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William Ernest Jessup 1885–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1885

Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding

Death Date: Mar 1956

Death Location: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Father: Walter Jessup

Mother: Martha Jessup

Spouse(s): Dorothy Waby, Florence Heptinstall

Children(s): Barrie Jessup, Victor Jessup, Donald Jessup, Olga Jessup

In 1885, William Ernest Jessup entered the world in Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, born to Walter Shackleton Jessup And Martha Borwell Jessup. In 1935, William Ernest Jessup resided in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. William Ernest Jessup married Dorothy Annie Lizzie Waby, Florence Hilda Heptinstall, and had children including Barrie Kaneal Jessup, Donald S Jessup, Olga Suszanne Jessup, Terry Jessup, Victor Ernest Jessup. William Ernest Jessup passed away in 1956 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1885, William Ernest Jessup entered the world in Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, born to Walter Shackleton Jessup And Martha Borwell Jessup.
  • In 1935, William Ernest Jessup resided in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England.
  • William Ernest Jessup married Dorothy Annie Lizzie Waby, Florence Hilda Heptinstall, and had children including Barrie Kaneal Jessup, Donald S Jessup, Olga Suszanne Jessup, Terry Jessup, Victor Ernest Jessup.
  • William Ernest Jessup passed away in 1956 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales.

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Spouses(s)

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William Jessup's Ancestors

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William Jessup
1885–1956
Birth Place: Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding
Parents
Walter Shackleton Jessup
1863–
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Martha (Borwell) Jessup
1862–
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
George Jessup
1831–1887
Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Harriet (Williamson) Shackleton
1836–1866
Leeds
Joseph Allanson
1825–1894
Garton on the Wolds, Yorkshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Borwell
1838–1890
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Jessup
1791–1865
Elizabeth Barber
1802–
Stephen Shackleton
1812–1848
Sarah Williamson
1818–1889
John Allanson
1796–
John Borwell
1815–1857
Martha Freeman
1817–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jessop
1762–1822
Phebe Lockwood
1766–1852
Peter III
1768–1820
Hannah Bolland
1776–1848
Ann Thompson
1770–
Thomas Borwell
1791–
Sarah FLETCHER
1792–1846
John Freeman
1778–
Sarah Caukill
1784–1863

William Jessup's Descendants

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William (Ernest) Jessup (19 Jul 1885–Mar 1956) m. Dorothy (Annie Lizzie) Waby (8 May 1901–1949) m. Florence (Hilda) Heptinstall (7 Mar 1895–Mar 1922)
  1. 1. Barrie (Kaneal) Jessup 1935–2019 m. Margaret (Mary) Watson 1939–1997
  2. 2. Victor (Ernest) Jessup 1930–1948
  3. 3. Donald (S) Jessup 1915–1994
  4. 4. Olga (Suszanne) Jessup 1917–2002

William Jessup's Timeline

3 Records

1885
19 Jul 1885
Birth of William Ernest Jessup in Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding
Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding
1935
1935
Age 50
William Ernest Jessup resided here in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
1956
Mar 1956
Age 71
Death of William Ernest Jessup in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales
Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1885
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1956
    Event Place: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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