Family History, Allpress Chart 0400 Reverend George Thomas Allpress and Rachel Stranger

1861 Census -Ripps Road, Martham, Norfolk.
1871 Census -Bridge Street, Wistow, Huntingdonshire. With his grandparents on this Census.
1881 Census -Not found
1891 Census -2 New City Road, West Ham, Essex. There was a Harriet E JACOB aged 16 a General Servant born Canning Town with the family.
1901 Census -The Manse, Congregational Church, Vingh? of Hérupe, St John, Jersey, Channel Islands. With the family was Philip STRANGER, father-in-law, a widower, aged 74 born England, a Adele A M GAUTIER, a General Servant, Domestic, Aged 14 born St Helier, Jersey. (two additional children both down as born England, George T aged 7 and Harold C aged 2 (Harold was killed WWI on 18th March 1918 - Winifred and Nettie also with them, down as born England)
1911 Census -Census - 50 Stork Road Forest Gate E
1918 105, Ham Park Rd., Stratford, London.
Marriage not found, I would think it took place in Guernsey, Channel Islands.

1881 Census -New Road, Sampson, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Father Philip STRANGER, aged54 born England, a Stone Mason, mother Rachel STRANGER, aged 50 born St Martin, Guernsey, Channel Islands, employed at home. Rachel had two siblings on this Census.
1891 Census -2 New City Road, West Ham, Essex. There was a Harriet E JACOB aged 16 a General Servant born Canning Town with the family.
1901 Census -The Manse, Congregational Church, Vingh? of Hérupe, St John, Jersey, Channel Islands. With the family was Philip STRANGER, father-in-law, a widower, aged 74 born England, a Adele A M GAUTIER, a General Servant, Domestic, Aged 14 born St Helier, Jersey.
1911 Census -Census - 50 Stork Road Forest Gate E
1918 105, Ham Park Rd., Stratford, London.
Marriage not found, I would think it took place in Guernsey, Channel Islands.

1891 Census -2 New City Road, West Ham, Essex. There was a Harriet E JACOB aged 16 a General Servant born Canning Town with the family.
1901 Census -The Manse, Congregational Church, Vingh? of Hérupe, St John, Jersey, Channel Islands. With the family was Philip STRANGER, father-in-law, a widower, aged 74 born England, a Adele A M GAUTIER, a General Servant, Domestic, Aged 14 born St Helier, Jersey.
1911 Census - 50 Stork Road Forest Gate E

1901 Census -The Manse, Congregational Church, Vingh? of Hérupe, St John, Jersey, Channel Islands. With the family was Philip STRANGER, father-in-law, a widower, aged 74 born England, a Adele A M GAUTIER, a General Servant, Domestic, Aged 14 born St Helier, Jersey.
1911 Census - 50 Stork Road Forest Gate E

