Harry Appleby-[986]

  General Notes:

His wife, Amy, told her grandson, Don, that Harry had been an amateur boxer in London and was a London Bobby at one time.

On settling in California he worked as a Carpenter in the Long Beach Ship Yards for a time. Before World War II and prior to 12 Dec 1934, they moved from Long Beach to Cypress, Orange, California and he built the house in which they lived on the northwest corner of Grace and Belmont streets.

Amy raised turkeys, chickens and vegetables on the large lots. Harry also built a nice workshop separate from the residence. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen #3852132 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California on 12 Dec 1934.

Later they added a second story residence over the Cypress garage and storage and wash room in which son, Harold and his wife and two children could live.

Harry and Amy moved back to Long Beach in about 1950 and bought the house at 715 East 9th Street and refurbished it. After his retirement he built an 18' cabin cruiser in his garage at 715 East 9th Street, Long Beach. He gave it to his son, Harold, to use as a trade-in for a used 1952 green Cadillac.

The Cypress house was razed in about 1990 to build new apartments.

  Birth Notes:

All children of John and Lucy Appleby were noted to have been born at 48 High Street, Brightlingsea, Essex, U.K. DEA (See map of Britain at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Britain.html.

According to Peter Talbot-Ashby, the 1891 English Census for Ardleigh reported Harry as age 5 living with his parents, John (36) and Lucy (27).

I checked the census and it shows Brightlingsea as the birth place for Harry (copy in file).

About Ardleigh. Small Village 5 Miles NE Colchester. Village first mentioned in 1070. Rural farming community in 1891 of population approx. 1500 people. There are church records from about 1600. It is in the old main road from Colchester to Ipswich, this road starts in London through Chelmsford to Colchester etc..

Social Security Death Records Social Security Number: 549-10-7781 The state listed in the birth locality field is where the Social Security Number was issued. The state listed in the death locality field is the last place of residence. Born: 21 Apr 1885 California Died: May 1965 California

  Death Notes:

When family members gathered to celebrate the 70th birthday of Harry he announced that he had lived the years alloted man in the Bible, 3 score and 10, and seemed pretty proud of himself. In fact, he lived another 10-years.

  Burial Notes:

Memorial Services for Harry were directed by Mottell's Mortuary, Long Beach, California at Mottell's Chapel on May 8, 1965 at 3:30 P.M. and were officiated by The Reverend J. Glenn Harvey of Apostolic Jesus Name Tabernacle. Interment was private. Organist was Gene Driskill.

Harry's and Amy's remains are in Crypt #16 of Corridor 3 of Building 3 of Angeles Abbey.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Naturalization, 12 Dec 1934, Santa Ana, Orange, California. ¹⁰

2. Immigration, 1922, California, U.S.A. From Canada. ¹¹

3. Census, 1891, Brightlingsea, Essex, England, U.K. ^{12 13 14} Harry was age 5 in the 1891 census, living with his parents, John and Lucy, and brother Robert, age 3 and sister, Ida, age 2, in Ardleigh.

4. Census, 1920, California, U.S.A. Not in 1920 Census for California

5. Census, 1901, Brightlingsea, Essex, England, U.K. ¹⁵

6. Occupation: Carpenter, 28 Oct 1911, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ^{16 17}

7. Occupation: London bobby, Between 1902 and 1910, London, Middlesex, England, U.K. JR in his letter dated 19 Apr 1994 to Don said, "...then joined the 'London bobbies', until, as Grama told it, while intoxicated, he emptied a pot of urine out a second story window onto the head of his supervisor, causing him to be displaced from the 'force'...."

8. Occupation: a house carpenter worker, 1901, Brightlingsea, Essex, England, U.K. ¹⁸

9. Occupation: a PC in the Metropolitan Police, 21 Oct 1907 to 17 Mar 1910, London, Middlesex, England, U.K. ¹⁹

10. Residence: Montreal, 28 Oct 1911, Montreal, , , Canada. ¹⁶

11. Residence: Northwest corner of Grace Avenue and Belmont Street, known as Cypress but was unincorporated., Bef 1930, Cypress, Orange, California, U.S.A.
I remember Grama telling someone that she had lived there since 1921. DEA

