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Ernest Charles West 1872 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1872

Birth Location: Hubert Rd, Wimbledon, Surrey, England

Death Date: 7 Sep 1949

Death Location: Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand

Father: James West

Mother: Jane Grove

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bourne, Victoria Williams

Children(s): Dorothea West, Jack West

The story of Ernest Charles West began in 1872 in Hubert Rd, Wimbledon, Surrey, England. Ernest Charles West married Elizabeth Ann Bourne, Victoria Sarah Rosina Williams, and had children including Dorothea Grace West, Jack West. Ernest Charles West passed away in 1949 in Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Charles West began in 1872 in Hubert Rd, Wimbledon, Surrey, England.
  • Ernest Charles West married Elizabeth Ann Bourne, Victoria Sarah Rosina Williams, and had children including Dorothea Grace West, Jack West.
  • Ernest Charles West passed away in 1949 in Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James West
1847 – 1925
Birth Location: Jacobs Well, Worplesdon, Surrey, England
JW
Jane Grove
1852 – 1943
Birth Location: Friary Street, Guildford, Surrey, England
JG

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bourne
1875 –
Birth Location: –
EB
Victoria Williams
1881 – 1968
Birth Location: Rowlands Castle, Southampton, Hampshire, England
VW

Children(s)

Dorothea West
1904 – 1995
Birth Location: Rowlands Castle, Southampton, Hampshire, England
DW
Jack West
1914 – 2001
Birth Location: Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
JW

Ernest West's Ancestors

Self
Ernest West
1872 – 1949
Birth Place: Hubert Rd, Wimbledon, Surrey, England
Parents
James West
1847 – 1925
Jacobs Well, Worplesdon, Surrey, England
Jane (Cherry) Grove
1852 – 1943
Friary Street, Guildford, Surrey, England
Grandparents
James West
1825 – 1875
Woking, Surrey, England
Hannah (Elizabeth) Etherington
1822 – 1906
Wotton, Surrey, , England
William (E) Grove
1825 – 1915
Freeland's Row, Old Woking, Surrey
Jane Offord
1830 – 1894
Send, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Stephen West
1784 – 1870
Mercy Cobbett
1794 – 1873
Charles Etherington
1791 – 1851
Elizabeth Wood
1798 – 1851
James Groves
1802 – 1891
Marianne Bedford
1803 – 1834
Samuel Offord
1804 – 1893
Jane Hamilton
1811 – 1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William West
1753 – 1833
Elizabeth Mackerell
1751 – 1843
James Cobbett
1764 – 1846
Elizabeth Harwood
1766 – 1837
Edward Etherington
1768 – 1831
Bethia Hill
1755 –
James Wood
1769 – 1854
Sarah Gander
1773 – 1837
William Grove
1765 –
Elizabeth Cover
1770 – 1833
Robert Bedford
1777 – 1856
Maria Thompson
1774 – 1855
John Offord
1761 – 1819
Sarah Collins
1770 – 1847
Edward Hamilton
1786 – 1842
Jane Monk
1797 – 1844

Ernest West's Descendants

1.
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Ernest (Charles) West (9 Jul 1872 – 7 Sep 1949) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Bourne (abt 1875 – ) m. Victoria (Sarah Rosina) Williams (24 May 1881 – 23 Jul 1968)
  1. 1. Dorothea (Grace) West (26 Jul 1904 – 09 Jul 1995) m. Albert (Sutcliffe) Dowdle (13 Dec 1911 – 25 Oct 1987)
    1. 1. Allan (Ross) Dowdle (10 Apr 1942 – 24 Jul 1996)
  2. 2. Jack West (23 Jun 1914 – 09 Mar 2001) m. Marianne (Janet) Avery (26 Dec 1915 – 05 Feb 2006)
    1. 1. Rosalie West (16 Sep 1941 – 23 May 1987)
    2. 2. Edward (Clive) West (15 Sep 1948 – 07 Mar 1976)

Ernest West's Timeline

6 Records

1872
9 Jul 1872
Birth of Ernest Charles West in Hubert Rd, Wimbledon, Surrey, England
Hubert Rd, Wimbledon, Surrey, England
1872
25 Aug 1872
Ernest Charles West was baptized in Woking, Surrey, England
Woking, Surrey, England
1872
25 Aug 1872
Ernest Charles West was christened in Old Woking, Surrey, England
Old Woking, Surrey, England
1881
1881
Age 9
Ernest Charles West resided here in Frimley, Surrey, England
Frimley, Surrey, England
1891
1891
Age 19
Ernest Charles West resided here in Railway Cottage, Frimley, Surrey, England
Railway Cottage, Frimley, Surrey, England
1949
7 Sep 1949
Age 77
Death of Ernest Charles West in Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1872
    Event Place: Hubert Rd, Wimbledon, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: Wokp/2/4
    [2] 1891 England Census
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [4] West Sussex, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, West Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 282/1/3/2
    [5] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1872
    Event Place: Woking, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: Wokp/2/4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1872
    Event Place: Old Woking, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Frimley, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Frimley, Farnham, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 783; Folio: 126; Page: 3; Schedule: 954; HouseHoldID: 813335; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Railway Cottage, Frimley, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census
    [2] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Frimley, Farnham, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: RG12; Piece number: 565; Folio: 92; Page: 20; Schedule: 124; HouseHoldID: 1030560; Record set: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1949
    Event Place: Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [2] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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