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William Edwin Avery 1878 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1878

Birth Location: Sunderland

Death Date: Jun 1960

Death Location: Sunderland, Durham, England

Father: William Avery

Mother: Margaret Todd

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Oliver Avery

William Edwin Avery was born in 1878 in Sunderland, the child of William Avery and Margaret P. Todd. William Edwin Avery had children including Oliver Kendall Avery. William Edwin Avery passed away in 1960 in Sunderland, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • William Edwin Avery was born in 1878 in Sunderland, the child of William Avery and Margaret P. Todd.
  • William Edwin Avery had children including Oliver Kendall Avery.
  • William Edwin Avery passed away in 1960 in Sunderland, Durham, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Avery's Ancestors

Self
William Avery
1878 – 1960
Birth Place: Sunderland
Parents
William Avery
1854 – 1931
Trimdon, Durham, England
Margaret (P.) Todd
1859 – 1913
Sunderland Durham England
Grandparents
John Avery
1822 – 1875
Middlesex, England
Mary (Ann) Johnson
1826 – 1897
Sunderland, Durham, England
William Todd
1824 – 1877
Sunderland, Durham, England
Margaret Wilkinson
1827 – 1876
Sunderland, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Avery
Mary
James Johnson
1793 –
Margaret Greeensit
1803 – 1852
John Todd
1780 – 1864
Hannah Wearmouth
1781 – 1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wayman Johnson
Isabella
Thomas Greensit
1761 – 1840
Dorothy Bolton
1762 – 1834

William Avery's Descendants

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William (Edwin) Avery (9 Jun 1878 – Jun 1960)
  1. 1. Oliver (Kendall) Avery (11 Feb 1921 – Apr 1962) m. May Smart (Apr 1919 – )
    1. 1. John (Edwin) Avery (Jan 1943 – Jul 1954)
    2. 2. Graham Avery (17 Mar 1959 – Oct 1971)
    3. 3. Victor Avery

William Avery's Timeline

2 Records

1878
9 Jun 1878
Birth of William Edwin Avery in Sunderland
Sunderland
1960
Jun 1960
Age 82
Death of William Edwin Avery in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1878
    Event Place: Sunderland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1960
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England

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