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William Edwin Pilkington 1884–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1884

Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Death Date: Jun 1960

Death Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Isaac Pilkington

Mother: Lily Cooke

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Trout

Children(s): William Pilkington, Lilian Pilkington, Gladys Pilkington

William Edwin Pilkington was born in 1884 in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, the child of Isaac Pilkington And Lily Eliza Cooke. William Edwin Pilkington married Elizabeth Alice Trout, and had children including Gladys Pilkington, Lilian Alice Pilkington, William Herbert Pilkington. William Edwin Pilkington passed away in 1960 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Edwin Pilkington was born in 1884 in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, the child of Isaac Pilkington And Lily Eliza Cooke.
  • William Edwin Pilkington married Elizabeth Alice Trout, and had children including Gladys Pilkington, Lilian Alice Pilkington, William Herbert Pilkington.
  • William Edwin Pilkington passed away in 1960 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Pilkington
1856–
Birth Location: Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England
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Lily Cooke
1860–1893
Birth Location: Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Trout
1885–1961
Birth Location: Nottingham, England
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Children(s)

William Pilkington
1908–1967
Birth Location: Nottingham, England
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Lilian Pilkington
1910–
Birth Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
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Gladys Pilkington
1913–1973
Birth Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
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William Pilkington's Ancestors

Self
William Pilkington
1884–1960
Birth Place: Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Parents
Isaac Pilkington
1856–
Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England
Lily (Eliza) Cooke
1860–1893
Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Daniel Cook
1832–1901
HOUGHTON REGIS BEDS
Eliza ((beth)) Gazeley
1833–1900
Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Cook
1799–1861
Rebecca Jeapes
1801–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cooke
1769–
Elizabeth Sinfield
1765–1847
George Jeaps
1776–1834
Rebecca Main
1777–1849

William Pilkington's Descendants

1.
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William (Edwin) Pilkington (5 May 1884–Jun 1960) m. Elizabeth ((Alice)) Trout (July 1885–Sep 1961)
  1. 1. William (Herbert) Pilkington 1908–1967 m. Lucy Vernon 1909–1994
    1. 1. Beryl (Joan) Pilkington 1930–2015 m. Frederick (Desmond) Archer 1925–2000
      1. 1. Susan Archer –1953
    2. 2. William (Edward) Pilkington 1936–2009
  2. 2. Lilian (Alice) Pilkington 1910–
  3. 3. Gladys Pilkington 1913–1973

William Pilkington's Timeline

3 Records

1884
5 May 1884
Birth of William Edwin Pilkington in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
1907
April 1907
Age 23
William Edwin Pilkington was married in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1960
Jun 1960
Age 76
Death of William Edwin Pilkington in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1884
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1960
    Event Place: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1907
    Event Place: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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