Rank: Rifleman
Service No: 204264
Regiment/Service: The King's (Liverpool Regiment), 6th Bn.
Please see reports about the Battle of Menin Road Ridge and the Battle of Passchendaele for further information.
Parents:
Banns were recorded at St Mary the Virgin, West Derby, Lancashire, England for his parents:
Joseph Lunt - Bachelor, of this Parish
Sarah Jane Wallace - Spinster, Parish of Keswick, Cumberland
First Reading: 19 Mar 1893; Read by Percy Stewart
Second Reading: 26 Mar 1893; Read by Percy Stewart
Third Reading: 2 Apr 1893; Read by Percy Stewart
Register: Banns 1837 - 1907, Page 275, Entry 432
Source: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk
Sarah Jane Wallace and Joseph Lunt were married on April 4th 1893 in Crosthwaite in Cumberland.
Source: "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
The birth of William Wallace Lunt was recorded in England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 (Volume 8B, page 579, line 256) as follows:
Born Jan.-Mar. 1895 in West Derby, Lancashire, England
England and Wales Census, 1901, West Derby, Lancashire, England:
Residence: Lightwood Street
Son, age 6, single
Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England*
Father: Joseph, age 31, born Broadgreen, Lancashire, railway shunter
Mother: Sarah J., age 36, born Keswick, Cumberland, wife
England and Wales Census, 1911, Wavetree, Lancashire, England:
Son, age 16, single
Birthplace: Edge Hill, Lancashire, England*
Occupation: Apprentice Clerk
Industry: Railroad Co., Good Dept.
Father: Joseph Lunt, age 41, born in Broad Green, Lancashire
- Occupation: Foremann - Railroad Co., Goods Dept.
Mother: Sarah Jane, age 45, born in Keswick, Cumberland
Brother: Joseph Albert, age 4, born in Wavetree, Lancashire
*According to Wikipedia: "Edge Hill is a district of Liverpool, England, south east of the city centre, bordered by Kensington, Wavertree and Toxteth. " And "In the early 19th century, Edge Hill was the site of two railway works. Both the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Grand Junction Railway..." See Wikipedia for further information.
Mother and Maternal Grandparents
Sarah Jane was the daughter of Mary Ann and William Wallace. She was christened on February 14th 1864 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England. According to the census of 1881 she worked as a servant at age 17 for the family of Mary and Joseph Younghusband (Memorial ID# 212172660?) in Keswick.
In 1891 Sarah Jane, aged 26, was at Seymour Road, West Derby, working as a cook for the family of Florence Emily (Alker) and Charles Henry Macotta, grandson of Julia (de Leon) and Elias Macotta. Julia and Elias had eight of their children baptised on January 12th 1843 in the Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
One of the children for whom Sarah Jane cooked was Charles Douglas, who became a Second Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion of the Royal Warkshire Regiment on October 12th 1914 and was later named Colonel. Charles Douglas was born June 10th 1887 at which time the abode of the family was Broad Green.
Paternal Grandparents
There are birth records for several Joseph Lunts in Lancashire at the time. According to a nephew of William, Joseph was born on April 7th, 1870, in Broadgreen and died in the mid-1920s. His parents, Margaret (Green) and John Lunt, were recorded on Joseph's birth certificate.
In Volume 8B, page 521, line 360, the birth of Joseph was recorded as having took place from between Apr. and Jun. 1870 in West Derby, Lancashire.
Joseph of West Derby appears in an 1891 census at Broad Green Road with his widowed mother, Margaret, aged 59, and siblings: James, Henry, George, Thomas, Peter and John. Joseph worked as a yardman (coal). Margaret died in 1932 according to her grandson.
William's brother, Joseph Albert, married Florence Morcom (b. December 6th 1910 to Ada (Jones, b. 1881 in Ulverston) and John (?) Morcom) between July and September of 1935.
