John Edgar Rees
September 1868, James Rees, Master Mariner married Elizabeth Annie Hinckley. The marriage took place at St. James church.
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| James Rees, Master Mariner and Elizabeth Annie Hinckley Marriage certificate St. James church |
John Edgar Rees was born in 1877.
The 1881 Census, the Rees family were resident at 54 Mansel
Street. James was absent from the
census.
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| 1881 Census |
Eliza, aged 34. Her
children present were
Annie M., aged 10; John E., aged4, who both attended school,
and Frederick B., aged 1.
Also present were Eliza Hinckley, aged 75, who was Eliza’s
mother.
Jane F. Hinckley, aged 45, who was Eliza’s sister-in-law,
who was a widowed, and her daughter, Alice E., aged 19.
Lodger John Smyth, aged 56, was also lived at the property. His occupation is recorded as Board of Trade.
At the time of the 1891 Census, James had returned. The family were living at 54 Mansel Street.
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| 1891 Census |
Annie, aged 20; John E., aged 14; Frederick B., aged 11; and
James R., H., aged 5.
Also present are Alice E., aged 29, niece.
Lodgers William H. Towers, aged 29, who is employed as Ship
Broken Agent, and George A. Hepburn, aged 222.
Sister Chrstiana Jameson, aged 21.
Aged 24, John at the time of the 1901 Census, severed with
the Royal Engineers was ranked as a Sapper, was living at the Brompton Barracks.
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| 1901 Census |
John saw action at the South African Campaign,
In 1915 John enlisted and, he served with the 1st
Rhodesian Regiment, seeing action at the German South West Africa.
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| Short Service |
John’s Short Service records indicated that his home address was Oakhurst Bingstead Road, Sutton, Surrey. His next of kin was his moth Elizabeth Rees, who home address was 11 Langland Road.
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| James Edgar Rees Arras Memorial credit - findagrave |
John’s body was not identified, and his name is commemorated
on the Arras Memorial.
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