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William Arnold Ashley 1925–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1925

Birth Location: Kendal, Cumbria

Death Date: 31 Aug 2006

Death Location: York, North Yorkshire, England

Father: William Ashley

Mother: Lilian Ion

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In 1925, William Arnold Ashley entered the world in Kendal, Cumbria, born to William Edward Ashley And Lilian Ion. In 1939, William Arnold Ashley resided in Westmorland, England. William Arnold Ashley passed away in 2006 in York, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1925, William Arnold Ashley entered the world in Kendal, Cumbria, born to William Edward Ashley And Lilian Ion.
  • In 1939, William Arnold Ashley resided in Westmorland, England.
  • William Arnold Ashley passed away in 2006 in York, North Yorkshire, England.

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William Ashley's Ancestors

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William Ashley
1925–2006
Birth Place: Kendal, Cumbria
Parents
William Edward Ashley
1895–1960
Bowness, Westmorland, England
Lilian Ion
1900–
Windermere, Westmorland, England
Grandparents
Thomas Ion
1867–1938
Kendal, Westmorland, England
Elizabeth (Hannah (Lizzie)) Armstrong
1872–1958
Colton, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Armstrong
1830–1900
Mary Yare
1834–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Armstrong
1791–1844
Hannah Atkinson
1791–1842
Thomas Yare
1805–1890
Isabella Brunskill
1807–1879

William Ashley's Timeline

3 Records

1925
15 Nov 1925
Birth of William Arnold Ashley in Kendal, Cumbria
Kendal, Cumbria
1939
1939
Age 14
William Arnold Ashley resided here in Westmorland, England
Westmorland, England
2006
31 Aug 2006
Age 81
Death of William Arnold Ashley in York, North Yorkshire, England
York, North Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1925
    Event Place: Kendal, Cumbria
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Birth Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 10b, Page 1162
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013113C

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Westmorland, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013113C

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: York, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2021, Greypower Deceased Data; Compiled By Wilmington Millennium; West Yorkshire, England; England and Wales Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 2006
    Event Place: York, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom
    [2] England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2021, Greypower Deceased Data; Compiled By Wilmington Millennium; West Yorkshire, England; England and Wales Death Indexes

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