Frederick Arthur Hall

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Frederick Arthur HALL 20 FEB 1877 - 15 JUL 1960

1877

born 20th Feb. Bromley Hurst,Abbotts Bromley, Staffordshire.
Birth Certificate

1881

Listed in the census living at his grandmothers
and her 2nd husbands farm (413 acres), Bromley Park.

1891	Census Listing family living at Yoxall, Lea Fields, Weaverslake	George Frederick	35	Head	Farmer	Staffs, Uttoxeter
		Elizabeth	34	wife		Staffs,Armitage
		Frederick Arthur	14	son	Farmers son	Staffs, Bromley
		Lillian Evelyn	12	daug		Staffs, Kings Bromley
		Edith Elizabeth	10	daug		Staffs, Bromley Hurst
		George Percival	6	son		Staffs, Bromley Hurst
		Sydney Victor	3	son		Staffs, Yoxall
		Emily Mewis	20	serv	gen domestic duties	Staffs, Yoxall
		George Sunnicliff	15	serv	farm servant	Staffs, Yoxall

Farming at Lea Fields farm,
Handley Street Weaverslake, Yoxall -

1901

Listed in census as living in Norley, Cheshire
and occupation is. Forester/woodsman.
aged 24, Boarder

This is close to Delamere Forest Park and he
may have had employment there.

c1902

was employed at
as the head Forester,
and lived in the East Lodge

1903

Married Elizabeth Ellen Rogers
at All Saints Parish Church,
Hoole, Chester.
Marriage Certificate

1903

16th July
Living at 50 Ermine Road, Chester.
Daughter Elsie Kathleen born
Image from parish register.

1911

Living at Lyme Park, Macclesfield census district
Occupying the east lodge at the east gate

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1915
-
1919

World War 1

Frederick Arthur HALL Reg #114514, Gunner
68th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA)
Church of England
Estate Forester
Height 5' 10.5"
Weight 129lbs
Chest 35"
Physical Development fair

attested 11 Dec 1915
to army reserve B 11 Dec 1915
mobilised/posted for duty 19 August 1916 at Disley, Stockport

Joined RGA 2 Depot 20 Aug 1916 (Gosport)
Posted 31 Oct 1916
Posted 14 Dec 1916
Posted 14 Dec 1916
Posted 9 Jun 1918
Posted 8 Oct 1918
Posted 26 Nov 1918

England - 19-08-1916 - 15-09-1916
enroute 16-09-1916 - 30-10-1916
Jubbalpore India 31-10-1916 - 07-10-1918
enroute 08-10-1918 - 14-10-1918 (posted to 74th HAG)
J&H0 15-10-1918 - 25-11-1918 ( was part of 74th HAG in Mesopotamia from 21 Oct 18 until the end of the war... Mesopotamia =- Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Iran area, On 22 Oct 18 they were located at the intersection of the Tigris and the Little Zab some 50 miles north of Baghdad)
India 26-11-1918 - 02-04-1919
England 03-04-1919 - 01-05-1919

Contracted Malaria in Mesopotamia Nov 1918
Malaria & anemia attack 22 Aug 1919
Malaria attack 31 Dec 1919
Malaria attack Jan 1920

Transferred to Dover Z reserve and discharged 1 May 1919

(MRD = Military Requirements Determination)

Victory Medal & British War Medal

1919

After the being discharged, he moved to Drake Carr,
(house name), Disley, because his foresters job had been taken by his
previous second in charge and there were no other job prospects..

1921

14th July from Southampton.
emmigrated with whole family to
New Zealand.(Assisted by
Government, due to his eldest
daughter Elsie gaining
sponsorship from a doctor in
Auckland, Henderson).
NZ archives ref SS1/547-T5376

excerpt of the
emmigration passenger list

excerpt of the immigration passenger list

Sailed on the RMS Athenic

"The coachman went to Canada, and the foresters from East Lodge went to New Zealand."
Memories of Dora Addison. Extract from
Cricketer Preferred, Estate Workers At Lyme Park 1898 - 1946

It was a choice whether to move to NZ or South Africa. Upon arrival in Wellington, they took the train to Auckland and stayed at the People's Palace. He was supposed to have had work organised but the original employment had fallen through so they moved to Henderson where Elsie had procured employment.

5/9/21

We have arrived here safe and well and been in Auckland a week. Going out 1 1/2 miles to a house at Henderson tomorrow. Am trying to get on under the Govt & they are trying to find me a post. Am in touch with them now & the town Clerk of Auckland also, who is from Stoke. Meanwhile am after a berth about 36miles out at a park. Will write later. Auckland is a beautiful place, landed at Weliington.

Best love from Fred

He soon moved on though when the Govt. offered him two jobs.. one at an orchard in Helensville, which he didn't take, and the other was on a farm at Terahia, Paeroa. Worked as a farm labourer for about two months then moved to Thames, to take up employment at A & E Price Foundry. There they lived at the top end of Waiotahi Creek and after some time Elizabeth took a lease on a shop at the creek end of Pollen St that had accomodation and there she ran a confectionary shop. Next came a move to the Shortland Street end and ran a tearoom.

c:1934

Frederick separated from Elizabeth and was listed as living back at Waiotahi Creek again but just out of town.

1937 - 1949

Frederick was listed as a fruiterer in the Hauraki Electoral Rolls (Thames).

1960

Died at Thames Hospital aged
83yrs.
Death Certificate
His eldest son Frederick paid for the burial plot, Totara Cemetery, Thames.

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