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William Thomas Banks 1866–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1866

Birth Location: Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: Apr 1936

Death Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Banks

Mother: Sarah Vann

Spouse(s): Eliza France

Children(s): Sarah Banks, William Banks, Ellen Banks, Daniel Banks, Charles Banks

In 1866, William Thomas Banks entered the world in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England, born to Thomas Banks And Sarah Ann Vann. In 1871, William Thomas Banks resided in Ettingshall, Staffordshire, England. William Thomas Banks married Eliza Ann France, and had children including Charles Banks, Daniel Banks, Ellen Banks, George Banks, Ivy Banks, Sarah Elizabeth Banks, William Harry Banks. William Thomas Banks passed away in 1936 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1866, William Thomas Banks entered the world in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England, born to Thomas Banks And Sarah Ann Vann.
  • In 1871, William Thomas Banks resided in Ettingshall, Staffordshire, England.
  • William Thomas Banks married Eliza Ann France, and had children including Charles Banks, Daniel Banks, Ellen Banks, George Banks, Ivy Banks, Sarah Elizabeth Banks, William Harry Banks.
  • William Thomas Banks passed away in 1936 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Banks's Ancestors

Self
William Banks
1866–1936
Birth Place: Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Banks
1842–1913
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Vann
1843–
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Evans
1842–
Hannah Banks
1822–
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
William Vann
1817–1851
Gashel Oak, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Banks
1795–
Jane
–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Banks's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Banks (1866–Apr 1936) m. Eliza (Ann) France (1871–)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Banks 1888–1941 m. Benjamin (Joseph) Middleton 1889–1940
    1. 1. Benjamin Middleton 1915–
    2. 2. Jean (Louise Agnes) Middleton 1921–
    3. 3. Fred Middleton 1928–2021
  2. 2. William (Harry) Banks 1891–
  3. 3. Ellen Banks 1896–
  4. 4. Daniel Banks 1897–1940
  5. 5. Charles Banks 1900–1972 m. Lily Timms 1898–
    1. 1. Mary (Lily) Woodhouse 1925–2007 m. Walter Woodhouse 1913–1998
    2. 2. William Banks 1923–1981 m. Sheila Simpson 1924–

William Banks's Timeline

7 Records

1865
28 May 1865
William Thomas Banks was baptized in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
1866
1866
Birth of William Thomas Banks in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England
Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England
1871
1871
Age 5
William Thomas Banks resided here in Ettingshall, Staffordshire, England
Ettingshall, Staffordshire, England
1881
1881
Age 15
William Thomas Banks resided here in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England
Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 25
William Thomas Banks resided here in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England
Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England
1901
1901
Age 35
William Thomas Banks resided here in Short Heath, Staffordshire, England
Short Heath, Staffordshire, England
1936
Apr 1936
Age 70
Death of William Thomas Banks in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England
Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 England Census
    [2] 1891 England Census
    [3] 1871 England Census
    [4] Staffordshire, England, Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes
    [5] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [6] 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 May 1865
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Ettingshall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Short Heath, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1936
    Event Place: Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007

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