Sources: England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005 (8B, page 27, line 77) and England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007 (21, page 1574, line 137)
Service No: 204264
Regiment/Service: The King's (Liverpool Regiment), 6th Bn.
Please see reports about the Battle of Menin Road Ridge and the Battle of Passchendaele for further information.
Parents:
Banns were recorded at St Mary the Virgin, West Derby, Lancashire, England for his parents:
Joseph Lunt - Bachelor, of this Parish
Sarah Jane Wallace - Spinster, Parish of Keswick, Cumberland
First Reading: 19 Mar 1893; Read by Percy Stewart
Second Reading: 26 Mar 1893; Read by Percy Stewart
Third Reading: 2 Apr 1893; Read by Percy Stewart
Register: Banns 1837 - 1907, Page 275, Entry 432
Source: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk
Sarah Jane Wallace and Joseph Lunt were married on April 4th 1893 in Crosthwaite in Cumberland.
Source: "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
The birth of William Wallace Lunt was recorded in England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 (Volume 8B, page 579, line 256) as follows:
Born Jan.-Mar. 1895 in West Derby, Lancashire, England
England and Wales Census, 1901, West Derby, Lancashire, England:
Residence: Lightwood Street
Son, age 6, single
Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England*
Father: Joseph, age 31, born Broadgreen, Lancashire, railway shunter
Mother: Sarah J., age 36, born Keswick, Cumberland, wife
England and Wales Census, 1911, Wavetree, Lancashire, England:
Son, age 16, single
Birthplace: Edge Hill, Lancashire, England*
Occupation: Apprentice Clerk
Industry: Railroad Co., Good Dept.
Father: Joseph Lunt, age 41, born in Broad Green, Lancashire
- Occupation: Foremann - Railroad Co., Goods Dept.
Mother: Sarah Jane, age 45, born in Keswick, Cumberland
Brother: Joseph Albert, age 4, born in Wavetree, Lancashire
*According to Wikipedia: "Edge Hill is a district of Liverpool, England, south east of the city centre, bordered by Kensington, Wavertree and Toxteth. " And "In the early 19th century, Edge Hill was the site of two railway works. Both the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Grand Junction Railway..." See Wikipedia for further information.
Mother and Maternal Grandparents
Sarah Jane was the daughter of Mary Ann and William Wallace. She was christened on February 14th 1864 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England. According to the census of 1881 she worked as a servant at age 17 for the family of Mary and Joseph Younghusband (Memorial ID# 212172660?) in Keswick.
In 1891 Sarah Jane, aged 26, was at Seymour Road, West Derby, working as a cook for the family of Florence Emily (Alker) and Charles Henry Macotta, grandson of Julia (de Leon) and Elias Macotta. Julia and Elias had eight of their children baptised on January 12th 1843 in the Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
One of the children for whom Sarah Jane cooked was Charles Douglas, who became a Second Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion of the Royal Warkshire Regiment on October 12th 1914 and was later named Colonel. Charles Douglas was born June 10th 1887 at which time the abode of the family was Broad Green.
Paternal Grandparents
There are birth records for several Joseph Lunts in Lancashire at the time. According to a nephew of William, Joseph was born on April 7th, 1870, in Broadgreen and died in the mid-1920s. His parents, Margaret (Green) and John Lunt, were recorded on Joseph's birth certificate.
In Volume 8B, page 521, line 360, the birth of Joseph was recorded as having took place from between Apr. and Jun. 1870 in West Derby, Lancashire.
Joseph of West Derby appears in an 1891 census at Broad Green Road with his widowed mother, Margaret, aged 59, and siblings: James, Henry, George, Thomas, Peter and John. Joseph worked as a yardman (coal). Margaret died in 1932 according to her grandson.
William's brother, Joseph Albert, married Florence Morcom (b. December 6th 1910 to Ada (Jones, b. 1881 in Ulverston) and John (?) Morcom) between July and September of 1935.
