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William Edward (Bill) How 1917–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1917

Birth Location: Ladbrooke, Southam, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 20 Aug 1991

Death Location: Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Father: Thomas How

Mother: Sarah Swinfield

Spouse(s): Kate Gilbert

Children(s): Violet How

The story of William Edward (Bill) How began in 1917 in Ladbrooke, Southam, Northamptonshire, England. In 1939, William Edward (Bill) How resided in Warwickshire, England. William Edward (Bill) How married Kate Gilbert, and had children including Violet Ann How. William Edward (Bill) How passed away in 1991 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Edward (Bill) How began in 1917 in Ladbrooke, Southam, Northamptonshire, England.
  • In 1939, William Edward (Bill) How resided in Warwickshire, England.
  • William Edward (Bill) How married Kate Gilbert, and had children including Violet Ann How.
  • William Edward (Bill) How passed away in 1991 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William How's Ancestors

Self
William How
1917–1991
Birth Place: Ladbrooke, Southam, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Thomas Albert How
1883–1959
Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Swinfield
1882–1954
Old Mill Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, ENG
Grandparents
William (Daniel) How
1843–1929
Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Ellen (Amelia) Adams
1842–1914
Bushey, Hertfordshire
Frederick (Hextal) Swinfield
1861–1934
Leicester, Leicestershire
Drusilla Burton
1860–1945
Enderby, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William How
1818–1880
Jane Matthews
1818–1900
William Adams
1801–1843
Ruth Lacey
1811–1871
Edward Burton
1828–1915
Maria Gisborne
1830–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gisbourne
1799–1879
Miriam Gilbert
1804–1877

William How's Descendants

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William (Edward (Bill)) How (26 Jul 1917–20 Aug 1991) m. Kate Gilbert (03 Dec 1918–6 Apr 2008)
  1. 1. Violet (Ann) How 1941–2016

William How's Timeline

4 Records

1917
26 Jul 1917
Birth of William Edward (Bill) How in Ladbrooke, Southam, Northamptonshire, England
Ladbrooke, Southam, Northamptonshire, England
1939
1939
Age 22
William Edward (Bill) How resided here in Warwickshire, England
Warwickshire, England
1940
Jan 1940
Age 23
William Edward (Bill) How was married in Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
1991
20 Aug 1991
Age 74
Death of William Edward (Bill) How in Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1917
    Event Place: Ladbrooke, Southam, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 31; Page: 266
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 6d, Page 1416
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1015733f

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1940
    Event Place: Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 6d; Page: 2553

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1015733f

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1991
    Event Place: Rugby, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 31; Page: 266

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