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Edwin Landless

(1876 - 1955)


Father: William Henry Landless (1845 - 1904)
Mother: Mary Collins (abt.1846 - 1900)

Siblings:

Children:

With Bertha Taylor


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1876-02-25 Birth
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • GRO index (online):  T2
  • 1939 register
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 31 River Street, Salford, Lancashire
  • Age: 5
  • Birthplace: Salford, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-3949-96-47/48:  F1  F2  F3  T3
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 6 Carden Bank, Stretford, Lancashire
  • Age: 15
  • Occupation: Apprentice letterpress printer
  • Birthplace: Salford, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3157-83-11:  F4  F5  T4
  • familysearch:  Link  F6  T5
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 602 Stretford Road, Stretford, Lancashire
  • Age: 26
  • Occupation: Letter press printer
  • Birthplace: Salford, Lancashire
  • Census record RG13-3664-53-18:  F7  F8  T6
  • familysearch:  Link
abt.1905-05 Marriage
Bertha Taylor (1880 - 1954)
  • Place: St John, Blackpool, Lancashire
  • lancashirebmd:  T7
  • freebmd:  T8
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Lymm, Cheshire
  • Age: 34
  • Occupation: Letterpress printer
  • Birthplace: Salford, Lancashire
  • Census record HO107- RG14-RD455-SD4-ED8-SN247
  • familysearch:  Link  T9
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Birthdate: 1876-02-25
  • Abode: 19 Fieldvale Road, Sale, Cheshire
  • 1939 register RG101-4063-4063J-010-20:  Link  F9  T10
1955-05-18 Death
  • Place: Wesham Hospital, Wesham, Lancashire
  • Age: 79
  • Abode: 186 Inver Road, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire
  • freebmd:  T11
  • Probate calendar
1955-07-19 Probate
  • Probate calendar:  F10  T12


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Birth:  LANDLESS  Edwin      1876  Pendleton  Lancashire  Salford  PEN/65/31
        
T2
LANDLESS, EDWIN       COLLINS
GRO Reference: 1876  J Quarter in SALFORD  Volume 08D  Page 16
        
T3
1881 census RG11 Piece 3949 Folio 96 Pages 47/48

Civil Parish or Township of Pendlebury
City or Municipal Borough of Salford
Municipal Ward of Seedley
Parliamentary Borough of Salford
Town or Village or Hamlet of 
Urban Sanitary District of Salford
Rural Sanitary District of 
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St. Lukes

Schedule 236  31 River St

William H Landless  Head    Mar    36     Letter press Printer        Brierfield Nr Burnley Lancashire
                                          Employer of 6 boys & 2 men
Mary Landless       Wife    Mar       34                              Manchester Lancashire
Susan G. Landless   Daur              15                              Manchester Lancashire
Wm. Hy Landless     Son            11     Scholar                     Manchester Lancashire
Louisa Landless     Daur              11  Scholar                     Manchester Lancashire
Lucy Landless       Daur              7   Scholar                     Salford Mcr Lancashire
Edwin Landless      Son            5      Scholar                     Salford Mcr Lancashire
Frederick Landless  Son            2                                  Salford Mcr Lancashire
Ada Landless        Daur              5 months                        Salford Mcr Lancashire
Susan Landless      Mother  Widow     60                              Brierfield near Burnley Lancs

Transcribed from gbc_1881_4361584_00436.jpg and gbc_1881_4361584_00437.jpg by dh

        
T4
1891 census RG12 piece 3157 folio 83 page 11

Administrative County of  Lancaster
Civil Parish of  Stretford
Municipal Borough of  [blank]
Municipal Ward of  [blank]
Urban Sanitary District of  Stretford
Town or Village or Hamlet of  [blank]
Rural Sanitary District of  [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of  Stretford
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of  St Matthew's

Schedule 56   6 Carden Bank

Wm. H. Landless       Head     M  46    Letter Press Printer            Brierfield
Mary Landless         Wife     M    44                                  Manchester
Louie Landless        Daur     S    21                                  Manchester
Wm. H. Landless       Son      S  21    Letter Press Printer            Manchester
Lucy Landless         Daur     S    17  Dressmaker's Apprentice         Salford
Edwin Landless        Son      S  15    Letter Press Ptrs App           Salford
Ada Landless          Daur     S    10                                  Salford
Beatrice M. Landless  Daur     S    6                                   Salford
Mary Rawlinson        Servant  S    20  Servant G.D. Dom                St. Helen's

