pomfret

To answer about Private V. Pomfret---died 12 Oct 1916; France/Somme.

Enlisted in Manchester and joined the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers; service number 40310.

He was awarded the Victory Medal. 

He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial on the pier and face 3C, so I  presume his body thus wasn't recovered. 

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiepval_Memorial

Peter Pomfret claims to have been born in 1850, though i suspect it's actually 1854 in Manchester. He was a fruit salesman.  In 1890, married Mary Jane Keeling, b.1861 and had children Peter, May, and Victor.  By 1911, they were living in Old Rd, Blackley, Manchester. I think Peter died in 1924, and Mary Jane in 1938 though there are discrepancies to their actual years of birth. Mary J possibly 1859. I'll have to check their births.

If May stayed in the area, then I believe she married James Wakefield in 1933. 

All locations referring to all are Manchester areas; usually north.

I think he was married previously Paul as there seems to be a Sarah A born around 1876 and Emma born about 1880!  So far not found the previous wife though.  The spelling is a bit off in the census found the one lot under Romfret!! 

I found the family on three different census and Peter's birth date various between 1850 and 1853, Mary J between 1860/1. In all the census Peter is listed as a fruit salesman - seems to have been born in Warrington! 

I think the Peter/ wife Marion mentioned is Victor's brother; not his parents names, as mentioned above.

In 1918, Peter Pomfret married Marion H Tighe, Manchester area, so think that is who James is refering to; Victor's brother and his wife. 

I had noticed that 1888/1890 discrepancy too, and very likely, there's an earlier marriage of at least their father, Peter, so Peter/Victor might be half-brothers. 

Dad Peter was born in 1854; son of Enoch Pomfret b. 1829, d. 1901 and Ann. b.1834, both of Houghton, Manchester.

Peter's younger siblings were---Benjamin, Sarah A, Hannah, Enoch,Thomas,William, and Alice.