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Lance Corporal George William Pykett...........
« on: Saturday 19 January 19 16:44 GMT (UK) »
Commonwealth Graves Commission are looking for relatives of Lance Corporal George William Pykett - Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.  Service No 3425

Believed to be buried Upton All Saints Churchyard - CWGC in the process of producing a special memorial headstone to commemorate him as it is not possible to mark his original grave. 

Lance Corporal George William Pykett - Arg. & Suth'd Highrs.

Died 14/03/1919, Aged 25 years.

George W Pykett born 1894 death registered March 1919 Gainborough Lincolnshire.

Volume   7a - Page   1209

1901 Kexby Gainsborough Lincolnshire.

RG13 Piece 3116 Folio 83 Page 3

Joseph C Pykett   45 Maria Pykett   39
Lily Pykett   18 Amelia Pykett 11
John C Pykett 10 George W Pykett   7
Alice Pykett 6 Frances E Pykett 4
Beatrice Pykett 3

1911 free index

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Re: Lance Corporal George William Pykett...........
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 19 January 19 16:50 GMT (UK) »
Brother John Christopher Pykett married Meggie Nunns - 23 December 1916 - Willingham, Lincoln.


Death of Meggie Pykett - aged  72 years -    York    2d   856

Death of John Christipher Pykett - born 28 March 1891  Claro Yorkshire - 2 - 2033

There was a male born to Pykett - Nunns in 1923 -  Middlesbro    9d   920    which might be a possible.

John was in the Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport) Regimental Number13934

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Re: Lance Corporal George William Pykett...........
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 19 January 19 16:54 GMT (UK) »


Found a couple of ancestry tree's for the family - message sent.

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Re: Lance Corporal George William Pykett...........
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 19 January 19 17:08 GMT (UK) »
A marriage of Amelia Pykett to Edward Graham Q1 - 1909 - Gainsborough - 7a 1110

1911 free index on FS shows the couple with a daughter 10 months old

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7YP-M3N

Sadly it looks as if Edward Graham passed away 16-8-1917 - Pte  2nd Batt Linc - action in France. 240864

Widow and sole legatee Amelia.

There were further Pykett/Graham births -

Graham    Leslie E    Pykett    Gainsbro    7a   1333     March 1913
Graham    Lilian    Pykett    Gainsbro    7a   1393     June 1914
Graham    Maisie E    Pykett    Gainsbro    7a   1293     September 1915
Graham    Joseph S    Pykett    Gainsbro    7a   1134   March 1917

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Re: Lance Corporal George William Pykett...........
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 19 January 19 17:20 GMT (UK) »
Marriage for Alice Pykett - Apr-May-Jun 1920 - Gainsborough - James W Crow - 7a 2501

A death of Alice Crow - born 21 January 1895 - passed away April 1984 - Surrey South-western - 17 - 1281

Alice   Crow   1895    - 89years -died 1984   - first name on this monument- Stoke New 2 - Guildford
Surrey England -  142647 - 20110630

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husband -    James W Crow born 1889 and passed away June 1957 - aged 68 years -
Registration district:   Don Valley Yorkshire West Riding
Volume 2b Page   432

probate for James who died 21 january 1957 mentions Alice as his widow - probate 1 November 1957.

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Re: Lance Corporal George William Pykett...........
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 19 January 19 17:25 GMT (UK) »
Ruby the daughter of James and Alice (above) married Walter Biram Jan-Feb-Mar 1948 - Don Valley Yorkshire - 2b 998

Ruby Biram born 13 May 1921 passed away 26 September 1994 Surrey North Western  -
aged 73 years -  Register Number W32 District and Subdistrict 7583 - probate Winchester 31 October 1994

Ruby   Biram - 1921 - 1994   first name on this monument   Stoke New 2   Guildford
Surrey England   142656   20110630

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Doesn't appear to be any children that I have come across so far.

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Re: Lance Corporal George William Pykett...........
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 19 January 19 17:31 GMT (UK) »
Beatrice Pykett married Alban A Cheetham - Oct-Nov-Dec 1924 Gainsborough Lincolnshire - 7a 1782

Beatrice Cheetham - 17 October 1897 passed away March 1989 - aged 91 years -
Registration district Gainsborough Lincolnshire.  Vol 7 Page 1606

Cremation Register - https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=9253777

There are probably 3 male births and a female birth to this couple - June 1925 - June 1927 - March 1929 - December 1935


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Re: Lance Corporal George William Pykett...........
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 19 January 19 17:37 GMT (UK) »
The first born of Beatrice and Albans off spring was ...........

George Alban Cheetham - 2 April 1925 passed away February 1991 Gainsborough Limcolnshire -
vol7 - 1621

George A Cheetham married Mary E Trought - Jul-Aug-Sep 1949 - Gainsborough Lincolnshire - vol 3 b - 587

George Alban Cheetham - cremation date 26 February 1991 - Lincolnshire

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One birth to this couple in September `1950 - Gainsborough - 3b 269

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Re: Lance Corporal George William Pykett...........
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 19 January 19 17:41 GMT (UK) »
Second born of Beatrice and Alban children was...............

John A Cheetham - this is may be John Allan Cheetham born 14 march 1927 who passed away October 1992 Gainsborough Lincolnshire - vol 7 page 1555

No positive on the marriage

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