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Fred Clayton 1887–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1887

Birth Location: Rodley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 14 Nov 1959

Death Location: Brotherton, St Edward the Confessor, Yorkshire, England

Father: Edmund Clayton

Mother: Sarah Johnson?

Spouse(s): Emily Weller

Children(s): Ethel Clayton, Frank Clayton

In 1887, Fred Clayton entered the world in Rodley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, born to Edmund Clayton And Sarah Jane Mell Johnson. In 1891, Fred Clayton resided in Calverley, Calverley St Wilfreds, Calverley with F. In 1901, Fred Clayton resided in Calverley, Yorkshire, England. Fred Clayton married Emily Weller, and had children including Ethel Clayton, Frank Edmund W Clayton, Hetty Clayton, Sandra S Dad Clayton. Fred Clayton passed away in 1959 in Brotherton, St Edward the Confessor, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Fred Clayton entered the world in Rodley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, born to Edmund Clayton And Sarah Jane Mell Johnson.
  • In 1891, Fred Clayton resided in Calverley, Calverley St Wilfreds, Calverley with F.
  • In 1901, Fred Clayton resided in Calverley, Yorkshire, England.
  • Fred Clayton married Emily Weller, and had children including Ethel Clayton, Frank Edmund W Clayton, Hetty Clayton, Sandra S Dad Clayton.
  • Fred Clayton passed away in 1959 in Brotherton, St Edward the Confessor, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Clayton
1839–
Birth Location: Bramley, Yorkshire, England
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Sarah Johnson?
1849–1903
Birth Location: West Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Emily Weller
1889–1963
Birth Location: Whitechurch, Berkshire, England
EW

Children(s)

Ethel Clayton
1916–2002
Birth Location: Holbeck, Yorkshire West Riding
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Frank Clayton
1912–1982
Birth Location: Holbeck, Yorkshire West Riding
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Fred Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Fred Clayton
1887–1959
Birth Place: Rodley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Edmund Clayton
1839–
Bramley, Yorkshire, England
Sarah (Jane Mell) Johnson?
1849–1903
West Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
John Mell
1812–1889
Ousefleet, Yorkshire, England
Ann Turner
1809–1854
Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Mell
1782–1866
Mary Holmes
1785–1871
George (124)
1782–1866
Elizabeth (125)
1783–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Linsley Mell
1752–1816
Ann Graves
1748–1829
Joseph Holmes
1746–1814
Sarah Towning
1751–1823
Thomas Turner
1749–1825
Martha Walters
1749–1824
Christopher (Hay)
1753–
Elizabeth Bloomfield
1751–1831

Fred Clayton's Descendants

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Fred Clayton (17 Mar 1887–14 Nov 1959) m. Emily Weller (25 Nov 1889–Oct 1963)
  1. 1. Ethel Clayton 1916–2002
  2. 2. Frank (Edmund W) Clayton 1912–1982

Fred Clayton's Timeline

7 Records

1887
17 Mar 1887
Birth of Fred Clayton in Rodley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Rodley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 4
Fred Clayton resided here in Calverley, Calverley St Wilfreds, Calverley with Farsley, Yorkshire, England
Calverley, Calverley St Wilfreds, Calverley with Farsley, Yorkshire, England
1901
1901
Age 14
Fred Clayton resided here in Calverley, Yorkshire, England
Calverley, Yorkshire, England
1911
1911
Age 24
Fred Clayton resided here in Holbeck, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
Holbeck, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
1939
1939
Age 52
Fred Clayton resided here in Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Yorkshire (West Riding), England
1959
Oct 1959
Age 72
Death of Fred Clayton in Pontefract, Yorkshire West Riding, England
Pontefract, Yorkshire West Riding, England
1959
14 Nov 1959
Age 72
Burial of Fred Clayton in Brotherton, St Edward the Confessor, Yorkshire, England
Brotherton, St Edward the Confessor, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1887
    Event Place: Rodley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935
    [2] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: WDP74144
    [3] 1911 England Census
    [4] 1891 England Census
    [5] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2c; Page: 530
    [6] 1901 England Census
    [7] 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Calverley, Calverley St Wilfreds, Calverley with Farsley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Holbeck, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Yorkshire (West Riding), England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1959
    Event Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire West Riding, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: WDP74144
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2c; Page: 530
    [3] UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1959
    Event Place: Brotherton, St Edward the Confessor, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: WDP7414/4
    [2] UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes
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