Thomas FIELDING

1871 - 1918  (47 years)

• Name	Thomas FIELDING
  Birth	1871	Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire   [1, 2, 3]
  Baptism	20 Aug 1871	Heptonstall, Yorkshire   [3]
  Gender	Male
  1871 Census	Wormalds Buildings, Hanson Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire   [1]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 11m
  1881 Census	20, Rose Terrace, Battinson Road, Halifax, Yorkshire   [2]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 10, occ "Cotton Creeler"
  1911 Census	Halifax Barracks, Gibbet St., Pellon, Halifax, Yorkshire   [4]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 40, no occupation given.
  Reference Number	V790
  Death	31 Oct 1918	General Military Hospital, Brighowgate, Grimsby, Lincolnshire   [5, 6, 7]
  Burial	4 Nov 1918	All Saints, Halifax, Yorkshire   [6, 8]
  	aged 48
  Person ID	I790	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Eli FIELDING,   b. 1839, Heptonstall, Yorkshire d. 2 Dec 1907, 20, Rose Terrace, Battinson Road, Halifax, Yorkshire (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah BURNS,   b. 1841, Heptonstall, Yorkshire
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 May 1864	Halifax, Yorkshire   [9]
  Family ID	F321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lily WHITEHEAD,   b. 19 Aug 1869, Halifax, Yorkshire d. 31 Mar 1954, 97, Otley Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1904	Christ Church, Pellon, Halifax, Yorkshire   [10]
  Notes	The 1911 Census says they had 2 children. The Census identifies Frederick Donald (aged 5). The MI identifies Mabel Winifred, who died 20/7/1907 aged 6m.
  Children	1. Frederick Donald FIELDING,   b. 7 Aug 1905, Halifax Barracks, Gibbet St., Pellon, Halifax, Yorkshire  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mabel Winifred FIELDING,   b. 25 Jan 1907, Halifax Barracks, Gibbet St., Pellon, Halifax, Yorkshire d. 20 Jul 1907, Halifax Barracks, Gibbet St., Pellon, Halifax, Yorkshire (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1871 - Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire Baptism - 20 Aug 1871 - Heptonstall, Yorkshire 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 10, occ "Cotton Creeler" - - 20, Rose Terrace, Battinson Road, Halifax, Yorkshire 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, he is 40, no occupation given. - - Halifax Barracks, Gibbet St., Pellon, Halifax, Yorkshire Marriage - 29 Sep 1904 - Christ Church, Pellon, Halifax, Yorkshire Death - 31 Oct 1918 - General Military Hospital, Brighowgate, Grimsby, Lincolnshire Burial - 4 Nov 1918 - All Saints, Halifax, Yorkshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Probate registry says that his home address (and presumably that of his widow, Lily) was 7, Bayswater Terrace, St Albans Rd, Skergoat Green, Halifax. I have yet to locate his military record, but both the probate registry and the CWGC says he was a Captain (Quartermaster) in the West Yorkshire (Duke of Wellington) Regiment. When he gets married in 1904, he is a "Colour Sargeant" at "the Barracks". His obituary in the local paper says that he joined the 2nd Btn, Duke of Wellington Regiment in 1897, and went to "America, South Africa and India". He was in Rangoon during the Boer War, equiping the mounted infantry. He was then "invalided home", joining the Halifax Barracks as a Quartermaster. This is where he is at the 1911 Census, although his army position is not recorded. Both the local paper and the London Gazette of 21/5/1911 notes that he moved from the 3rd Btn as a Quartermaster- Seargeant to the 4th Btn as a Quatermaster-Lieutenant. (note this move was 24 March, ie before the 1911 Census). Obviously at some stage he was then further promoted to Captain. The local paper also says went to France but was injured after 18 months, following which he joined the Leicester Regiment at various locations in the UK. He "retired" after "21 years" ie in 1918, and died from Pneumonia following flu. The CWGC also says "Mentioned in Dispatches". Lastly, the CWGC gives his name as F Thomas Fielding. It is clearly the same person, but it is not clear what the "F" is for.

  
  

• Sources

  [S979] 1871 Census :- Wormalds Buildings, Hanson Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire. [S985] 1881 Census :- 20, Rose Terrace, Battinson Road, Halifax, Yorkshire. [S1032] Baptism transcript :- Thomas Fielding (1871). [S1034] 1911 Census :- Halifax Barracks, Gibbet St., Pellon, Halifax, Yorkshire. [S1029] Probate register :- Thomas Fielding (1918). [S1030] CWGC Certificate :- F Thomas Fielding (1918). [S1165] Gravestone :- Thomas Fielding (1918), Lily Fielding (1954). [S1033] Burial register :- All Saints, Halifax (1918). [S978] Marriage record :- Eli Fielding - Sarah Burns (1864). [S1031] Marriage record :- Thomas Fielding - Lily Whitehead (1904).