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Leonard Francis Riley (1911-1993)
Born on 02 October 1911, it was always thought that Len, as he was known, was the eldest of three children born to Edwin William Riley and Emily James. In 2022, it was discovered that Len was not the firstborn as originally thought. An elder brother, Edwin James Courtney, was…
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William Henry Campton (1892-1957)
William Henry Campton was the fifth child and second son of John and Eliza, and lived all his life in Woodville. Unlike his father, he didn’t have a trade as he never undertook an apprenticeship. He therefore became a journeyman who could turn his hand to most things. As a…
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John James (1892-1916)
Not much is known about John James at the moment other that the fact that he joined the army in World War I and was killed at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. To this day, the location of his body is unknown. His name can be found on…
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Gabriel Campton (1680-1710)
The exact place of where Gabriel Campton was born is unknown, however, at some stage in his life, he settled in the village of Corley in Warwickshire where he died in 1710. In 1702 Gabriel obtained a settlement certificate which shows that he was a resident of Middle Aston in…
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Elizabeth Mary Preston (1870-1906)
Elizabeth was the youngest child of James Money Preston and Hannah Horn. Registered at birth as ‘Elizabeth Mary P Money’, she reverted to the single family name of Preston at the time of her marriage to George Elderfield. Her father, James Preston Money, seems to have been given the two…
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John Frederick Riley (1914-2005)
John Frederick, also known as Jack, was the second child of Edwin William Riley and Emily James. He settled into a career in insurance, becoming manager of the Co-Operative Insurance Society in Eastbourne from 1963 to 1978. He enjoyed the arts, photography and gardening. In 1998, with health issues creating…
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John Campton (1854-1920)
John Campton is the only son of Thomas and Mary and was born in Stoney Stanton in 1854. It is unlikely that he attended school, however, as he maintained basic literacy skills, exhibited in his letters, it is possible that he attended Sunday school where he would have been taught…
