Gunner William Arthur Maw

Gunner William Arthur Maw

Male 1893 - 1917  (24 years)


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  • Name William Arthur Maw 
    Prefix Gunner 
    Birth Jun 1893  Wroot, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christening 20 Jun 1893  Epworth, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • First name(s) William Arthur Last name Maw Gender Male Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1893 Baptism date 20 Jun 1893 Residence Epworth, Lincoln, England Place Epworth County Lincolnshire Country England Father's first name(s) Thomas Abraham Father's last name Maw Mother's first name(s) Ellen Mother's last name Maw Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Births & baptisms Collections from Great Britain
    Gender Male 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Wroot, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    High Street 
    • Was staying with uncle William Whiteley Maw and his wife Mary in the 1901 Census.
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Wroot, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    High Street 
    • MAW, William Whiteley Head Married M 65 1846 Farmer Lincs Wroot
      MAW, Mary Wife Married
      28 years F 69 1842 Farmer Sturton Notts
      MAW, William Arthur Nephew Single M 17 1894 Farmer Lincs Wroot
      SLATER, Agnes Servant Single F 15 1896 Farmer Yorks Awkley

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      RG number:
      RG14 Piece:
      28248 Reference:
      RG14PN28248 RG78PN1613 RD513 SD1 ED7 SN54

      Registration District:
      Thorne Sub District:
      Epworth Enumeration District:
      7 Parish:
      Wroot

      Address:
      High St Wroot Doncaster County:
      Yorkshire (West riding)
    Memorial
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  Wroot, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    • MAW, William Whiteley Head Married M 65 1846 Farmer Lincs Wroot
      MAW, Mary Wife Married
      28 years F 69 1842 Farmer Sturton Notts
      MAW, William Arthur Nephew Single M 17 1894 Farmer Lincs Wroot
      SLATER, Agnes Servant Single F 15 1896 Farmer Yorks Awkley

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      RG number:
      RG14 Piece:
      28248 Reference:
      RG14PN28248 RG78PN1613 RD513 SD1 ED7 SN54

      Registration District:
      Thorne Sub District:
      Epworth Enumeration District:
      7 Parish:
      Wroot

      Address:
      High St Wroot Doncaster County:
      Yorkshire (West riding)
    Military 15 Aug 1917  [4
    Death 
    • http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=142849
      http://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=142849
      Name: MAW
      Initials: W A
      Nationality: United Kingdom
      Rank: Gunner
      Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery Unit Text: "B" Bty. 174th Bde.
      Age: 24
      Date of Death: 15/08/1917
      Service No: 186266
      Additional information: Son of Thomas A. Maw; husband of Emily Maw, of Wroot, near Doncaster.
      Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
      Grave/Memorial Reference: V. C. 28. Cemetery: VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY

      Name: William Arthur Maw Birth Place: Wroot, Doncaster Death Date: 15 Aug 1917 Death Place: France and Flanders Enlistment Place: Barnsley, Yorks Rank: Gunner Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery Regimental Number: 186266 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
    Military Service World War I 
    Obituary Gunner W A Maw 
    • Birth: unknown Death: Aug. 15, 1917

