James Wakelin Alcock (1912 - 1999)

Born 2 Feb 1912 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died Dec 1999 at age 87 in North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

James Wakelin Alcock, son of John Henry Wakelin Alcock (bef.1867-abt.1940) and Mary (Greenwood) Alcock (abt.1882-abt.1960) was born in the March quarter of 1912 and her birth registered in the Grimsby district ^[1].

James married Miriam I. Crowe in the Kettering district in the June quarter of 1939 ^[2][3]. In the September quarter, their daughter Ann was registered in the Kettering district ^[4].

In 1939 James (born 2nd February 1912), Muriel (born and a redacted person (presumably Ann) were living at 92 Queen Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire. Like his brother Frank Alcock (1917-2014), James appears to have been working in Artificial Manure Manufacturing as an Electrician's mate (the handwriting here too is illegible - Ancestry transcribes as "Arlyecia Mannie Terlebying Maning Electrical Mate"). ^[5].

On 29th September 1942, James was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his actions on a minesweeper as an Engineman of the Royal Naval Patrol Service (service number LT/KX 116014) .^[6].

James' death was registered in October 1999 in the North east Lincolnshire registration district ^[7].

Research notes

Nathaniel Alcock (mother Crowe) was registstered in the Wycombe district in 1939 - gro has a marriage of parents earlier.

Sources

1. ↑ GRO Reference: 1912 M Quarter in GRIMSBY Volume 07A Page 1206
2. ↑ GRO Marriage Registration Index J 1939 Kettering volume 3b page 511
3. ↑ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=wMeKDZN1j529Tkgr1LAELw&scan=1
4. ↑ GRO Birth Registration Index Sep 1939 Kettering volume 3b page 271 https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=4hK8qUHRuQfQH2Cdiw87eg&scan=1
5. ↑ Source Citation The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/6141E Source Information Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of TNA, London England. 1939 Register (Series RG101)
6. ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35723/supplement/4225/data.pdf
7. ↑ Source Citation General Register Office; United Kingdom Source Information Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2007. Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Office for National Statistics. You must not copy on, transfer or reproduce records without the prior permission of ONS. Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.