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James Roberts Whitaker 1923–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 July 1923

Birth Location: Keighley, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 2 Aug 1994

Death Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Ernest Whitaker

Mother: Nelly Shuttleworth

Spouse(s): Doris Hardy

Children(s):

James Roberts Whitaker was born in 1923 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Ernest James Whitaker And Nelly Shuttleworth. In 1945, James Roberts Whitaker resided in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. James Roberts Whitaker married Doris Christine Hardy, and had children including David Whitaker. James Roberts Whitaker passed away in 1994 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • James Roberts Whitaker was born in 1923 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Ernest James Whitaker And Nelly Shuttleworth.
  • In 1945, James Roberts Whitaker resided in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England.
  • James Roberts Whitaker married Doris Christine Hardy, and had children including David Whitaker.
  • James Roberts Whitaker passed away in 1994 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Whitaker's Ancestors

Self
James Whitaker
1923–1994
Birth Place: Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Ernest James Whitaker
1890–1967
Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Nelly Shuttleworth
1893–1966
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
James Whitaker
1851–1937
Keighley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Eliza Roberts
1854–1922
Keighley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
James Shuttleworth
1855–1922
Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Ellen) Townend
1856–1902
Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Whitaker
1818–1882
Sarah Wood
1826–1886
Joseph Roberts
1831–1885
Mary Heaton
1830–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Roberts
1807–1888
Jane Hartley
1811–1878
Joseph Heaton
1802–1888
Mary Shackleton
1802–1865

James Whitaker's Timeline

4 Records

1923
07 July 1923
Birth of James Roberts Whitaker in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
1945
1945
Age 22
James Roberts Whitaker resided here in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
1994
2 Aug 1994
Age 71
Death of James Roberts Whitaker in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
1994
23 Nov 1994
Age 71
James Roberts Whitaker - Probate in Leeds
Leeds

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 July 1923
    Event Place: Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 9a, Page 274

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1994
    Event Place: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1994
    Event Place: Leeds
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)

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