THOMAS MARRIOTT 

Weaverham St. Marys “Roll of Honour” names two Marriott lads; W.G. (William George) Marriott and T. (Thomas) Marriott, T. Marriott Pte. is also named on the “Fallen “Memorial.

These lads are brothers. Cheshirebmd record a William George born 1896, in Crewe. There is also a Thomas Edward born 1894 again in Crewe and a Alfred Marriott born in Crewe in 1897.

Cheshirebmd records the marriage of William Marriott/Emma Williams in 1891/95 at St. Paul’s Crewe, the 1901 census then has the Marriott family living at 46 Faraday Rd., Winnington.

William Head, age 29, Cleaner B. M. & Co., born Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.

Emma Wife, age 30, Thomas F. Son, age 6, William G. Son, age 5, all born Coppenhall.

Alfred Son, age 3, Northwich.

The 1911 census has Emma and her children living in Crewe at 13 Farehams Row without her husband.

John Fairhurst Head, age 28, Bricklayer, born Crewe.

Emma Marriott Visitor, age 35?, Crewe, Thomas Relative, age 17, Paper lad, William Relative, age 15, Odd Jobs, Alfred Relative, age 14, Odd Jobs, all born Crewe. John Henry Relative, age 8, Joseph Relative, age 1, Northwich.

Father, William Marriott, was still living in Northwich, the 1911 census has William Marriott, father, living on Manchester Road, Northwich. He is a boarder with the Peacock family. The census records that he is married, now aged 39, with the occupation of a Loco Cleaner at the Alkali Works. He was from Hertfordshire. (B. M. & Co & The Salt Union “Roll of Honours” do not list any lads named Marriott.)

It is Thomas’s brother William and their father that brings Thomas to Weaverham’s “Fallen” Memorial and to understand that Williams Service details are kept with Thomas’s story.

William George, (Pte.) Attestation documents are available for a William George Marriott who lived at 2 Forest Street, Weaverham. William George enlisted on the 10th Dec. 1915 and went into Army Reserve. William was a labourer and he was single. He stood 5ft 3in tall, weight was 127lbs and a girth of 35.5ins. William states his next of kin as his father, William Marriott, he also lived at 2 Forest Street.

William was mobilized on the 26th Aug. 1916 and posted the same date. This appears to be with the 3rd Bn. Cheshire Reg’t., with the Service No 45802. There is then a posting with the 8th Bn. Cheshire Reg’t. to India. The date misses the month, the readable bit is 28/?/16. William’s attestation documents shows William in Baghdad and Aden, suffering from Malaria with dates into 1919. William finally embarked from Basra to the UK for demobilisation on the 13th Feb. 1920. He was discharged/demobbed on the 2nd May 1920. He was awarded the British and Victory medals, 21st Jan. 1922, delivering to No 2 Forest Street.

The 1921 census Records William George Marriott, aged 25, single, living with the Hogan family in Acton Bridge. William is a labourer at the Bone Works, which is the Weaver Refining Company. William appears to have stayed in the Weaverham Parish which gives reason for the Marriott name on the Memorials.

Cheshirebmd record the marriage of a William G. Marriott/Gladys E. Morbey at St. Paul’s Crewe in 1927. Freebmd records two births for children named Marriott with the mother Morbey in 1933, Nantwich and 1939 Crewe.

Thomas Marriott; The Ancestry census had a link to a Thomas Marriott, he was with a Manchester Regiment, Service No 2887, killed in action on the 17th July 1917, in France and Flanders.

C.W.G.C. remember a T. Marriott Pte., at NIEUWPOORT COMMUNAL CEMETRY, Belgium. He was with the 2nd Bn. Manchester Regiment No 2887. His date of death is 17th July 1917. There are no family connections recorded.

N.A.M.C. - have a medal card for a 40 lads named Thomas Marriott, 3 lads with the Manchester Regiment, including a Thomas Marriott with the Service No 2887. Awarded the 14 Star, British and Victory medals, Theatre of War (1) France, Date of Entry 9/11/14.

The Guardian has been checked for an article on Thomas, based on the C.W.G.C. date of death, 17th July 1917, through to end of Dec. 1917 without finding an article. There is a T. Marriott listed on the Crewe Memorial and working on the thought that the Marriott’s came from Crewe/Nantwich area this may be the same lad. The Nantwich Guardian August 24, 1917, has a short entry about T. Marriett, the picture shows a soldier with a Manchester cap badge, this likely to be the T. Marriott on the Crewe War Memorial   T. [Thomas] Marriott. The details are brief but reference his parents living at 32 Lockitt Street, Crewe. This is different to the census details and to Williams Service Document address for his father which cannot be resolved other than timing.

C.W.G.C. remember just 4 lads named Thomas Marriott and 2 lads listed as T. Marriott, including the Manchester Reg’t., lad with the Service No 2887.

Research Bob Heaton