Sale, Henry (Harry)

In spite of numerous searches, no record of the birth of Harry Sale has been found.

Harry’s father, also Henry/Harry, was born in Clifton (near Shefford) in Bedfordshire and he married Emily Whiteman in Bedford on 3rd August 1889. Harry was an electrician and seems to have moved around for his work. In the 1891 census, Harry and Emily were living at 5 Canal Terrace in the St Pancras area of London. Based on his age at death, Harry junior was born in about 1896. His mother died in 1897, in Nottingham, where she was buried on 4th December.

It seems that Harry senior left his young son in the care of his parents because in the 1901 census, a 6-year old Henry appears in the home of James and Martha Sale, in Meppershall (near Shefford). The census form shows Henry’s birthplace as Derby. Harry senior appears as a boarder at 9 Waterways Street, Nottingham. He was recorded as aged 32, an electrician and a widower.

Harry senior married again in the third quarter of 1903, in Nottingham.

In the 1911 census, Harry senior was living at Weston Cottage, All Saints Road, Emscote with his wife Alice and their 5 year old daughter, also Alice. No 1911 census record for Harry junior has been found.