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William Best Copeland 1906–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1906

Birth Location: Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Death Date: Apr 1959

Death Location: Sunderland, Durham, England

Father: Thos Copeland

Mother: Sarah Best

Spouse(s): Florence Querry

Children(s):

The story of William Best Copeland began in 1906 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England. In 1911, William Best Copeland resided in Sunderland, England. In 1939, William Best Copeland resided in Lancashire, England. William Best Copeland married Florence Querry, and had children including Florence O Copeland. William Best Copeland passed away in 1959 in Sunderland, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Best Copeland began in 1906 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England.
  • In 1911, William Best Copeland resided in Sunderland, England.
  • In 1939, William Best Copeland resided in Lancashire, England.
  • William Best Copeland married Florence Querry, and had children including Florence O Copeland.
  • William Best Copeland passed away in 1959 in Sunderland, Durham, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Copeland's Ancestors

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William Copeland
1906–1959
Birth Place: Monkwearmouth, Durham, England
Parents
Thos Copeland
1866–
Gateshead, Durham, England
Sarah Best
1869–1956
Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
William Best
1846–1870
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Mary (Jane Metcalf) Carr
1846–1911
Newcastle Byker, SUNDERLAND, Tyne and Wear, England
Great-Grandparents
William Best
1816–
Isabella Best
1815–
Richard Carr
1822–
Margaret Nunn
1823–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Carr
1792–
Anne Pyle
1798–
William Nunn
1800–
Mary Binney
1800–

William Copeland's Timeline

4 Records

1906
10 Oct 1906
Birth of William Best Copeland in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England
Monkwearmouth, Durham, England
1911
1911
Age 5
William Best Copeland resided here in Sunderland, England
Sunderland, England
1939
1939
Age 33
William Best Copeland resided here in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1959
Apr 1959
Age 53
Death of William Best Copeland in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Monkwearmouth, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 1a; Page: 886
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1014514f

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Sunderland, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1014514f

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1959
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 1a; Page: 886

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