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William James Forest 1907–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1907

Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire

Death Date: Jul 1979

Death Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England

Father: Joseph Forrest

Mother: Agnes D'Arcy

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William James Forest was born in 1907 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, the child of Joseph Garibaldi Forrest And Agnes Jane D Arcy. In 1911, William James Forest resided in Heath, Staffordshire, England. William James Forest passed away in 1979 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.

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Biography

  • William James Forest was born in 1907 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, the child of Joseph Garibaldi Forrest And Agnes Jane D Arcy.
  • In 1911, William James Forest resided in Heath, Staffordshire, England.
  • William James Forest passed away in 1979 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.

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William Forest's Ancestors

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William Forest
1907–1979
Birth Place: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Parents
Joseph Garibaldi Forrest
1861–1922
Heath Town, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes (Jane) D'Arcy
1866–1915
Monmore Green, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Mary Forrest
1819–1874
Upton, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Revell
1794–1866
Mary Markham
1791–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Forest's Timeline

4 Records

1906
1 Aug 1906
William James Forest was baptized in Wednesfield, Stafford, England
Wednesfield, Stafford, England
1907
abt 1907
Birth of William James Forest in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
1911
1911
Age 4
William James Forest resided here in Heath, Staffordshire, England
Heath, Staffordshire, England
1979
Jul 1979
Age 72
Death of William James Forest in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1907
    Event Place: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1906
    Event Place: Wednesfield, Stafford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Heath, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1979
    Event Place: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England

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