Ralph Mottershead

Rank:Civilian
Died:22/12/1940Age:65
Incident Date:22/12/1940
Incident Address.129 Clifton Street, Old Trafford
Died Address:129 Clifton Street, Old Trafford
C.W.D. No.90
Grave Photo:No
Cemetery or Memorial:Not Known
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
Born during the December quarter 1877 in the
Macclesfield R.D. - ref: 8a,139, the son of Adam &
Mary Mottershead (nee Daniels)

1881 Census - 34 Tickle Street, Manchester.    
Son - aged: 2 - born:  Manchester.      Head of
household - Adam Mottershead - Married - aged: 25
- occ: Callenderer - born: Manchester.    Also
Mary Mottershead - Wife - aged: 22 - born:
Salford. 

1891 Census - 15 Dumville Street, Manchester,
Castlefield, Manchester.    Son - aged: 12 -
Scholar - born: Manchester.   Head of household -
Adam Mottershead - Married - aged: 34 - occ:
Callenderer Bleachers - born: Manchester.    Also
Mary Mottershead - Wife - aged: 32 - born:
Salford.   Plus 6 siblings.

Married - Emmeline Townley during the December
quarter 1896 in the Prestwich R.D. - ref: 8d/533.

1901 Census - 14 Buckley Street, Manchester.      
Head - Married - aged: 23 - occ: Cloth Finisher -
born: Manchester.    Also - Emmeline Mottershead -
Wife - aged: 23 - born: Manchester.   Plus 3
daughters and a son.

1911 Census - 12 Buckley Street, Collyhurst,
Manchester.   Head - Married - aged: 33 - occ:
Callenderman Cotton Finishing Works - born:
Manchester.    Also - Emmeline Mottershead - Wife
- aged: 33 - born: Manchester.   Plus 3 daughters
and a son.

CWD Report No. 90.   Died at 129 Clifton Street,
Old Trafford from where his body was recovered at
16.30 hrs on the 26th Devcember 1940 and taken to
the Church Street Mortuary, Stretford.    His body
was identified by his son-in-law - Lewis Vaughan,
73 Sale Road, Northenden, Manchester and released
to him for burial.   Employed in the Cotton
Trade.

Death registered in Stretford Borough.

Killed due to the explosion of a Land Mine.

His widow - Emmeline Mottershead, died in 1957.

Story related in 2004 by Julie Wickham - We were
lucky because a parachute mine had landed at the
end of Clifton Street and several houses had
collapsed into the cellars, including our previous
house, 61. It was never rebuilt and the site is
now part of the playing field for a new school,
built after the war. 

CWGC - Husband of E. Mottershead. Died at 129
Clifton Street.

District:
Stretford (Trafford MBC)
Memorials found on:
C.W.G.C.
Stretford WW2 Book
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