Maw, Wing Commander Roger Hargreaves

1906 - 1992  (86 years)  

 Set As Default Person

Maw, Matthew Senior

Est 1690 - 1743  (53 years)

Birth	Est 1690
Died	Jun 1743	Bigby, , Lincolnshire, England
Buried	9 Jun 1743	Bigby, , Lincolnshire, England
Family	Silence           b. Est 1692
Children	1. Maw, Matthew           b. Abt 1712   2. Maw, Jelland           b. Abt 1714, Wrawby, , Lincolnshire, England   3. Maw, George           b. Abt 1717, Bigby, , Lincolnshire, England   4. Maw, Mary           b. Abt 1721, Bigby, , Lincolnshire, England   5. Maw, Francis           b. Abt 1724, Bigby, , Lincolnshire, England

Hargreaves, Dora Elizabeth

1838 - 1893  (54 years)

Birth	16 Sep 1838	Greenwich, , Kent, England
Died	27 Jan 1893	Burnham, Thornton, , Lincolnshire, England
Family	Stephenson, John           b. 1 Oct 1819, Winterton Cemetery, Winterton, , Lincolnshire, England
Married	30 Sep 1858	Manchester Catholic Church, Manchester, , Lancashire, England
Children	1. Stephenson, Lucy Dora Hargreaves           b. 5 Nov 1863, Thornton Curtis, , Lincolnshire, England

Maw, Arthur Matthew

1869 - 1944  (74 years)

Birth	31 Oct 1869	Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England
Christened	28 Nov 1869	Manton, , Lincolnshire, England
Died	22 Jan 1944	War Memorial Hospital, Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England
Buried	1944	St Hybald, Manton, , Lincolnshire, England
Father	Maw, Matthew           b. 1824, Bigby, , Lincolnshire, England
Mother	Seaton, Alice Mary           b. 17 Sep 1845, Whissendine, , Rutland, England
Married	20 Oct 1864	St Mary, Sunbury On Thames, London, , England
Family	Stephenson, Lucy Dora Hargreaves           b. 5 Nov 1863, Thornton Curtis, , Lincolnshire, England
Married	Between Oct and Dec 1892	District Glanford Brigg
Children	1. Maw, Lucy Madeleine           b. 3 Mar 1894, Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England   2. Maw, John Eric Matthew           b. 2 Jul 1895, Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England   3. Maw, Richard Francis Mowbray           b. 18 Feb 1903, Cleatham Hall, Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England   4. Maw, Wing Commander Roger Hargreaves           b. 24 Jun 1906, Kirton in Lindsey, , Lincolnshire, England

Stephenson, Lucy Dora Hargreaves

1863 - 1944  (80 years)

Birth	5 Nov 1863	Thornton Curtis, , Lincolnshire, England
Christened	6 Dec 1863	Thornton Curtis, , Lincolnshire, England
Died	13 Jun 1944	Cleatham Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, , Lincolnshire, England
Father	Stephenson, John           b. 1 Oct 1819, Winterton Cemetery, Winterton, , Lincolnshire, England
Mother	Hargreaves, Dora Elizabeth           b. 16 Sep 1838, Greenwich, , Kent, England
Married	30 Sep 1858	Manchester Catholic Church, Manchester, , Lancashire, England
Family	Maw, Arthur Matthew           b. 31 Oct 1869, Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England
Married	Between Oct and Dec 1892	District Glanford Brigg
Children	1. Maw, Lucy Madeleine           b. 3 Mar 1894, Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England   2. Maw, John Eric Matthew           b. 2 Jul 1895, Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England   3. Maw, Richard Francis Mowbray           b. 18 Feb 1903, Cleatham Hall, Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England   4. Maw, Wing Commander Roger Hargreaves           b. 24 Jun 1906, Kirton in Lindsey, , Lincolnshire, England

Thornton, Janet Mabel

1908 - 1996  (88 years)

Birth	2 Jan 1908	District Frome
Died	Oct 1996	District Lincoln
Buried	Oct 1996	St Mary, Walesby, , Lincolnshire, England
Father	Thornton, Reverend Robert           b. Between Oct and Dec 1862, Horsham, , Sussex, England
Mother	Griffith, Ethel Borde           b. 8 Nov 1866, Hornchurch, , Essex, England
Married	Between Jul and Sep 1901	District Cuckfield
Family	Maw, Wing Commander Roger Hargreaves           b. 24 Jun 1906, Kirton in Lindsey, , Lincolnshire, England
Married	Between Jul and Sep 1937	District Bournemouth
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Living

Father	Maw, Wing Commander Roger Hargreaves           b. 24 Jun 1906, Kirton in Lindsey, , Lincolnshire, England
Mother	Thornton, Janet Mabel           b. 2 Jan 1908, District Frome
Married	Between Jul and Sep 1937	District Bournemouth
Family	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Living

