Bernard Whitworth was born in 1897 at Mansfield and was the son of Henry a goods carter and Dorothy Whitworth née Ellse of 10 Clumber Street, Mansfield.
His father Henry was born in 1850 at Clipstone, his mother Dorothy Ellse was born in 1854 at Newton, Derbyshire, they were married in 1875 their marriage was recorded in the Mansfield Registration district, they went on to have 18 children, sadly 6 were to die in infancy or early childhood, their children listed on the 1901/1911 census were, Frederick b1880, Edward b1882, Horace b1886, Walter b18888, Ethel b1889, Percy b1891, William b1892, Frank b1894, Bernard b1897, Sydney b1898 and Dorothy b1901, all were born in Mnasfield.
In the 1911 census the family are living at 10 Clumber Street, Mansfield and are shown as Henry 61 yrs no occupation listed, he is living with his wife Dorothy 57 yrs and their children, Frederick 31 yrs a gardeners labourer, Edward 28 a farm labourer, Horace 25 yrs a gardener, Ethel 22 yrs a domestic, Percy 20 yrs a house painter, William 19 yrs a labourer on the midland railway, Frank 17 yrs a carter, Bernard 14 yrs a wooden box maker, Sydney 13 yrs a scholar and Dorothy 10 yrs a scholar.
