Edward John DYKES

See also

Edward DYKES's parents: Edward DYKES (1852-1925) and Sarah Rutherford GOFTON (1851-1917)

Edward DYKES's siblings: Elizabeth DYKES (1872-1950), Henry DYKES (1874-1874), John DYKES (1875-1875), Henry DYKES (1875-1875), Margaret Gofton DYKES (1876-1943), Sarah Ann DYKES (1878-1956), Christianna Lewis DYKES (1880-1954), Henry Gofton DYKES (1885-1887), Samuel James DYKES (1887-1972), Mary Isabella DYKES (1889-1958), Joseph DYKES (1892-1949) and Robert Ryland DYKES (1894-1948)

Edward John DYKES (1882-1953)

Name:	Edward John DYKES ^1,2,3
Father:	Edward DYKES (1852-1925)
Mother:	Sarah Rutherford GOFTON (1851-1917)
Spouse:	Laura ALMOND (1881-1959)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth	30 Oct 1882	Sunderland, Co. Durham, England ^3,4
Birth Registration	Q4 1882 (age 0)	Sunderland, Co. Durham, England ⁴
Census (1)	1891 (age 8)	Sunderland, Co. Durham, England ⁵
Education	1891 (age 8)	school ⁵
Census (2)	1901 (age 18)	Sunderland, Co. Durham, England ⁶
Occupation (1)	1901 (age 18)	Coal Trimmer in Ships ⁷
Military Service	frm 26 Sep 1915 to 1 Jan 1917 (age 32-34)	Private, Royal Army Service Corps; France ^8,9
Occupation (2)	btw 1920 and 1947 (age 37-65)	Staith Foreman ^10,11
Church Work	btw 1920 and 1940 (age 37-58)	Organist & Choirmaster; Sorley St. Methodist Church, Sunderland, England ¹⁰
Residence	btw 1935 and 1953 (age 52-71)	Sunderland, Co. Durham, England ^10,11
Death	4 Dec 1953 (age 71)	Sunderland, Co. Durham, England ^11,12
Death Registration	5 Dec 1953 (age 71)	Sunderland, Co. Durham, England ¹¹
Relationship		Great Grandfather

Additional Information

Census (1)	16 Howarth St.
Military Service	Wounded in the arm (probably at Ypres). Service No. WM2/097479 Discharged under Kings Regulations 392(XXI) (termination of period of engagement). Received the 1914-1915 Star, British War and British Victory medals
Occupation (2)	Employed by the River Wear Commissioners Hilary Peckett nee Dykes recalls that her grandfather had "a uniform with gold braid on it"
Residence	18 Hillfield Gardens
Death	Cause: Bronchogenic Carcinoma (Lung Cancer) Address: 18 Hillfield Gardens
Death Registration	Informant: E.J.A. Dykes, son, of 46 Ferndene Crescent, Sunderland

Marriage

Spouse	Laura ALMOND (1881-1959)
Children	Edward John Almond DYKES (1904-1974)
	Laura Almond DYKES (1907-1957)
Marriage	2 Jan 1904 (age 21)	Sunderland, Co. Durham, England ^13,14

Sources

¹	Hilary Peckett - immediate family knowledge. Assessment: Primary evidence.
²	Family Bible of Edward & Sarah Dykes. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Bruce Dykes Peckett. Email: bruce@peckett.org.uk. Web: http://www.peckett.org.uk/.
³	Family Bible of Edward & Sarah Dykes. Family Register - Childrens Names. Assessment: Primary evidence. Text From Source: Edward John Dykes Oct 30th 1882
	Bruce Dykes Peckett. Email: bruce@peckett.org.uk. Web: http://www.peckett.org.uk/.
⁴	Civil Registration Index - Births 1837-1983. 1882 Oct-Dec DYE-EAR p.154. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Dykes, Edward John .. Sunderland vol.10a p.554
	Ancestry.co.uk. Web: www.ancestry.co.uk.
⁵	1891 Census of England. RG12/4128 fo.76 p.12. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Ancestry.co.uk. Web: www.ancestry.co.uk.
⁶	1901 Census of England. RG13/4709 fo.100 p.25. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Ancestry.co.uk. Web: www.ancestry.co.uk.
⁷	1901 Census of England. RG13/4709 fo.100 p.25. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Ancestry.co.uk. Web: www.ancestry.co.uk.
⁸	Hilary Peckett - immediate family knowledge. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Ref. wound
⁹	Medal Index Card WO/372/6 Dykes, Edward John. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	The National Archives.
¹⁰	Hilary Peckett - immediate family knowledge. Assessment: Questionable.
¹¹	Certificate of Death 1953 Edward John Dykes. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Bruce Dykes Peckett. Email: bruce@peckett.org.uk. Web: http://www.peckett.org.uk/.
¹²	Civil Registration Index - Deaths 1837-1983. 1953 Oct-Dec DYE-EAD p.225. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Dykes, Edward J. 71 .. Sunderland vol.1a p.932
	Ancestry.co.uk. Web: www.ancestry.co.uk.
¹³	Family Bible of Edward & Sarah Dykes. Family Register - Marriages. Assessment: Primary evidence. Text From Source: Edward John Dykes to Laura Almond [Dec 26th crossed out] January 2nd 1904
	Bruce Dykes Peckett. Email: bruce@peckett.org.uk. Web: http://www.peckett.org.uk/.
¹⁴	Civil Registration Index - Marriages 1837-1983. 1904 Jan-Mar DUN-EAS p.64. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Dykes, Edward John .. Sunderland vol.10a p.827
	Ancestry.co.uk. Web: www.ancestry.co.uk.