William Shakespeare (1912-1982)

Individual Events and Attributes

Occupation:
electro-plater³
Birth:
9 Mar 1912
Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England¹ ⁴ ³ ²
death index says born 10th March 1912
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 9 yrs 3 mns)
Horse Shoes Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England⁴
son attending school and living in three rooms with his parents William and Lily, and sisters Lily and Hilda. Born in Birmingham Warwickshire
Census:
19 Sep 1939 (age 27)
275 Watery Lane, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England³
an unmarried general plater aero living with his divorced father William, widowed Laura Hawkins, Ruth Carter, and a closed record. Born on 9th March 1912
Death:
Q3 1982 (age 70)
Birmingham "Registration District", West Midlands, England²

Unsure id William married as there are a number of possible marriages in the Birmingham area

1.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Aston 1912 quarter:2 volume:6d page:369. Cit. Date: 13 March 2025.

2.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Birmingham 1982 quarter:3 volume:32 page:798. Cit. Date: 13 March 2025.

3.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:5541C page:15 line:18 letter code:QAYI. Cit. Date: 13 March 2025.

4.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:14423 registration district:386 sub-district:1 enumeration district:8, 9 schedule:28. Cit. Date: 13 March 2023.