Father	Blakey, James H.           b. 11 May 1895
Mother	Brodrick, Isobel Gertrude           b. 27 Nov 1906, District Havant
Married	Between Oct and Dec 1930	District Thetford
Family	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Living

Father	Maw, Wing Commander Roger Hargreaves           b. 24 Jun 1906, Kirton in Lindsey, , Lincolnshire, England
Mother	Thornton, Janet Mabel           b. 2 Jan 1908, District Frome
Married	Between Jul and Sep 1937	District Bournemouth
Family 1	Living
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Living

Living

Father	Stephenson           b. Est 1915
Mother	Todd           b. Est 1920
Family	Living
Children	1. Living

Living

Family	Living

Living

Father	Maw, Wing Commander Roger Hargreaves           b. 24 Jun 1906, Kirton in Lindsey, , Lincolnshire, England
Mother	Thornton, Janet Mabel           b. 2 Jan 1908, District Frome
Married	Between Jul and Sep 1937	District Bournemouth
Family	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Living

Family	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living

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  I14880 - Roger Hargreaves Maw.bmp I14880 - Roger Hargreaves Maw.bmp

  
  

  Census

  UK Cens 1911 - RG14PN20052 RG78PN1200 RD424 SD1 ED4 SN38 - (Glanford Brigg-Brigg) UK Cens 1911 - RG14PN20052 RG78PN1200 RD424 SD1 ED4 SN38 - (Glanford Brigg-Brigg).jpg

  
  
• Relationship	with Living
  Alt. Birth	1906	Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England
  Birth	24 Jun 1906	Kirton in Lindsey, , Lincolnshire, England   [1, 2]
  	Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: MAW, ROGER HARGREAVES STEPHENSON GRO Reference: 1906 S Quarter in GLANFORD BRIGG Volume 07A Page 671 First name(s) Roger Hargreaves Last name Maw Birth quarter 3 Birth year 1906 Mother's maiden name - District Glanford Brigg County Lincolnshire Country England Volume 7A Page 671 Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Civil Births Collections from United Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s) Roger Hargreaves Last name Maw Gender Male Birth day 24 Birth month 6 Birth year 1906 Age - Death quarter 3 Registration Month 8 Death year 1992 District Caistor Register number 892 County Lincolnshire Volume 7 Page 1302 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from United Kingdom, England (c) brightsolid online publishing ltd
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Apr 1911 (4 years)	Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England   [3]
  	Cleatham Hall
  	MAW, Arthur Matthew Head Married M 40 1871 Farmer Cleatham Lincolns MAW, Lucy Dora Hargreaves Wife Married 18 years F 44 1867 Thornton Curtis Lincs MAW, Lucy Madeleine Daughter Single F 17 1894 Cleatham Lincolnsh MAW, Richard Frame Mowbay Son M 8 1903 Cleatham Lincolnsh MAW, Roger Hargreaves Son M 4 1907 Cleatham Lincolnsh SMART, Lilian Caroline Servant Single F 32 1879 Professional Nurse Hull THOMAS, Frame Muriel Servant Single F 22 1889 Governess Nursery Unknown CRANSHAW, Emma Servant Single F 35 1876 Cook Domestic Leven Yorks SALMON, Sarah Elizabeth Servant Single F 19 1892 Housemaid Domestic Lincoln PIKE, Emily Elizabeth Servant Single F 16 1895 General Servant Domestic Horkstown Barton on Humber -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG number: RG14 Piece: 20052 Reference: RG14PN20052 RG78PN1200 RD424 SD1 ED4 SN38 Registration District: Glanford Brigg Sub District: Brigg Enumeration District: 4 Parish: Cleatham Address: Cleatham Hall Kirton Lindsey Lincolnshire County: Lincolnshire
  Probate	21 Nov 1946 (40 years)	Lincoln, , Lincolnshire, England
  	of father Arthur Matthew Maw
  	Maw Arthur Matthew of Cleatham Hall Manton Lincolnshire died 22 January 1944 at The War Memorial Hospital Scunthorpe Lincolnshire Probate Lincoln 21 November 1946 to Roger Hargreaves Maw D.F.C. wing commander R.A.F. Effects £50825 12s. Former grant D.R. Lincoln 9 May 1944
  _UID	F6BC25D69813420CBFE8F7FE211B83FAFB1E
  Death	Aug 1992	District Caistor   [2]
  	First name(s) Roger Hargreaves Last name Maw Gender Male Birth day 24 Birth month 6 Birth year 1906 Age - Death quarter 3 Registration Month 8 Death year 1992 District Caistor Register number 892 County Lincolnshire Volume 7 Page 1302 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from United Kingdom, England (c) brightsolid online publishing ltd
  Burial	Aug 1992	St Mary, Walesby, , Lincolnshire, England
  	First name(s) Roger Hargeaves Last name Maw Sex Male Birth year 1906 Birth date ? ? 1906 Age 86 Death year 1992 Death date ? ? 1992 Place Walesby Burial ground St Mary County Lincolnshire Country England Headstone notes [age calculated] Husband of Janett and father of Michael, Jocelyn and Tessa Reference A53 Record number 107724 Record set Lincolnshire Monumental Inscriptions Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Burials Collections from England, Great Britain Lincolnshire Family History Society Transcriptions © Lincolnshire Family History Society
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Maw, Matthew Senior           b. Est 1690             d. Jun 1743, Bigby,, Lincolnshire, England  (Age 53 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Hargreaves, Dora Elizabeth           b. 16 Sep 1838, Greenwich,, Kent, England           d. 27 Jan 1893, Burnham, Thornton,, Lincolnshire, England  (Age 54 years)  (Grandmother)
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  Person ID	I14880	The Family Maw
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Maw, Arthur Matthew           b. 31 Oct 1869, Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England           d. 22 Jan 1944, War Memorial Hospital, Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Stephenson, Lucy Dora Hargreaves           b. 5 Nov 1863, Thornton Curtis, , Lincolnshire, England           d. 13 Jun 1944, Cleatham Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, , Lincolnshire, England (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Between Oct and Dec 1892	District Glanford Brigg   [4]
  Family ID	F1576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thornton, Janet Mabel           b. 2 Jan 1908, District Frome           d. Oct 1996, District Lincoln (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Between Jul and Sep 1937	District Bournemouth   [5]
  Children	3 children
  1. Living ▻ Living   2. Living ▻ Living;   Living   3. Living ▻ Living
  Family ID	F4468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2021

