Last week we had a little trip out to Chard, Somerset not too far from us. On a Thursday they have a small antiques, collectables and vintage items table top sale in the Guildhall, so we thought it would be nice to see what’s it’s like. There’s not a huge number of sellers but what they had was very interesting & I got some old Wedding photos & this lovely original photo frame which some kind person had written the family names on the back.

I was over the moon with this & have found out some great info about the family. So I’m just hoping that now a descendant may see this blog & want to own it! Fingers crossed.

The Battle Family History  

Charles Stanley Battle was born on 13 Jan 1890 in Lewisham, Kent, England as the first child of James Abraham Battle and Isabella Johnson. He had five siblings that I have found, Sydney Herbert, Hildred Isabel, Dorothy Lilian, Arthur James, and Jessa Marjorie. When he was 22, he married Amelia Morris, daughter of George Morris and Esther Gann, on 21 Jul 1912 in St James, Hatcham, England.

Charles Stanley Battle lived in Deptford St Paul, London, England in 1901 (Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in Deptford St Paul, London, England on 02 Apr 1911 (Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Head).

Charles by trade was a Master Baker just like his Father James Abraham Battle.

He served in the military between 1914–1920 (He was a Gunner in the Royal Field Artillery. Reg No 282888. Prev HAC 626044 Gnr. (British Army, Honourable Artillery Company)  He died on 02 Dec 1949 in Bromley, Kent, England.

Amelia Morris was born about 1879 in Hatcham, Surrey, England as the fourth child of George Morris and Esther Gann. George was a Railway Guard & worked all his life on the Railway joining when he was 16. Amelia had four siblings, Rose H, Stella, Bertha Elizabeth, and Gertrude O. When she was 33, she married Charles Stanley Battle. She died in Mar 1946 in Bromley, Kent, England.

Amelia Morris lived in Deptford St Paul, London, England in 1881 (Relationship to Head: Daughter). She lived in St Paul Deptford, London, England in 1891 (Relation to Head: Daughter). She lived in Deptford St Paul, London, England in 1901 (Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Deptford St Paul, London, England on 02 Apr 1911 (Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Servant).

Charles Ronald Battle was born on 04 Oct 1912 in Greenwich, London as the first child of Charles Stanley Battle and Amelia Morris. When he was 58, he married Ivy Dorothy Nash in Apr 1971 in Bromley, Kent, England. It was Ivy’s second marriage, she was previously married to an Alfred Robert Sutton who died in 1970.

I haven’t found a previous marriage or any children from him, there are possibilities but nothing I can be sure of.

Charles Ronald Battle was baptized on 13 Nov 1912 in All Saints, Hatcham Park, England. In his Fathers will he is described as a Dairy Sales Inspector in 1950. He died in Mar 2000 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England & was buried in Gayton, Norfolk, England, with his wife Ivy .

Charles Stanley Battle and Amelia Morris two other children:

1. Douglas Stanley John Battle was born on 11 Mar 1920 in Bromley, Surrey. He died in Oct 2001 in Taunton, Somerset, England. He married Jenny Alfcott in Jun 1948 in Bromley, Kent. At the time of his Fathers will he was described as an Insurance Official in 1950.
2. Alan Maurice Arthur Battle was born on 16 Jul 1922 in Bromley, Surrey, Kent. He died in Jan 1990 in Hastings and Rother, East Sussex, England. He married Lily Elsie Blakeman in Dec 1947 in Fulham, London.Alan Maurice Arthur Battle and Lily Elsie Blakeman had the following children:a. Peter Alan John Battle was born on 19 Nov 1950 in Bromley, Kent. He married Linda A Etheridge in Sep 1991 in Bromley, Kent.
   b. David Trevor Battle was born on 14 Aug 1956 in Singapore I think.At the time of his fathers will he was described as a Overseas Representative for the UK.  There are quite a few mentions of the family on the passsenger lists traveling between Singapore etc &  the UK.   He married Eva Tuggey in Jun 1987 in Shepway, Kent.             This is a link to the Public Battle Family tree on Ancestry, you can view if you register with Ancestry..It’s free to register Battle Family Lynns Waffles

Do you know any Battle family descendants???

Till Next time then………………