Robert John Bull

Male 1884 - 1916  (~ 32 years)


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  • Name Robert John Bull 
    Born Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 30 Sep 1884  Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Oct 1916  French Flanders, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2113  Speirs-Taylor
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2018 

    Father Robert Bull,   b. 1 Sep 1850, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1927, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Janet Shave,   b. 7 Nov 1849, Ringwood, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1936, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 29 May 1872  St John's Church Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice Mary Ayres,   b. Abt 1876, Great Bramford, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Robert John Bull,   b. 20 Jul 1908, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1941, at Sea, H.M.S. Hood Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     2. William George Bull,   c. 12 Sep 1909,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2014 
    Family ID F640  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - - Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 30 Sep 1884 - Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Oct 1916 - French Flanders, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1911 England Census and the Household of Robert John and Alice Mary Bull
    1911 England Census and the Household of Robert John and Alice Mary Bull
    Newport, Hampshire, Isle of Wight
    12 Field Place
    Robert John Bull, 27 years old; born at Newport, Isle of Wight
    Alice Mary Bull, 35 year old wife; married 4 years; 2 children 2 living; born at Great Bramford, Wiltshire
    Robert John Bull, 2 year old son; born at Newport, Isle of Wight
    William George Bull, 1 year old son; born at Newport, Isle of Wight
    Maurice Flux, 72 year old gardener.

    Source:
    Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Class: RG14; Piece: 5700; Schedule Number: 341
    Robert John Bull in the Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects
    Robert John Bull in the Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects
    Robert was killed in action during WWI. He was a Private in the Hampshire Regiment. His effects were given to his widow Alice Mary.

    Source:
    UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929; National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 494501-496000; Reference: 282
    1891 England Census and the Household of Robert and Janet Bull
    1891 England Census and the Household of Robert and Janet Bull
    Carisbrooke, Hampshire, England
    9 Upper Field Place
    Robert Bull, 41 year old laborer, born at Newport, Isle of Wight
    Janet Bull, 41 year old wife, born at Ringwood, Hampshire
    Jane Bull, 11 year old daughter, born at Newport, Isle of Wight
    Ada Bull, 9 year old daughter, born at Newport, Isle of Wight
    Robert Bull, 6 year old son, born at Newport, Isle of Wight
    Arthur G Bull, 4 year old son, born at Newport, Isle of Wight
    Frank W Bull, 7 month old son, born at Newport, Isle of Wight

    Source:
    1891 England Census

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, ( database, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org).
      Name: Robert John Bull
      Gender: Male
      Baptism Date: 30 Sep 1884
      Baptism Place: St. John, Carisbrooke, Hampshire, England
      Father: Robert Bull
      Mother: Janet
      FHL Film Number: 1470804

    2. [S100] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919.
      Name: Robert John Bull
      Birth Place: Carisbrooke, I.o.w.
      Death Date: 18 Oct 1916
      Death Place: France and Flanders
      Enlistment Place: Newport, I.o.w.
      Rank: Private
      Regiment: Hampshire Regiment
      Battalion: 2nd Battalion
      Regimental Number: 10821
      Type of Casualty: Killed in action
      Theatre of War: Western European Theatre