Arthur Buckle - Thurston

[maegy97]

I live in Sydney, Australia and recently my mother bought a second hand book. This book was awarded to Arthur Buckle in 1906, at St Peters Church Thurston. I have done some googling and have been able to find out that Arthur Buckle (as long as it's the right Arthur Buckle) died in 1918 in the War, and is buried in St Peters Churchyard in Thurston. He was survived by his wife who lived in Canada.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122880003
http://www.everymanremembered.org/profiles/soldier/1740583/
I guess I am just trying to find out if he has any family left, and how on earth this book ended up in Sydney.
If anyone could shed any light that would be great. Thanks. :)

[lizdb]

Hi and a warm welcome to Rootschat!

The only St Peters in Thurston I can find is in Suffolk. You have posted on the Surrey Board. Did you mean Suffolk,  or is there another St P's in a Thurston in Surrey?


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[lizdb]

1901 has this Arthur Buckle in Thurston. This one would be about 6 in 1906, and pushing it to be old enough for WW1 and to be married by then. Possible, I know.

1901
Church Street, Thurston Suffolk
Walter 41 railway platelayer
Emma 41 wife
William 13
Frederick 9
Olive 6
Alfred 3
Arthur 9 months      all bn Thurston

[lizdb]

Arthur Buckle of Thurston, bn 1900, 's WW1 service record is on Ancestry. It isn't a very clear image. But he didn't die, he was demobbed in 1920. Appears to be single.

[maegy97]

The second link in my originals pos shows that he was married when he diedt, this link: http://www.everymanremembered.org/profiles/soldier/1740583/
And I think this is the Arthur I am looking for.

[maegy97]

This is a picture of the award in the book.

[lizdb]

Ok , sorry I never spotted the link in your first post! Or if I did I never looked at thinking it was just a ref to an Arthur buried in 1918 without more details.

That tells us a lot more about the Arthur you want to research!

ie he was 30 when died in 1918
Was the son of Robert and Thirza
Was the husband of Ada E C.

So, we can rule out the Arthur I found who was bn 1900 then.

[lizdb]

Here is your Arthurs family in 1901

Arthur doesn't seem to be at home though.

1901
Robert Buckle 43 ag lab bn Thurston
Thirza 42 bn Norton
Emma 12
Rowland 15
Herbert 8
Alice 7
Harry 5
Charles 4
Ellen 3
Infant not yet named (daughter) 3 weeks       Children all bn Thurston

[lizdb]

1891
OLd Vicarage, Thurston
Robert Buckle 30 ag lab bn Thurston
Thurza 30 bn Norton
Kate Kemp 11 dtr bn Beston?
William Buckle 8
Spencer Buckle 6
Rowland Buckle 5
Beatrice " 3
MAry "  2
Arthur  "  1
George Buckle 63 lodger  unm bn thurston