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William R Mead 1899–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1899

Birth Location: Leyton, Essex, England

Death Date: 30 Nov 1917

Death Location: France

Father: WILLIAM MEAD

Mother: SARAH PYLE

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Children(s):

William R Mead was born in 1899 in Leyton, Essex, England, the child of William Mead And Sarah Jane Pyle. In 1901, William R Mead resided in Leyton, Essex, England. William R Mead passed away in 1917 in France.

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Biography

  • William R Mead was born in 1899 in Leyton, Essex, England, the child of William Mead And Sarah Jane Pyle.
  • In 1901, William R Mead resided in Leyton, Essex, England.
  • William R Mead passed away in 1917 in France.

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William Mead's Ancestors

Self
William Mead
1899–1917
Birth Place: Leyton, Essex, England
Parents
WILLIAM MEAD
1863–1937
Layer De La Hay, Essex
SARAH (JANE) PYLE
1872–1938
St Pauls, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Grandparents
William Mead
1825–1899
Colchester St Giles Essex England
Mary (Ann) Pudney
1828–1905
Fordham, Essex, England
James Pyle
1838–1878
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Sarah Ransom
1844–1902
Shelford Cambridge. Cambridgeshire.
Great-Grandparents
James Mead
1796–1853
SUSANNAH James
1801–1868
Major Pudney
1783–1857
Elizabeth Clowder
1784–
William Pile
1785–
Jemima Brewer
1799–
James Ransom
1811–
Elizabeth Whatley
1814–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Mead
1759–
Susanna Polley
1763–1828
Major Pudney
1747–1832
Kathleen Clarke
1750–1818
Robert Pile
1763–1834
Job Ransom
1786–1848
Mary Rebbeck
1779–1838

William Mead's Timeline

3 Records

1899
abt 1899
Birth of William R Mead in Leyton, Essex, England
Leyton, Essex, England
1901
1901
Age 2
William R Mead resided here in Leyton, Essex, England
Leyton, Essex, England
1917
30 Nov 1917
Age 18
Death of William R Mead in France
France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1899
    Event Place: Leyton, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1616; Folio: 169; Page: 52
    [2] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Leyton, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1616; Folio: 169; Page: 52

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Walthamstow, Essex
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Western European Theatre
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1917
    Event Place: France
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 1330638MAY-MEA
    [2] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War
    [3] UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 587501-589000; Reference: 343

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