Text this colour is a link for Members only. Support us by becoming a Member for only £3 a month by joining our 'Buy Me A Coffee page'; Membership gives you access to all content and removes ads.

Text this colour links to Pages. Text this colour links to Family Trees. Place the mouse over images to see a larger image. Click on paintings to see the painter's Biography Page. Mouse over links for a preview. Move the mouse off the painting or link to close the popup.



Biography of Rifleman Thomas Redfern -1916

3rd April 1881. Census. 11 and 13 "Kings Head" Chancellor Lane, Ardwick.

Sarah A Redfern (age 25). Head. 26. Manageress of Hotel. Born in Worksop.

Tom Redfern. 4.

5th April 1891. Census. 1 Fisher's Lane, Hayfield.

James Handford. Head. 35. Print Work Labourer.

Sarah A Handford (age 35). Wife. 35.

Thomas Redfern. 14. Step-son.

In 1900 [his daughter] Harriet Redfern was born to Rifleman Thomas Redfern.

31st March 1901. Census. 6 Ridge Top Lane, Hayfield.

Thomas Redfern. Print Warehouseman. Worker. Born in Oldham.

Edith Redfern. Wife. 21. Born in Plymouth.

[his daughter] Harriet Redfern (age 1). Shown as one month old with a twin, Olive, who appears to have died young.

On 11th June 1916 Rifleman Thomas Redfern was killed in action whilst serving with the 18th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps; Service Number C/6583. He is buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 2 B 172 Stone number 1478.

Hayfield War Memorial [Map]. Side 4:

Redfern Jabez H B

Redfern Tom

Richardson Harold R,

Robinson Ughtred H

Roebuck Albert

Shaw Hubert

Singleton Frank

Smith George

Thompson Willie

Towler Herbert

Tyrer Tom

Wardle William

Waterhouse Charles

Waterhouse Fred. Second cousin of Charles Waterhouse ie same great-grandfather William Waterhouse.

Waterhouse Joe. Eldest brother of Charles Waterhouse above.

Waterhouse Willie, Wogan Edward, Woolley James S, Handford Joseph N.

Become a Member via our 'Buy Me a Coffee' page to read complete text.