Ronald Birch was born on Monday, 7th February 1921, in Clitheroe, Lancashire. [1, 6, 7]
He was the son of Herbert Birch and Bertha Howarth.
Ronald was educated in Low Moor National School, Low Moor, Clitheroe, Lancashire, in 1926 [2]
He then attended the newly opened Ribblesdale Secondary School in Clitheroe, Lancashire, in 1932 [2]
He served in the military during WWII in the Royal Air Force, working on aircraft maintenance in Norfolk. [2]
Ronald worked as a Fitter, working on aircraft manufacture at the English Electric Company, Samlesbury, Lancashire, about 1954. [2]
He later worked as a Maintenance Fitter at ICI, Clitheroe, Lancashire, from about 1960. [2]
Ronald retired in 5 Kirk Avenue, Low Moor, Clitheroe, Lancashire, in February 1986. [2]
Ronald died in 5 Kirk Avenue, Low Moor, Clitheroe, Lancashire, in October 1986 at the age of 65. [2, 6]
Ronald Developed a Brain Melanoma and Died Just Two Weeks Later.
More facts and events for Ronald Birch:
Residence: 1939. 7 Queen Street, Low Moor, Clitheroe, Lancashire. [7] Marital Status: Single.
Occupation: Greengrocer Assistant
Residence: 1950 - 1954. 7 Queen Street, Low Moor, Clitheroe, Lancashire [2]
Residence 1955. 5 Kirk Avenue, Low Moor, Clitheroe, Lancashire [2]
Ronald married Jean Callaghan between July 1947 and September 1947 in Birmingham, Warwickshire. [3]
They had two children: Charles and Sharron.
Jean Callaghan was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, on Friday, 27th May 1927. [1,4, 8]
She was the daughter of Ernest Callaghan and Ivy Blanch Lovell.
Jean served in the military in the Royal Army Pay Corps between 1945 and 1946. [2]
Jean reached 81 years of age and died at the Royal Blackburn Hospital in Blackburn, Lancashire, on 2nd February 2009. [2]
The burial service was at St James Church, Clitheroe. Cremation at Burnley Crematorium on 10th February 2009.
More facts and events for Jean Callaghan:
- Residence: 1939. 2 Court 5, Ford Street, Hockley, Birmingham, Warwickshire. Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter. Single. At School. [8]
- Residence: 1947. 7 Queen Street, Low Moor, Clitheroe, Lancashire [2]
- Residence: 1954. 5 Kirk Avenue, Low Moor, Clitheroe, Lancashire [2]
- Residence: 1991. 48 St Pauls Street, Low Moor, Clitheroe, Lancashire [2]
- Residence: 2003 – 2007. 48 St Pauls Street, Low Moor, Clitheroe, Lancashire [2,4]
- Residence: 2007. Lowfield House, Railway View, Clitheroe, Lancashire [2] Residential Care Home
Children of Ronald Birch and Jean Callaghan:
m I. Charles Lovell Birch was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 15th August 1949. [1]
f II. Sharron Jill Birch was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, on 20th February 1956. [1]
