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William Robert Layton 1872–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1872

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Death Date: Jun 1954

Death Location: Preston, Lancashire, England

Father: William Layton

Mother: Emily Gilbert

Spouse(s): Sarah Layton

Children(s): William Layton, Olive Layton

William Robert Layton was born in 1872 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, the child of William Layton And Emily Gilbert. In 1881, William Robert Layton resided in Reedham, Norfolk, England. In 1891, William Robert Layton resided in Oulton, Suffolk, England. William Robert Layton married Sarah Ann Layton, and had children including Olive May Layton, William Charles Layton. William Robert Layton passed away in 1954 in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Robert Layton was born in 1872 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, the child of William Layton And Emily Gilbert.
  • In 1881, William Robert Layton resided in Reedham, Norfolk, England.
  • In 1891, William Robert Layton resided in Oulton, Suffolk, England.
  • William Robert Layton married Sarah Ann Layton, and had children including Olive May Layton, William Charles Layton.
  • William Robert Layton passed away in 1954 in Preston, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Layton
1847–1881
Birth Location: Reedham, Norfolk, England
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Emily Gilbert
1848–1917
Birth Location: Beighton, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Layton
1873–1953
Birth Location: Aldeby, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

William Layton
1903–
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
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Olive Layton
1897–
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
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William Layton's Ancestors

Self
William Layton
1872–1954
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Layton
1847–1881
Reedham, Norfolk, England
Emily Gilbert
1848–1917
Beighton, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Robert (George Flaxman) Layton
1820–1889
Catfield, Norfolk
Elizabeth Browne
1821–1891
Catfield, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Charles Layton
1797–1871
Sarah Harman
1797–1878
John Browne
1791–1828
Ann AYDEN
1796–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Layton
1770–1831
Elizabeth Marshal
1768–1800

William Layton's Descendants

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William (Robert) Layton (1872–Jun 1954) m. Sarah (Ann) Layton (July 1873–Apr 1953)
  1. 1. William (Charles) Layton 1903–
  2. 2. Olive (May) Layton 1897–

William Layton's Timeline

7 Records

1872
1872
Birth of William Robert Layton in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1881
1881
Age 9
William Robert Layton resided here in Reedham, Norfolk, England
Reedham, Norfolk, England
1891
1891
Age 19
William Robert Layton resided here in Oulton, Suffolk, England
Oulton, Suffolk, England
1901
1901
Age 29
William Robert Layton resided here in Gorleston, Norfolk, England
Gorleston, Norfolk, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 39
William Robert Layton resided here in Kessingland, Suffolk, England
Kessingland, Suffolk, England
1921
1921
Age 49
William Robert Layton resided here in Kessingland, Suffolk, England
Kessingland, Suffolk, England
1954
Jun 1954
Age 82
Death of William Robert Layton in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 11030; Schedule Number: 32
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1495; Folio: 24; Page: 2
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1961; Folio: 13; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341472
    [4] England & Wales, Death Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10f; Page: 260
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1814; Folio: 55; Page: 19
    [6] Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts
    [7] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 159530, ED 13, Sch 123; Book: 09530

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Reedham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1961; Folio: 13; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341472

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Oulton, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1495; Folio: 24; Page: 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Gorleston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1814; Folio: 55; Page: 19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Kessingland, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 11030; Schedule Number: 32

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Kessingland, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 159530, ED 13, Sch 123; Book: 09530

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1954
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10f; Page: 260
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