Died
21 May 1915
Born
c1890
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James Pitpladdy
Urswick War Memorial at the church gate spells his name with two Ts, as do some documents on Ancestry, which also has Pat Pladdy, or simply Pladdy.
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
JAMES, BELOVED HUSBAND OF
ELEANOR PITPLADDY
DIED DEC. 23RD 1929, AGED 72 YEARS.
ALSO THE ABOVE
ELEANOR PITPLADDY
DIED SEPT. 16TH 1934, AGED 68 YEARS
ALSO JAMES, THEIR SON,
KILLED IN ACTION MAY 21ST 1915
AGED 25 YEARS
ALSO JOSEPH, THEIR SON,
DIED MAY 9TH 1907 AGED 9 YEARS
ALSO THEIR GRAND-DAUGHTER
ALICE PITPLADDY
DIED MAR 28TH AGED 4 YEARS
ALSO HINDLE MONK
THEIR DEVOTED SON-IN-LAW
DIED Jan 3rd 1949
ALSO THEIR BELOVED DAUGHTER MARY ANN MONK
DIED NOV 19TH 1954?
CWGC has Private James Pitpladdy (77744) 15th Battalion Canadian Infantry (1st Central Ontario Regiment), commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.
The Barrow News 8 May 1920 had:
STAINTON HERO’S DEATH
POSTHUMOUS MEDAL RECEIVED BY PARENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Pittpladdy (sic), of Stainton, have received from the Canadian War Office, the 1914-15 Star and Ribbon, awarded to their son the late Private James Pittpladdy, (sic) 15th Battalion Canadians, who was killed in action on 21st May 1915.
The deceased, who was only 25 and well-known in the district, went out prospecting to Canada about nine years ago. He joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and came out with the first contingent.
The Canadian Great War Project gives his date of birth as 15 July 1887; his age at death as 27; and date of enlistment as 9 November 1914, at Victoria, British Columbia. As well as serving with the 15th Battalion, at some stage he was on the nominal roll of the 30th Battalion. The same information can be found on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial
1901 Census
In the 1901 Census living at Stainton (no house numbers or road names) were James Pitpladdy (44), Limestone Quarryman, born Urswick, Lancs.; Eleanor Pitpladdy (36), born Aldingham, Lancs; and their children, all born in Urswick, James (10), Christopher (9), William (6), Mary A. (3), Joseph (2), Margaret A. (10 months).
1911 Census
In the 1911 Census living at Stainton (no house numbers or road names) were James Pitpladdy (55) Gold Miner in South Africa on holiday, born Urswick, Lancs.; Ellen Pitpladdy (47), born Aldingham, Lancs.; James Pitpladdy (20), Son, Limestone Quarryman (rock-getter), born Urswick; Christopher Pitpladdy (19), Son, Labourer (Ploughman), born Urswick; Margaret Alice Pitpladdy (10), Daughter, School, born Urswick.
