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William Oswald Dent 1906 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1906

Birth Location: Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Dec 1974

Death Location: Keighley, Yorkshire West Riding, England

Father: Joseph Dent

Mother: Mary Wakefield

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In 1906, William Oswald Dent entered the world in Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire, England, born to Joseph Dent and Mary Ellen Hodges Wakefield. In 1911, William Oswald Dent resided in Kirk Smeaton Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire-West Riding,. William Oswald Dent passed away in 1974 in Keighley, Yorkshire West Riding, England.

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Biography

  • In 1906, William Oswald Dent entered the world in Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire, England, born to Joseph Dent and Mary Ellen Hodges Wakefield.
  • In 1911, William Oswald Dent resided in Kirk Smeaton Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire-West Riding,.
  • William Oswald Dent passed away in 1974 in Keighley, Yorkshire West Riding, England.

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William Dent's Ancestors

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William Dent
1906 – 1974
Birth Place: Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Joseph Dent
1864 –
Owersby, Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Ellen Hodges) Wakefield
1874 –
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Dent
1834 – 1906
Bagmoor, Lincoln, England
Ann
1833 –
Winterton, Lincoln, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Dent
Ann Harrison
1799 – 1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dent's Timeline

4 Records

1906
17 Oct 1906
Birth of William Oswald Dent in Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire, England
Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire, England
1906
18 Nov 1906
William Oswald Dent was baptized in Badsworth, St Mary the Virgin, West Yorkshire, England
Badsworth, St Mary the Virgin, West Yorkshire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 5
William Oswald Dent resided here in Kirk Smeaton Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
Kirk Smeaton Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
1974
Dec 1974
Age 68
Death of William Oswald Dent in Keighley, Yorkshire West Riding, England
Keighley, Yorkshire West Riding, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D19/6; New Reference Number: WDP19/6
    [2] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 27519
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Badsworth, St Mary the Virgin, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D19/6; New Reference Number: WDP19/6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Kirk Smeaton Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 27519

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1974
    Event Place: Keighley, Yorkshire West Riding, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007

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