Fred ALLFORD

  General Notes:

Births Dec 1881 Allford Fred Newton A. 5b 154 *** matches the 1939 Register entry
Births Dec 1884 Alford Fred Newton A 5b 143
- aged 28 on the 1911 census

GRO birth index
ALLFORD, FRED mother PALLETT
GRO Reference: 1881 D Quarter in NEWTON ABBOT Volume 05B Page 154

Marriages Dec 1901 St Thomas 5b 142
ALLFORD Fred
BEST Rosie May

Marriage Certificate
Marriage was at The Parade Chapel, Exmouth on Tenth November 1901
Fred Allford, 21 years, Bachelor, Asylum Attendant, Johnsons Place Exmouth. Father John Allford, Brickmaker
Rosie May Best, 23 years, Spinster, Nurse, Albion Street Exmouth. Father Samuel John Best, Tailor
Witnesses were Samuel John Best and Alfred John Best (father and brother of bride)

Likely Death Jun 1951
Devon Central 7a 334 Allford Fred aged 69

1891 census
RG12/1683 F97 P6 (indexed as Frederick Alfred)
Devon & Exeter Reformatory School, Brampford Speke, Devon
Frederick Alford, Inmate of School, 14, Inmate of Reformatory School, Devon Torquay

Fred Alford on the 1901 census working as an Asylum Attendant (Rose was working at Exeter Asylum). On the same page as Rose is an Emma Alford. Confirmed correct through the marriage information
1901 census
RG13/2040 F144 P3
Exeter Asylum
Fred Alford, Servant, Single, 21, Asylum Attendant, Devon Torquay

1911 census
RG14PN12574 RG78PN722 RD270 SD1 ED3 SN190
13 South Street, Exmouth, Devon
Fred Allford, Head, Married, 28, Carpet Layer, Torquay Devon
Rosie May Allford, Wife, Married 9 years, 32, , Exmouth Devon

Wife Rose was described as a widow on her death certificate (1955)

WW1 military service record from Ancestry.co.uk - taken from National Archive WO363
Name: Fred Alford (signed as Fred Allford)
Age: 35 years 350 days
Birth Year: abt 1881
Residence : 87 Egremont Road, Exmouth Devon
Trade: Carpet Planer
Enlisted: 20 Oct 1916 at Exeter and age was 35 yrs 350 days - implies date of birth was 4 Nov 1880
Examined on 16 August 1916 - and again gives age as 35 years 350 days (making dob 31 Aug 1880)
Born: Torquay, Devon
Regiment Name: Devonshire Regiment
Rank: Private
Regiment Number: 43247 (later 90649 in Labour Corps)
Document Year: 1916
Next of Kin: Mrs Rosie May Alford (Wife) of 87 Egremont Road, Exmouth, Devon
Marriage details: to Rosie May Best (spinster) at Exmouth on 10-11-01. Present address "as above"
Awarded British War Medal, Victory Medal
"Home" from 20-10-16 to 5-1-17
to France 6-1-17
Went to Rouen 7.1.17 from Southampton. Also served in Belgium until 26 Jan 1919
Labour Corps declaration - "no disability" on 28-1-19 at Nottingham
similarly on 22-2-19, witnessed by Rose Alford
year of birth 1880
- although spelt Alford, he signed several documents as Fred Allford and others as Fred Alford

WW1 Medal Roll Index Cards on Ancestry.co.uk
ALFORD, Fred
Devon R, Pte, 43247
Lab Corps, , 90649
Victory Medal LC/101B 55, 5521
British Medal, do, do

1939 Register
Ref: RG101/6818K/006/18 Letter Code: WFKJ
87 Egremont Road , Exmouth U.D., Devon, England
Fred Allford 03 Sep 1881 Male Carpet Sewer Married 321 1
Rosie M Allford 24 Apr 1877 Female Shop Keeper (General) Married 321 2
- plus one record that is locked -

Fred married Rosey May "Rose" BEST, daughter of Samuel John BEST and Elizabeth Jane HOOPER, on 10 Nov 1901 in Exmouth, Devon, England.¹ (Rosey May "Rose" BEST was born on 24 Apr 1877 in Exmouth, Devon, England ² and died on 30 Apr 1955 in Exmouth, Devon, England ³.)