley, Sheffield. This was confirmed when I found the school record for their children
HARRY the eldest son who was named after his father. The first piece of information I had about HARRY is his school record -
Hemsworth, Harry (Student, dob 25 Nov 1908). - Parent or guardian name(s): Harry (~), of 146 Myrtle Rd. Admitted to Heeley Bank Boys School, Heeley, as of 08 May 1916, until 31 Mar 1922, reason for leaving: Transfer Abbeydale. Previously attended Heeley .Bank Infants.
Harry married a SYBIL BILLINGS and had two daughters Sybil and Ann. The daughter Sybil was the bridesmaid at my mother's wedding in 1951. Harry's wife SYBIL died on December 5th 1980 and was cremated five days later on 10th December 1980 at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium. She was 71 years old and at the time of her death was living at 67 Holmhirst Road, Woodseats, Sheffield. Her husband HARRY died in 1982 age 73
Death Record Harry Hemsworth Year of Registration 1982 Quarter of Registration Jul-Aug-Sep Registration District Sheffield Registration County Yorkshire Date of Birth 25 November 1908 Volume Number 3 Volume Page 1252
Their daughter DOROTHY married a THOMAS THEAKER and had two children HOWARD and DOROTHY JEAN. They lived at one time at 19 Prospect Road, Bradway, Sheffield but at some time prior to 1972, the family moved to 25 Kennedy Road in the Woodseats area of Sheffield. The last my mother heard was that they had moved to Clacton in Essex.
Hemsworth, Dorothy (Student, dob 09 Jun 1912).
Parent or guardian name (s): Harry (~), of 146 Myrtle Rd.
Admitted to Heeley Bank Infants School, Heeley, as of 27 Aug 1917, until 01 Jul 1919, reason for leaving: To Girls Dept. Previously attended None.
Hemsworth, Dorothy (Student, dob 09 Jun 1912).
Parent or guardian name (s): Hemsworth, Harry (~), of 146 Myrtle Rd.
Admitted to Heeley Bank Girls School, Heeley, as of 01 Jul 1919,until 24 Jul 1924, reason for leaving: Abbeydale Grange. Previously attended Infants Department.
Their younger son RONALD ("PON") school record is as follows
Hemsworth, Ronald (Student, dob 13 May 1917).
Parent or guardian name(s): Harry (~), of 146 Myrtle Rd. Admitted to Heeley Bank Infants School, Heeley, as of 22 May 1922, until 31 Mar 1925, reason for leaving: To Boys Dept. Previously attended None."PON" married BETTY (nee SIMMS) and had four sons Brian, Stewart, Michael and Roy. RONALD died in 1985 aged 68. He was cremated and his ashes scattered in Lincolnshire where he and his family had many happy holidays. His wife BETTY died fifteen years later on 17th October 2000 in Great Longstone, Derbyshire, England. She is buried in the churchyard of St Giles Church in Great Longstone, Derbyshire
There is an excellent photograph that was taken on Wednesday 31st August 1921 in Blackpool. The man behind the bar is my grandad Sid. The man holding the glass with the unfeasibly large cap is his older brother HARRY.
Two years later there is a photograph of HARRY BEATRICE and their children that was taken at my grandparents wedding
The 1939 National Register
HARRY and BEATRICE are buried together in Sheffield's Abbey Lane Cemetery
HEMSWORTH, Beatrice (Widow, age 80).
Died at Royal Infirmary; Buried on February 14, 1963 in Unconsecrated
ground;
Grave Number 9784, Section P of Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield.
HEMSWORTH, Harry (Retired, age 67).
Died at 146 Myrtle Road; Buried on December 20, 1948 in Unconsecrated
ground;
Grave Number 9784, Section P of Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield.
NOTES
Death Record
Name Ronald Hemsworth
Year of Registration 1985 Month of Registration October
Registration District Sheffield Registration County Yorkshire
Date of Birth 13 May 1917 Volume Number 3 Volume Page 1415
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