George Ernest Branson (1860-1945) - Sheffield
I came across George Ernest Branson when I was trying to find out when the Sheffield and Ecclesall Co-operative Society opened their "Palace of Commerce" at the bottom of Ecclesall Road in Sheffield. A full report of the opening featured in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph dated 10th November 1913. Adjacent to the article was a photographic collage of the regions Lord Mayors which was headed by the following image.
George Ernest Branson was born in Sheffield on 20 May 1860, theonly son of Charles Anthony Branson and his wife Henrietta. He was educated at Wesley College and afterwards joined his father in the family solicitors firm of Branson and Son of Bank Street, Sheffield.
George Branson received his commission in the Hallamshire Rifles in 1880, being promoted to captain in 1884, and hon. lieutenant-colonel in 1900. He served as Lord Mayor of Sheffield 1913-1914. During his time as mayor, Branson oversaw the acquisition of Endcliffe Hall for use as the new headquarters of the Hallamshire Rifles, thereby saving the historic former home of Sir John Brown from demolition. Bransons mayoral term also coincided with the outbreak of World War One, where he was instrumental in the formation of the Sheffield City Battalion.
From the York Herald dated 8th January 1891
Branson married Catherine Mary Stephenson in Sheffield in 1891 and they had four children: Maud Kathleen, Douglas Stephenson, Philip Anthony and Sylvia Gertrude.
Colonel Branson resided at 54 Westbourne Road and later Broomsgrove Road, Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield. He died in Sheffield on 14 May
1945, aged 84.
Birth 20 May 1860 Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire
1863 Birth of sister Eleanor Branson (18631944) Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1871 Residence Nether Hallam, Yorkshire, England
1881 Residence 1881 Kensington, London, England
1891 Marriage 6 Jan 1891 Sheffield St Peter, Yorkshire, England Catherine Mary Stephenson 18671956
1891 Residence Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England
1892 Birth of daughter Maud Kathleen Branson (18921986) 26 Jan 1892 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1893 Birth of son Douglas Stephenson Branson Sir; Colonel; KBE. CB. DSO. MC. TD. DL. (18931981) 25 Jul 1893 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1896 Birth of son Philip Anthony Branson (18961973) 1 Jun 1896 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1899 Death of father Charles Anthony Branson (18271899) 22 Jun 1899 Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England
1901 Residence 1901 Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England
1904 Birth of daughter Sylvia Gertrude Branson (19041998) 21 Feb 1904 Sheffield, Yorkshire
1904 Death of mother Henrietta Flockton (18301904) 24 Dec 1904 Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England
1911 Residence 02 Apr 1911 Ecclesall, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
1935 Death of sister Mary Constance Branson (18561935) 7 May 1935 Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England
1944 Death of sister Eleanor Branson (18631944) 11 May 1944 Lawson Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire
1945 Death 14 May 1945 Sheffield, England Cemetery All Saints Churchyard Burial Ecclesall, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Sources
Sheffield Daily Telegraph dated 10th November 1913
York Herald dated 8th January 1891
Sheffield Indexers
Shefffield History Forum
Ancestry - UK Census
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