Born during the September quarter 1866 in the
Liverpool R.D. - ref: 8b/135, the son of ???????

1871 Census - No Trace.

1881 Census - No Trace.

1891 Census - No Trace.

Married Agnes ????? at Kirkoswald, Ayrshire,
Scotland. - c1896.

1901 Census - No Trace.

1911 Census - 63 Lune Street, Oldham.    Head of
household - Married - aged:44 - occ: Manager of
Billiard Hall - born: Liverpool.   Also - Agnes
Marshall - Wife - aged: 43 - born - Kirkoswald,
Ayrshire, Scotland.   Plus a son and two
daughters.

1921 Census - 58 Manley Road, Oldham.    Head of
household - Married - aged: 55 - occ: Billiard
Hall Manager - born: Liverpool.  Also - Agnes
Marshall - Wife - aged: 54 - born: Kirkoswald,
Ayrshire, Scotland.  Plus a daughter, a son and a
grandson.  The daughter was employed as an
assistant ant the Billiard Hall.

Agnes Marshall died on the 8th January 1939, aged:
71 and is buried in Lees Cemetery.

1939 National Registration - No Trace.

CWGC - of 58 Manley Road. Died at 58 Manley Road.

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German Bombing Raid on Oldham the night of the
12th/13th October 1941

According to the Ministry of Security's Bomb
Census for the raids of the 12th/13th October
1941, a total of 26 H.E. bombs fell on Oldham that
night.  19 exploded and 7 were U.X.Bs.  There were
no oil bombs dropped nor any incendiary bombs.

Red Warning was sounded at 23.06 hrs on the 12th
and White (all clear) at 00.58 hrs on the 13th.

There was no Balloon Barrage in place over Oldham
that night.  Visibility was 'Fair' and there was
no cloud cover.

15 German aircraft took part in the raid at
heights of 5,400 feet and 16,700 feet.  The
aircraft criss-crossed over the area - at 23.10
hrs on the 12th and at 00.10 hrs on the 13th.

A total of 27 civilians were killed in this
bombing raid.  A summary of these 26 bombs can be
seen under "Memorials".