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Henry Buck

(1886 - 1918)


Father: George Buck (1852 - 1888)
Mother: Anna Morris (abt.1853 - 1928)

Siblings:

Children:

With Maretta Stacey


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1886 Birth
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
1891-04-05 Census
  • Age: 4
  • Occupation: Scholar
  • Abode: 22 Briercliffe Road, Burnley
  • Birthplace: Lancashire, Burnley
  • Note: Name recorded as Harry
  • Census record RG12-3362-58-7:  F1
1901-03-31 Census
  • Age: 14
  • Occupation: Cotton Cloth Bundler
  • Abode: 8 Heap Street, Burnley
  • Birthplace: Lancashire, Burnley
  • Note: Name recorded as Harry
  • Census record RG13-3866-95-32:  F2
1905-10-21 Marriage
Maretta Stacey (abt.1887 - 1907)
  • Place: Holy Trinity, Burnley
  • lancashirebmd:  T2
  • lan-opc (Banns):  Link  T3
  • lan-opc:  Link  T4
1911-04-02 Census
  • Age: 24
  • Occupation: Carter (Rural District Council)
  • Abode: 14 Back Halifax Rd, Haggate, Briercliffe
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancs
  • Census record RG14PN24818-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED40-SN29:  F3
1917-04-18 News article
1918-10-15 Death
  • Age: 33
  • Abode: 6 Back Halifax Road, Haggate
  • burnleyinthegreatwar:  Link  F5
  • Newspaper cutting:  Link  F6  F7  T6
    • Edition: Burnley Express - 2nd November 1918
abt.1918-10-20 Burial
  • Place: Plot I.A.8, Cambrai East Military Cemetery, Cambrai, France
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission:  Link  F8
  • burnleyinthegreatwar:  Link
  • findagrave:  Link


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1886
BUCK   Henry   Burnley   Preston   MORRIS   BU/167/58
        
T2
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1905
BUCK  Harry  STACEY  Maretta  Burnley, Holy Trinity  Preston  CE104/12/275
        
T3
Banns: St James, Briercliffe, Lancashire, England
Harry Buck - 19, Bachelor, 14 Nelson Road, Haggate
Maretta Stacey - 19, Spinster, 4 Clough St, Accrington Rd, Burnley
First Reading: 1 Oct 1905; Read By: A. Sidley
Second Reading: 8 Oct 1905; Read By: W. S. Matthews
Third Reading: 15 Oct 1905; Read By: W. S. Matthews
Date Received: 25th Sep 1905
Source: Original Register
        
T4
Marriage: 21 Oct 1905 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancs.
Harry Buck - 19, Carter, Bachelor, 8 Nelson Road, Briercliffe
Maretta Stacey - 19, Weaver, Spinster, 4 Clough Street, Hab.Eaves
    Groom's Father: George Buck, Deceased, Coal Miner
    Bride's Father: John Stacey, Coal Miner
    Witness: Thomas Marsden; Maggie Bannister
    Married by Banns by: Edward J Penistone, Asst Curate
    Register: Marriages 1902 - 1907, Page 138, Entry 275
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T5
The Burnley News - Wednesday, April 18, 1917
Briercliffe Soldier Wounded
Mrs. Buck, of 6, Back Halifax-road, Briercliffe, has received a field card
stating that her son, Private Harry Buck, has been wounded while fighting
in France with the 8th East Lancs. Regiment. Private Buck was at one time
engaged at the Queen-street Mill in the warehouse, but more recently
assisted his brother, F.M. Buck with the coal carting business. He has been
a considerable time in France.
        
T6
Burnley Express - 2nd November 1918

HAGGATE WIDOWER KILLED

Mrs. Buck, of 6, Back Halifax-road,
Haggate, has received official intimation of
the death from wounds in France, on October
15th, of her son, Pte. Harry Buck, 43583, of
the North Staffordshire Regt.  The deceased
was a widower with one child, and he was
formerly carter for his brother, Mr. F. M.
Buck, Haggate, and 33 years of age.  Pte. H.
Buck enlisted at the beginning of the war in
the 8th East Lancashire Regt., and when he
returned to the front after leave on September

[Photo]  PTE. HARRY BUCK.

24 last -- three weeks before his death -- he had
been on active service three years and two
months.  He had been once wounded before,
and was transferred to the North Staffordshire
Regt. about eight months ago.  There is one
brother, William, serving with the Cheshires
in France; whilst a brother-in-law, Christopher
Latham, has just been discharged from
hospital after being wounded.  Another
brother-in-law, Lce.-Corpl. F. Cooper, has been
three years in the Army on home service.

Transcribed from BurnleyExpress-1918-11-02-HarryBuck.jpg by dh.

        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Census-1891-RG12-3362-58-7.jpeg
F2 Image Census-1901-RG13-3866-95-32.jpeg
F3 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24818-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED40-SN29.jpeg
F4 Transcript BurnleyNews-1917-04-18-Buck.txt
F5 Image HarryBuck-BurnleyInTheGreatWar.pdf
F6 Image BurnleyExpress-1918-11-02-HarryBuck.jpg
F7 Transcript BurnleyExpress-1918-11-02-HarryBuck.text
F8 Image CWGC-HarryBuck-1918-10-15.pdf


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