THOMAS RUFUS MARSDEN

Born: 12th October 1890; Chedgrave, Norfolk.

Baptised: 9th November 1890, Chedgrave, Norfolk.

Died: 13th November 1918; age 28; Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.

Rank: Private; Service Number: 75480

Regiment: Middlesex Regiment, 29th Battalion transferred to (255081) 431st Coy, Labour Corps.

Grave Reference:

T.28.6.

Ipswich Old Cemetery,

Ipswich,

Suffolk.

Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Charles Marmaduke & Mary Ann Marsden, of 15, Hatfield Road, Ipswich.

CENSUS

1891   Norwich Road, Chedgrave, Norfolk.

Thomas was 8 months old and living with his parents & siblings.

Charles Marmaduke Marsden, 29, a Collar & Harness Maker, born Bramfield, Suffolk.

Mary Ann Marsden (nee Frost), 38, born Hollesley, Suffolk.

Frederick William J. Marsden, 8, born Hachin, Suffolk.

Charles Marmaduke Marsden, 4, born Chedgrave, Norfolk.

Marion Elizabeth Marsden, 2, born Chedgrave.

1901   Leatherworks Cottage, Stowupland, Suffolk.

Thomas was 10 years old and living with his parents & siblings.

Charles, 37, a Horse Collar Maker.

Mary Ann, 45.

Marion, 12.

Joseph Archer Marsden, 9, born Loddon, Norfolk.

1 visitor – John Albert Marsden, 40, a Tailor, born Bramfield.

1911   11, Church Lane, Stowmarket, Suffolk.

Thomas was 20 years old, a Farm Labourer. He was living with his mother & siblings.

Mary Ann, 56.

Marion, 22, a factory Hand – Leatherworks.

Joseph, 18, a Gardener – Golf Course.

Thomas’s father was living at his brother house – Large Hall Farm, Bramfield, Halesworth, Suffolk.

Aldis Jolley Marsden, 41, a Farmer.

Charles, 47, a Harness Maker.

 Middlesex Regiment, 29th Battalion transferred to (255081) 431st Coy, Labour Corps.