Date of birth : 11th June 1931

Place of birth : Stanley Cottage, North Front, Southampton

Birth Certificate : Sept 1931 Southampton 2c 64

Christened :

 

Married : June Doris Roach

Date of Marriage : 24th July 1954

Place of Marriage : St Michael's, Southampton

Marriage Certificate : Sept 1954 Southampton 6b 1473

Witnesses : Ernest Henry Roach, Doris Ada Roach

 

Children : Stephen 8th November 1961

: Linda 27th August 1963

: Caroline 4th December 1965

: Brian 1st March 1968

 

Died :

 

Kelly's 1937-38 : 101 Commercial Road

1951 Census :

1954 (marriage) : Machine operator, 12 The Polygon, Southampton

1961 Census : 28 Dale Valley Gardens, Southampton

Stephen's birth : 28 Dale Valley Gardens, Southampton, Press Operator (Fords, Swaythling)

1971 Census : 37 Pointout Road, Bassett, Southampton, SO1 7DL

1981 Census : 37 Pointout Road, Bassett, Southampton, SO1 7DL

1991 Census : 37 Pointout Road, Bassett, Southampton, SO1 7DL

2001 Census : 37 Pointout Road, Bassett, Southampton, SO1 7DL

 

Evacuated during the war to Dorchester area.

 

Richard living with father, Nora with mother (in two houses).

His father paying forbricks to build catholic church at Stag Gates / Lodge Road. Evacuated to Dorchester. National service at Fort Widley, Portsmouth. Running a B&B in Commercial Road when aged 17-18.

 

Notes from Richard:

Howard and father not getting on (from age 14)

Howard in merchant Navy (gambling and drinking like his father)

Father believing in Might is Right

Father handled contrabrand off ships, heard one man lost so sent postal order for money owing to widow in Liverpool (and man turned out to have survived).

Richard and Howard giving up share of No 12 to Nora but it ended up as Howard's. Nora out on council housing list by Howard.

Father always provided for family (despite drink and gambling)

North Front all dockers

Woken by boy putting out lights