Sydney John MORETON

1879-19

Father Nm: Frederick Moreton born  1853, Thame Oxon, died 1936, Wycombe

Mother Nm: Emma Blincoe [3112] born 13.8.1854 Long Crendon died 1923 Cadmore End

Marriage Dt: 1899 High Wycombe

K comments: Brother Gilbert Cecil was killed in 1917 at Passchendaele
Spouse comments: Rose Markham born 9 AUG 1878, Wycombe RD
died JUL 1970, Wycombe,

Children: Leonard Henry Moreton 1900–, Gilbert Moreton 1903–, Dollie May Moreton 1905–, Freddie Moreton 1909–, Lilly May Moreton 1911–

BORN 1879

1879 High Wycombe

1881 CENSUS

With family living at 1 Albert Place, Wycombe, Bucks.

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation
Frederick MORETON Head M Male 26 Thame Oxford Groom (N D)
Emma MORETON Wife M Female 26 Crendon Bucks
Albert MORETON Son Male 6 Crendon Bucks Scholar
Harriet J. MORETON Daur Female 4 Crendon Bucks Scholar
Fred MORETON Son Male 2 Wycombe Bucks
Sidney J. MORETON Son Male 1 Wycombe Bucks
James K. KEEN Boarder U Male 18 Cadmore End Bucks Labourer

1891 CENSUS

With family living at 36 Denmark St. Wycombe, Bucks

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation
Frederick MORETON Head M Male 36 Thame Oxford Groom
Emma MORETON Wife M Female 36 Crendon Bucks
Jane. MORETON Daur U Female 15 Crendon Bucks
Frederick MORETON Son U Male 12 Wycombe Bucks
Sidney J. MORETON Son U Male 1 Wycombe Bucks
Lillie MORETON Daur U Female 9 Wycombe Bucks
Percy MORETON Son U Male 1 Wycombe Bucks
Richard Hozington Servant U Male 22 Wycombe Bucks

1901 Census

Widmer End, Hazlemere next door to parents

Name Age
Sidney Morton 21
Rose Morton 21
Leonard Morton 1

1911 Census

12 Chapel Place, White Hart Street, High Wycombe

Name Age
Sidney John Moreton 29 Cab Driver Horse
Rose Moreton 32
Leanord Moreton 11
Gilbert Moreton 8
Dollie May Moreton 6
Freddie Moreton 2
Lilly May Moreton

WW1

 

Sidney john Moreton, Private, 2392, Royal Fusiliers, SE2459, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, 

1914

• 9 August. Enlisted at Uxbridge Middlesex
• 24 November. Discharged not likely to become an efficient soldier.
• Re-enlisted in the Army Veterinary Corps probably as a Horse Handler.

1915-1916

• 5 January. Embarked for France with the Army Veterinary Corps.

Note: We don’t have a record to show which AVR unit he was with so all we can say is he was a horse handler in France

1917

• 3 October. Sidney is honourably discharged on this date probably due to ill health .

Medals

Sources

• Ancestry and the BFA database
• Long Long Trail website

After the War

Death 1932

January 1932 High Wycombe