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)

Nola Irene Warren
2nd Generation -
George Ernest Edward Warren & Iris Ella Ford
3rd Generation
Leonard Leslie Warren and Burdett Launder
George Dixie Ford & Sarah Jane West
4th Generation
Charles James Warren and Elizabeth (Agnes) McNay
Roberts Launder and Mary Burdett Salisbury
Joseph Samuel Ford and Marianette Kingham
Arthur Cornelius West & Anne Eliza Devonshire
     1. Alfred John West & Mary Gertrude Tindall
     2.  Harriet Ada West & Oswald Terry
     3.  Sarah Jane West & George Dixie Ford
     4.  Emily West & Charles Frederick Black
     5.  Clara May West & Harold Hewitt



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    1876 at St. Luke's Church, Harrogate, Yorkshire
                                    Father    John Tindall (1876 - ....)
Mother   Elizabeth (aka Bessie) Lazenby Reader (1846 - 1923)
                                    Death   1946, Wharfedale, Yorkshire

Siblings -  1.  George William Lockwood Tindall
2.  John Henry Tindall
3.  Arthur Nath Tindall
4.  Clara A. Tindall
5.  Florence Tindall
6.  Ernest Tindall
7.  Sarah E. Tindall  
8.  Amy Tindall

Death                  1956, September 6 at 3 Wheatlands, Ilkley, Yorkshire, home of his daughter
Age at Death       73 years

Probate                1956, October 2 to Alice Margaret Roe, widow  Effects £832/ 2s/ 9d.


Residences          1891 - 65 Admiral Square, Clifton (aged 7 years)               
                         1901 - 54 Henlow Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire (aged 17 years)
                            1911 - 97 Broad Street, Clifton, Bedfordshire
1915 - Clifton Road, North View, Henlow, Biggleswade, Beds
1921 - Clifton Road, Henlow, Bedfordshire
                            1956 - 3 Wheatlands Iikley, Yorkshire

Military                 19158 - Royal Engineers (Signals), Biggleswade Camp

Occupation          1911 - Bricklayer's Labourer
1912 - G.P.O. Wireman (General Post Office) at Henton

Census 1921       Arthur John West, aged 38 years
Mary Gertrude West, 44 years 7 months
Alice Margaret West, 6 years 9 months

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


Gertrude Tindall's Mother - Elizabeth Lazenby Reader


1915 - Military - Alfred John West



1911 - Marriage Certificate Alfred John West to Mary Gertrude Tindall



1921 Census




1956 - Probate Alfred John West

England & Wales National Probate Calendar


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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