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John Thomas Starling

John Thomas Starling

Male 1881 - 1948  (67 years)Deceased    Has 6 ancestors and 3 descendants in our family tree.

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  • Name John Thomas Starling 
    Born 1881  Rocester, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Rocester, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age: 0y 
    Address:
    Police Station 
    Attested 8 Dec 1899  Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John Enlisted in the Coldstream Guards for a term totalling 12 years. On his attestation papers, he states that he was currently serving with the 3rd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment (Militia).

      He qualified for promotion to Corporal on 3 September 1901 and was promoted on 30 October 1901.

      On 7 February 1902, John was posted to South Africa where he served in the Boer War for 8 months, returning to the UK on 7 October. He was awarded the Queen's Soth Africa medal with clasps for Cape Colony and South Africa.

      John bought a discharge and was discharged on 14 February 1903, many years before his 12 yeasr service was completed. However, he was refunded £9 of his discharge fee on or about 4 October 1915, when he joined the Mounted Military Police.
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Cannock, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 30y 
    Address:
    126, Wolverhampton Road 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  Cannock, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Police Constable 
    Enlisted 4 Oct 1915  Aldershot, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John's enlisted date is approximate as I have not be able to find his original records. The date is based upon the record of a refund of the discharge fee that John paid when he left the Coldstream Guards in 1903.

      As a Police Constable in civilian life, he was suited to his new role in the Mounted Military Police.
    Died 1948  Chasetown, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 1948  Chasetown, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St Anne's Cemetery 
    Siblings 13 siblings 
    +1. Florence Ada Starling
              b. 1878, Southwick, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Charlotte Eugenie Starling
              b. 1879, Norbury, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married: 1x3. Albert Edward Starling
              b. 1884, Rocester, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1957, Southport, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     4. Frank Harry Starling
              b. 1886, Brownhills, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Lily Beatrice Starling
              b. 26 Aug 1887, Kinver, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Sidney William Starling
              b. 1889, Kinver, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Cyril Arthur Starling
              b. 30 Jul 1890, Kinver, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Sep 1895, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     8. Violetta May Starling
              b. 1892, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Edith Annie Starling
              b. 1894, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Percy Victor Starling
              b. 9 Dec 1894, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 8 Nov 1920, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    +11. Gladys Erica Starling
              b. 24 Jun 1896, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Nov 1994, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
     12. Clarence Ranford Starling
              b. 1898, Amblecote, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Apr 1917, Arras, Pas de Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     13. Clement Alfred Starling
              b. 11 Dec 1901, Amblecote, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1971, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     
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    Notes 
    • John served originally in the Coldstream Guards in the Boar War, joined the police in Staffordshire and transferred to the military police during 1915.
    Person ID I13138  Mitchell Families
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2011 

    Father Ancestors John Thomas Starling (ID:I13114)
              b. 1852, Suckley, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1946, Southport, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Eugenie Ellis (ID:I13121)
              b. 1852, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1906, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 5 Jul 1876  Darlaston, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ethel May Hitchens (ID:I17994)
              b. 25 Mar 1884, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1971, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 1909  Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He was 28 years - She was 24 years and 9 months  
    Children 
    +1. John Thomas Starling (ID:I17995)
              b. 15 Jul 1910, Cannock, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1973, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2011 
    Family ID F4448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1881 - Rocester, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 0y,Address:
    Police Station - 3 Apr 1881 - Rocester, Staffordshire, England    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAttested - 8 Dec 1899 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1909 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 30y,Address:
    126, Wolverhampton Road - 2 Apr 1911 - Cannock, Staffordshire, England    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Police Constable - 2 Apr 1911 - Cannock, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEnlisted - 4 Oct 1915 - Aldershot, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1948 - Chasetown, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    St Anne's Cemetery - 1948 - Chasetown, Staffordshire, England    		 Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Exact Location Area, Suburb, Parish or Registration District City, Town or Village County or Shire State or Province Country or Continent County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Defined

  • Documents
    STARLING, John Thomas - WW1 Medal Card    		STARLING, John Thomas - WW1 Medal Card
    This is John's military medal card from WW1. He enlisted on or about, 4 October 1915 and served as a Lance Corporal in the Mounted Military Police, regimental number P1973. No service records have survived to date, but it can be seen that John served in Northern France from 2 December 1915.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5538] Census 1881 Rocester, Staffordshire, England RG11/2749/35/23 (Thomas Starling).

    2. [S6818] Census 1911 Cannock, Staffordshire, England RG14/16936/53 (John Thomas Starling), (RG14/16936/53).