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William Henry Landless

(1870 - 1928)


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

Siblings:

Children:

None


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1870-01-13 Birth
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • GRO index (online):  T2
  • Twin brother of Louisa Landless [3119]
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 7 Kirkham Street, Salford, Lancashire
  • Age: 1
  • Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Census record RG10-4012-71-44:  F1  F2  T3
  • familysearch:  Link
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 31 River Street, Salford, Lancashire
  • Age: 11
  • Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-3949-96-47/48:  F3  F4  F5  T4
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 6 Carden Bank, Stretford, Lancashire
  • Age: 21
  • Occupation: Letterpress printer
  • Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3157-83-11:  F6  F7  T5
  • familysearch:  Link  F8  T6
abt.1928-05-05 Death
  • Age: 58
  • Cause: Accidental death
  • freebmd:  T7
  • Estimated from burial record
  • Press cutting:  T8
    • Edition: Dundee Evening Telegraph; Friday 11 May 1928
    • Date: 1928-05-11
1928-05-10 Burial
  • deceasedonline:  F9  T9
  • Probate calendar
1928-08-09 Probate
  • Probate calendar:  F10  T10


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
LANDLESS  William Henry  COLLINS    1870  Hulme  Lancashire  Archives+, Manchester Central Library  HUL/152/7
        
T2
LANDLESS, WILLIAM  HENRY     COLLINS
GRO Reference: 1870  M Quarter in CHORLTON  Volume 08C  Page 742
        
T3
1871 census RG10 piece 4012 folio 71 page 44

Civil Parish or Township of  Pendlebury
City or Municipal Borough of  Salford`
Municipal Ward of  Reedley[?]
Parliamentary Borough of  Salford
Town of  Salford
Village or Hamlet, &c, of  [blank]
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of  [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of  St Luke

Schedule 213   7 Kirkham St

William H Landless  Head  Mar  26    Letterpress printer employing 2 men  Lancashire Brierfield
Mary Landless       Wife  Mar    24                                       Lancashire Manchester
Susan G Landless    daur         5                                        Lancashire Manchester
William H Landless  son        1                                          Lancashire Manchester
Louisa Landless     daur         1                                        Lancashire Manchester
Elizabeth Roper     serv  Unm    19  dom: serv:                           Lancashire Dukinfield

Transcribed from LANRG10_4012_4014-0129.jpg by dh

        
T4
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

        
T5
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


        
T6
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

        
T7
Deaths Jun 1928
Landless  William H  58  Manchester S.  8d 213
        
T8
[OCR from British Newspaper Archives, copied verbatim]
... Coroner s Warning. A verdict of accidental death was returned by the jury
at the Manchester City Coroner s Court on William Henry Landless (53), master
printer, Leigh Road, Sale. John Mitchell, trolley boy, said ho was on the
platform of trarncar at 10 ...
        
T9
Landless, William Henry  10 May 1928   Greater Manchester
        
T10
1928  Page [unclear]
LANDLESS William Henry of 48 Leigh-road Hale Cheshire died
7 May 1928 at the Royal Infirmary Manchester Probate
London 9 August to Ann Landless widow.
Effects £87 7s. 5d.
1617 [Handwritten in left margin]
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image LANRG10_4012_4014-0129.jpg
F2 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4012-71-44-Landless.text
F3 Image gbc_1881_4361584_00436.jpg
F4 Image gbc_1881_4361584_00437.jpg
F5 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-3949-96-47-Landless.text
F6 Image LANRG12_3156_3158-0233.jpg
F7 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3157-83-11-Landless.text
F8 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3157-83-11-Landless-FS.text
F9 Transcript deceasedonline-Landless.txt
F10 Image 1928-Probate-WilliamHenryLandless.pdf


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