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Sylvia Betty Priestley 1934–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1934

Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 27 Mar 2006

Death Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Priestley

Mother: Eliza Cass

Spouse(s): Dennis Sawyer

Children(s):

Sylvia Betty Priestley was born in 1934 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Griffiths Priestley And Eliza Ellen Cass. In 1939, Sylvia Betty Priestley resided in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England. In 1952, Sylvia Betty Priestley resided in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England. Sylvia Betty Priestley married Dennis Sawyer, and had children including Elaine Sawyer, Eric Sawyer, Mary H Sawyer, Patricia Sawyer. Sylvia Betty Priestley passed away in 2006 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sylvia Betty Priestley was born in 1934 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Griffiths Priestley And Eliza Ellen Cass.
  • In 1939, Sylvia Betty Priestley resided in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1952, Sylvia Betty Priestley resided in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sylvia Betty Priestley married Dennis Sawyer, and had children including Elaine Sawyer, Eric Sawyer, Mary H Sawyer, Patricia Sawyer.
  • Sylvia Betty Priestley passed away in 2006 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

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Parents

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Children(s)

Sylvia Priestley's Ancestors

Self
Sylvia Priestley
1934–2006
Birth Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Griffiths Priestley
1892–1972
Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Eliza (Ellen) Cass
1899–1941
Shipley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John (William) Cass
1875–1913
Settrington, Yorkshire, England
Ellen Dixon
1870–1946
Sand Hutton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cass
1840–1891
Elizabeth Hugill
1840–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cass
1806–1882
Hannah King
1816–1887

Sylvia Priestley's Timeline

5 Records

1934
26 Apr 1934
Birth of Sylvia Betty Priestley in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
1939
Sep 1939
Age 5
Sylvia Betty Priestley resided here in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
1952
Jan 1952
Age 18
Sylvia Betty Priestley resided here in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England
Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England
2005
2005
Age 71
Sylvia Betty Priestley resided here in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
2006
27 Mar 2006
Age 72
Death of Sylvia Betty Priestley in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1934
    Event Place: Wakefield, 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 9c, Page 92
    [3] England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; West Yorkshire, England; England and Wales Death Indexes
    [4] UK, Electoral Registers
    [5] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013714E

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Sep 1939
    Event Place: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013714E

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jan 1952
    Event Place: Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2005
    Event Place: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 2006
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom
    [2] England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; West Yorkshire, England; England and Wales Death Indexes

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