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William Wright Bragg 1856–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1856

Birth Location: Whitehaven, Cumberland, , England

Death Date: 7 Apr 1929

Death Location: Keswick, Cumberland, , England

Father: John Bragg

Mother: Kate Wright

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The story of William Wright Bragg began in 1856 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, , England. William Wright Bragg passed away in 1929 in Keswick, Cumberland, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Wright Bragg began in 1856 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, , England.
  • William Wright Bragg passed away in 1929 in Keswick, Cumberland, , England.

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William Bragg's Ancestors

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William Bragg
1856–1929
Birth Place: Whitehaven, Cumberland, , England
Parents
John Bragg
1826–1907
Whitehaven, Cumberland, , England
Kate Wright
1827–1906
Gosforth, Cumberland, , England
Grandparents
William (Wright) MRCS
1791–1836
Kirkandrews-upon-Esk, Cumberland, , England
Hannah Hudleston
1799–1845
Gosforth, Cumberland, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Esquire
1772–1834
Mary Towerson
1777–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Hudleston
1732–1832
Bridget Porter
1738–1772
Thomas Towerson
1740–1818
Faith Cowper
1747–1824

William Bragg's Timeline

2 Records

1856
Abt 1856
Birth of William Wright Bragg in Whitehaven, Cumberland, , England
Whitehaven, Cumberland, , England
1929
7 Apr 1929
Age 73
Death of William Wright Bragg in Keswick, Cumberland, , England
Keswick, Cumberland, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1856
    Event Place: Whitehaven, Cumberland, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3933; Folio: 77; Page: 8; GSU roll: 54320
    [2] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5254; Folio: 9; Page: 11; GSU roll: 847449
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5190; Folio: 55; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1342252
    [4] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3522; Folio: 111; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6098632
    [5] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [6] England, Select Births and Christenings, FHL Film Number: 90678, 90679
    [7] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, Volume: 10b Page: 4851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1929
    Event Place: Keswick, Cumberland, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index: 1916-2007, Volume: 10b Page: 674
    [2] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

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