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Edwin Wetton

(1890 - 1972)

Father:	Edwin George Wetton (1867 - 1936)
Mother:	Minnie Landless (1866 - 1945)

Siblings:

Children:

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1890-02-11	Birth		lancashirebmd: T1 Death record 1939 register
1891-04-05	Census	Abode: 35 Derby Street, Hulme, Lancashire Age: 1 Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire	Census record RG12-3197-78-21: F1 F2 T2 familysearch: Link
1901-03-31	Census	Abode: 34 Booth Street, Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire Age: 11 Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire	Census record RG13-3703-24-39: F3 F4 T3 familysearch: Link
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 74 Chapman Street, Hulme, Lancashire Age: 21 Occupation: Crane driver at engineering works Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire	Census record RG14-PN23882-RD464-SD4-ED17-SN61: F5 F6 F7 T4
abt.1913-02	Marriage Edith Ada Cunningham (1890 - 1963)	Place: St Mark, Newton Heath, Manchester	freebmd: T5 lancashirebmd: T6
1921-06-19	Census	Abode: 3 Ann Street, Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire Age: 31 years 4 months Occupation: Clerk (own account) Birthplace: Hulme, Lancashire Family: 4 children aged 1, 4, 6 and 8	Census record RG15-RD467-SD5-ED1-SN103: F8 F9 F10 T7
1939-09-29	1939 register	Birthdate: 1890-11-02 Abode: 16 Chatwood Road, Manchester, Lancashire Occupation: General labourer	1939 register RG101-4511-4511G-011-02: F11 F12 T8
abt.1972-02	Death	Birthdate: 1890-02-11	Estimated from burial record freebmd: T9
1972-02-25	Burial	Place: Grave A/324, Blackley Cemetery, Manchester	www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk: Link T10

