Alfred John WEST (1883-1956) - Warren and Ford Family History

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Alfred John WEST (1883-1956)

Family Stories > 4th GENERATION > Arthur C. West's Family
1.   Alfred John West (1883 - 1956)    
  Spouse : Mary Gertrude Tindall (C 1876 - 1946)

1.  Nola Irene Warren
2.  ....  Iris Ella Ford & George Ernest Edward Warren
3.  ....  ....  Sarah Jane West & George Dixie Ford
4.  ....  ....  ....  Arthur Cornelius West and Annie Eliza Devonshire
...  Children  1.  Alfred John West & Mary Gertrude Tindall
2.   Harriet Ada West
3.  Sarah Jane West
4.   Emily West
5. Clara May West

Alfred John West

Birth                      1883 in Clifton, Bedfordshire
Baptised               1883 in Clifton, Bedfordshire

Marriage              1911, July 3 at Parish of St.Luke, Harrogate, York
Spouse                 Mary Gertrude Tindall (C 1876 - ....)
                                    Born    About 1876
                                    Father    John Tindall
Mother   Bessie Unknown
                                    Death   1946, Wharfedale, Yorkshire

Death                  1956, September 6 at Yorkshire


Residences          1891 - 65 Admiral Square, Clifton (aged 7 years)               
                         1901 - 54 Henlow Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire (aged 17 years)
                            1911 - 97 Broad Street, Clifton, Bedfordshire
                            1956     3 Wheatlands Iikley, Yorkshire

Military                 Royal Engineers (Signals), Biggleswade Camp
                         

Children               1.  Alice Margaret West
Born  1914, September 26 Ilkley, Yorkshire
Father  Alfred John West
Mother  Mary Gertrude Tindall

Marriage  1937, July at Wharfedale, Yorkshire
Spouse  Donald Henry Roe
Born  1914, at Wharfedale, Yorkshire
Father     James Harry Roe  (1885 - 1956)
Mother     Mabel Harrison  (1885 - 1979)
Death    1951 Bradford

Death  1978 August 19 at Scarborough
Age at Death  64 years

Children   1.  Maureen Roe  (1938 - 2015)

                2.  Margaret Roe  (1946 - 2013)

  
           Donald Henry Roe



1883 - Birth - Clifton, Bedfordshire

Alfred John West
in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name                        Alfred John West
Gender                     Male
Baptism Date           1883
Baptism Place         Clifton, Bedford, England
Father                      Arthur West
Mother                     Annie
FHL Film Number   1279076

1891 - Census - 65 Admiral Square, Clifton

 Arthur C West 25 years married head Agricultural Labourer  BP Clifton
 Annie E West 27 years married wife
 Alfred J. West 7 years son Scholar
 Harriet West 3 years dau

1901 - Census
 Arthur West 35 years married head Labourer Brickyards   BP Clifton   
Annie West 37 years married wife  BP Clifton
 Arthur J West 17 years single son Labourer General Farm BP Clifton
 Harriett West 13 years single dau BPClifton
 Sarah West 8 years single dau BP Clifton
 Emily West 4 years single dau BP Clifton
 Clara M West 2 years dau BP Clifton

1911 - Clifton, Biggleswade
 Arthur West 45 years married head Permanently Injured, Formerly Labourer Brickyards   BP Clifton    
 Annie West 48 years married wife BP Henlow              
 Arthur J West 27 years single son Bricklayer's Labourer  BP Clifton
 Clara M West 12 years dau Scholar BP Clifton
NOTE Annie's BP changed from Clifton to Henlow

1911, July - Marriage

 Alfred John West, 28 years old, bachelor, labourer of Henlow Road, Clifton, father Arthur Cornelius West, labourer, married Mary Gertrude Tindall, 35 years old, spinster, 71 Denmark Street, Harrogate, father John Tindall (deceased), carver and gilder.


 Witnesses included Alfred's sister, Harriet Ada West.

1914 - Birth of daughter, Alice Margaret West


1915  - Enlisted in Armed Forces
Alfred John West in the UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920

Name                            Alfred John West
Gender                          Male
Enlistment Age             32
Birth Date                     abt 1883
Marriage Date              3 Jul. 1911
Marriage Place            St Luke Harrogate York
Document Date           1915
Residence Place         Clifton Rd North View, Henlow Biggleswade Beds
Military Date               1915
Regimental Number   72966
Regiment Name         Bedford Signal Depot







1919 - Demobilised

1921 - Census

According to the 1921 Census which Alfred completed, he was the head of the household, aged 38 years, married, born in Clifton, Bedfordshire, of British nationality.  He was employed by the General Post Office as a G.P.O. Linesman, stationed at Henlow.  His wife, listed as Mary Gertrude West, was 44 years and 7 months old, born at Harrogate in Yorkshire, also of British nationality and worked at home.  Their only child was Alice Margaret West, aged 6 years and 9 months, born at Henlow in Bedfordshire, and was a full-time scholar.

The census doesn't give their residential address, only that the census was taken in Biggleswade in Bedfordshire.

1956 - Death
Alfred John West died on September 6, 1956.  He had been living at 3 Wheatlands Ilkley, Yorkshire at the time of his death.  His wife, had predeceased him in 1946, so his estate went to his widowed daughter, Alice Margaret Roe.



1956 - Probate





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