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Richard Whitfield 1860–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan-Feb-Mar 1860 or Jan-Mar 1863

Birth Location: North Shields, Tynemouth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 10 MAR 1942

Death Location: Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: William Whitfield

Mother: Mary Skinner

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Richard Whitfield was born in 1860 in North Shields, Tynemouth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, the child of William Whitfield And Mary Elizabeth Skinner. Richard Whitfield passed away in 1942 in Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Richard Whitfield was born in 1860 in North Shields, Tynemouth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, the child of William Whitfield And Mary Elizabeth Skinner.
  • Richard Whitfield passed away in 1942 in Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Richard Whitfield's Ancestors

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Richard Whitfield
1860–1942
Birth Place: North Shields, Tynemouth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Parents
William Whitfield
1829–1903
Alston, Cumberland, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Skinner
1815–1889
South Shields, Tynemouth, Durham, England
Grandparents
William Skinner
1780–
Warkworth Castle, Northhumberland, England
Mary Reed
1780–
Newcastle, Northumberland, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1860
23 Jan-Feb-Mar 1860 or Jan-Mar 1863
Birth of Richard Whitfield in North Shields, Tynemouth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
North Shields, Tynemouth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
1942
10 MAR 1942
Age 82
Death of Richard Whitfield in Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan-Feb-Mar 1860 or Jan-Mar 1863
    Event Place: North Shields, Tynemouth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1942
    Event Place: Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

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