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Ernest Vincent Copley 1899–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1899

Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 Mar 1989

Death Location: Emley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Father: George Copley

Mother: Eliza Lawton

Spouse(s): Annie Mountain, Gertrude Matthews

Children(s): Ronald Copley, Raymond Copley

The story of Ernest Vincent Copley began in 1899 in Wakefield, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom. In 1901, Ernest Vincent Copley resided in Emley, Emley, Yorkshire, England. Ernest Vincent Copley married Annie Mountain, Gertrude Matthews, and had children including May Copley, Raymond Copley, Ronald Copley. Ernest Vincent Copley passed away in 1989 in Emley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Vincent Copley began in 1899 in Wakefield, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom.
  • In 1901, Ernest Vincent Copley resided in Emley, Emley, Yorkshire, England.
  • Ernest Vincent Copley married Annie Mountain, Gertrude Matthews, and had children including May Copley, Raymond Copley, Ronald Copley.
  • Ernest Vincent Copley passed away in 1989 in Emley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Copley's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Copley
1899–1989
Birth Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
Parents
George William Harrison Copley
1866–1940
West Bretton, Yorkshire, England
Eliza Lawton
1869–1938
Emley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Martin) Copley
1837–1904
West Bretton; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Alice) Harrison
1843–1901
Carlton Yorkshire
John Lawton
1835–
Edge Hill, Lancashire, England
Martha Bintcliffe
1835–1909
Emley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Harrison
1806–1864
Mary Slack
1807–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Copley's Descendants

1.
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Ernest (Vincent) Copley (11 May 1899–17 Mar 1989) m. Annie Mountain (Jul 1897–03 Nov 1928) m. Gertrude Matthews (1 Jan 1897–Sep 1977)
  1. 1. Ronald Copley 1922–1998
  2. 2. Raymond Copley 1924–1938

Ernest Copley's Timeline

7 Records

1899
11 May 1899
Birth of Ernest Vincent Copley in Wakefield, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
Wakefield, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
1899
2 Jul 1899
Ernest Vincent Copley was baptized in Emley, St Michael, Yorkshire, England
Emley, St Michael, Yorkshire, England
1901
1901
Age 2
Ernest Vincent Copley resided here in Emley, Emley, Yorkshire, England
Emley, Emley, Yorkshire, England
1911
1911
Age 12
Ernest Vincent Copley resided here in Emley, England
Emley, England
1933
1933
Age 34
Ernest Vincent Copley resided here in Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England
Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England
1989
17 Mar 1989
Age 90
Death of Ernest Vincent Copley in Emley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Emley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
1989
11 May 1989
Age 90
Ernest Vincent Copley - Probate in Leeds
Leeds

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1899
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1899
    Event Place: Emley, St Michael, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP217

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Emley, Emley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4276; Folio: 9; Page: 9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Emley, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1933
    Event Place: Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Primitive Methodist Church, Emley Moor, Emley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, Non-Conformist Records, C364/16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1989
    Event Place: Emley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 11 May 1989
    Event Place: Leeds
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

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