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William Whitehead 1842–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Kendal, Westmorland, England

Death Date: Apr 1917

Death Location: Chorlton, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Whitehead

Mother: Barbara Holiday

Spouse(s): Ann Whitehead

Children(s): Squire Whitehead

William Whitehead was born in 1842 in Kendal, Westmorland, England, the child of Thomas Whitehead And Barbara Holiday. In 1841, William Whitehead resided in Manchester, Lancashire, England. In 1851, William Whitehead resided in Kendal, Westmorland, England. William Whitehead married Ann Whitehead, and had children including Squire Whitehead. William Whitehead passed away in 1917 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Whitehead was born in 1842 in Kendal, Westmorland, England, the child of Thomas Whitehead And Barbara Holiday.
  • In 1841, William Whitehead resided in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1851, William Whitehead resided in Kendal, Westmorland, England.
  • William Whitehead married Ann Whitehead, and had children including Squire Whitehead.
  • William Whitehead passed away in 1917 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Whitehead
1802–1876
Birth Location: Kendal, Westmorland, England
TW
Barbara Holiday
1808–1877
Birth Location: Uldale, Cumberland, England
BH

Spouses(s)

Ann Whitehead
1844–
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England
AW

Children(s)

Squire Whitehead
1875–1931
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England
SW

William Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
William Whitehead
1842–1917
Birth Place: Kendal, Westmorland, England
Parents
Thomas Whitehead
1802–1876
Kendal, Westmorland, England
Barbara Holiday
1808–1877
Uldale, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Whitehead's Descendants

1.
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William Whitehead (1842–Apr 1917) m. Ann Whitehead (abt 1844–)
  1. 1. Squire Whitehead 1875–1931 m. Eleanor Ball 1882–1953
    1. 1. Anne (Eleanor) Whitehead 1904–2005 m. Walter Jackson 1899–1967
      1. 1. Walter (William) Jackson 1925–2008

William Whitehead's Timeline

9 Records

1841
1841
William Whitehead resided here in Manchester, Lancashire, England
Manchester, Lancashire, England
1842
1842
Birth of William Whitehead in Kendal, Westmorland, England
Kendal, Westmorland, England
1851
1851
Age 9
William Whitehead resided here in Kendal, Westmorland, England
Kendal, Westmorland, England
1861
1861
Age 19
William Whitehead resided here in Old Accrington, Lancashire, England
Old Accrington, Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 29
William Whitehead resided here in Accrington, Lancashire, England
Accrington, Lancashire, England
1881
1881
Age 39
William Whitehead resided here in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 49
William Whitehead resided here in Ashton, Lancashire, England
Ashton, Lancashire, England
1901
1901
Age 59
William Whitehead resided here in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
1917
Apr 1917
Age 75
Death of William Whitehead in Chorlton, Lancashire, England
Chorlton, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Kendal, Westmorland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3447; Folio: 129; Page: 25
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4241; Folio: 67; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1342015
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 8c; Page: 915
    [4] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4142; Folio: 99; Page: 25; GSU roll: 846728
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3962; Folio: 42; Page: 11
    [6] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3062; Folio: 125; Page: 11; GSU roll: 543072
    [7] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2442; Folio: 290; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87125-87126
    [8] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [9] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 575; Book: 21; Civil Parish: Manchester; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 43; Folio: 34; Page: 15; Line: 17; GSU roll: 438727

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 575; Book: 21; Civil Parish: Manchester; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 43; Folio: 34; Page: 15; Line: 17; GSU roll: 438727

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kendal, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2442; Folio: 290; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87125-87126

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Old Accrington, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3062; Folio: 125; Page: 11; GSU roll: 543072

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Accrington, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4142; Folio: 99; Page: 25; GSU roll: 846728

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4241; Folio: 67; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1342015

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ashton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3447; Folio: 129; Page: 25

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3962; Folio: 42; Page: 11

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1917
    Event Place: Chorlton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 8c; Page: 915
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