Hugh E. A. L. J. Stock

Hugh Evan Alexander Leslie Jones Stock was born in Little Sampford in the Saffron Walden Registration District in the Spring of 1899.

In 1901 Hugh and his mother were living with her brother-in-law and sister at 36 Leyton Square Camberwell, London. The census records the household:
Robert Aylett - Head - age 29 - Traveller Mineral Water Salesman - born Norwood, Surrey
Sarah Aylett (nee Stock) - wife - age 30 - born Sampford, Essex.
Robert W Aylett - son - age 2 - born Peckham, London.
Annie Stock - sister-in-law - single - age 29 - Servant Domestic - born Sampford, Essex.
Hugh Stock - nephew - age 2 - born Sampford, Essex.

Annie Stock married Charles Ridgewell in the final quarter of 1906, in the Dunmow registration district.

By 1911 Annie and Charles are resident at Grand Courts Gate, Rayne, in the parish of Felstead:
Charles Ridgewell - head - age 43 - Farm Labourer - born Great Sampford.
Annie Ridgewell - wife - age 39 - born Little Sampford.
Charles Raymond Ridgewell - son - age 4 - born Little Bardfield.
Gordon Edward Ridgewell - son - age 3 - born Little Bardfield.
Hilda Evelyn Ridgewell - daughter - age 2 - born Felstead.
Maurice John Ridgewell - son - age 1 - born Felstead.
Elsie Mary Stock - stepdaughter - age 8 - scholar - (place of birth not listed)

In 1911 Hugh was living with his Grandparents, at Little Sampford:
George Stock - head - age 67 - Farm Labourer - born Little Sampford.
Mary Stock - wife - age 65 - born Gt. Sampford.
Frederick Sam Stock - son - age 33 - farm Labourer - born Little Sampford.
Frederick Victor Hodgson Stock - grandson - age 16 - Groom - born Little Sampford.
Hugh E A L J Stock - grandson - age 12 - at school - born Little Sampford.

Hugh served as Rifleman 47785 with D company, of the 2nd Battalion the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own).

He was killed in action, age 19 on 31st July 1918. He is buried at the Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois, in the Pas de Calais.

The Commonwealth War Graves record records him as the son of Charles and Annie Ridgewell of Kirkbrook Cottage, Stebbing Road, Felsted.