Sources: England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005 (8B, page 27, line 77) and England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007 (21, page 1574, line 137)
Rank: Rifleman
Service No: 204264
Regiment/Service: The King's (Liverpool Regiment), 6th Bn.
Please see reports about the Battle of Menin Road Ridge and the Battle of Passchendaele for further information.
Parents:
Banns were recorded at St Mary the Virgin, West Derby, Lancashire, England for his parents:
Joseph Lunt - Bachelor, of this Parish
Sarah Jane Wallace - Spinster, Parish of Keswick, Cumberland
First Reading: 19 Mar 1893; Read by Percy Stewart
Second Reading: 26 Mar 1893; Read by Percy Stewart
Third Reading: 2 Apr 1893; Read by Percy Stewart
Register: Banns 1837 - 1907, Page 275, Entry 432
Source: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk
Sarah Jane Wallace and Joseph Lunt were married on April 4th 1893 in Crosthwaite in Cumberland.
Source: "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
The birth of William Wallace Lunt was recorded in England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 (Volume 8B, page 579, line 256) as follows:
Born Jan.-Mar. 1895 in West Derby, Lancashire, England
England and Wales Census, 1901, West Derby, Lancashire, England:
Residence: Lightwood Street
Son, age 6, single
Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England*
Father: Joseph, age 31, born Broadgreen, Lancashire, railway shunter
Mother: Sarah J., age 36, born Keswick, Cumberland, wife
England and Wales Census, 1911, Wavetree, Lancashire, England:
Son, age 16, single
Birthplace: Edge Hill, Lancashire, England*
Occupation: Apprentice Clerk
Industry: Railroad Co., Good Dept.
Father: Joseph Lunt, age 41, born in Broad Green, Lancashire
- Occupation: Foremann - Railroad Co., Goods Dept.
Mother: Sarah Jane, age 45, born in Keswick, Cumberland
Brother: Joseph Albert, age 4, born in Wavetree, Lancashire
*According to Wikipedia: "Edge Hill is a district of Liverpool, England, south east of the city centre, bordered by Kensington, Wavertree and Toxteth. " And "In the early 19th century, Edge Hill was the site of two railway works. Both the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Grand Junction Railway..." See Wikipedia for further information.
Mother and Maternal Grandparents
Sarah Jane was the daughter of Mary Ann and William Wallace. She was christened on February 14th 1864 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England. According to the census of 1881 she worked as a servant at age 17 for the family of Mary and Joseph Younghusband (Memorial ID# 212172660?) in Keswick.
In 1891 Sarah Jane, aged 26, was at Seymour Road, West Derby, working as a cook for the family of Florence Emily (Alker) and Charles Henry Macotta, grandson of Julia (de Leon) and Elias Macotta. Julia and Elias had eight of their children baptised on January 12th 1843 in the Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
One of the children for whom Sarah Jane cooked was Charles Douglas, who became a Second Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion of the Royal Warkshire Regiment on October 12th 1914 and was later named Colonel. Charles Douglas was born June 10th 1887 at which time the abode of the family was Broad Green.
Paternal Grandparents
There are birth records for several Joseph Lunts in Lancashire at the time. According to a nephew of William, Joseph was born on April 7th, 1870, in Broadgreen and died in the mid-1920s. His parents, Margaret (Green) and John Lunt, were recorded on Joseph's birth certificate.
In Volume 8B, page 521, line 360, the birth of Joseph was recorded as having took place from between Apr. and Jun. 1870 in West Derby, Lancashire.
Joseph of West Derby appears in an 1891 census at Broad Green Road with his widowed mother, Margaret, aged 59, and siblings: James, Henry, George, Thomas, Peter and John. Joseph worked as a yardman (coal). Margaret died in 1932 according to her grandson.
William's brother, Joseph Albert, married Florence Morcom (b. December 6th 1910 to Ada (Jones, b. 1881 in Ulverston) and John (?) Morcom) between July and September of 1935.
