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William Charles Short 1902–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1902

Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: Apr 1995

Death Location: Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Father: Gilbert Short

Mother: Florence Curtis

Spouse(s): Hilda Swain

Children(s): Beryl Short

William Charles Short was born in 1902 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Gilbert William Short And Florence Elizabeth Curtis. In 1911, William Charles Short resided in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. William Charles Short married Hilda Swain, and had children including Beryl Hilda Short. William Charles Short passed away in 1995 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • William Charles Short was born in 1902 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Gilbert William Short And Florence Elizabeth Curtis.
  • In 1911, William Charles Short resided in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England.
  • William Charles Short married Hilda Swain, and had children including Beryl Hilda Short.
  • William Charles Short passed away in 1995 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Short's Ancestors

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William Short
1902–1995
Birth Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Gilbert William Short
1882–
St George, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Florence (Elizabeth) Curtis
1881–1977
Isle of Wight, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Short's Descendants

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William (Charles) Short (7 Feb 1902–Apr 1995) m. Hilda Swain (7 Mar 1903–)
  1. 1. Beryl (Hilda) Short 1926–1986 m. Ronald (K) Henwood 1925–

William Short's Timeline

5 Records

1902
7 Feb 1902
Birth of William Charles Short in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1909
24 Jan 1909
Age 7
William Charles Short was baptized in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
1911
1911
Age 9
William Charles Short resided here in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
1939
1939
Age 37
William Charles Short resided here in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1995
Apr 1995
Age 93
Death of William Charles Short in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England
Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1902
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1015079h

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1909
    Event Place: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: P316 in 110

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/5079h

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1995
    Event Place: Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

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