Reuben McConchie (1890 - 1917)

Born 6 Dec 1890 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Annie (Dromgoole) Messenger — married Jan 1914 in West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1917 at age 26 in Ireland

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Biography

Reuben was born in 1890. His birth was not registered until the first quarter of 1891.^[1]

In 1911, Reuben (aged 20) lived with his parents and siblings in Everton, Liverpool. He was working as a marine engineer's apprentice. ^[2]

He married Anne Dromgoole in 1914 in West Derby, Lancashire, England.^[3]

Children:

1. May (b.1914-)
2. Robert Mcf (b. 1915-)^[4]

Reuben was Killed in Action on the HMS Zylpha southwest of Ireland on 11 Jun 1917. He was the Engine Room Artificer.^[5] He was memorialized in the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XBP-5VB : 1 October 2014), Reuben Mcconchie, 1891; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, West Derby, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWTJ-3HX : 30 April 2019), James McConchie, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:268M-1G7 : 13 December 2014), Annie Dromgoole and null, 1914; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1914, quarter 1, vol. 8B, p. 715, West Derby, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FTM-2GC : 1 October 2014), Robert Mcf Mcconchie, 1915; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, West Derby, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_Room_Artificer
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #13299265: accessed 06 January 2020), memorial page for Engine Room Artificer Reuben McConchie (unknown–11 Jun 1917), citing Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England ; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138) .