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William WYLD
(1835-Abt 1900)
Sabina RICHARDSON
(Abt 1837-Abt 1915)
William WYLD
(1858-)
Maria Annie HARE
(1863-)
Harold WYLD
(1885-)

 

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Florence Beatrice (m WYLD)

Harold WYLD 8

  • Born: 1885, Beeston, Nottingham, England 8
  • Marriage: Florence Beatrice (m WYLD)
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• Harold WYLD was present on the evening of the 1891 British Census on Sunday 5th April in Beeston, Nottingham, England. 8
Harold WYLD was age 6 years, a Scholar, born in Beeston, Nottingham.

• He resided at Middle Street in 1891 in Beeston, Nottingham, England. 8



• He was educated in 1891 in Beeston, Nottingham, England. 8



• Harold WYLD was present on the evening of the 1901 British Census on Sunday 31st March in Royal Navy, Harwick, Essex. 10 Harold WYLD was recorded as being 17 years old, Part Complement of HMS Ganges, with the Royal Navy, Harwick, Essex.



• He resided at Royal Navy Training Ship, HMS GANGES in 1901 in Harwich, Essex, England. 10 HMS Ganges was an 84-gun 2nd rate of the Royal Navy launched on November 10, 1821 at Bombay Dockyard. She is notable for being the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship, and was the second ship to have borne the name.

Building began in May 1819, under the direction of master shipbuilder Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia. She was constructed from teak, with a length of 196 ft (59.7 m), and breadth of 52 ft (15.8 m). She had a ships company of 800.

She was commissioned at Portsmouth in 1823, and served in several locations over the following decades. Notable events included a period as flagship of the South America Station for three years, during which she landed Royal Marines in Rio de Janeiro after a mutiny by Brazilian soldiers. She also saw action in the Mediterranean in 1838-40, bombarding Beirut and blockading Alexandria. She was paid off during the Crimean War, and saw no action.

From 1857-61, she was the flagship of the Pacific Squadron, based in Vancouver, after which she returned to be converted into a training ship; she began service as a training ship in 1865 at Falmouth; in 1899, she was moved to Harwich.

In 1905, she became part of RNTE (Royal Naval Training Establishment) Shotley, which also included the ships HMS Caroline and HMS Boscawen III.

In 1906, she was renamed HMS Tenedos III, then moved to Devonport to become part of the HMS Indus training establishment; on August 13th, 1910, she was renamed HMS Indus V. In October 1922, she was renamed as HMS Impregnable III and transferred to the HMS Impregnable training establishment, also at Devonport. In 1923, she was finally taken out of service and transferred to the dockyard, and in 1929she was sold for breaking up. In 1930, after over a century in service, she was finally broken up at Plymouth. The captain's cabin in the stern was used in the construction of the art-deco hotel on Burgh Island in Devon, where it still remains to this day.



• He worked as a Royal Navy Training Boy Cadet in 1901 in Harwich, Essex, England. 10 H.M.S. GANGES was the shore training establishment for boy entrants into the Royal Navy. She had taken on the previous duties from the wooden ship H.M.S. GANGES; the ship had previously anchored out in the harbour at Shotley Gate, on the east coast opposite Harwich.

On entry, these boys were 15 years of age. Most had signed on for 9 years (which didn't include the time served before the age of 18). Earlier recruitments had to sign on for 12 years. This was the minimum. No wonder it was said that you'd signed your life away!

During the following year H.M.S. GANGES quickly made them into men with a sound foundation and knowledge of their future profession; and the men made H.M.S. GANGES to have the reputation for the highest standards. The end product was a sailor ready to be drafted to complete his 'specialist training' at their respective shore establishments for about another 6 months.

Then, and only then, was he ready to go to sea and be part of a ship's company able to do the work required of him.



• Harold WYLD migrated from Liverpool, Lancashire, England to Philadelphia, Pennslvania, USA on 5 Jul 1920. Harold WYLD is recorded on the "LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION OFFICER AT PORT OF ARRIVAL" for the SS Haverford sailing from Liverpool 18 June 1920 to Philadelphia 5 July 1920.
He is recorded as being 36 years old, a Case Maker, able to read and write English, nationality - Great Britain, race - English, last permanent residence - Long Eaton, England, nearest relative -Grand-father Frederick CLIFFORD 33 William Street, Long Eaton, England, final destination of Philadelphia, passage paid by self, in possession of $50, going to join father - Wm WYLD, 3421 Ella Street, Philadelhia, length of stay - uncertain, health - good, deformed - no, height - 5'11", complection - fair, hair - fair, eyes - blue, marks of identification - none, born in Beeston, England.

With Harold was his wife Florence Beatrice, and son Harold Frank WYLD.



• He resided at 3421 Ella Street on 5 Jul 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennslvania, USA. 244



• He worked as a Case Maker on 5 Jul 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennslvania, USA. 244



• Jul 1920. SS Haverford. Philadelphia, Pennslvania, USA.
S.S. Haverford was built by John Brown & Co. of Clydebank for the American Line. Haverford was launched in 1901 and took her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on 4 September of that year. After that, Haverford served in American's Liverpool-Philadelphia service, although she was also used in 1901-02 on the Red Star Line's Antwerp-New York route (4 trips) and in 1908-09 on the Dominion Line's Liverpool-Halifax-Portland route (2 trips).

During World War I Haverford served as a troopship and in 1917 she was damaged in a torpedo attack which put her out of service for six months.

In December 1920, Haverford made the American Line's last Liverpool-Boston-Philadelphia sailing. That route, and the ship, were then taken over by the White Star Line, which, like the American, Red Star and Dominion Lines, was owned by International Mercantile Marine. She retained her American Line name but was repainted in White Star colors. She remained on that route through 1923.

Haverford made one final crossing to Philadelphia in September 1924, and was scrapped in Italy in 1925.



• Harold WYLD was present on the night of 1 April 1930 for the 1930 US Federal Census in Philadelphia, Pennslvania, USA.


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Harold married Florence Beatrice (m WYLD). (Florence Beatrice (m WYLD) was born in 1896 in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England 244.)



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