12. Residence: 715 E. 9th Street, Long Beach, Abt 1949, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A. ²⁰
I moved in to live with Grama Appleby when I was in the 7th grade. They spoke about having done major refurbishing of the residence sometime before that. DEA

13. Residence: 48. Victoria Place, Brightlingsea, 21 Apr 1900, Brightlingsea, Essex, England, U.K. ¹⁷

14. Residence: at time of the 1901 census at 94 Victoria Place, 1901, Brightlingsea, Essex, England, U.K. ¹⁵

15. Residence: at the time of the 1981 census at 60 Lower Green, 1891, Brightlingsea, Essex, England, U.K. ¹⁴

16. Apprenticed, 10 Jul 1900, Art Of Carpentry, Brightlingsea, Essex, England. ^{17 21}
A child could be apprenticed by his father or by the parish council if the child was an orphan or a pauper. A person was apprenticed between the ages of seven and eighteen years. An indenture was a legal agreement that bound the apprentice to serve a number of years, usually seven. Indentures usually contain the names of the apprentice and the master, the master's trade and residence, the terms of apprenticeship, and sometimes the name, occupation, and residence of the apprentice's father.

This Indenture Witnefseth That Harry Appleby son of Harry John Appleby of 48 Victoria Place, Brightingsea(sic), in the county of Essex, Shoemaker, doth put himself Apprentice to Edwin Blyth of 32 Waterside, Brightingsea, in the county of Essex, building & contractor, to learn his Art and with him after the manner of an Apprentice, to serve from the twenty first day of April, one thousand nine hundred, unto the full End and Term of Six Years from thence next following to be fully complete and ended During which Term the said Apprentice his Master faithfully shall serve his secrets, keep his lawful commands, every where gladly do. He shall do no damage to his said Master nor see to be done of others but to his Power shall tell or forthwith give warning to his said Master of the same. He shall not waste the goods of his Master nor lend them unlawfully to any. He shall not contract Matrimony within the said Term nor play at Cards or Dice Tables or any other unlawful games whereby his said Master may have any loss with his own goods or others during the said Term without License of his said Master. He shall neither buy nor sell, he shall not haunt Taverns or Playhouses nor absent himself from his said Master's service day or night unlawfully, But in all things as a faithfull Apprentice, He shall behave himself towards his said Master and all his, during the said Term And the said Edwin Blyth doth agree to give the said Apprentice the sum of Two shillings & one pence per week during the first year, rising each year by the sum of one shilling per week, except the last year, when he will rise one shilling & six, making the sixth year (8/-) eight shillings per week. During absence or illness no wages will be paid. And the said Edwin Blyth, his said Apprentice in the Art of Carpentry, which he useth by the best means that he can, shall teach and Instruct or cause to be taught and instructed........during the said Term And the said John Appleby agrees to find unto the said Apprentice sufficient Meat, Drink & Lodgings & all other necessaries during the said term. And for the true performance of all and every the said Covenants and Agreement either of the said Parties bindeth himself unto the Other by these Presents IN WITNEFS whereof the Parties above named to these indentures interchangeably have put their Hands and Seals the Tenth day of July and in the 63 Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady Victoria by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred..
(signed) Harry Appleby
(signed) John Appleby
(signed) Edwin Blyth
Witness R Blyth 31 Lower Creek Brightingsea(sic)

JR in his letter to Don about Harry's apprenticeship dated 19 Apr 1994 said, "I think Pope most likely didn't finish his apprenticeship, probably got kicked out for violation of the stipulations, but I think he was there long enough to gain the fundamentals of a good carpenter, ..."

Harry married Amy Agnes Groves-[987] [MRIN: 302], daughter of Philip Groves-[6] and Agnes Louisa Short-[7], on 28 Oct 1911 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.¹ (Amy Agnes Groves-[987] was born on 12 May 1887 in New Windsor, Berkshire, England, U.K.,²² died on 13 Jan 1965 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A. ^{7 23} and was buried in 1965 in Angeles Abbey, Compton, Los Angeles, California ^{9 23}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Residence: at Belmont St (at Grace St in Cypress), 8 Apr 1930, Anaheim, Orange, California, U.S.A. ²⁴

2. Census, 8 Apr 1930, Anaheim, Orange, California, U.S.A. ²⁴