Arthur James Whitehouse

 By 1920, the First World War was over, however, the Commonwealth War Grave Commission still commemorates those who died during the First World War.  The cut-off date during 1921, was 31^st August.  Why that date? 

Army Order 356 of 1921, signed on 10^th August stipulated that 31^st August would be defined as a date considered to be the legal termination of the war.   

Arthur James Whitehouse
St. Pauls
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There was a burial in 1920 at St. Pauls, of Corporal Arthur James Whitehouse.

Arthur served with the Royal Field Artillery, who died 25^th April 1920, aged 26.  He was the son of James and Agnes Whitehouse, 3 Windsor Street.

James Whitehouse and Agnes Masters
marriage certificate
Parish Church, North Curry, Somerset

James Whitehouse married Agnes Masters in April 1893, at the Parish Church situated at North Curry, Somerset.  James’ occupation is recorded as Chemist.

1901 Census

By the time of the 1901 Census, the couple is recorded to be living at 185 Wheatland Lane, Cheshire.  They were to have two sons, Arthur, 6.  His place of birth is recorded as Wrexham and 3-year-old Stanley, is recorded to have been born at Bath, Somerset. 

By the time of the 1911 Census, James had died, and the family were living in different places.

1911 Census

Arthur, now 16, is living with his uncle and aunt, at Heathlands, Dillwyn Road, Sketty.

Uncle Alfred Masters, 32, is a Grocers Manager, whilst Aunt Jennie Gertrude, is 30 years old.  They have a son, Alfred Leslie aged 2.  Arthur James is employed as a Clerk. Also present in the property is a boarder Benjamin Evans, 17, who is a Grocers Assistant.

1911 Census

Arthur’s mother, Agnes, 39, is a Lady’s Companion, residing at Waldenny, 2 Oxford Park, Ilfracombe.  The home of Walter Sawtell.

There is no record of where Stanley was during 1911.

Both Arthur and Stanley served with the Royal Field Artillery.

Arthur James Whitehouse and Lena Dorothy Jenkins
marriage certificate
St. Gabriel

The next record for Arthur is his marriage certificate.  He married Lena Dorothy Jenkins, at St. Gabriel on 4^th June 1919.  The certificate has added information by the vicar, as it doesn’t now indicate both Arthur’s and Lena's ages.

Within a year following the marriage, Arthur had died.

1921 Census

The 1921 Census, records that Agnes is living with her son, Stanley, at 3 Windsor Street.

1921 Census

Dorothy Lena Whitehouse, is residing at 26 King Edward's Road, Swansea, at the time of the 1921 Census