1901 Census -The Manse, Congregational Church, Vingh? of Hérupe, St John, Jersey, Channel Islands. With the family was Philip STRANGER, father-in-law, a widower, aged 74 born England, a Adele A M GAUTIER, a General Servant, Domestic, Aged 14 born St Helier, Jersey.
1911 Census - 50 Stork Road Forest Gate E
Information from Forces War Records Site sent by John TERRY 21/10/2014
First Name: Harold Oliver
Initials: H O;
Surname: ALPRESS
DOB: Circa 1899 ;
Age: 19
Birth Town: S. Ockenden;
Resided Town: Stratford
Nationality: British
Date of Death: 18/03/1918;
Fate: Killed in Action
Information: Parents: the Rev. George Thomas ALLPRESS and Rachel ALLPRESS, of 105, Ham Park Rd., Stratford, London.
Rank: Rifleman ;
Service Number: 304596
Duty Location: France And Flanders
Campaign Medals:
Victory Medal
Given the information we have available it is likely that Harold Oliver ALLPRESS was entitled to the Victory medal, also called the Inter Allied Victory Medal. This medal was awarded to all who received the 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star and, with certain exceptions, to those who received the British War Medal. It was never awarded alone. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
Eligibility for this award consisted of having been mobilised, fighting, having served in any of the theatres of operations, or at sea, between midnight 4th/5th August, 1914, and midnight, 11th/12th November, 1918. Women who served in any of the various military organisations in a theatre of operations were also eligible.
British War Medal
From the information available to us, it is very possible that Harold Oliver ALLPRESS was entitled to the British War Medal for service in World War One. This British Empire campaign medal was issued for services between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918.
The medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period.
Service: British Army
Regiment: London Regiment
London Regiment during World War 1
Since 1815 the balance of power in Europe had been maintained by a series of treaties. In 1888 Wilhelm II was crowned ‘German Emperor and King of Prussia’ and moved from a policy of maintaining the status quo to a more aggressive position. He did not renew a treaty with Russia, aligned Germany with the declining Austro-Hungarian Empire and started to build a Navy to rival that of Britain. These actions greatly concerned Germany’s neighbours, who quickly forged new treaties and alliances in the event of war. On 28th June 1914 Franz Ferdinand the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated by the Bosnian-Serb nationalist group Young Bosnia who wanted pan-Serbian independence. Franz Joseph the Austro-Hungarian Emperor (with the backing of Germany) responded aggressively, presenting Serbia with an intentionally unacceptable ultimatum, to provoke Serbia into war. Serbia agreed to 8 of the 10 terms and on the 28th July 1914 the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia, producing a cascade effect across Europe. Russia bound by treaty to Serbia declared war with Austro-Hungary, Germany declared war with Russia and France declared war with Germany. Germany’s army crossed into neutral Belgium in order to reach Paris, forcing Britain to declare war with Germany (due to the Treaty of London (1839) whereby Britain agreed to defend Belgium in the event of invasion). By the 4th August 1914 Britain and much of Europe were pulled into a war which would last 1,566 days, cost 8,528,831 lives and 28,938,073 casualties or missing on both sides.
1/28th (County of London) Battalion (Artists Rifles)
04.08.1914 Stationed at Euston Road attached to the 2nd London Division and then moved to St. Albans area.
Oct 1914 Mobilised for war and embarked for France leaving the 2nd London Division.
28.10.1914 Became an Officers Training Corps at Bailleul.
April 1915 Moved to St Omer.
28.06.1917 Transferred to the 190th Brigade of the 63rd Division and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1917
The Operations on the Ancre, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Arleux, The Second Battle of Passchendaele, The action of Welsh Ridge, The Cambrai operations.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Drocourt-Queant, The Battle of the Canal du Nord, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The passage of the Grand Honelle, The Final Advance in Picardy.
11.11.1918 Ended the war near Harmignies S.E. of Mons, Belgium.
Battalion: 5th Battalion
Regiment 2: London Regiment (Artists Rifles)
Battalion also known as: London Rifle Brigade
Commemorated: Britain
Collections: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
(Other Battalions are available on the web site but there is not enough room on this page to include all the details)

On the 26th August 2009 I had the following email
Hi. I just stumbled upon your site looking up my family's history in Guernsey. I noticed that my grandfather is missing from http://web.ukonline.co.uk/the.nook/charts/a/allpr400.htm My Grandfather's name was Clarence. I don't know if he had a middle name, but he was born in Guernsey in 1901 and moved back to England with his family when he was 7. My father's name is Howard Stranger Allpress (his middle name comes from his grandmother's maiden name). I had always wondered why he had the middle name that he had - and now I know. Thanks!
Justine Allpress
This therefore adds this child to this family. At present I do not know anything further about the family from Clarence other than one of his children's names. (Further information now added)
1911 Census - 50 Stork Road Forest Gate E places. I have only done this because of the email above, as will be seen it gives us the second name of Clarence who does not appear on the BMD as he was born in Guernsey.

This is a Chart for Reverend George Thomas Allpress and Rachel Stranger