No.13752, Private, Henry Thomas CRICK
Aged 40
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Henry Thomas Crick was born in 1876 in Kirtlng (Newmarket Q2-1876 3B:579) son of James Sidney and Elizabeth CRICK (née GOODY).
1881 census...Aged 5, he was at The Cottage, Kirtling with his father Sidney J CRICK [32] farm labourer; his mother Elizabeth [35]; sisters Sarah [8], Elizabeth [2] and Eliza [4 months] and brother James J [7]. All the family were born in Kirtling. 1891 census...Aged 15, farm labourer, he was at Clay Hall Cottage, Kirtling with his parents, sister Sarah, brother James J (farm labourer), sisters Elizabeth and Eliza and brother Jonas S [2] born Kirtling. Also there was Emily R GOODY [30] born Kirtling, and her daughter Gertrude E [10 months] born Cropley Grove, Lidgate On 15th March 1900 Henry married Minnie WOOLLARD (Newmarket Q1-1900 3B:689). 1901 census...Aged 25, a builder's labourer, he was at York Row, Ashley cum Silverley with his wife Minnie, son Albert [1 month] born Ashley, and his brother in law Robert J WOOLLARD [24] builder's labourer, born Kirtling. Henry is now recorded as born in Upend. 1911 census...Aged 35, an insurance agent, he was living at 24 Stanley Road,Newmarket with his wife Minnie and sons Henry [8], Herbert [27-5-1903] and George [3-5-1905], all born in Woodditton, daughter Daisy [10-5-1906] born in Woodditton and Elsie [b 1908 d 1912 ] born in Newmarket. It appears his first son Albert (1901) had died and now there was another son Albert Edward [1] born on 13-10-1909. Minnie died in 1912 and the grandfather SJ Crick became the guardian on the pension card. son Henry (1902) would have been too old for the pension card. |
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He enlisted in Newmarket. As part of 2nd Infantry Division in July 1916, 99th Company Machine Gun Corps were involved at Delville Wood. 3 of the Company died on 28th July |
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