Sy(i)dney BELLAMY bc 1898 Bedfordshire.

[marie1983]

if anyone has any info on the above id be very grateful
thanks
marie.

[janan]

Hi Marie
This is the only Beds born Si/ydney Bellamy c1898

1901
94 Margetts Rd Kempston
John Bellamy Head M 48 Railway labourer
Emma do Wife 47 Lacemaker
Elizabeth do Dau 20 laundress
William J do Son 18 Bricklayer labourer
Albert J do Son 16 Labourer Brickyard
Bertha do dau 14
Gertrude do do 11
George do Son 13
Arthur do do 9
Sydney do do 2
All born Kempston
RG13/1490/101 Pg25

Given Emma's age I do wonder if Sydney is actually Elizabeth's son

Jan

[marie1983]

maybe, a cover up. i found this about his "brother" yesterday, just about the only interesting piece of information i've managed to find in my tree.
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/content/collections/virtualmem/photoview.cfm?casualty=4021422&photo=17864

[janan]

It is just possible they were really brothers and Sidney was a late surprise, only his birth certificate would tell you definitely.
Jan

[cathymcc]

Marie

Sydney's brother,  Arthur Edward BELLAMY, was killed in the First World War in 1918...

Arthur had gone to Canada and joined up over there with the Canadian Engineers...there is lots of info if you google the:

''Kempston War Memorial''

and the:

''Commonwealth War Graves'' site

His parents had moved from up the road from number 94 [as per 1901 census],  to number 110 of the Margetts Road by the time of Arthur's death.

Have a look at

http://blars.adlibsoft.com

There may be info on his brothers and sisters.

The 1891 census for Bedfordshire is complete and free online - just google '' freecen ''

cathy

ps: A friend of mine married a chap whose mother had given birth to him at 50 [and my friend's husband was the first and only child] 

[cathymcc]

Marie

If you can get a pic of Arthur E BELLAMY to the administrator of the War Memorials - he will add it to the Roll of Honour..,

cathy

[marie1983]

thanks, i dont have any pics of him, i just found out he existed, i do have a pic taken of another closer relative who diied in ww1 though, taken in his uniform b4 he went to france. i'll send them his pic, i didnt realise they did that. thanks

[cathymcc]

Thanks, Marie

Soon these peoples' pics will be lost to us for ever - so saving photos of those brave young men on their Village War Memorial web site is well worth while, you will agree?  I always think of the parents being present when the Village War Memorial was consecrated - they would have felt ...pride & sadness - and lots of memories?

Did the family leave Bedford in the 20th C - I can't seem to find marriages for his elder siblings on the free BMD around Bedford?

I will get back to you on Friday evening


cathy

[marie1983]

im not sure, i havnt really looked into it, ive just added the 11 children to my tree, i know sydneys dad moved up to weardale for a while with 2 of his brothers, then he moved back down and so did another brother leaving the 3rd one there which is why im still up here!