Maurice Samuel Whyte (1880–1941)

AM2

Royal Naval Air Service F30288 HMS President II and V

Biography
Born at Crich in 1880, Maurice lived at Belper and became a boot merchant. He moved to West Bridgford in 1903 and married Florence Ethel Lightfoot later that year. During the war he served with the RNAS. His service was shore-based in England and he was discharged in 1919. He founded the business of Messrs Rose & Co. Ltd, boot and shoe retailers, building a chain of sixteen retail shops in the East Midlands. Maurice started off as WHITE but then became WHYTE. He was named Maurice Samuel WHITE but in 1911 he signed as Maurice Sydney WHYTE.

Naval Record
Maurice Samuel Whyte born 13 April 1880, Crich, a motor driver. Engaged 6 June 1917, height 5ft 4¾; brown hair and eyes; scar on right temple, scars on left side lower jaw also left index and middle fingers. Mole on right of neck

06/06/17 to 05/07/17 President II
06/07/17 to 30/07/17 Crystal Palace
31/07/17 to 31/12/17
01/01/18 to 09/02/18
10/02/18 to 31/03/18 President V
01/04/18 to 26/06/18 President V (Oldby)
27/06/18 to 05/02/19 Shore on demobilsation

Very good character and satisfactory ability

CENSUS INFORMATION

1881: Crich

Forename Surname Relationship Age Occupation Where born
Alfred White Head 30 Throwster Crich
Louisa White wife 32 Throwster Sutton, Notts
Hannah White daughter 9 School Crich
William White son 8 School Crich
John White son 5   Crich
Walter White son 3   Crich
Anne L White daughter 2   Crich
Mourice White son 11 mo   Crich

RG11 piece 3415 folio 10 page 13

1891: Foundry Lane, Belper

Forename Surname Relationship Age Occupation Where born
Alfred White Head 40 Framework Knitter Crich
Louisa White wife 41 Throwster Sutton, Notts
Hannah R White daughter 19 Seamer Crich
Anne L White daughter 12 Scholar Crich
Maurice S White son 10   Crich
Minnie E White daughter 3   Belper

RG12 piece 2744 folio 71 page 3

1901: Loscoe Road, Heanor

Forename Surname Relationship Age Occupation Where born
Maurice Whyte Boarder 21 Manager boot shop Crich

RG13 piece 3147 folio 23 page 37

1911: 42 Stratford Road, West Bridgeford

Forename Surname Relationship Age Occupation Where born
Maurice Sydney Whyte Head 30 Manager retail boot shop Lea
Florence Ethel Whyte wife 27   Nottingham
Maurice Whyte son 7   West Bridgeford

RG14PN20474 RG78PN1226 RD429 SD6 ED16 SN52

1939 Register: 159 Melton Road, West Bridgeford
Maurice S Whyte b. 13 April 1880; shoe retailer
Florence E Whyte b.25 September 1883
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