Harry HEARD

1883 - 1920  (~ 36 years)

• Name	Harry HEARD
  Birth	Dec 1883	Sudbury, Suffolk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7B4BEC21535F408EB94E332F5DB468B8ED40
  Death	11 Apr 1920	Chelmsford RD   [2, 3]
  Notes	1911 census: at 7c Arch Eastbourne Mews, Paddington, London (4 rooms) (all HEARD), Harry (head, 27, married 3 years, 1 child, living, milkman, born Sudbury, Suffolk), Alice J (wife, 27, born Shimpling, Suffolk) and Gladys (daughter, 3, birthplace not given). UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920 at ancestry give the following useful information: Joined the Royal Garrison Artillery on 30 November 1916 at the age of 33 years 1 month, a widower of 9 Walnuttree Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk. Next of kin Mrs Mott (mother-in-law), same address. Two children Gladys Ellen born 29 Sep 1908, Fulham and Doris May born 14 Nov 1911, Paddington. He served until transferred to the Reserve on 24 Feb 1919. From UK, WW1, Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914 - 1923 (at ancestry.com) via Colin Stewart: Name - Harry Heard Rank - Gunner Record Type - Death Military Service Region - Eastern/London/South East Military Country - England Death Date - 11 April 1920 Service Number - 134221 Corps, Regiment or Unit - Royal Garrison Artillery
  Person ID	I2291	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Frederick HEARD,   b. Mar 1841, Sudbury, Suffolk d. Mar 1916, Sudbury, Suffolk (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Susan DOWNEY,   b. Dec 1847, Long Melford, Suffolk d. Sep 1907, Sudbury, Suffolk (Age ~ 59 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1867	Sudbury RD   [4]
  Family ID	F487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Jane MOTT,   b. Sep 1883, Shimpling, Suffolk d. Dec 1915, Sudbury, Suffolk (Age ~ 32 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1907	Emmanuel Church, Lambeth, London   [5, 6]
  	Married after banns. Harry Heard, 24, bachelor, dairyman of 30 Fitzalan Street, father Frederick Heard, bricklayer. Alice Jane Mott, 24, spinster of 30 Fitzalan Street, father George Mott, carman. Both signed. Witnesses George Mott, Edith Maud Laurence.
  Children	1. Gladys Ellen HEARD,   b. 29 Sep 1908, Fulham RD d. Dec 1996, Sudbury RD (Age 88 years)   2. Doris May HEARD,   b. 14 Nov 1911, Paddington RD d. Jun 1983, Sudbury RD (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F1419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Dec 1883 - Sudbury, Suffolk  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q4 1883 Sudbury 4a/615. (Reliability: 3). [S376] Colin Stewart, October 2015 and later, quoting UK, WW1, Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914 - 1923 (ancestry.com). (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q2 1920 Chelmsford 4a/551. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index. [S455] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940 at ancestry.com. [S178] BMD index, Q4 1907 Lambeth 1d/664. (Reliability: 3).