      Note: 15th August 1917. Age 24. Son of Thomas A. Maw; husband of Emily Maw of Wroot near Doncaster. V. C. 28. Burial:
      Vlamertinghe (CWGC) New Military Cemetery
      Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
      Plot: B Bty. 174th Bde. Royal Field Artillery.
      Created by: International Wargraves ...
      Record added: Jul 22, 2005
      Find A Grave Memorial# 11407343
    _UID 9CEF899841534FA9A95E7367AF08424658C8 
    Death 15 Aug 1917  [5
    • Name: MAW
      Initials: W A
      Nationality: United Kingdom
      Rank: Gunner
      Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery
      Unit Text: "B" Bty. 174th Bde.
      Age: 24
      Date of Death: 15/08/1917
      Service No: 186266
      Additional information: Son of Thomas A. Maw; husband of Emily Maw, of Wroot, near Doncaster.
      Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
      Grave/Memorial Reference: V. C. 28.
      Cemetery: VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
    Burial Vlamertinghe (CWGC) New Military Cemetery, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: MAW
      Initials: W A
      Nationality: United Kingdom
      Rank: Gunner
      Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery
      Unit Text: "B" Bty. 174th Bde.
      Age: 24
      Date of Death: 15/08/1917
      Service No: 186266
      Additional information: Son of Thomas A. Maw; husband of Emily Maw, of Wroot, near Doncaster.
      Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
      Grave/Memorial Reference: V. C. 28.
      Cemetery: VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
    MMI - I8860 - Gunner W A Maw
    MMI - I8860 - Gunner W A Maw
    MMI - I8860 - Gunner W A Maw
    MMI - I8860 - William Arthur Maw bis
    MMI - I8860 - William Arthur Maw bis
    MMI - I8860 - William Arthur Maw bis
    MMI - I8860 - William Arthur Maw
    MMI - I8860 - William Arthur Maw
    MMI - I8860 - William Arthur Maw
    Person ID I8860  The Maw Family Tree
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2018 

    Father Thomas Abraham Maw,   b. Jan 1853, Wroot, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1935, Wroot, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Ellen Whiteley,   b. Abt 1872, Crowle, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1919, Wroot, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage Between Oct and Dec 1891  District Thorne Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F726  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily Nussey,   b. Abt 1893   d. Between Jul and Sep 1933, District Thorne Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 24 May 1917  St Pancras Parish Church, Wroot, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    • William Arthur Maw was aged 24 and a Gunner RFA . He was the son of Thomas Abraham Maw, a farmer from Wroot. He married Emily Nussey, aged 24, spinster and daughter of Joe MIddlebrook Nussey, a stone mason from Woolley, Yorks.

      Name: Emily Nussey Bann Date: 8 Apr 1916 Parish: West Bretton Spouse's Name: William Arthur Maw
    M2664 - Banns, 1813-1922 Record for William Arthur Maw - Emily Nussey
    M2664 - Banns, 1813-1922 Record for William Arthur Maw - Emily Nussey
    Family ID F2664  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 20 Jun 1893 - Epworth, , Lincolnshire, England Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Was staying with uncle William Whiteley Maw and his wife Mary in the 1901 Census.

      Check who else married to a Nussey as we have possibly 3 children born years after his death???


      Name: MAW, Arthur W
      Unit:Royal Field Artillery
      Rank: Gunner
      Number: 186266
      Year: 1917
      Volume : A.2
      Page: 438
      Record source: GRO War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 to 1921)

  • Sources 
    1. [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 Thorne - Volume 9c Page 837 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S282] 1901 England Census (31 March 1901), (Source Information: Ancestry.co.uk. 1901 England Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Indexed by MyFamily.com, Inc. from microfilmed schedules of the England 1901 Census. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action. ), UK Cens 1901 - RG13-4417 - F 86 P 6 S 33 (Thorne-Epworth) (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S114] 1911 England Census (2 April 1911), UK Cens 1911 - RG14PN28248 RG78PN1613 RD513 SD1 ED7 SN54 - (Thorne-Epworth) (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S101] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919, ((www.ancestry.co.uk)), William Arthur Maw. (Reliability: 3).
      Name: William Arthur Maw Birth Place: Wroot, Doncaster Residence: Barnsley, Yorks Death Date: 15 Aug 1917 Rank: Gunner Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery Number: 186266 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theater of War: Aldershot

    5. [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 Thorne - Volume 9c Page 424 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [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 Thorne - Volume 9c Page 1301 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [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 Thorne - Volume 9c Page 1509 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S10] Isle of Axholme Family History Society, Index of Parish Church of Wroot, Marriages 1838 - 1963 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S298] West Yorkshire Archive Service: Leeds, England., West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935, Source Citation: West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D181/15; New Reference Number: WDP181/1/5/2. (Reliability: 3).