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William Ackroyd Wainwright 1920–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1920

Birth Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Death Date: 17 Mar 1943

Death Location: Malta

Father: Alfred Wainwright

Mother: Annie Rookledge

Spouse(s): Gladys Furness

Children(s): Douglas Wainwright

William Ackroyd Wainwright was born in 1920 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, the child of Alfred Henry Wainwright And Annie Rookledge. In 1921, William Ackroyd Wainwright resided in Lofthouse with Carlton, Yorkshire (West Riding), E. In 1939, William Ackroyd Wainwright resided in Yorkshire (West Riding), England. William Ackroyd Wainwright married Gladys Furness, and had children including Douglas Wainwright, Flora Wainwright. William Ackroyd Wainwright passed away in 1943 in Malta.

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Biography

  • William Ackroyd Wainwright was born in 1920 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, the child of Alfred Henry Wainwright And Annie Rookledge.
  • In 1921, William Ackroyd Wainwright resided in Lofthouse with Carlton, Yorkshire (West Riding), E.
  • In 1939, William Ackroyd Wainwright resided in Yorkshire (West Riding), England.
  • William Ackroyd Wainwright married Gladys Furness, and had children including Douglas Wainwright, Flora Wainwright.
  • William Ackroyd Wainwright passed away in 1943 in Malta.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wainwright's Ancestors

Self
William Wainwright
1920–1943
Birth Place: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Parents
Alfred Henry Wainwright
1893–1946
Hunslet, Yorkshire West Riding
Annie Rookledge
1897–1977
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William (( mason )) Wainwright
1853–1903
Bramley (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England
Harriet Roberts
1858–1930
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
William Frost
1864–1917
Tuxford, Lincolnshire, England
Mary Chapman
1867–1930
Batley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Denis\Dennis Wainwright
1827–1873
Jane Long
1821–1893
Joseph Roberts
1815–1871
Mary Minty
1823–1892
William Frost
1827–1884
Elizabeth Myers
1831–1897
Thomas Chapman
1843–1912
Martha Chapman
1843–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wainwright
1796–1867
Christiana Cudworth
1799–1864
Matilda Gudgeon
1798–
Charles Minty
1801–1866
Elizabeth Levi
1802–1850
William Grayson
1803–1883
Eliza Grayson
1818–1898
Levi Myers
1794–1867
Hannah KIRTON
1790–1854
John Hodgson
1805–1879
Mary Sunderland
1807–1876

William Wainwright's Descendants

1.
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William (Ackroyd) Wainwright (Jul 1920–17 Mar 1943) m. Gladys Furness (27 Feb 1897–May 1986)
  1. 1. Douglas Wainwright 1911–1997

William Wainwright's Timeline

5 Records

1920
Jul 1920
Birth of William Ackroyd Wainwright in Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
1921
1921
Age 1
William Ackroyd Wainwright resided here in Lofthouse with Carlton, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Lofthouse with Carlton, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
1939
1939
Age 19
William Ackroyd Wainwright resided here in Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Yorkshire (West Riding), England
1943
17 Mar 1943
Age 23
Death of William Ackroyd Wainwright in Leeds, England
Leeds, England
1946
9 Oct 1946
Age 26
William Ackroyd Wainwright - Probate in Wakefield
Wakefield

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1920
    Event Place: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 9c, Page 108
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register
    [4] UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, Naval and Miltiary Press; Uckfield, East Sussex, England; Airmen Died in the Second World War 1939-45
    [5] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1522516, ED 7, Sch 60; Book: 22516

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Lofthouse with Carlton, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1522516, ED 7, Sch 60; Book: 22516

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Yorkshire (West Riding), England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rothwell, West Yorkshire
    Record Source: UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, Naval and Miltiary Press; Uckfield, East Sussex, England; Airmen Died in the Second World War 1939-45

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1943
    Event Place: Leeds, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, Naval and Miltiary Press; Uckfield, East Sussex, England; Airmen Died in the Second World War 1939-45

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Malta
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, Naval and Miltiary Press; Uckfield, East Sussex, England; Airmen Died in the Second World War 1939-45

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1946
    Event Place: Wakefield
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England

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