Sinton Family Trees - Details of Capt. Edwin Sinton M.C., son of Samuel Sinton and Elizabeth Wright, Born 1882, Died 1918

Capt. Edwin Sinton M.C.

Born

1d 12mo 1882 in Bessbrook, Co. Armagh, Ireland, United Kingdom [ s711 ]

Died

21 August 1918 in Killed in action, Pas de Calais, France [ s807 ]

Buried

in Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois, Pas de Calais, France - Grave XI.C.19 [ s807 ]

Father

Samuel Sinton

Born 3d 3mo 1843 - Died About February 1910

Mother

Elizabeth Wright

Born 1 September 1842 - Died 23d 6mo 1910

Spouse

Mabel Alice Blackwell

Born April 1889 -

Married

7 April 1916 in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom [ s3571 ]

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GENERAL NOTES

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them

Quaker Records Ireland - Disownment / Resignation Details
Edwin Sinton
Date: 18th 11th mo. 1901
Meeting: Lisburn
Record Location: Microfilm Reel 20, 335 (Record book held in Lisburn)
Action: Resigned
Reason(s): He has joined the Imperial Yeomanry.
Letter of resignation. From 41 Rosemount Gardens, Cavehill Road.
[RFSS Aug2014]

1911 Census record taken on 2 April.

Residents of house number 17 in Indiana Avenue (Clifton, Belfast Urban No. 2, Co. Antrim)

	Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion
1	Sinton	James Henry	40	Male	Head of Family	Society of Friends
2	Sinton	Henrietta Elizabeth	43	Female	Sister	Society of Friends
3	Sinton	John Greeves	35	Male	Brother	Society of Friends
4	Sinton	Edwin	28	Male	Brother	Society of Friends

	Birthplace	Occupation	Literacy	Marital Status	Years Married	Children Born	Children Living
1	Co. Armagh	Accountant	Read and write	Single	-	-	-
2	Co. Armagh	-	Read and write	Single	-	-	-
3	Co. Armagh	Commercial Traveller Confectionery	Read and write	Single	-	-	-
4	Co. Armagh	Manager Picturedome	Read and write	Single	-	-	-

[RFSS Jan 2010]

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Casualty Details
SINTON, EDWIN
Rank:	Captain
Date of Death:	21st August 1918
Age:	35
Regiment/Service:	Royal Field Artillery, attached to 4th Light Railway Operating Company, Royal Engineers.
Awards:	Military Cross
Grave Reference:	XI. C. 19.
Cemetery:	Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois, Pas de Calais, France
Additional Information:	Husband of Mabel A. Sinton, of 54, St. Saviour's Road, St. Leonards, Sussex.
For more details on the cemetery click on Commonwealth War Graves Commission

[RFSS Feb 2003]

Headstone of Capt. Edwin Sinton M.C. 1882 - 1918
Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois, Pas de Calais, France

[RFSS Sep 2013]

MARRIAGE NOTES

England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-1920
Name: Edwin Sinton
Event Type: Marriage
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year: 1916
Registration District: Reading
County: Berkshire
Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911): Blackwell
Volume: 2C
Page: 835
Line Number: 64

Name: Mabel A. Blackwell
Event Type: Marriage
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year: 1916
Registration District: Reading
County: Berkshire
Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911): Sinton
Volume: 2C
Page: 835
Line Number: 144
[RFSS Aug 2014]

SOURCES

[ s711 ]

Church Record - Religious Society of Friends, Lurgan, Co. Armagh - Monthly Meeting Birth Register - QLB-334
View Source

[ s807 ]

Military Record - Commonwealth Wargraves Commission - MIL1918-21-08-ES

[ s3571 ]

Marriage Registration - England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-1920 - Marriage of Edwin Sinton and Mabel Alice Blackwell on 7 April 1916 in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom - Volume: 2C, Page: 835, Line Numbers: 64 and 144 - MR1916-07-04-ES-MAB

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