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William George Layton 1862–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1862

Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Death Date: 6 Nov 1945

Death Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Father: William Layton

Mother: Elizabeth Mingay

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William George Layton was born in 1862 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England, the child of William Edward Layton And Elizabeth Mingay. In 1871, William George Layton resided in St Olave, London, England. William George Layton passed away in 1945 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • William George Layton was born in 1862 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England, the child of William Edward Layton And Elizabeth Mingay.
  • In 1871, William George Layton resided in St Olave, London, England.
  • William George Layton passed away in 1945 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

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William Layton's Ancestors

Self
William Layton
1862–1945
Birth Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Parents
William Edward Layton
1824–1916
Cantley, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Mingay
1824–1866
Reedham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Charles Layton
1797–1871
Halvergate, Norfolk, England
Sarah Harman
1797–1878
Hickling, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Layton
1770–1831
Elizabeth Marshal
1768–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1741–1834
Elizabeth Waters
1742–1821
Robert Marshall
1747–1810
Ann Claxton
1745–1792

William Layton's Timeline

12 Records

1862
July 1862
Birth of William George Layton in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
1864
3 Jul 1864
Age 2
William George Layton was baptized in Bermondsey St Mary Magdalene, England
Bermondsey St Mary Magdalene, England
1871
1871
Age 9
William George Layton resided here in St Olave, London, England
St Olave, London, England
1881
1881
Age 19
William George Layton resided here in Bermondsey, London, England
Bermondsey, London, England
1891
1891
Age 29
William George Layton resided here in Bermondsey, London, England
Bermondsey, London, England
1899
April 1899
Age 37
William George Layton was married in Poplar, London
Poplar, London
1901
1901
Age 39
William George Layton resided here in Gorleston, Norfolk, England
Gorleston, Norfolk, England
1908
25 Nov 1908
Age 46
William George Layton resided here in London, England
London, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 49
William George Layton resided here in Gorleston, Norfolk, England
Gorleston, Norfolk, England
1945
2 Nov 1945
Age 83
Death of William George Layton in Gorleston, Suffolk, England
Gorleston, Suffolk, England
1945
6 Nov 1945
Age 83
Burial of William George Layton in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1946
5 Mar 1946
Age 84
William George Layton - Probate in Norwich
Norwich

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1862
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 11094; Schedule Number: 12
    [2] Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Class Number: WO 25; Class Title: 97 Foot (after 1872 - 2nd. Batt. Royal West Kent Reqt.); Piece Number: 542C; Piece Title: 97 Foot (after 1872 - 2nd. Batt. Royal West Kent Reqt.)
    [3] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 372; Folio: 144; Page: 39
    [4] 1891 Wales Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 4347; Folio: 86; Page: 2; GSU roll: 6099457
    [5] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 563; Folio: 41; Page: 14; GSU roll: 1341128
    [6] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 4b; Page: 9
    [7] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 624; Folio: 13; Page: 19; GSU roll: 818923
    [8] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1814; Folio: 14; Page: 20
    [9] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [10] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Great Yarmouth; Great Yarmouth, England; Oxford City Council Burial Registers
    [11] UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents; Reference Number: WO 97
    [12] England, Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital Admissions and Discharges, National Maritime Museum; Greenwich, England; Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital Admission Registers; Reference Number: DSH29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1864
    Event Place: Bermondsey St Mary Magdalene, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p71mmg022

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1899
    Event Place: Poplar, London
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Olave, London, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 624; Folio: 13; Page: 19; GSU roll: 818923

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Bermondsey, London, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 563; Folio: 41; Page: 14; GSU roll: 1341128

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bermondsey, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 372; Folio: 144; Page: 39
    [2] 1891 Wales Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 4347; Folio: 86; Page: 2; GSU roll: 6099457

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Gorleston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1814; Folio: 14; Page: 20

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1908
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: England, Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital Admissions and Discharges, National Maritime Museum; Greenwich, England; Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital Admission Registers; Reference Number: DSH29

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Gorleston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 11094; Schedule Number: 12

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1945
    Event Place: Gorleston, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 4b; Page: 9
    [3] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Great Yarmouth; Great Yarmouth, England; Oxford City Council Burial Registers

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1945
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Great Yarmouth; Great Yarmouth, England; Oxford City Council Burial Registers

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Norwich
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

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