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William Henry Wortley born 1897

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Gee

Gee Report 23 Feb 2012 16:58

That second marriage that I posted is listed on a tree on Ancestry. I had presumed that his first wife had died by 1946 but it seems not!


UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
about Jessie Cecilia Wortley
Name: Jessie Cecilia Wortley
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1897
Age: 57
Port of Departure: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Arrival Date: 13 Sep 1955
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage: Montreal
Ship Name: Empress of Australia
Search Ship Database: View the 'Empress of Australia' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Canadian Pacific
Official Number: 3054/01


London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Jessie Cecilia Magor
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1897
Baptism Date: 7 Nov 1897
Father's Name: Alfred Albert Magor <<<<Shoe maker
Mother's name: Jessie Magor
Parish or Poor Law Union: Tottenham
Borough: Haringey
Register Type: Parish Registers

Gee

Gee Report 23 Feb 2012 16:56

Second marriage

England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
Name: William H Wortley
Spouse Surname: Baldwin Or Gibson (Dorothy Edith)
Date of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1946
Registration district: Uxbridge
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume Number: 5f
Page Number: 1247

Gee

Gee Report 23 Feb 2012 16:50

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: William Henry Wortley <<<Machinist
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Spouse Name: Jessie Cecilia Major
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Feb 1920
Parish: Hatcham St James Borough: Lewisham
Father Name: Duncan Wortley <<Goldsmith
Spouse Father Name: Alfred Major <<Contractor
Register Type: Parish Register

Wit: Alfred & Elsie Major

Gee

Gee Report 23 Feb 2012 16:49

Hee hee....Duncan is transcribed as Louisa in 1901 on Ancestry!!

I'll send in a correction

Maddie

Maddie Report 23 Feb 2012 16:47

1901
WORTLEY, Duncan Head Married M 40 1861 Gold Chain Maker
Marlow
Buckinghamshire VIEW
WORTLEY, Sarah I Wife Married F 39 1862
Clapham
London VIEW
WORTLEY, Percy A Son Single M 16 1885 Gold Chain Maker
Canada VIEW
WORTLEY, Walter E Son Single M 12 1889
Deptford
London VIEW
WORTLEY, Alice F Daughter Single F 10 1891
Deptford
London VIEW
WORTLEY, William H Son Single M 3 1898
Deptford
London VIEW
Piece:
528 Folio:
97 Page:
15 Registration District:
Greenwich

Civil Parish:
St Paul Deptford Municipal Borough:
Address:
62, Douglas Street, St Paul Deptford County:
London

Gee

Gee Report 23 Feb 2012 16:46

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: William Henry Wortley
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1897 DOB Aug 28th 1897
Baptism Date: 17 Oct 1897
Father's Name: Duncan Wortley <<<<<Occ Goldsmith
Mother's name: Sarah Jane Wortley
Parish or Poor Law Union: Deptford St Paul
Borough: Lewisham
Register Type: Parish Registers

Gee

Gee Report 23 Feb 2012 16:45

1911 England Census
about William Henry Wortley
Name: William Henry Wortley
Age in 1911: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: DEPTFORD, England
Civil parish: Deptford St Paul
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: 20 Lind Street, St Johns, Deptford S E
Registration district: Greenwich
Registration District Number: 28
Sub-registration district: Deptford South
ED, institution, or vessel: 26
Piece: 2667
Household Members: Name Age
Duncan Wortley 50
Sarah Jane Wortley 49
Percy Albert Wortley 26
Alice Wortley 20
Walter Ernest Wortley 22
William Henry Wortley 13
Thomas O'Keeffe 30
Lilly O'Geadz 10


Gee

Gee Report 23 Feb 2012 16:44

Was he born in the London area?

What info do you have already please and is this his death?


England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about William Henry Wortley
Name: William Henry Wortley
Birth Date: 28 Aug 1897
Date of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1982
Age at Death: 85
Registration district: Hillingdon
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 13
Page: 0853

Maddie

Maddie Report 23 Feb 2012 16:43

Peter
what are you looking for and please remove your e-mail address
Not allowed
maddie

Peter

Peter Report 23 Feb 2012 16:35

Does anyone have any information on the above named man, please?

Thank you
Peter Wortley

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