Alfred John WEST (1883-1956)
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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 West3. Sarah Jane West4. Emily West5. Clara May West
Alfred John WestBirth 1883 in Clifton, BedfordshireBaptised 1883 in Clifton, BedfordshireMarriage 1911, July 3 at Parish of St.Luke, Harrogate, YorkSpouse Mary Gertrude Tindall (C 1876 - ....)Born About 1876Father John TindallMother Bessie UnknownDeath 1946, Wharfedale, YorkshireDeath 1956, September 6 at YorkshireResidences 1891 - 65 Admiral Square, Clifton (aged 7 years)1901 - 54 Henlow Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire (aged 17 years)1911 - 97 Broad Street, Clifton, Bedfordshire1956 3 Wheatlands Iikley, YorkshireMilitary Royal Engineers (Signals), Biggleswade Camp
Children 1. Alice Margaret West
Born 1914, September 26 Ilkley, YorkshireFather Alfred John WestMother Mary Gertrude TindallMarriage 1937, July at Wharfedale, YorkshireSpouse Donald Henry Roe
Born 1914, at Wharfedale, YorkshireFather James Harry Roe (1885 - 1956)Mother Mabel Harrison (1885 - 1979)Death 1951 BradfordDeath 1978 August 19 at ScarboroughChildren 1. Maureen Roe (1938 - 2015)
Age at Death 64 years2. 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 WestGender MaleBaptism Date 1883Baptism Place Clifton, Bedford, EnglandFather Arthur WestMother AnnieFHL Film Number 1279076
1891 - Census - 65 Admiral Square, Clifton
Arthur C West 25 years married head Agricultural Labourer BP CliftonAnnie E West 27 years married wifeAlfred J. West 7 years son ScholarHarriet West 3 years dau
1901 - Census
Arthur West 35 years married head Labourer Brickyards BP CliftonAnnie West 37 years married wife BP CliftonArthur J West 17 years single son Labourer General Farm BP CliftonHarriett West 13 years single dau BPCliftonSarah West 8 years single dau BP CliftonEmily West 4 years single dau BP CliftonClara M West 2 years dau BP Clifton
1911 - Clifton, Biggleswade
Arthur West 45 years married head Permanently Injured, Formerly Labourer Brickyards BP CliftonAnnie West 48 years married wife BP HenlowArthur J West 27 years single son Bricklayer's Labourer BP CliftonClara M West 12 years dau Scholar BP CliftonNOTE 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


