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WILLIAM EDWARD JOLLY 1902 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jul 1902

Birth Location: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1972

Death Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Father: GEORGE JOLLY

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Dorothy Gothard

Children(s): GEORGE JOLLY, FRANK JOLLY, ELLAN JOLLY

In 1902, WILLIAM EDWARD JOLLY entered the world in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, born to GEORGE WILLIAM JOLLY and Mary Ann Smith. WILLIAM EDWARD JOLLY married Dorothy M N Gothard, and had children including GEORGE WILLIAM EDWARD JOLLY, FRANK G JOLLY, ELLAN A JOLLY. WILLIAM EDWARD JOLLY passed away in 1972 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1902, WILLIAM EDWARD JOLLY entered the world in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, born to GEORGE WILLIAM JOLLY and Mary Ann Smith.
  • WILLIAM EDWARD JOLLY married Dorothy M N Gothard, and had children including GEORGE WILLIAM EDWARD JOLLY, FRANK G JOLLY, ELLAN A JOLLY.
  • WILLIAM EDWARD JOLLY passed away in 1972 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

WILLIAM JOLLY's Ancestors

Self
WILLIAM JOLLY
1902 – 1972
Birth Place: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Parents
GEORGE WILLIAM JOLLY
1874 – 1958
Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Mary (Ann) Smith
1872 –
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Frank Jolly
1840 –
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
MARY (ANN) WALKER
1847 – 1895
Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
GEORGE WALKER
1813 – 1871
MARY FIELDING
1816 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ROBERT WALKER
1775 – 1841
MARTHA CHARLESWORTH
1780 – 1871
JOHN FIELDING
1793 – 1873
MARY

WILLIAM JOLLY's Descendants

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WILLIAM (EDWARD) JOLLY (6 Jul 1902 – 1972) m. Dorothy (M N) Gothard (14 Mar 1903 – )
  1. 1. GEORGE (WILLIAM EDWARD) JOLLY (21 Aug 1932 – 1977) m. Phyllis (M) Davies
  2. 2. FRANK (G) JOLLY (28 Mar 1934 – 16 Nov 2006) m. Margaret (M) Minns (1933 – )
  3. 3. ELLAN (A) JOLLY (29 May 1938 – ) m. John (E) Vernon

WILLIAM JOLLY's Timeline

2 Records

1902
6 Jul 1902
Birth of WILLIAM EDWARD JOLLY in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
1972
1972
Age 70
Death of WILLIAM EDWARD JOLLY in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1902
    Event Place: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9b; Page: 958
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/5482d

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1972
    Event Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9b; Page: 958

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