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William Desmond Shirley 1930–2023 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1930

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 12 Jan 2023

Death Location: Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England

Father: Jack Shirley

Mother: Mary Tonks

Spouse(s): Joan Jackson

Children(s):

William Desmond Shirley was born in 1930 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, the child of Jack Shirley And Mary Vera Tonks. In 2003, William Desmond Shirley resided in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England. In 2011, William Desmond Shirley resided in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England. William Desmond Shirley married Joan Jackson, Rose A Briggs, and had children including David J Shirley, Gary Shirley, Glyn Shirley. William Desmond Shirley passed away in 2023 in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Desmond Shirley was born in 1930 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, the child of Jack Shirley And Mary Vera Tonks.
  • In 2003, William Desmond Shirley resided in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England.
  • In 2011, William Desmond Shirley resided in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England.
  • William Desmond Shirley married Joan Jackson, Rose A Briggs, and had children including David J Shirley, Gary Shirley, Glyn Shirley.
  • William Desmond Shirley passed away in 2023 in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shirley's Ancestors

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William Shirley
1930–2023
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Jack Shirley
1907–1957
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Mary (Vera) Tonks
1911–1974
Renishaw, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Tonks
1874–1921
Lye, Worcestershire, England
Annie (Constance) Fairest
1878–1960
Oughtibridge, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Fairest
1848–1922
Mary Jackson
1857–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry 🧬
1824–1877
Mary Bramall
1824–1903

William Shirley's Timeline

4 Records

1930
10 Oct 1930
Birth of William Desmond Shirley in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
2003
2003
Age 73
William Desmond Shirley resided here in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England
Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England
2011
2011
Age 81
William Desmond Shirley resided here in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England
Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England
2023
12 Jan 2023
Age 93
Death of William Desmond Shirley in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England
Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1930
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Birth Index:, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 7b, Page 1178
    [2] UK, Electoral Registers
    [3] UK, Electoral Registers, 2011-2018

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2003
    Event Place: Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2011
    Event Place: Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Electoral Registers, 2011-2018

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 2023
    Event Place: Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England

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