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Joseph William 'Billy' Leighton 1936–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1936

Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1945

Death Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Father: William Pte

Mother: Evelyn Calder

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Joseph William 'Billy' Leighton was born in 1936 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, the child of William John Leighton Pte And Evelyn Calder. Joseph William 'Billy' Leighton passed away in 1945 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Joseph William 'Billy' Leighton was born in 1936 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, the child of William John Leighton Pte And Evelyn Calder.
  • Joseph William 'Billy' Leighton passed away in 1945 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.

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Joseph Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Leighton
1936–1945
Birth Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Parents
William John Leighton Pte
1915–1943
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Evelyn Calder
1914–2006
Carlisle, Cumberland
Grandparents
William Leighton
1886–1963
Carlisle Cumberland England
Mary (Ellen) Christie
1884–1943
Cumbria, Cumberland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Leighton
1861–1912
Elizabeth Denwood
1864–1907
William Christie
1852–1930
Mary Daley
1854–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John **
1818–1898
Sarah **
1815–1884

Joseph Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1936
1 Oct 1936
Birth of Joseph William 'Billy' Leighton in Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
1945
28 Jan 1945
Age 9
Death of Joseph William 'Billy' Leighton in Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1936
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10b; Page: 673
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 10b, Page 732

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1945
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10b; Page: 673

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