Matthew NESSWORTHY

1891 - 1915  (23 years)

• Name	Matthew NESSWORTHY  [1]
  Born	3 Oct 1891	South Shields, Durham, England   [1, 2]
  	Matthew NESSWORTHY, born 3 October 1891, at 16 Wellington St., Westoe, son of Robert NESSWORTHY and Jane, formerly HARRISON. Father was a labourer at shipyard. Informant - Jane NESSWORTHY, mother, residing at 16 Wellington St., Westoe on 12 November 1891.
  Gender	Male
  Address	1911  [3]
  	Inkerman Barracks, Knaphill Woking, Surrey
  	Built in 1859, the barracks were named after the Battle of Inkerman fought during the Crimean War on 5 November 1854. In 1892 a prison for invalid convicts at Knaphill, near Woking, was converted to house two battalions of infantry. The first infantry battalion to be quartered there in 1895 was 2nd Battalion The Royal West Surrey Regiment (The Queen's). In September 1947 the Royal Military Police moved to Inkerman Barracks, establishing Inkerman as the home of the Corps. The buildings have now been demolished.
  Died	17 May 1915	Belgium   [4, 5]
  	NESSWORTHY, Matthew. Private 10134, 1st East Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds received in action on the 17th May 1915, 24 years, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert NESSWORTHY, 42 Wellington Street. Mourned by his parents, sister, brothers, grandmother, aunts and uncles and Gertie and little Ethel. Remembered with honour at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium. (Newspaper) It is of interest to note that on 5 October 1915 his name appeared in the Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser: Tuesday 5 October 1915: "Previously unofficially, now officially, reported wounded and prisoner of war: E. Lancashire Regt. - NESSWORTHY (10134), M."
  Commemoration	1916	Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, West Flanders, Belgium   [6]
  	Grave / Memorial Reference: LXII. C. 10. «i»In Memory of / Private M. NESSWORTHY / 10134, 1st Bn., East Lancashire Regiment/ who died / on 17 May 1915 / Remembered with honour / «/i»TYNE COT CEMETERY
  Military Service	He served in the military and gave his life during the first World War. M. NESSWORTHY, Private in the East Lancashire Regiment; 1st. Bn., Service no. 10134. He died 17 May 1915. He received the Victory, British and Star medals.
  Person ID	I4372	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Robert NESSWORTHY,   b. 30 Aug 1867, South Shields, Durham, England ,   d. Abt 1920, Durham, England  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Jane HARRISON,   b. 1867, South Shields, Durham, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	30 Oct 1887	Parish Church of St. Stephens, South Shields, Durham, England   [8]
  	Robert NESSWORTHY, age 20, Bachelor, Sailor ?, residing at 26 Wellington St., son of Robert NESSWORTHY, Boat Builder; and Jane HARRISON, age 20, Spinster, residing at 27 Wellington St., daughter of William HARRISON, Grocer, married 30 October 1887. Married in St. Stephens Parish Church, South Shields. They both signed their names. Witnesses: Wm. HARRISON and William WESTALL, who made his mark. [8]
  Address	11 Nov 1887  [9]
  	27 Wellington St., Westoe, Durham
  Address	10 Jul 1889  [9]
  	16 Wellington St., South Shields, Durham
  Address	7 Dec 1890  [10]
  	16 Wellington St., South Shields, Durham
  	Address at the time of Elizabeth's burial.
  Address	1891  [11]
  	16 Wellington St., South Shields, Durham
  	They were living beside Robert's sister, Mary Ann ELLIOTT, and her husband.
  Address	1901  [1]
  	42 Wellington St., South Shields, Durham
  	They were living only several doors away from Jane's parents, and also, from Robert's parents, Robert and Elizabeth.
  Address	1911  [3]
  	42 Wellington St., South Shields
  Family ID	F1169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  NESSWORTHY In Memory of PRIVATE M. NESSWORTHY 10134, 1st Bn., East Lancashire Regiment who died on 17 May 1915 Remembered with honour TYNE COT CEMETERY

  
  

• Sources

  [S120] Census of England, 1901. [S72] Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth, General Registrar Office. [S579] Census of England, 1911, (1 April 1911). [S343] GRO Army Death Indices. [S217] Newspaper. [S28] Website: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org). [S623] Medal Awards: World War 1. [S304] Parish Register, St. Stephens, South Shields, Durham. [S265] Parish Register, St. Hilda, South Shields, Durham. [S162] Website. [S193] Census of England, 1891 (5 April 1891).