AUGUSTUS DELONNETTE was born in
September quarter 1898 in Hastings, Sussex (Free BMD � district Hastings volume 2b page *).
1837online.com gives his date of birth as August 1898.
On the 1901 census, age 2, he is living with his parents at 13 Queens Road, Hastings, Sussex.
As a young man, he served in the First World War as a Driver in the
Royal Field Artillery regiment number 212441 and apparently received a medal for this
(source : War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War,
Date 1914-1920 Catalogue reference WO 372/5 Image Reference 246791 / 40480
- index checked, not the document itself).
He is listed in the 1948 Hastings directory at 122 St George�s Road, Hastings, Sussex.
He married BEATRICE ELIZABETH PAGE (also known as TRIXIE)
in March quarter 1920 in Hastings (source : Free BMD, district Hastings, volume 2b, page 66 )
.
Beatrice was born in Hastings, Sussex on 31st December 1897
(source : death register). Her birth was registered in March quarter 1898 in Hastings
(source : Free BMD, district Hastings, volume 2b, page 23).
Augustus died before 1986,
because BEATRICE was a widow when she was buried (source : Hastings cemetery).
Beatrice died on Thursday June 19th 1986 in hospital in Hastings, Sussex
and the funeral was on Thursday 26th June 1986 at 11am at Hastings Crematorium, Sussex
(source : Hastings Observer, June 26th 1986, page 45). Her death was registered in
June 1986 (district Hastings/R, volume 18, page 1053, source : 1837online.com)
Hastings cemetery says she was a widow, aged 88,
and her cremated remains were scattered in the Garden of Remembrance, Lawn A.
Census returns for AUGUSTUS DELONNETTE
1901 census:
address : 13 Queens Road, Hastings (later known as Victoria Avenue), Sussex
Alphonso DELONNETTE age 65 born France
Emily DELONNETTE wife age 33 born Chichester
Alphonso DELONNETTE son age 9 born Brighton
Josephine DELONNETTE dau age 7 born Brighton
Geogina DELONNETTE dau age 4 born Brighton
Augustus DELONNETTE son age 2 born Hastings
Wichelmina DELONNETTE dau age 2 months born Hastings
Census returns for BEATRICE PAGE
1901 census
Dwelling: 44 Priory Road, St Clements (Halton parish), Hastings, Sussex
ALBERT J PAGE, head, M, 33, navvy, worker, Born Sussex Ore
EMILY G PAGE, wife, M, 30, born Surrey Croydon
MINNIE R PAGE, daur, 5, born Sussex Hastings
BEATRICE E PAGE, daur, 3, born Sussex Hastings
ALBERT J PAGE, son, 1, born Sussex Hastings
