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James Westell Short 1919–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1919

Birth Location: Hartlepool, Durham, England

Death Date: 1 Jan 2002

Death Location: Hartlepool, Durham, England

Father: Frederick Short

Mother: Amelia Henson

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The story of James Westell Short began in 1919 in Hartlepool, Durham, England. In 1939, James Westell Short resided in Durham, England. James Westell Short passed away in 2002 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Westell Short began in 1919 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.
  • In 1939, James Westell Short resided in Durham, England.
  • James Westell Short passed away in 2002 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.

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James Short's Ancestors

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James Short
1919–2002
Birth Place: Hartlepool, Durham, England
Parents
Frederick William Short
1887–1952
West Hartlepool, Durham, England
Amelia Henson
1889–1977
Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Robert) Short
1847–1929
Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Anderson) Weastell
1847–1917
Seaton Carew, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
John Short
1819–1896
Jane Bowlt
1825–1887
James Weastell
1823–1887
Elizabeth Anderson
1827–1896
2nd-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–

James Short's Timeline

3 Records

1919
30 Nov 1919
Birth of James Westell Short in Hartlepool, Durham, England
Hartlepool, Durham, England
1939
1939
Age 20
James Westell Short resided here in Durham, England
Durham, England
2002
1 Jan 2002
Age 83
Death of James Westell Short in Hartlepool, Durham, England
Hartlepool, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Hartlepool, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [2] England & Wales, CIVIL Registration Birth Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 10a, Page 315
    [3] England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; England and Wales Death Indexes
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012737J

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Durham, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012737J

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hartlepool, Durham, England
    Record Source: England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; England and Wales Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 2002
    Event Place: Hartlepool, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [2] England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; England and Wales Death Indexes

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