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James Clayton 1919–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1919

Birth Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Death Date: Jan 1991

Death Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Joseph Clayton

Mother: Elizabeth Wolstencroft

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James Clayton was born in 1919 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, the child of Joseph Clayton And Elizabeth Alice Wolstencroft. In 1939, James Clayton resided in Lancashire, England. James Clayton passed away in 1991 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • James Clayton was born in 1919 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, the child of Joseph Clayton And Elizabeth Alice Wolstencroft.
  • In 1939, James Clayton resided in Lancashire, England.
  • James Clayton passed away in 1991 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

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James Clayton's Ancestors

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James Clayton
1919–1991
Birth Place: Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Parents
Joseph Clayton
1888–1957
Kearsley, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Alice) Wolstencroft
1888–1958
4 Kays St, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Wolstencroft
1845–1907
Kearsley, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Jane) Smethurst
1856–
Harpurhey, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wolstencroft
1824–1894
Anne Openshaw
1825–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wolstencroft
1802–1866
Hannah Grundy
1805–1884

James Clayton's Timeline

4 Records

1919
4 Nov 1919
Birth of James Clayton in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
1939
1939
Age 20
James Clayton resided here in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1940
Jan 1940
Age 21
James Clayton was married in Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
1991
Jan 1991
Age 72
Death of James Clayton in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1940
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 8b; Page: 1025

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1991
    Event Place: Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

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