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William Kneeshaw



William KNEESHAW's family in 1901

William was born in the first quarter of 1858 and died on 23 December 1928. In the fourth quarter of 1890 he married Elizabeth GOSPEL (GRO ref: Howden 9d 183), who was born in the third quarter of 1856 (GRO ref: Pocklington 9d 58).

1901 Census   Sun/Mon 31st March/1st April 1901
Source:       FHL Film  TNA Ref RG13
              Piece: 4455 Folio: 15 Page: 15 Sched: 98
Dwelling:     Northgate
Place:        Market Weighton, York ER, England

Name                Rel  Mar Age  Occupation        Status    Birthplace
William Kneeshaw    Head  M  43   Builder           Employer  Yorks, Mkt Weighton
Elizabeth Kneeshaw  Wife  M  42                               Yorks, Mkt Weighton
John Kneeshaw	     Son      6   Scholar                     Yorks, Mkt Weighton
Jane Kneeshaw	     Dau      2                               Yorks, Mkt Weighton

William KNEESHAW's family in 1911

1911 Census:      Sun/Mon 2nd April/3rd April 1911
Source:   TNA Ref:        RG14 PN  518
          Reg. Gen. Ref:  RG78 PN  28492; En.Dist: 01; Sched: 30
          RegDist:  SubDist: 
Dwelling: North Gate             
Place:    Market Weighton, Yorkshire East Riding              
Rooms in dwelling, other than scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom: 7
Years married: 20         
Children:      Alive 2, dead none 

Name                     Rel Mar Age  Occupation               Status  Birthplace 
William Kneeshaw        Head  M  43   Bricklayer & Contractor  Employer  Yorks, Market Weighton
Elizabeth Kneeshaw      Wife  M  42                                      Yorks, Opperton
John Gospel Kershaw      Son  S  16   Apprentice Bricklayer    Worker    Yorks, Market Weighton
Jane Elizabeth Kneeshaw  Dau  S  12   School                             Yorks, Market Weighton

William died on 23 December 1928 (GRO ref: Pocklington 9d 90). Elizabeth died in the fourth quarter of 1926 (GRO ref: Pocklington 9d 91).

William and Elizabeth's children

Their son John Gospel KERSHAW, born on 14j June1894 (GRO ref: Pocklington 9d 75) took his second name from his mother's surname. He married Alice VANCE in the first quarter of 1917 (GRO ref: Pocklington 9d 96). John died in the fourth quarter of 1943 (GRO ref: Howden 9d 26) without leaving a will.

1939 England and Wales Register 29 September 1939
ED Area code:     JCO
ED District code: W
Sched no:         79
Dwelling:         South Parade
Borough,UD,RD:    Pocklington, East Yorkshire

Names            Sex   D of B   Status  Personal Occupation   Others
Kneeshaw John G   M   14jun1894    M    Bricklayer
Kneeshaw Alice    F   07sep1898    M    Unpaid domestic duties

Alice's KERSHAW married name has been endorsed WILSON suggesting she remarried as the Register was kept up to date until 1953.
The National Identity Number devised from this Registration would have been: Enumeration Area code+Emuneration District code+Schedule number+position in house

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Their daughter Jane Elizabeth was born on 23 December 1898 (GRO ref: Pocklington 9d 77). She married Arthur Bernard KELSEY in the first quarter of 1917 (GRO ref: Pocklington 9d 163). Jane Elizabeth, of 8 Pinelands Way, Osbaldwick, York died on the 05 June 1981 (Probate and GRO ref: York 2 2752) leaving an estate of not exceeding £25000. Her husband Arthur was born in 1898 and died on 01 July 1965 at 14 Beech Grove, Acombe, York, leaving an estate of £7104 to Bernard Brian KELSEY, a school master, and Muriel Alathea KELSEY, a spinster.

1939 England and Wales Register 29 September 1939
ED Area code:     KZN
ED District code: I
Sched no:         225
Dwelling:         14 Beech Grove
Borough,UD,RD:    Acombe, York, East Yorkshire

Names            Sex   D of B   Status  Personal Occupation   Others
Kelsey Arthur B   M   23aug1897    M    Commercial traveler wholesale mediciense food products
Kelsey Jane E     F   23dec1898    M    Unpaid domestic duties
Kelsey Muriel A   F   04jul925     S    At School
Redacted

Names are redacted because of the 100 years rule.
The National Identity Number devised from this Registration would have been: Enumeration Area code+Emuneration District code+Schedule number+position in house


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