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John Bowlt Short 1909–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1909

Birth Location: West Hartlepool Durham, England

Death Date: 13 Jan 1940

Death Location: KIA (WWII) North Sea

Father: Charles Short

Mother: Flora Kate

Spouse(s): Eva Gilbert

Children(s):

John Bowlt Short was born in 1909 in West Hartlepool Durham, England, the child of Charles Ernest Short And Flora Kate. In 1911, John Bowlt Short resided in West Hartlepool, Durham, England. John Bowlt Short married Eva Maud Gilbert. John Bowlt Short passed away in 1940 in KIA (WWII) North Sea.

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Biography

  • John Bowlt Short was born in 1909 in West Hartlepool Durham, England, the child of Charles Ernest Short And Flora Kate.
  • In 1911, John Bowlt Short resided in West Hartlepool, Durham, England.
  • John Bowlt Short married Eva Maud Gilbert.
  • John Bowlt Short passed away in 1940 in KIA (WWII) North Sea.

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John Short's Ancestors

Self
John Short
1909–1940
Birth Place: West Hartlepool Durham, England
Parents
Charles Ernest Short
1883–1949
W Hartlepool, Durham, England
Flora Kate
1880–
Driffield, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John (Bowlt) Short
1860–1934
Cambridge Place, West Hartlepool, Durham, England
Elizabeth Mann
1857–1940
Hartlepool, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
John Short
1819–1896
Jane Bowlt
1825–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Short
1766–1842
Jane Kirton
1770–1845
John Bowlt
1787–1861
Frances Yarwood
1792–1869

John Short's Timeline

3 Records

1909
January 1909
Birth of John Bowlt Short in West Hartlepool Durham, England
West Hartlepool Durham, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 2
John Bowlt Short resided here in West Hartlepool, Durham, England
West Hartlepool, Durham, England
1940
13 Jan 1940
Age 31
Death of John Bowlt Short in KIA (WWII) North Sea
KIA (WWII) North Sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1909
    Event Place: West Hartlepool Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 29624
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Peter Singlehurst; The Tower Hill Memorial Part 14 (Sea-Sty)
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] UK, Shipping and Seamen WWI and WWII Rolls of Honour, 1914-1945, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Shipping and Seamen Rolls of Honour WWI and WWII; Class: BT 339; Piece: 4; Piece Description: Piece 4 (1939 - 1947)
    [5] UK, Merchant Seamen Deaths, 1939 -1953, National Maritime Museum; Greenwich, England; Merchant Seamen Deaths at Sea

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: West Hartlepool, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 29624

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1940
    Event Place: KIA (WWII) North Sea
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Peter Singlehurst; The Tower Hill Memorial Part 14 (Sea-Sty)
    [2] UK, Shipping and Seamen WWI and WWII Rolls of Honour, 1914-1945, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Shipping and Seamen Rolls of Honour WWI and WWII; Class: BT 339; Piece: 4; Piece Description: Piece 4 (1939 - 1947)
    [3] UK, Merchant Seamen Deaths, 1939 -1953, National Maritime Museum; Greenwich, England; Merchant Seamen Deaths at Sea

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