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John Alec Major 1944–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 February 1944

Birth Location: Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 22 July 1981

Death Location: Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Alec Major

Mother: Barbara 👰

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The story of John Alec Major began in 1944 in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England. John Alec Major passed away in 1981 in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Alec Major began in 1944 in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.
  • John Alec Major passed away in 1981 in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

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John Major's Ancestors

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John Major
1944–1981
Birth Place: Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Alec Major
1920–2014
Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Barbara (Spark) 👰
1922–2007
Grandparents
John (Jack Major) 🤵
1892–1953
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Dora (Kate) Andrews
1892–1992
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Simeon 🤵
1857–1935
Phebe Buckingham
1856–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph 🤵
1831–1893
Hetty Fountain
1834–1922

John Major's Timeline

3 Records

1944
17 February 1944
Birth of John Alec Major in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
1981
22 July 1981
Age 37
Death of John Alec Major in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England
1981
20 Nov 1981
Age 37
John Alec Major - Probate in Oxford
Oxford

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 February 1944
    Event Place: Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 14; Page: 0768
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 July 1981
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 14; Page: 0768
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1981
    Event Place: Oxford
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England

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