Person:James Spire (2)

James Ernest Spire was born in 1890 at Alcester in Warwickshire, son of Ellen Spire, formerly Belcher, and her husband Jabez William Spire, a gardener and labourer. His birth was registered simply as 'James', but he was baptised 'James Ernest', and subsequently seems to have been known as Ernest. He was baptised five miles south of Alcester at Bidford-on-Avon, where his parents had lived before moving to Alcester. The 1891 census finds Ernest living with his parents and siblings at The Moors in Alcester. Some time between 1891 and 1892 they moved to the opposite side of the town centre, to the Malt Mill Lane / Gas House Lane area, where Ernest's sister Ruth was born in 1892.

The 1901 census finds Ernest living with his parents and siblings at Gas House Lane. In 1908, when Ernest was seventeen years old, his father died aged 66. Just over two years later Ernest's mother died aged 53. The 1911 census finds Ernest living with most of his siblings at Malt Mill Lane, with his eldest brother Albert being described as head the of household. In 1911 Ernest was described as a farm labourer.

Ernest has yet to be researched after 1911.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. James SPIERS, June Quarter 1890, Alcester Registration District, Vol. 6d, page 628

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish registers of Bidford-on-Avon, 1664-1949. (Warwick: Warwickshire County Record Office).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Bidford in the County of Warwick in the Year 1890
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1879	1890 July 27th	James Ernest	Jabez William & Ellen	Spires	Alcester	Labourer	Alfred Evans

3. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 2481; Folio 5; Page 4, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: The Moors, Alcester, Warwickshire
   Three rooms occupied
   Jabez W. Spires, head, married, male, 50 [1840/1], General Laborer, employed, b. Long Marston, Gloucestershire
   Ellen U. Belcher, wife, married, female, 34 [1856/7], b. Evesham, Worcestershire
   Eunice J. Spires, daughter, female, 10 [1880/1], b. Bidford, Warwickshire
   Albert E. Spires, son, male, 8 [1882/3], b. Bidford, Warwickshire
   Hubert J. Spires, son, male, 5 [1885/6], b. Bidford, Warwickshire
   William Spires, son, male, 3 [1887/8], b. Bidford, Warwickshire
   James E. Spires, son, male, 11mo [1890], b. Alcester, Warwickshire

4. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 2944; Folio 19; Page 29, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Gas House Lane, Alcester, Warwickshire
   Three rooms occupied
   William Spires, head, married, male, 60 [1840/1], Gardener not domestic, worker, b. Long Marston, Gloucestershire
   Ellen Spires, wife, married, female, 42 [1858/9], b. Evesham, Worcestershire
   Albert Spires, son, single, male, 18 [1882/3], Platelayer on Railway, worker, b. Bidford, Warwickshire
   Hubert Spires, son, single, male, 15 [1885/6], Spring Maker, worker, b. Bidford, Warwickshire
   William Spires, son, single, male, 13 [1887/8], b. Bidford, Warwickshire
   Ernest Spires, son, single, male, 10 [1890/1], b. Alcester, Warwickshire
   Ruth Spires, daughter, single, female, 8 [1892/3], b. Alcester, Warwickshire
   Edgar Spires, son, single, male, 5 [1895/6], b. Alcester, Warwickshire

5. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 18831; Schedule 128, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Malt Mill Lane, Alcester, Warwickshire
   Four rooms occupied
   Albert Spires, head, male, 27 [1883/4], single, Milk Delivery Man - Farmer, worker, b. Bidford, Warwickshire
   William Spires, brother, male, 23 [1887/8], single, Gas Stoker - Gas works, worker, b. Broom, Warwickshire
   Ernest Spires, brother, male, 20 [1890/1], single, Farm Labourer - Farm, worker, b. Alcester, Warwickshire
   Ruth Spires, sister, female, 18 [1892/3], single, Needle Paperer - Needle Manuf[acturing], b. Alcester, Warwickshire
   Edgar Spires, brother, male, 15 [1895/6], single, Farm Labourer Servant - Farm, b. Alcester, Warwickshire
   Sarah Tarver, visitor, female, 12 [1898/9], b. Alcester, Warwickshire