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William Henry Saunders 1886–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 27 Oct 1886

Birth Location: Greenwich

Death Date: 4 September 1940

Death Location: Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England

Father: Henry Saunders

Mother: Mary May

Spouse(s): Alice Hood

Children(s): Gladys Jeffery, Eileen Saunders, Harold Saunders, Mary Saunders, James Saunders, Harriot Saunders, William Saunders, George Saunders, Winifred Saunders

The story of William Henry Saunders began in 1886 in Greenwich. In 1868, William Henry Saunders resided in Chatham, Kent, England. In 1881, William Henry Saunders resided in Chatham, Kent, England. William Henry Saunders married Alice M Hood, and had children including Eileen Francis Saunders, George Edward Saunders, Gladys Saunders Jeffery, Harold Hood Saunders, Harriot Fulford Saunders, James Saunders, Mary Ann Saunders, Maud Vera Saunders, William Henry Saunders, Winifred A M Saunders. William Henry Saunders passed away in 1940 in Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Saunders began in 1886 in Greenwich.
  • In 1868, William Henry Saunders resided in Chatham, Kent, England.
  • In 1881, William Henry Saunders resided in Chatham, Kent, England.
  • William Henry Saunders married Alice M Hood, and had children including Eileen Francis Saunders, George Edward Saunders, Gladys Saunders Jeffery, Harold Hood Saunders, Harriot Fulford Saunders, James Saunders, Mary Ann Saunders, Maud Vera Saunders, William Henry Saunders, Winifred A M Saunders.
  • William Henry Saunders passed away in 1940 in Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Saunders
1858–1949
Birth Location: East Peckham, Kent, England
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Mary May
1857–1914
Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland
MM

Spouses(s)

Alice Hood
1885–1964
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
AH

Children(s)

Gladys Jeffery
1924–2012
Birth Location: Medway, Kent
GJ
Eileen Saunders
1916–1968
Birth Location: Medway, Kent
ES
Harold Saunders
1917–1996
Birth Location: Medway, Kent
HS
Mary Saunders
1914–1960
Birth Location: Kent, England
MS
James Saunders
1929–1974
Birth Location: Medway, Kent
JS
Harriot Saunders
1921–1973
Birth Location: Medway, Kent
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William Saunders
1909–1987
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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George Saunders
1911–
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent
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Winifred Saunders
1910–1910
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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William Saunders's Ancestors

Self
William Saunders
1886–1940
Birth Place: Greenwich
Parents
Henry Saunders
1858–1949
East Peckham, Kent, England
Mary (Jane Saunders) May
1857–1914
Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
William Saunders
1823–1881
East Peckham, Kent, , England
Caroline (Saunders) Longhurst
1822–1906
East Peckham, Kent, England
John May
1817–1886
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Furmenger
1821–1872
Bearsted Kent England
Great-Grandparents
Mary
–1827
Henry White
1774–1852
Mary Young
1783–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Saunders's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Saunders (About 27 Oct 1886–4 September 1940) m. Alice (M) Hood (1885–10 Feb 1964)
  1. 1. Gladys (Saunders) Jeffery 1924–2012 m. Henry (J) Jeffery 1922–2002
  2. 2. Eileen (Francis) Saunders 1916–1968
    1. 1. Pamela Saunders 1909–
  3. 3. Harold (Hood) Saunders 1917–1996
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Saunders 1914–1960
  5. 5. James Saunders 1929–1974
  6. 6. Harriot (Fulford) Saunders 1921–1973 m. Samuel (C) Gray 1915–
    1. 1. Janet Gray 1949–2002
  7. 7. William (Henry) Saunders 1909–1987 m. Maud (E E) Blackwell 1912–1979
    1. 1. Michael Saunders 1940–1970
  8. 8. George (Edward) Saunders 1911–
  9. 9. Winifred (A M) Saunders 1910–1910

William Saunders's Timeline

13 Records

1848
16 Jul 1848
William Henry Saunders was baptized in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England
1868
1868
William Henry Saunders resided here in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1881
1881
William Henry Saunders resided here in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1886
About 27 Oct 1886
Birth of William Henry Saunders in Greenwich
Greenwich
1891
1891
Age 5
William Henry Saunders resided here in Frindsbury, Kent, England
Frindsbury, Kent, England
1901
1901
Age 15
William Henry Saunders resided here in Frindsbury, Kent, England
Frindsbury, Kent, England
1908
1908
Age 22
William Henry Saunders resided here
None
1910
Dec 1910
Age 24
William Henry Saunders was married in Chatham, St Johns, Kent, England
Chatham, St Johns, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 25
William Henry Saunders resided here in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1914
1914
Age 28
William Henry Saunders resided here in W
W
1921
1921
Age 35
William Henry Saunders resided here in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1939
1939
Age 53
William Henry Saunders resided here in Kent, England
Kent, England
1940
4 September 1940
Age 54
Death of William Henry Saunders in Kent, England
Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 27 Oct 1886
    Event Place: Greenwich
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, British Army World War i Pension Records
    [2] 1911 England Census
    [3] 1891 England Census
    [4] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 894; Folio: 21; Page: 35; GSU roll: 1341212
    [5] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [6] 1901 England Census
    [7] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [8] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1011691g
    [9] Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials
    [10] 1921 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1848
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Kent Archives Office; Maidstone, Kent, England; England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Dec 1910
    Event Place: Chatham, St Johns, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 894; Folio: 21; Page: 35; GSU roll: 1341212

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Frindsbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Frindsbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1908
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War i Pension Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: W
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War i Pension Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1011691g

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1940
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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