  
  

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  		Alt. Birth - 1906 - Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England  Birth - 24 Jun 1906 - Kirton in Lindsey, , Lincolnshire, England  Census - Cleatham Hall - 2 Apr 1911 - Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England  Probate - of father Arthur Matthew Maw - 21 Nov 1946 - Lincoln, , Lincolnshire, England  Death - Aug 1992 - District Caistor  Burial - Aug 1992 - St Mary, Walesby, , Lincolnshire, England  Marriage - Between Jul and Sep 1937 - District Bournemouth   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Proposed Change: Maw Roger Hargreaves (I14880) Tree: The Maw Family Link: <http:/​/​www​.family-maw​.co​.uk/​tree/​getperson​.php?personID=I14880&tree=Maw> Description: ________________________ September 1992 - Wartime wooden horse hero dies Wooden horse hero: Wing Commander Roger Hargreaves Maw who died back in 1992. YOUR Mail was sad to report the death of local hero Wing Commander Roger Hargreaves Maw - the man who made the Wooden Horse of Sagen - back in 1992. Wg Cdr Maw was central to the daring escape from a World War Two prison camp, Stalag Luft III, where he had been sent after being shot down on a bombing sortie. As the prisoners' camp carpenter, the Wing Commander was asked to join the escape committee. There his task was to build a vaulting horse, which he made out of any pieces of wood he could find, including wooden crates the Red Cross had sent containing food supplies. Whilst his fellow prisoners of war jumped over the vaulting horse, men slowly but surely tunnelled to freedom and returned by the time the exercise period each day had finished. Then one day, two men were carried to the hole and never returned to the barracks. The result of one of the most daring escapes in history was 14 days in the 'cooler' for Wg Cdr Maw. He was born on a Kirton Lindsey farm in 1906 and his heart remained firmly in the land even after he took to the air with the RAF's 503 Special Reserve Squadron at Waddington in 1927. He served in the RAF's equivalent to the Territorial Army until the outbreak of war and was commander of 12 Squadron Wellingtons at Binbrook by 1941. He flew out to Egypt to take over 108 Squadron but never enjoyed his new company. After being shot down, he was taken to the German war camp and became one of the 1,200 Allied prisoners of Stalag Luft III. He remained there for two and a half years until he was liberated by the British in 1945. After the war, he returned to his farm at Welton where he farmed until 1973 and on his retirement moved to Forest House in Walesby with his wife Janet. He died at the age of 86. jmaw jamesmaw @ tiscali.co.uk

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Glanford Brigg - Volume 7a Page 671 (Reliability: 3). [S37] England and Wales, Civil Registration 1984 - 2013, GRO Reference - District CAISTOR - Volume 7 Page 1302 (Reliability: 3). [S114] UK Census 1911 (2 April 1911), UK Cens 1911 - RG14PN20052 RG78PN1200 RD424 SD1 ED4 SN39 - (Glanford Brigg-Brigg) (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Glanford Brigg - Volume 7a Page 1473 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Bournemouth - Volume 2b Page 2131 (Reliability: 3).