Born: 14 August 1900
Died: 9 October 1918
Buried: Windhill Methodist Cemetery
Address: 64 Stonehill Road, Eccleshill
Parents: Levi & Eliza Hannah, nee Smith
Spouse:
Siblings:
Occupation:
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: A.B.
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park & St Luke’s
Children:
Regiment: Royal Navy
Richard Durham
Richard Durham, known
as Dick, was born on the
14th of August 1900 the
son of Levi Durham and
Eliza Hannah Smith.
His parents had married at
St Wilfrid, Calverley on
the 25th December 1897.
At the time of his
marriage Levi was 19
years of age a greengrocer
living in Windhill. Eliza
Hannah was also 19 years
of age, living in Windhill.
The Durham family had close links
with the Windhill Methodist
Chapel. Their first child Ivy was
born in 1898, Lupton in 1899 and
then Richard was born in
1900. Both Ivy and
Lupton died soon after
birth leaving Richard as
an only child.
By 1901 Levi was
serving a prison sentence
in Armley jail. Eliza and
Richard were living with
Levi’s parents Jonas and
Malinva and their very
large extended family at
Glen View, Thackley Old
Road.
In 1911 the family were living at 10
Wellington Street, Eccleshill and
Levi was now working as a
bricklayer builder.
On the 9th of November
of that year Eliza was
committed to HM Prison,
Wakefield for being
drunk.
Her description reads 32
years of age, 5 foot 3
inches in height with
brown hair and her
occupation is shown as
Blayer. Her sentence was
a fine of 10/5d or seven
days imprisonment.
Someone paid 5/7d on her
behalf and she was
released on the 10th November.
On the 27th of July 1917 Richard
enlisted at the age of 16 years as a
Royal Navy volunteer
and became Ordinary
Seaman Z/13133 but he
died from disease on the
9th of October 1918
whilst stationed at the
Royal Naval Depot,
Crystal Palace.
He was 18 years of age
and his parents were
living at 64 Stonehall
Road, Eccleshill.
Richard was buried in
the family grave at
Windhill Methodist
Cemetery on the 10th of October
1918 where his sister Ivy was also
buried.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thank
