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Re: Why wasnt my Great Uncle in WW1 theatre of war??
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 11 November 17 23:46 GMT (UK) »
Also I have been on Ancestry and there is no info after 1901.
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Re: Why wasnt my Great Uncle in WW1 theatre of war??
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 12 November 17 00:05 GMT (UK) »
So are you saying you have no marriage or death for him? I can't see a death on the CWGC site.
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Re: Why wasnt my Great Uncle in WW1 theatre of war??
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 12 November 17 00:12 GMT (UK) »
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So are you saying you have no marriage or death for him? I can't see a death on the CWGC site.

It was his brother James who died in WW1

1901 - living with parents Edward & Catherine.   

There is no birth registration for him or brother James.  1901 shows him aged 13 b Derbyshire and James aged 11 also Derbyshire

Brother Martin aged 1 has mothers maiden name Ford and there is an 1884 marriage in Lincolnshire between Edward Dowd & Kate Ford but GRO online show no male Dowd/Ford births 1887-1889

1891 census does not have George in household and as there are children born before 1884 - Edward was presumably married previously.  In 1881 Edward is unmarried

Edward Dowd   42 b All Saints Derbyshire
Kate 32 b Birmingham
Charlotte    10 b Alfreston
Maria C    8 b Lincoln
Mary Ellen    6 b Lincoln mmn Ford
James 2 b St Alkmund
Margaret 10mths St Alkmund - mmn = Ford
RG12 Piece 2737 Folio 54 Page 27

A Catherine Dowd was b 1886 Derbyshire - no death but she is not on 1891
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Re: Why wasnt my Great Uncle in WW1 theatre of war??
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 12 November 17 03:14 GMT (UK) »
James' birth is on the GRO index in 1888 as DOUD, mmn Ford.

Catherine's death is also in 1888 and also as Doud.

Not finding anything for a George though.
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Re: Why wasnt my Great Uncle in WW1 theatre of war??
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 12 November 17 08:00 GMT (UK) »
I remember seeing some years ago that there are records detailing the reasons for not enlisting (medical grounds, age etc).  I am kicking myself that I didn't keep the details, but perhaps someone here may know?
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Re: Why wasnt my Great Uncle in WW1 theatre of war??
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 12 November 17 08:35 GMT (UK) »

"..I have an ancestor of fighting age in 1914 but I cant find any record of him 'joining up'."

Conscription started in 1916.

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Re: Why wasnt my Great Uncle in WW1 theatre of war??
« Reply #15 on: Sunday 12 November 17 12:54 GMT (UK) »
In 1901 George is shown as 13 and James 11.  We now know James was born 1888 and Margaret 1890 which doesn’t leave a lot of room for another birth so clearly George was born approx 2 years before James.  I am actually wondering whether he was surname Dowd
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Re: Why wasnt my Great Uncle in WW1 theatre of war??
« Reply #16 on: Sunday 12 November 17 17:01 GMT (UK) »
If this is Martin in 1911, Edward (father) claims to be born in Ireland:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7TN-489

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Re: Why wasnt my Great Uncle in WW1 theatre of war??
« Reply #17 on: Sunday 12 November 17 17:24 GMT (UK) »
I remember seeing some years ago that there are records detailing the reasons for not enlisting (medical grounds, age etc).  I am kicking myself that I didn't keep the details, but perhaps someone here may know?

Exemption reasons are in the first schedule to the Military Service Act 1916 - the Act is on the National Archive website:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1916/104/pdfs/ukpga_19160104_en.pdf

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