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William P Smithson 1923–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1923

Birth Location: Croydon London England

Death Date: 25 May 2007

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: William Smithson

Mother: Bessie Parsons

Spouse(s): Brenda Dodd

Children(s): Sheila Smithson

The story of William P Smithson began in 1923 in Croydon London England. In 1939, William P Smithson resided in Buckinghamshire, England. William P Smithson married Brenda M Dodd, and had children including Maurice J Smithson, Sheila A Smithson. William P Smithson passed away in 2007 in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William P Smithson began in 1923 in Croydon London England.
  • In 1939, William P Smithson resided in Buckinghamshire, England.
  • William P Smithson married Brenda M Dodd, and had children including Maurice J Smithson, Sheila A Smithson.
  • William P Smithson passed away in 2007 in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Smithson's Ancestors

Self
William Smithson
1923–2007
Birth Place: Croydon London England
Parents
William Pratt Smithson
1877–1932
St James, London England
Bessie (Esther) Parsons
1885–1928
Walto on Thames, England
Grandparents
William (Pratt) Smithson
1844–1896
Litcham, Norfolk
Isabella (Louise) Cull
1848–1904
Kensington Town, London, Middlesex
Ellen Mercer
1849–
Dallington, Sussex
Great-Grandparents
John Smithson
1813–
Margaret Pratt
1811–
John Cull
1805–1861
Isabella Smith
1811–1877
James Mercer
1820–1899
Hannah Winchester
1822–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smithson
1787–1848
Martha Parker
1787–
Jonathan Pratt
1774–1851
Sarah Howe
1773–1861
John Smith
1774–
Mary Money
1776–
William Mercer
1789–1882
Sarah Kennard
1798–
William Winchester
1791–
Philadelphia Shadwell
1788–

William Smithson's Descendants

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William (P) Smithson (16 Feb 1923–25 May 2007) m. Brenda (M) Dodd (9 JAN 1926–21 Jan 2002)
  1. 1. Sheila (A) Smithson 1946–2022

William Smithson's Timeline

3 Records

1923
16 Feb 1923
Birth of William P Smithson in Croydon London England
Croydon London England
1939
1939
Age 16
William P Smithson resided here in Buckinghamshire, England
Buckinghamshire, England
2007
25 May 2007
Age 84
Death of William P Smithson in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1923
    Event Place: Croydon London England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 2a, Page 612
    [2] England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; West Yorkshire, England; England and Wales Death Indexes
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012156G

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012156G

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, England
    Record Source: England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; West Yorkshire, England; England and Wales Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 2007
    Event Place: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; West Yorkshire, England; England and Wales Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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