Sources: England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005 (8B, page 27, line 77) and England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007 (21, page 1574, line 137)
Service No: 204264
Regiment/Service: The King's (Liverpool Regiment), 6th Bn.
Please see reports about the Battle of Menin Road Ridge and the Battle of Passchendaele for further information.
Parents:
Banns were recorded at St Mary the Virgin, West Derby, Lancashire, England for his parents:
Joseph Lunt - Bachelor, of this Parish
Sarah Jane Wallace - Spinster, Parish of Keswick, Cumberland
First Reading: 19 Mar 1893; Read by Percy Stewart
Second Reading: 26 Mar 1893; Read by Percy Stewart
Third Reading: 2 Apr 1893; Read by Percy Stewart
Register: Banns 1837 - 1907, Page 275, Entry 432
Source: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk
Sarah Jane Wallace and Joseph Lunt were married on April 4th 1893 in Crosthwaite in Cumberland.
Source: "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
The birth of William Wallace Lunt was recorded in England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 (Volume 8B, page 579, line 256) as follows:
Born Jan.-Mar. 1895 in West Derby, Lancashire, England
England and Wales Census, 1901, West Derby, Lancashire, England:
Residence: Lightwood Street
Son, age 6, single
Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England*
Father: Joseph, age 31, born Broadgreen, Lancashire, railway shunter
Mother: Sarah J., age 36, born Keswick, Cumberland, wife
England and Wales Census, 1911, Wavetree, Lancashire, England:
Son, age 16, single
Birthplace: Edge Hill, Lancashire, England*
Occupation: Apprentice Clerk
Industry: Railroad Co., Good Dept.
Father: Joseph Lunt, age 41, born in Broad Green, Lancashire
- Occupation: Foremann - Railroad Co., Goods Dept.
Mother: Sarah Jane, age 45, born in Keswick, Cumberland
Brother: Joseph Albert, age 4, born in Wavetree, Lancashire
*According to Wikipedia: "Edge Hill is a district of Liverpool, England, south east of the city centre, bordered by Kensington, Wavertree and Toxteth. " And "In the early 19th century, Edge Hill was the site of two railway works. Both the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Grand Junction Railway..." See Wikipedia for further information.
Mother and Maternal Grandparents
Sarah Jane was the daughter of Mary Ann and William Wallace. She was christened on February 14th 1864 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England. According to the census of 1881 she worked as a servant at age 17 for the family of Mary and Joseph Younghusband (Memorial ID# 212172660?) in Keswick.
In 1891 Sarah Jane, aged 26, was at Seymour Road, West Derby, working as a cook for the family of Florence Emily (Alker) and Charles Henry Macotta, grandson of Julia (de Leon) and Elias Macotta. Julia and Elias had eight of their children baptised on January 12th 1843 in the Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
One of the children for whom Sarah Jane cooked was Charles Douglas, who became a Second Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion of the Royal Warkshire Regiment on October 12th 1914 and was later named Colonel. Charles Douglas was born June 10th 1887 at which time the abode of the family was Broad Green.
Paternal Grandparents
There are birth records for several Joseph Lunts in Lancashire at the time. According to a nephew of William, Joseph was born on April 7th, 1870, in Broadgreen and died in the mid-1920s. His parents, Margaret (Green) and John Lunt, were recorded on Joseph's birth certificate.
In Volume 8B, page 521, line 360, the birth of Joseph was recorded as having took place from between Apr. and Jun. 1870 in West Derby, Lancashire.
Joseph of West Derby appears in an 1891 census at Broad Green Road with his widowed mother, Margaret, aged 59, and siblings: James, Henry, George, Thomas, Peter and John. Joseph worked as a yardman (coal). Margaret died in 1932 according to her grandson.
William's brother, Joseph Albert, married Florence Morcom (b. December 6th 1910 to Ada (Jones, b. 1881 in Ulverston) and John (?) Morcom) between July and September of 1935.
Sources: England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005 (8B, page 27, line 77) and England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007 (21, page 1574, line 137)
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