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William Whiteley 1856–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1856

Birth Location: Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 04 Oct 1936

Death Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota

Father: James Whiteley

Mother: Maria (Whiteley)

Spouse(s): Thirza Collier

Children(s): Alice (Stevenson)

William Whiteley was born in 1856 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England, the child of James Whiteley And Maria Lucas Whiteley. William Whiteley married Thirza Collier, and had children including Alice Blakely Mckechnie Whiteley Stevenson. William Whiteley passed away in 1936 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.

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Biography

  • William Whiteley was born in 1856 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England, the child of James Whiteley And Maria Lucas Whiteley.
  • William Whiteley married Thirza Collier, and had children including Alice Blakely Mckechnie Whiteley Stevenson.
  • William Whiteley passed away in 1936 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.

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William Whiteley's Ancestors

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William Whiteley
1856–1936
Birth Place: Handsworth, Yorkshire, England
Parents
James Whiteley
1828–1907
Heslington, Yorkshire, ENG
Maria (LUCAS) (Whiteley)
1817–1892
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
William Whiteley
1802–1868
Parish of Heslington, Yorkshire, England
Charlotte (Wilson) (Whiteley)
1803–1893
York, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Whiteley
1775–1856
Jane (Whiteley)
1775–1835
Robert Stephenson
1780–
Ann Wilson
1782–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Stephenson
1747–
Jane Foster
1749–

William Whiteley's Descendants

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William Whiteley (26 May 1856–04 Oct 1936) m. Thirza Collier (1840–1884)
  1. 1. Alice (Blakely McKechnie Whiteley) (Stevenson) 1882–1905 m. Hedley (Vicars) Stevenson 1876–1950
    1. 1. ralph (blakely) stevenson 1903–1963 m. Cecelia (Irene) Hassard 1909–1981
      1. 1. Pat 1930–2007 m. George (Orval) Smith 1924–2000

William Whiteley's Timeline

2 Records

1856
26 May 1856
Birth of William Whiteley in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England
Handsworth, Yorkshire, England
1936
04 Oct 1936
Age 80
Death of William Whiteley in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1856
    Event Place: Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1936
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota

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