Trafford

Born on the 25th September 1877, the birth being registered during the
December quarter 1877 in the Macclesfield R.D. - ref: 8a/139, the son of
Adam & Mary Mottershead (nee Daniels)

1881 Census - 34 Tickle Street, Manchester.     Son - aged: 2 - born: 
Manchester.      Head of household - Adam Mottershead - Married - aged: 25
- occ: Callenderer - born: Manchester.    Also Mary Mottershead - Wife -
aged: 22 - born: Salford. 

1891 Census - 15 Dumville Street, Manchester, Castlefield, Manchester.   
Son - aged: 12 - Scholar - born: Manchester.   Head of household - Adam
Mottershead - Married - aged: 34 - occ: Callenderer Bleachers - born:
Manchester.    Also Mary Mottershead - Wife - aged: 32 - born: Salford.  
Plus 6 siblings.

Married - Emmeline Townley during the December quarter 1896 in the
Prestwich R.D. - ref: 8d/533.

1901 Census - 14 Buckley Street, Manchester.       Head - Married - aged:
23 - occ: Cloth Finisher - born: Manchester.    Also - Emmeline Mottershead
- Wife - aged: 23 - born: Manchester.   Plus 3 daughters and a son.

1911 Census - 12 Buckley Street, Collyhurst, Manchester.   Head - Married -
aged: 33 - occ: Callenderman Cotton Finishing Works - born: Manchester.   
Also - Emmeline Mottershead - Wife - aged: 33 - born: Manchester.   Plus 3
daughters and a son.

1939 National Registration - 13 Marple Road, Stockport.   Ralph Mottershead
- Married - Born: 25th September 1877 - occ: Wholesale Fish Salesman.  
Sarah E. Mottershead - Married - Born: 20th October 1877 - occ: Unpaid
Domestic Duties.   Frederick R. Mottershead - Single - Born: 4rh March 1913
- occ: Solicitor.   Sydney Mottershead - Single - Born: 5th December 1914 -
occ: Doctor.   There was one redacted record at this address. 

CWD Report No. 90.   Died at 129 Clifton Street, Old Trafford from where
his body was recovered at 16.30 hrs on the 26th Devcember 1940 and taken to
the Church Street Mortuary, Stretford.    His body was identified by his
son-in-law - Lewis Vaughan, 73 Sale Road, Northenden, Manchester and
released to him for burial.   Employed in the Cotton Trade.

Death registered in Stretford Borough.  Killed due to the explosion of a
Land Mine.    His widow - Emmeline Mottershead, died in 1957.

Story related in 2004 by Julie Wickham - We were lucky because a parachute
mine had landed at the end of Clifton Street and several houses had
collapsed into the cellars, including our previous house, 61. It was never
rebuilt and the site is now part of the playing field for a new school,
built after the war. 

CWGC - Husband of E. Mottershead. Died at 129 Clifton Street.