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James Weastell Short 1880–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1880

Birth Location: Stranton, Hartlepool, Durham, England

Death Date: 19 Sep 1918

Death Location: Hermies Hill Cemetary, Rue Saint-Michel, 62147 Hermies, France

Father: John Short

Mother: Elizabeth Weastell

Spouse(s): Maggie Bulmer

Children(s):

In 1880, James Weastell Short entered the world in Stranton, Hartlepool, Durham, England, born to John Robert Short And Elizabeth Anderson Weastell. In 1881, James Weastell Short resided in 15 Stainton Street, Stranton. Hartlepool. In 1891, James Weastell Short resided in Stranton, Durham, England. James Weastell Short married Maggie Bulmer. James Weastell Short passed away in 1918 in Hermies Hill Cemetary, Rue Saint-Michel, 62147 Hermies, France.

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Biography

  • In 1880, James Weastell Short entered the world in Stranton, Hartlepool, Durham, England, born to John Robert Short And Elizabeth Anderson Weastell.
  • In 1881, James Weastell Short resided in 15 Stainton Street, Stranton. Hartlepool.
  • In 1891, James Weastell Short resided in Stranton, Durham, England.
  • James Weastell Short married Maggie Bulmer.
  • James Weastell Short passed away in 1918 in Hermies Hill Cemetary, Rue Saint-Michel, 62147 Hermies, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Short's Ancestors

Self
James Short
1880–1918
Birth Place: Stranton, Hartlepool, Durham, England
Parents
John Robert Short
1847–1929
Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Anderson) Weastell
1847–1917
Seaton Carew, Durham, England
Grandparents
John Short
1819–1896
Greatham, Durham, England
Jane (Elizabeth Hobson) Bowlt
1825–1887
North Shields, Northumberland, England
James Weastell
1823–1887
Seaton Carew, Durham, England
Elizabeth Anderson
1827–1896
Wolviston, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
John Short
1766–1842
Jane Kirton
1770–1845
John Bowlt
1787–1861
Frances Yarwood
1792–1869
Thomas Weastell
1757–1846
Frances Lithgo
1786–1855
John Anderson
1796–1869
Elizabeth Lock
1799–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Short
1740–
Esther Ann
1738–1829
Matthew Kirton
1742–1825
Elizabeth Oliver
1740–1812
George Bowlt
1751–1813
Marmaduke Weastell
1717–1803
Mary Johnson
1720–1782
James (Liscoe)
1735–1816
Elizabeth Coates
1740–1806

James Short's Timeline

7 Records

1880
January 1880
Birth of James Weastell Short in Stranton, Hartlepool, Durham, England
Stranton, Hartlepool, Durham, England
1881
1881
Age 1
James Weastell Short resided here in 15 Stainton Street, Stranton. Hartlepool
15 Stainton Street, Stranton. Hartlepool
1891
1891
Age 11
James Weastell Short resided here in Stranton, Durham, England
Stranton, Durham, England
1901
1901
Age 21
James Weastell Short resided here in West Hartlepool, Durham, England
West Hartlepool, Durham, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 31
James Weastell Short resided here in West Hartlepool, Durham, England
West Hartlepool, Durham, England
1918
18 Sep 1918
Age 38
Death of James Weastell Short in Flanders, France, Belgium
Flanders, France, Belgium
1918
19 Sep 1918
Age 38
Burial of James Weastell Short in Hermies Hill Cemetary, Rue Saint-Michel, 62147 Hermies, France
Hermies Hill Cemetary, Rue Saint-Michel, 62147 Hermies, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1880
    Event Place: Stranton, Hartlepool, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] British Army WWI Pension Records, WO364; Piece: 3695
    [2] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War
    [3] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 29638
    [4] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4910; Folio: 156; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1342181
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4640; Folio: 116; Page: 20
    [6] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: 15 Stainton Street, Stranton. Hartlepool
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4910; Folio: 156; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1342181

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Stranton, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: West Hartlepool, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4640; Folio: 116; Page: 20

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: West Hartlepool, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 29638

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Flanders, France, Belgium
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War
    [2] UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 763001-764500; Reference: 490
    [3] UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 653/02D

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Hermies Hill Cemetary, Rue Saint-Michel, 62147 Hermies, France

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