Curtis William SEALS (1896

Curtis William SEALS (1896 - 1934)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Living	Curtis William SEALS (1896 - 1934) + Grace BROCKLEHURST ( - 1980)	John SEALS (1852 - 1917)	Thomas SEALS

			Mary (SEALS)

		Annie WATSON (1858 - 1943)

Pic P1. Affectionate Rememberance of
Curtis William Seals
beloved husband of Grace Seals
of Church Farm, Crich
who died December 8th 1934

also beloved wife
Grace Seals
who died Feb 13th 1982
aged 78 years

Pic S1. Affectionate Rememberance of
Curtis William Seals
beloved husband of Grace Seals
of Church Farm, Crich
who died December 8th 1934

also beloved wife
Grace Seals
who died Feb 13th 198?
aged 78 years

Pic 1. Affectionate Rememberance of
Curtis William Seals
beloved husband of Grace Seals
of Church Farm, Crich
who died December 8th 1934

also beloved wife
Grace Seals
who died Feb 13th 1982
aged 78 years

Pic 2. With thanks to
http://www.crichparish-ww1.co.uk/ww1webpages/sealscurtiswilliam.html

b. 1896 at Parwich, Derbyshire, England

m. 1931 Grace BROCKLEHURST ( - 1980)

d. 1934 at Crich, Derbyshire, England aged 38

Near Relatives of Curtis William SEALS (1896 - 1934)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Thomas SEALS
Grandmother	Mary (SEALS)

Father	John SEALS	1852	Bradbourne, Derbyshire, England	1917	Belper, Derbyshire, England	65
Mother	Annie WATSON	1858	Parwich, Derbyshire, England	1943	Belper, Derbyshire, England	85

Self	Curtis William SEALS	1896	Parwich, Derbyshire, England	1934	Crich, Derbyshire, England	38

Wife	Grace BROCKLEHURST			abt 1980	Crich, Derbyshire, England

Son	Living or Recently Deceased

Brother	Thomas William SEALS	1879	Parwich, Derbyshire, England	1970	Crich, Derbyshire, England	91
Brother	John SEALS	1880	Parwich, Derbyshire, England
Sister	Mary Jane SEALS	1883	Parwich, Derbyshire, England	1903	Belper, Derbyshire, England	20
Brother	Francis Richard SEALS	1885	Parwich, Derbyshire, England	1965	Derbyshire, England	80
Brother	Edmund SEALS	1888	Parwich, Derbyshire, England	1928	South Wingfield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire,England	40
Sister	Emma Elizabeth SEALS	abt 1890		22 Mar 1972	Crich, Derbyshire, England	82
Brother	Victor James SEALS	1892	Parwich, Derbyshire, England	1976	Belper, Derbyshire, England	84
Brother	Alfred SEALS	1894	Parwich, Derbyshire, England	1985	Derby, Derbyshire, England	91
Brother	Robert Henry SEALS	1900	Parwich, Derbyshire, England	1931	Crich, Derbyshire, England	31

Nephew	Francis William SEALS	1913	Lea, Derbyshire, England	1995	Codnor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England	82
Nephew	John Alfred SEALS	1914	Alfreton, Derbyshire, England	1987	Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England	73
Niece	Florence M SEALS	1916	Belper, Derbyshire, England
Nephew	John Edmund SEALS	1913	Holloway, Derbyshire, England
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased

Sister in Law	Kate MALTBY
Sister in Law	Florence Flourie ALLWOOD	1883	Lea, Derbyshire, England	1952	Mill House, Swanick, Derbyshire	69
Sister in Law	Alice Maud SMITH	abt 1887	Crich, Derbyshire, England	1957	Belper, Derbyshire, England	70
Brother in Law	Joseph SMITH	abt 1889	Crich, Derbyshire, England	04 Aug 1987	Crich, Derbyshire, England	98
Sister in Law	Alice SMITH
Sister in Law	Ethel ELSE
Sister in Law	Mary MARSHALL

Events in Curtis William SEALS (1896 - 1934)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
		Military Service		Note 1
1896		Curtis William SEALS was born	Parwich, Derbyshire, England	Note 2
1901	5	Census	Dethwick, Lea and Holloway, Belper, Derbyshire	Note 3	67
1911	15	Census	Manor Farm, Dethick, Belper	Note 4	67
1917	21	Death of father John SEALS (aged 65)	Belper, Derbyshire, England	Note 5
1931	35	Married Grace BROCKLEHURST
1934	38	Curtis William SEALS died	Crich, Derbyshire, England	Note 6