[The employment columns are empty in all cases]

Transcribed from LANRG12_3156_3158-0233.jpg by dh


        
T5
1891 census  RG12 Piece 3157 Folio 83 Page 11

Administrative County of Lancashire
Civil Parish of 
Municipal Borough of 
Municipal Ward of 
Urban Sanitary District of 
Town or Village or Hamlet of 
Rural Sanitary District of 
Parliamentary Borough or Division of 
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of 

RD Barton Upon Irwell ED 4

Schedule   Henry Street, Stretford, Lancashire

Wm H Landless        Head      46  Letter Press Printer              Lancashire
Mary Landless        Wife      44                                    England
Louie Landless       Daughter  21                                    England
Wm H Landless        Son       21  Letter Press Printer              England
Lucy Landless        Daughter  17  Dressmakers Apprentice            England
Edwin Landless       Son       15  Letter Press Printers Apprentice  England
Ada Landless         Daughter  10                                    Salford, England
Beatrice M Landless  Daughter  6                                     England
Mary Rawlinson       Servant   20  Servant                           England

Transcribed from https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7CC7-ZZM by dh

        
T6
1901 census RG13 piece 3664 folio 53 page 18

Administrative County  Lancaster
Civil Parish of  Stretford (p.o.)
Ecclesiastical Parish of  Old Trafford St Hilda (p.o.)
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of  Stretford (p.o.)
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of  Cornbrook (p.o.)
Rural District of  [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of  Stretford
Town or Village or Hamlet of  [blank]

Schedule 104   602 Stretford Rd

William H. Landless   Head  Wid'r  56    Out of Business                   Lancs Brierfield
Edwin Landless        Son   S      26    Letter Press Printer    Employer  Lancs Salford
Ada Landless          Daur  S        20                                    Lancs Salford
Beatrice M. Landless  Daur  S        16                                    Lancs Salford
Florence Hamilton     Serv  S        18  General Serv. Domestic            Lancs M'Chester

Transcribed from LANRG13_3661_3664-0881.jpg by dh

        
T7
Marriage:  LANDLESS  Edwin  TAYLOR  Bertha  1905  Blackpool, St.John  Lancashire  Blackpool  D/6/412
        
T8
Marriages Jun 1905
LANDLESS  Edwin     Fylde  8e 1359
TAYLOR    Bertha    Fylde  8e 1359
        
T9
RG14-499 RD445 Bucklow SD4 Lymm ED8  SN247
Lymm, Cheshire
Edwin Landless   Head     34  Letterpress Printer       Salford, Lancashire
Bertha Landless  Wife     31                            Rawtenshall, Lancashire
Hannah Corlett   Servant  18  General Servant Domestic
        
T10
20  Edwin Landless   1876  19 Fieldvale Road, Sale  Sale M.B.  Cheshire
21  Bertha Landless  1880  19 Fieldvale Road, Sale  Sale M.B.  Cheshire
22  Derick Landless  1916  19 Fieldvale Road, Sale  Sale M.B.  Cheshire
        
T11
Deaths Jun 1955
LANDLESS  Edwin  79  Fylde  10c 234
        
T12
1955  Page 193
LANDLESS Edwin of 186 Inver-road Bispham Blackpool died 18
May 1955 at Wesham Hospital Wesham Lancashire Probate
London 19 July to Derick Landless cashier.
Effects £2624 15s. 1d.
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image gbc_1881_4361584_00436.jpg
F2 Image gbc_1881_4361584_00437.jpg
F3 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-3949-96-47-Landless.text
F4 Image LANRG12_3156_3158-0233.jpg
F5 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3157-83-11-Landless.text
F6 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3157-83-11-Landless-FS.text
F7 Image LANRG13_3661_3664-0881.jpg
F8 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3664-53-18-Landless.text
F9 Image 1939-Register-TNA-R39-
F10 Image 1955-Probate-EdwinLandless.pdf


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