Charles Leonard Kilshaw was born in 1896 in Cuerdley Cross, Lancashire. His parents were Charles Edward and Frances Kilshaw. He married Gertrude Howard on the 10th August 1920 in Great Sankey, Lancashire. They had twin daughters, Eileen and Dorothy who were born on the 31st May 1923. The family lived at Cuerdley Hall Farm. Charles died on the 21st October 1930 in Cuerdley Cross, Lancashire, when he was only 34 years old.