Note 1: Curtis William Seals

in the British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
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Name: Curtis William Seals
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1897
Enlistment Age: 19
Document Year: 1916
Residence Place: Dethick Farm, Matlock
Regimental Number: 134532
Regiment Name: Royal Artillery (Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery)
Number of Images: 13
Form Title: Attestation
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Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
Curtis William Seals Self (Head)
John Seals Father

Note 2: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1916
Name
Curtis William Seals
Baptism Date
25/10/1896
Baptism Place
Parwich Derbyshire England
Father
John Seals
Mother
Ann Seals

Note 3: SEALS
John (49) 1852, Brassington - Farmer
Annie (45) 1856, Brassington
John (20) 1881, Parwich
Mary J (18) 1883, Parwich
Francis R (15) 1886, Parwich
Edmund (13) 1888, Parwich
Emma E (11) 1890, Parwich
Victor J (8) 1893, Parwich
Alfred (6) 1895, Parwich
Curtis W (4) 1897, Parwich
Robert H (5mo), 1901, Parwich

Note 4: SEALS
John (59) Brassington - Farmer
Annie (54) Brassinton
Edmund (23) Parwick - Horse man
Victor James (19) Parwick - cow man
Curtis William (14) Parwick - horse man
Robert Henry (10) Parwick - scholar
John and Annie had been married 33 years - 10 children born - 9 surviving and 1 dead

Note 5: John Seals
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: John Seals
Death Age: 65
Birth Date: abt 1852
Registration Date: Jan 1917
[Feb 1917]
[Mar 1917]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Belper
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 841

England and Wales, National probate Calendar
John Seals of Church Farm Crich, Derbyshire farmer died 21 February 1917 Probate Derby 5 June to Annie Seals widow and Thomas William Seals farmer. Effects 2815 pounds 14s 4d

Note 6: Find A Grave
Curtis William Seals
Birth unknown
Death 8 Dec 1934
Burial
Saint Mary's Churchyard
Crich, Amber Valley Borough, Derbyshire, England

Curtis W Seals
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Curtis W Seals
Death Age: 38
Birth Date: abt 1896
Registration Date: Oct 1934
[Nov 1934]
[Dec 1934]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Belper
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 649

Personal Notes:

http://www.crichparish-ww1.co.uk/ww1webpages/sealscurtiswilliam.html
Biography
Victor James Seals, Alfred Seals and Curtis William Seals were born at Parwich in Derbyshire and were the seventh, eighth and ninth children, respectively, of John Seals and Annie Watson. In total, the family consisted of eight boys and two girls. The family moved to the Crich area in 1901, settling at Dethick where John Seals became the tenant farmer at Manor Farm. Prior to their military service during the war, all three of the Seals brothers listed on the Roll of Honour had worked on their father’s farm. During the war years John Seals passed on the farm at Dethick due to economic problems and lack of skilled labour, and moved to Church Farm at Crich.
Postcard of Manor Farm, Dethick
Curtis William Seals was born in 1896. During the war Curtis and his brothers Victor and Alfred attested for service at Matlock in February 1916 and he was posted to the No. 1 Depot of the Royal Field Artillery in April with the rank of Gunner. Shortly thereafter he was posted to the 5th (B) Reserve Brigade. In October he was appointed as Sub Acting Bombardier in the 30th Reserve Battery, then to Acting Bombardier in May 1917. He was posted to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force on 30 May 1917 where he received a gunshot wound to his left arm. He was awarded the Victory Medal and British War Medal.

Curtis was demobilised quite late from military service, on 14 October 1919, and returned to his family at Crich. He married Grace Brocklehurst in 1931 and they had one son, also named Curtis.

Curtis William Seals passed away in Derbyshire on 8 December 1934, aged thirty-eight years. He was laid to rest in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church at Crich.
Derbyshire Courier, 15 September 1917
CRICH CASUALTIES
Mrs John Seals of Church Farm, Crich, had received a letter from a son Bombardier Curtis W.Seals, R F A written from the General Hospital, Le Treport, France on 3 September. in this he says: "as you will see by the address, I am at present in hospital. I have been wounded in the shoulder with shrapnel, this being on 30 August. I am pleased to say it is not serious, and they have taken the shrapnel out. We got a terrible knocking about, I came out lightly. I am going on well, and we have got some jolly good beds here." Bombardier Seals who is just 21, is the youngest of three brothers serving, Alf. being in France and Victor in Jamaica. Curtis crossed to France about three months ago.

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