John Wilfred Cumberbatch

1912 - 1975  (62 years)

• Name	John Wilfred Cumberbatch  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	24 Dec 1912	Wolstanton Registration District, Staffordshire, England   [1, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	29 Sep 1939	157 Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  Name	John Wilfred Johnson  [4, 5]
  Name	John Wilfred Prince  [4]
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	157 Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  	Milling Machinist Aero Engine Heavy Work
  Reference Number	0005838
  Reference Number	1939030
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	157 Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  Died	Between Oct 1975 and Dec 1975	Stoke on Trent Registration District, Staffordshire, England   [5]
  Person ID	I5838	Cumberbatch
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	William Cumberbatch,   b. 20 Mar 1876, Nork [Newark], New Jersey, USA ,   d. Between Oct 1948 and Dec 1948, Stafford Registration District, Staffordshire, England  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Emily Johnson,   b. 9 Aug 1878, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Between Jul 1941 and Sep 1941, Newcastle under Lyme Registration District, Staffordshire, England  (Age 62 years)
  Married	Between Jan 1898 and Mar 1898	Wolstanton Registration District, Staffordshire, England   [6]
  Family ID	F471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Grace N Parnell
  Married	Between Oct 1939 and Dec 1939	Newcastle under Lyme Registration District, Staffordshire, England   [2]
  Notes	Marriage Status: Divorced
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F1705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Joan Fox,   b. 4 May 1922,   d. Between Jan 1979 and Mar 1979, Stoke on Trent Registration District, Staffordshire, England  (Age 56 years)
  Married	Between Jul 1951 and Sep 1951	Newcastle under Lyme Registration District, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F1716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Dec 1912 - Wolstanton Registration District, Staffordshire, England Census - 29 Sep 1939 - 157 Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England Occupation - Milling Machinist Aero Engine Heavy Work - 29 Sep 1939 - 157 Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England Residence - 29 Sep 1939 - 157 Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England Married - Between Oct 1939 and Dec 1939 - Newcastle under Lyme Registration District, Staffordshire, England Married - Between Jul 1951 and Sep 1951 - Newcastle under Lyme Registration District, Staffordshire, England Died - Between Oct 1975 and Dec 1975 - Stoke on Trent Registration District, Staffordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Boy Tied By Dog Collar - Court Story Warrants for the arrest of a couple accused of wilfully neglecting and ill-treating a girl and boy were issued at Tunstall, Staffs, yesterday [17 Sep 1951], when they failed to reappear in court after an adjournment. John Wilfred Cumberbatch (38) and his 19-year-old wife Joan pleaded not guilty to wilfully neglecting and ill-treating Jacqueline Emily Cumberbatch (7) and Tony Frederick Fox (4) in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering and injury to health. Mr E.D. Dennis, prosecuting, said that from a ladder placed against the children's bedroom police saw the boy fastened with a rope and dog collar round his left wrist attached to a metal bracket or staple in the floor. His ankles were tied with packing cord. His step-sister, Jacqueline, was with him, but was too afraid to open the door. Officers entered the house and found the door fastened on the outside with a hook and staple. Mr. Dennis said Cumberbatch had made appalling allegations about Jacqueline. For some time Cumberbatch had hated the sight of her. Dr. George Bates, who examined the boy six hours after he had been found on August 10, said he weighed 29 1/2 lb. in his vest. A boy of his age should have weighed about 40 lb. Given sweets and biscuits he had gobbled them up with an almost animal ferocity. Cumberbatch and his wife were arrested at their home last night. Dundee Courier 18 September 1951 http://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000564%2f19510918%2f031 Couple Jailed: Boy Kept on Dog Collar A couple were sent to prison for six months at Hanley. Staffs, yesterday [25 Sep 1951], for neglecting and illtreating a seven-year-old girl and four-year-old boy. The couple were John Wilfred Cumberbatch (38) and his wife Joan (29), of Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffs, and the children, Jacqueline (7), Cumberbatch's child by a previous wife, and Tony Frederick Fox (4), one of three children born to Mrs Cumberbatch before her marriage to Cumberbatch. The prosecution told how the children were found in a bedroom locked on the outside. Jacqueline was crying and Tony, skimpily dressed, had his left wrist secured by a dog collar stapled to the floor and his ankles tied with cord. Dundee Courier 26 September 1951 Parents Gaoled For Cruelty LONDON, September 25 (A.A.P.). - A man and his wife accused of tying up their four-year-old boy and shackling him to the floor were sent to gaol to-day for six months at Hanley, Staffordshire. At an earlier hearing, police alleged that the man, John Wilfred Cumberbatch, 38, and his wife Joan, 29, had neglected and ill treated their children, Jacqueline, seven, and Tony, four. The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 26, 1951 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19510926&id=geVjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3346,3617090 CUMBERBATCH in Hospital John Wilfred Cumberbatch (38), who was injured at Walton Jail, Liverpool, and who is now in Walton Hospital, was stated today to be making good progress. He was taken to the jail last Tuesday after getting six months at Hanley (Staffs) for child cruelty. Yorkshire Evening Post September 29, 1951 One of his changes of name occurred 25 Apr 1957, see 1939 register. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S6068] Births England & Wales 1913 Mar Qtr Wolstanton, John W Cumberbatch. [S6117] Marriages England & Wales 1939 Dec Qtr Newcastle under Lyme, John W Cumberbatch & Grace N Parnell. [S6142] Marriages England & Wales 1951 Sep Qtr Newcastle under Lyme, John W Cumberbatch & Joan Handy. [S10742] Census 1939 157 Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England RG101/5398B/033/10 Letter Code: OROJ, (RG101/5398B/033/10 Letter Code: OROJ). [S10743] Deaths England & Wales 1975 Dec Qtr, Stoke on Trent, John Wilfred Johnson. [S716] Marriages England & Wales 1898 Mar Wolstanton, William Cumberbatch & Emily Johnson.