Edward Vose
7th Feb 1881 - 26th Sep 1952
Life History
7th Feb 1881 |
Born in Little Crosby, Lancs.. |
26th Nov 1913 |
Married Anne Theresa Leatherbarrow in St. Mary's, Little Crosby. |
21st Sep 1914 |
Birth of daughter Mary Catherine Vose in Little Crosby. |
21st Apr 1916 |
Birth of daughter Theresa Vose |
1919 |
Birth of son Thomas Vose |
12th Jul 1923 |
Birth of daughter Catherine Vose |
26th Sep 1952 |
Died. |
Notes
From IGI
1. Edward Vose
Birth: 07 Feb 1881, Little Crosby, Lancashire
Father: Thomas Vose
Mother: Catherine Wharton
2. Edward Voce
Birth: 07 Feb 1881, Little Crosby, Lancashire
Marriage: 1913, West Derby, Lancashire
Spouse: Ann T Leatherbarrow
Death: 26 Sep 1952, Crosby, Lancashire
In the 1891 census in The Village, Little Crosby.
| Thomas Vose | Head | 51 | Blacksmith | b. Little Crosby |
| Catherine Vose | Wife | 40 | b. Little Crosby | |
| Edward Vose | Son | 10 | b. Little Crosby | |
| Elizabeth Vose | Daughter | 9 | b. Little Crosby | |
| Thomas Vose | Son | 7 | b. Little Crosby | |
| Helen Vose | Daughter | 3 | b. Little Crosby | |
| Joseph Vose | Son | 11 mths | b. Little Crosby |
In the 1901 census in The Village, Little Crosby.
| Cathrine Vose | Head | Widow | 49 | b. Little Crosby | |
| Edward Vose | Son | Single | 20 | Bricklayers Labourer | b. Little Crosby |
| Thomas Vose | Son | Single | 17 | General Labourer | b. Little Crosby |
| Ellen Vose | Daughter | 13 | b. Little Crosby | ||
| Joseph Vose | Son | 10 | b. Little Crosby |
In the 1911 census - Little Crosby
| Catherine Vose | Head | 58 | Widow, House Work (8 children born alive, 7 still alive) |
| Ned Vose | Son | 30 | General Labourer |
| Joe Vose | Son | 20 | General Labourer |
In the 1921 census - at 2 Dibb Lane, Little Crosby
| Edward Vose | Head | 40 yrs 4 m. | Married | Labourer on Estate of F.R. Blundell, Esq., Crosby Hall | b. Little Crosby |
| Ann Theresa Vose | Wife | 33 yrs 1 m. | Married | House Duties | b. Little Crosby |
| Mary Catherine Vose | Daughter | 6 yrs 9 m. | School | b. Little Crosby | |
| Teresa Mary Vose | Daughter | 5 yrs 2 m. | School | b. Little Crosby | |
| Thomas GerardVose | Son | 2 yrs 3 m. | b. Little Crosby |
By the 1921 census the family had moved into 2 Dibb Lane (photo, as it is now in 2020, on the right).
In 1919, according to his war record, Joseph B. Wharton, who shared a great-grandfather with Edward - one of the wheelwright Whartons - lived in Dibb Lane - probably in No. 1 (though he may have lived in no. 2 before Edward and family). His wife was Alice née Seddon, and his children William (b.1911) and Harry (b. 1914).
Joseph Wharton (picture below) was one of the first members of the Tank Corps in the first World War, and if he was a neighbour in no 1, might have influenced Thomas Vose's choice of service in the second World War.
In the Great War, 1914-19
Edward served in the King's (Liverpool) Regiment.
The two crossed axes on his right sleeve tell us that Edward was a 'Pioneer'.
"Historically, the primary role of pioneer units was to assist other arms in tasks such as the construction of field fortifications, military camps, bridges and roads. Prior to and during the First World War, pioneers were often engaged in the construction and repair of military railways." [Wikipedia]
Edward's service number was 041930.
Various battalions of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment landed at Le Havre in 1914 and 1915.
They were were in the thick of it:
the The Battles of
Flanders in October 1916
at Pilkem Ridge and Menin Road Ridge during the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)
at Cambrai where they suffered very heavily during the German Counter Attacks in November 1917.
In 1918 they were in the Battle of the Lys and the Defence of Givenchy
In October, 1918, they took part in the Final Advance in Artois.
[Source]
I believe Edward's brother-in-law, Joseph Leatherbarrow served in the same regiment and died at Ypres in 1917.
From freeBMD
Birth: Mar 1881, Voce, Edward, W.Derby 8b 537
Birth: Jun 1888, Leatherbarrow, Ann Theresa, W. Derby, 8b 50[9_]
Marriage: Dec 1913, Leatherbarrow, Ann T, W.Derby, 8b 810
Marriage: Dec 1913, Vose, Edward, W.Derby, 8b 810
WW1 Embossed and embroidered cards from Edward, in France, to his wife and children
To France and Back