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	Birth: WETTON Edwin LANDLESS 1890 Hulme Lancashire Archives+, Manchester Central Library HUL/283/61
T2	1891 census RG12 piece 3197 folio 78 page 21 Administrative County of Manchester Civil Parish of Hulme Municipal Borough of Manchester Municipal Ward of Medlock St Urban Sanitary District of Manchester Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Rural Sanitary District of [blank] Parliamentary Borough or Division of Manchester S W Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Paul Schedule 142 35 Derby St Edwin Wetton Head M 23 Grocer _ X _ London Minnie Wetton Wife M 25 Lancashire Manchester Thomas Wetton Brother S 20 Grocer _ X _ London Lillian Wetton Daur 3 Lancashire Manchester Edwin Wetton Son 1 Lancashire Manchester Carrie Fairlee Serv S 19 General Serv Domestic Lancashire Chowbent Transcribed from LANRG12_3197_3199-0170.jpg by dh
T3	1901 census RG13 piece 3703 folio 24 page 39 Administrative County Lancaster Civil Parish of S.Manchester (part of) Ecclesiastical Parish of Hulme St John Baptist (part of) County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Manchester (part of) Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of Medlocj St (part of) Rural District of [blank] Parliamentary Borough or Division of SW division of Manchester (part of) Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Schedule 244 34 Booth St John Forrester Head M 66 Shopkeeper Tobacconist Own account at home Lancs Manchester Mary Forrester Wife M 60 Yorks Sheffield Edwin Wetton Grandson 11 Lancs Manchester Transcribed from LANRG13_3702_3704-0374.jpg by dh
T4	1911 census RG14 PN23882 RD464 SD4 ED17 SN61 Registration District 464 Registration Sub-District 4 Hulme Enumeration District 17 Mr. Turner 74 Chapman St Hulme Manchester Schedule 61 Thomas Turner Head 47 Married 4 None Storeman Engineering Works Worker Manchestrer Lan'shire Ada Turner Wife 47 Married 4 None Manchestrer Lan'shire Joseph Gabriel Step Son 20 Single Asst Storeman Engineering Works Worker Liverpool Lan'shire Mary Edith Gabriel Step Daughter 17 Single Laundress (Boy's Suits Worker Liverpool Lan'shire Edward Wettan Boarder 21 Single Crane Driver Engineering Works Worker Manchester Lan'shire Arthur Franklin Boarder 72 Married 14 None Coal Agent Worker Congleton Cheshire Sarah Jane Franklin Boarder 69 Married 14 None Shirley Warwickshire Enumerator JWH 4 Males 3 Females 7 Persons 7 rooms. Signed Thomas Turner 74 Chapman St Hulme Transcribed from rg14_23882_0122_03.jpg and rg14_23882_0121_03.jpg by dh
T5	Marriages Mar 1913 Cunningham Edith A Wetton Prestwich 8d 524 Wetton Edwin Cunningham Prestwich 8d 524
T6	WETTON Edwin CUNNINGHAM Edith Ada 1913 Old Newton, St. Mark Archives+, Manchester Central Library 104/2/388
T7	1921 census RG15 RD467 SD5 ED1 SN103 Registration district: 467 Sub-district: 5 Enumeration district: 1 Edward Wetton 3 Ann St Miles Platting Schedule 103 Edwin Wetton Head 31 4 M Married Hulme British Clerk Own Account No Fixed Place 4 children ages 1,4,6,8 Ada Wetton Wife 31 1 F Married Ancoats British House Work At Home Lily Wetton Daughter 8 1 F Both Alive Newton British Whole Time Edwin Wetton Son 6 1 M Both Alive Newton British Whole Time Ada Wetton Daughter 4 5 F Both Alive Newton British John Wetton Son 1 7 M Both Alive Newton British [In all cases, the birthplace has been changed to LANCASHIRE MANCHESTER with a rubber stamp] Males 3 Females 3 Persons 6 Rooms 4 Enumerator RC Signed Edwin Wetton Transcribed from 19564_0208.jpg and 19564_0207.jpg by dh
T8	1939 Register Piece 4511G Item 011 N K H C Manchester 466-3 Schedule 104 16 Chatwood Rd 02 1 Wetton Edwin M 11.2 90 M General Lab. Building [?] 03 2 Wetton Ada F 28.6 90 M Homework Unpaid 04 3 Wetton Ada F 21.1 17 S Thread Milling. Engineer[?] [Name change] CLOUGH M 05 4 Wetton John M 21.11 19 S Fitter Engineering 06 5 Wetton Minnie F 24.10 22 S Book Keeping [Name change] ATKINSON 8.1.45 NJA M 07 6 [obscured] 08 7 [obscured] 09 8 Wetton Irene F 8.5 30 S ditto [Name change] CONDLIFFE 13.8.51 NXD M [DoB change] 8.4 NXD 13/8/51 10 9 [obscured] [Irene assumed to be at school] Transcribed from tna_r39_4511_4511g_011.jpg by dh.
T9	Deaths Mar 1972 Wetton Edwin 11Fe1890 Manchester 10e 1224
T10	Blackley Cemetery AConsecrated 324 1 Mrs Edith Ada Wetton Blackley Cemetery AConsecrated 324 2 Edwin Wetton 25/02/1972 Edwin Wetton Blackley Cemetery AConsecrated 324

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	LANRG12_3197_3199-0170.jpg
F2	Transcript	Census-1891-RG12-3197-78-21-Wetton.text
F3	Image	LANRG13_3702_3704-0374.jpg
F4	Transcript	Census-1901-RG13-3703-24-39-Forrester.text
F5	Image	rg14_23882_0122_03.jpg
F6	Image	rg14_23882_0121_03.jpg
F7	Transcript	Census-1911-RG14-PN23882-RD464-SD4-ED17-SN61.text
F8	Image	19564_0208.jpg
F9	Image	19564_0207.jpg
F10	Transcript	Census-1921-RG15-RD467-SD5-ED1-SN103.text
F11	Image	tna_r39_4511_4511g_011.jpg
F12	Transcript	R39-4511G-011-Wetton.text

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