c.1887 –25/02/1941
Son of Berkhamsted station master George Blincow
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Research:
Archibald Blincow was the son of Berkhamsted station master George Blincow.
Archibald was one of the trainee Officers at the Inns of Court Berkhamsted Camp in 1914.
After WWI, he moved to North Wembley. He continued the family’s association with the Railway and rose to be General Manager of the Rates Department of the LMS Railway at Euston,
Archibald Brown Blincow (1886-1941)
Archibald was born 15th April 1886 in Bedford, the son of George Blincow and his wife Rebecca (née Brown) who lie in plot 977.
In 1901 the Blincow family were living at London Road, Bicester where his father was the town station master and Archibald, aged only 14, was already a railway clerk.
George became station master in Berkhamsted and, according to Frank Blincow: “George moved with his family into the recently constructed stationmaster’s house – a robust detached red brick three-bedroom house (built 1898) with a parlour, living room and scullery downstairs – which still stands today in Lower Kings Road, though now denuded of its garden. At the time of the 1911 census, he was living there, aged 52 with his wife Rebecca, aged 50.They had been married for 28 years by that time; sadly, of their two children, only one – Archibald – survived. He was aged 24 in 1911 and, despite wanting to become an architect, was listed as Railway clerk, having been persuaded by his father to work alongside him at Berkhamsted…”
In 1913 married Amy Ashmore in Bicester. She was a local girl and the couple must have met while the Blincows were living in the town.
“ Archibald was one of the trainee Officers at the Inns of Court Berkhamsted Camp in 1914. After WWI, he moved to North Wembley. He continued the family’s association with the Railway and rose to be General Manager of the Rates Department of the LMS Railway at Euston.” (Frank Biscow).
In 1921 the couple were living at 11, Greenway, Berkhamsted. Archibald’s occupation was given as Railway Rates Clerk employed by the London & North Western Railway, which was to become part of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway in the mergers of 1923. In that year their daughter Mollie was born. Frank followed in 1926.
By 1929 they had moved to Wembley and the electoral register shows them at “Devoran”, Harrowdene Road.
In 1939 he was living at 29, Lauderdale Road, Abbots Langley in the household of William Barnath, another railway clerk. Archibald is shown as married, but Amy was not at that address and was at High Street, Somersham, St Ives in the household of Henry J Morgan, a dentist and ophthalmologist. It is likely that Henry was a relative, as Amy’s parents were from St Ives.
Archibald died 25th February 1941 aged fifty five and was buried in this cemetery where his parents also lie.
Melanie Hilton