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William Donaldson 1907–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1907

Birth Location: Prescot, Lancashire

Death Date: Dec 1964

Death Location: St Helens, Lancashire, England

Father: Peter Donaldson

Mother: Mary Watson

Spouse(s): Sarah Helsby

Children(s):

William Donaldson was born in 1907 in Prescot, Lancashire, the child of Peter Donaldson And Mary Ellen Watson. In 1911, William Donaldson resided in St Helens, England. William Donaldson married Sarah Helsby, and had children including Eric Donaldson, Kenneth Donaldson. William Donaldson passed away in 1964 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Donaldson was born in 1907 in Prescot, Lancashire, the child of Peter Donaldson And Mary Ellen Watson.
  • In 1911, William Donaldson resided in St Helens, England.
  • William Donaldson married Sarah Helsby, and had children including Eric Donaldson, Kenneth Donaldson.
  • William Donaldson passed away in 1964 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.

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William Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
William Donaldson
1907–1964
Birth Place: Prescot, Lancashire
Parents
Peter Donaldson
1872–1930
Prescot, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Mary (Ellen) Watson
1875–1936
St Helens, Lancashire
Grandparents
William Watson
1840–1893
Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Margaret Roughley
1844–1908
Rainfd, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Roughley
1809–1886
Mary Pye
1812–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Roughley
1786–1826
Mary Roughley
1792–1867

William Donaldson's Timeline

5 Records

1907
Abt 1907
Birth of William Donaldson in St Helens, Lancashire, England
St Helens, Lancashire, England
1907
Apr 1907
Birth of William Donaldson in Prescot, Lancashire
Prescot, Lancashire
1911
1911
Age 4
William Donaldson resided here in St Helens, England
St Helens, England
1964
Oct 1964
Age 57
Death of William Donaldson in St Helens, Lancashire, England
St Helens, Lancashire, England
1964
Dec 1964
Age 57
Death of William Donaldson in St Helens, Lancashire, England
St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1907
    Event Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1907
    Event Place: Prescot, Lancashire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: St Helens, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1964
    Event Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1964
    Event Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England

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