Frederick William Curtis

1894 - 1976  (82 years)

• Name	Frederick William Curtis
  Nickname	Pat
  Birth	10 Aug 1894	Lewisham, England   [1, 2]
  	Possibly in Lewisham Workhouse
  Gender	Male
  Education	27 Aug 1900	Lewisham, England   [3]
  	Dalmain Road School
  	Age: 6y
  	Address: 18 ????
  	Parent: Ann DOB given as 10/8/1895 Last School: Holy Trinity
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Lewisham, England   [4]
  	Age: 5y
  	Address: 23 Up Winchester Road
  	Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Lewisham, England   [5]
  	Age: 15y
  	Address: 13 Creeland Grove
  	Relation to Head of House: Son Office Boy
  Electoral Register	1918	Lewisham, England   [6]
  	Address: 13 Creeland Grove, Catford Hill
  	Absent Voters Lists military details Frederick William Curtis Reg No. 12530 Pte. A.P.C. (Army Pay Corps)
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Catford, England   [1]
  	Age: 25y 10m
  	Address: 40 Pattenden Road
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Police Officer - Catford Police Station
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Camberwell, Surrey, England   [2]
  	Address: Camelot Street School
  	School is being used as a Fire Brigade Station Hackney Carriage Driver AFS Sub Officer Born: 10/08/1894
  Gazetted	12 Sep 1940	Lewisham, England   [7, 8]
  	Age: 46y
  	Address: 99 Glenfarg Road
  	Commended whilst a member of London Fire Brigade. Gazetted in January 1941 Awarded the Medal of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service: - (Supplement to the L/G, 35058, 31st January 1941, pp. 611.) Frederick William CURTIS, Section Officer, London Auxiliary Fire Service. Curtis, whilst in charge of a trailer pump at a fire, was rendered unconscious by the blast from an explosive bomb. On recovering consciousness, he again took command of the fire, and set an outstanding example of courage and leadership to the men under his charge.
  Gazetted	31 Jan 1941	Lewisham, England   [7]
  	Gazetted for leadership - see 1940 entry
  Miscellaneous	1946	Catford, England   [9]
  	Was recommended for George Medal for bravery whilst serving in London Fire Brigade
  Electoral Register	1951	Lewisham, England   [10]
  	Address: 99 Glenfarg Road
  Death	16 Dec 1976	Lewisham, England
  	Address: 99 Glenfarg Road
  Probate	25 Jan 1977	London, England   [11]
  	?11,360
  Reference Number	BR 0348b
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Cremation	23 Dec 1977	Lewisham, England
  	Cremation Register summary last name?Curtis? first names?Frederick William? cremation date?23 December 1976 location?Lewisham? https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch
  Person ID	I9538	Simpson
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Living
  Mother	Frances Ann Bridges,   b. Abt 1859, Lynn, Norfolk, England d. Between Jan 1935 and Mar 1935, Lewisham, England (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F3104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	May Kinder,   b. Between Jul 1898 and Sep 1898, Barry, Glamorgan, Wales d. 27 Apr 1979, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1919	Lewisham, England   [12, 13]
  	He is a Tram Driver Note: Her name is given as May ELIZABETH Kinder and her father as FRANK Kinder, not William
  Children	1. Marion Kathleen Curtis,   b. Between Jan 1920 and Mar 1920, Lewisham, England d. 14 Apr 2000 (Age 80 years)   2. Eric Gordon Curtis,   b. Between Oct 1921 and Dec 1921, Lewisham, England d. 23 Oct 1942, Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg, Germany (Age 21 years)   3. Joyce Curtis,   b. 24 Jun 1924, Lewisham, England d. 16 Nov 2011, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)   4. Patrick William Curtis,   b. Between Apr 1927 and Jun 1927, Lewisham, England d. 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)   5. Barbara Patricia Curtis,   b. Between Oct 1929 and Dec 1929, Lewisham, England d. 5 Jun 2016, Machans Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Australia (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F3098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Aug 1894 - Lewisham, England Education - Dalmain Road School,Age: 6y,Address: 18 ???? - 27 Aug 1900 - Lewisham, England Census - Age: 5y,Address: 23 Up Winchester Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Lewisham, England Census - Age: 15y,Address: 13 Creeland Grove - 2 Apr 1911 - Lewisham, England Electoral Register - Address: 13 Creeland Grove, Catford Hill - 1918 - Lewisham, England Marriage - 12 Jan 1919 - Lewisham, England Census - Address: Camelot Street School - 29 Sep 1939 - Camberwell, Surrey, England Gazetted - Age: 46y,Address: 99 Glenfarg Road - 12 Sep 1940 - Lewisham, England Gazetted - 31 Jan 1941 - Lewisham, England Electoral Register - Address: 99 Glenfarg Road - 1951 - Lewisham, England Death - Address: 99 Glenfarg Road - 16 Dec 1976 - Lewisham, England Probate - 25 Jan 1977 - London, England Cremation - 23 Dec 1977 - Lewisham, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Some trees have a WW I record for Frederick (as William Frederick) However, looking at it detail I believe that this is an entirely different person:Brothers: Alfred and SidneyHe gives his birthplace as Harrington in Kent.His father is listed as Frederick (could well be true of 'our' Frederick ) [8, 14] Frederick Curtis In St Pancras Workhouse Register for 1906-1908 there are 2 Curtis children and a potential father:- Harry b. 1872 - he is a Labourer Henry b. 29/03/1904 Frederick b. 17/6/1896 All 3 have the address 56 Burton Street Harry was admitted on 17/10/1907 and discharged the same day Henry and Frederick were admitted on 31/10/1907Henry and Frederick were discharged on 01/11/1907 Nothing to confirm that they are the correct people

  
  

• Sources

  [S5586] 1921 Census RG15_02909_0466 - Curtis, Frederick, 20 Jun 2024. [S5591] 1939 Nat Reg RG 101-0093_0093h_015 - Curtis, Frederick, 20 Jun 2024. [S5605] School Register - Curtis, Frederick, 23 Jun 2024. [S5603] 1901 Census RG 13-0552 F123 P22 - Curtis, Frederick W, 23 Apr 2024. [S5600] 1911 Census RG14_02794_0467_03 - Curtis, Frederick W, 22 Jun 2024. [S5607] Electoral Register - 1918 - Curtis, Frederick W & Ernest P, 23 Jun 2024. [S5608] London Gazette - 1941 - Curtis, Frederick William, 23 Jun 2024. [S5859] Notes from John Curtis, 2 Oct 2024. [S5599] George Medal Recommendation, 22 Jun 2024. [S5588] Electoral Register - 1951 - Curtis, Frederick William, 20 Jun 2024. [S5590] Will Index - Curtis, Frederick William, 20 Jun 2024. [S5592] Marriage Cert - Curtis, Frederick W - Kinder, May, 21 Jun 2024. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 19 Jun 2024, 1919 JFM Lewisham 1D 1725. [S5622] Military Record - Curtis, William Frederick, 24 Jun 2024.