Carleton Rode First World War Archive
Frederick William Emms was born in Carleton Rode on the 22nd May 1891, the youngest of the twelve surviving children born to Henry and Rebecca Emms and one of the two Emms brothers who served in the First World War. You can read more about the Emms’ family history in the village on his brother’s page (John Emms). By the time of Fred’s … Continue ReadingFrederick Emms
John Emms was born in Carleton Rode on the 11th of October 1879, the seventh of twelve surviving children born to Henry and Rebecca (nee Hawes). The following family history background provides some context for the two Emms brothers on Carleton Rode’s WW1 Roll of Honour Board (also see Fred Emms). John’s father, Henry, the son of an agricultural worker, was born and … Continue ReadingJohn Emms
We are extremely grateful to Tom’s granddaughter, Ann Siburuth, who is an enthusiastic family historian and has provided us with a wealth of information, documents and photographs. Tom was the first child born to Robert and Mary Ann Palmer (nee Bunn) on the 9th August 1885. At the time, they lived at Folly Farm on Upgate Street, Carleton Rode, where Robert is described … Continue ReadingTom Palmer