Arthur Valentine Cawdery

Arthur Valentine Cawdery was the son of Francis Arthur Cawdery and May Hall.  He was born in 1905 in Salford, and christened on 1 March 1905 at Stowell Memorial Church.

He married Elsie R. King in Bolton, Lancashire in 1932.

Elsie was the daughter of  Robert Edward and Louisa Beardsworth King, born 27 May 1907, and christened on 11 August 1907 at St. George, Bolton, Lancashire. Her family [2] lived at 4 Howarth Street, Farnworth. Her father was a Spindle & Fly Maker [1].

Arthur and Elsie appear to have been childless.

Manchester Evening News  24 Dec 1945

Four Men Sent for Trial. Two thousand yards of bed ticking, valued at £2OO, were involved in a charge of warehouse breaking and larceny at the premises of the Brookside Finishing Company, Toothill Bridge Works. Bolton, on which Valentine Arthur Cawdery. aged 40. motor driver, of Shipton Street; James Cockerill Kenyon, aged 32. general dealer, of Deane Road; James Loynd,  aged 31, unemployed, of Chorley Old Road; and Benjamin Hogarth, aged 30, turner-fitter, of Greenland Road, were at Bolton to-day committed to Quarter Sessions.

Arthur died in Farnworth, Lancashire in 1964. Elsie apparently died in Bolton in 1977 [3].



Parish Record:
Baptism: 1 Mar 1905 Stowell Memorial, Salford, Lancashire, England
Arthur Valentine Cawdery - [Child] of Francis Arthur Cawdery & May
    Abode: 23 West Brownbill St.
    Occupation: Joiner
    Baptised by: Arthur Botterill
    Register: Baptisms 1898 - 1905, Page 270, Entry 2155

 Elsie

Notes


[1] Used in the cotton industry: a fly is the mechanism which moves back and forth so that the thread is wound neatly on a spindle. Spindles are used for holding thread on the looms.
[2] Elsie at at least three siblings:

Baptism: 13 Dec 1908 St George, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Fred King - [Child] of Robert Edward King & Louisa
Born: 21 Oct 1908
Abode: 7 St. Helena Road
Occupation: Spindle & Fly Maker
Baptised by: C. E. Davies
Register: Baptisms 1883 - 1913, Page 347, Entry 2774

Baptism: 13 Jul 1916 St George, Bolton, Lancs.
Isabella King - [Child] of Robert Edward King & Louisa

Born: 2 Dec 1913
Abode: 3 Clarence Court
Occupation: Spindle & Flyer maker & now Pte. 9th Batt. L.N.L. Regt.

Baptised by: H. J. Elsee
Register: Baptisms 1913 - 1947, Page 27, Entry 216

Baptism: 13 Jul 1916 St George, Bolton, Lancs.
Emma King - [Child] of Robert Edward King & Louisa
Born: 28 May 1916
Abode: 3 Clarence Court
Occupation: Spindle & Flyer maker & now Pte. 9th Batt. L.N.L. Regt.
Baptised by: H. J. Elsee
Register: Baptisms 1913 - 1947, Page 28, Entry 217

[3] The birth date (3 May 1904) on this record does not match the parish record.  She was cremated on 11 May 1977, having died on 5 May 1977