Richard Overett (1879- )

Individual Events and Attributes

Occupation:
bricklayer's labourer²
Birth:
Q1 1879
Earl Soham, Suffolk, England¹ ³ ²
1881 census says born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 2)
Castle Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England⁴
son living with his parents Richard and Georgeanna (sic), sister Elizabeth, and brother Henry. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 12)
Angel Lane, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England²
son working as bricklayer's laborer and living in four rooms with his parents Richard and Georgianna, brothers Henry, Charles and George, and sisters Anna and Georgianna. Born in Earl Soham Suffolk
Military Service:
frm 20 Nov 1896 to 15 Dec 1908 (age 17-29)
British Army Suffolk Regiment as no:8322⁵
a labourer who made his mark on the attestation document. he was 5' 5¼" tall, weighed 140lbs with a chest of 35", 38" when expanded, a dark complexion, brown eyes and brown hair
Census absence:
31 Mar 1901 (age 21-22)⁵
as he was in India with the British Army

Unsure what happened to Richard after he left the Army in 1908

1.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate 1879 quarter:1 volume:4a page:733. Cit. Date: 14 October 2019.

2.: England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1478 folio:26 page:16. Cit. Date: 14 April 2020.

3.: England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1883/93/11.

4.: Ibid. National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1883 folio:93 page:11 schedule:865. Cit. Date: 25 February 2022.

5.: FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive class:WO97 box:5633 record:32 Suffolk Regiment no:8322. Cit. Date: 25 February 2022.