NameChisholm Edward Hugh SPARROW O.B.E., 4C2R
Birth31 Jan 1908, Bushbury, Staffordshire
Death1997, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Spouses
Birth26 Feb 1911
Death1998, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Notes for Chisholm Edward Hugh SPARROW O.B.E.
Staffordshire Birth Indexes
Charlotte Mary Sparrow and Chisholm Edward Sparrow, born January 31 1908, Staffordshire, mother Margaret A. Sparrow
In the January to March 1908 birth index Charlotte Mary H. G. Sparrow and Chisholm Edward H. Sparrow, Cannock district, Staffordshire, volume 6b, page 529
In the 1911 census Bushbury, New Oxley, Oxley near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Head Margaret Ann Sparrow, age 35, married 5 years, 5 children born alive - all still living, born London, Misslesex
Husband Isaac Sparrow, age 40, grindstone maker and Barrister, employer, born Upper Penn, Staffordshire
Visitor Jane Downes, age 31, single, trained nurse, own account, born Wolverhampton
Son Chisholm Edward Sparrow, age 3, born Bushbury
Daughter Margaqret Lumsden Sparrow, age 1, born Bushbury
Daughter Infant of 7 days, born Bushbury
3 servants - a cook, a nurse and a housemaid.
The home had 13 rooms
[The other 2 children are probably with Isaacs mother.]
In the July to September 1932 marriage index Chisholm E. H. Sparrow and Claire A. S. Deschamps, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, volume 3a, page 2639
1939 England and Wales Register
“Peninver” Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire
4. Chisholm E. H. Sparrow, born January 31 1908, married, Army Officer Captain Royal Engineers
5. Claire A. S. Sparrow, born February 26 1911, married, unpaid domestic duties
There are 6 others at this address
UK Recommendations for Honours and Awards
Captain, Temporary Major, Chisholm Edward Hugh Sparrow, Service No. P/39125, 257 Field Company Royal Engineers, Northwest Europe, Military Cross, published August 23 1945
1950 New Year Honours
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E)
Army
Lieutenant-Colonel Chisholm Edward Hugh Sparrow, Corps of Royal Engineers
Berkshire Electoral Registers 1960
New Barn, Harcourt Hill, Abington
Isaac Sparrow
Margaret A. Sparrow
Daphne Margaret Sparrow
Wilhelmina Sparrow
Chisholm E. H. Sparrow
Richard A. Sparrow
He is recorded as Chisholm Edward Hugh Sparrow O.B.E. M.C. retired brigadier Her Majesty’s army
In the October 1997 death index Chisholm Edward H. Sparrow, born January 31 1908, died age 89, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, register B50, district 4831B, entry 153
Notes for Claire Anne S. (Spouse 1)
In the August 1998 death index Claire Anne S. Sparrow, born February 26 1911, died age 87, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, register C54, district 4831C, entry 167