The Orys and Cook Family Tree » William Ernest Upton (1872-1940)

Personal data William Ernest Upton 

  • He was born on February 20, 1872 in Ardingly, East Sussex. England.Source 1
    Name: William Ernest Upton
    District: Cuckfield... County: Sussex... Year: 1872... Quarter: 1... Volume: 2b... Page: 151...
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1901 Labourer in Lumber Yard.Source 2
    • in the year 1911 General Labourer.Source 1
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: Hapstead, Ardingley, East Sussex.
      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1881 Address Hapstead Parish Ardingley Registration District Cuckfield
      Image Reference RG11/1061/F? Found 7 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      William Upton 61 1820 Head Ardingley, Sussex Labourer
      Elizabeth Upton 56 1825 Wife Ardingley, Sussex
      Agnes Upton 29 1852 Daughter Ardingley, Sussex Dress Maker
      Albert Upton 21 1860 Son Ardingley, Sussex Labourer
      William Upton 9 1872 Grand Son Ardingley, Sussex
      Harriett Maynard 22 1859 Visitor Fletching, Sussex
      William Whales 29 1852 Lodger West Hoathly, Sussex Labourer
    • in the year 1891: Holland Cottage, Ardingly, East Sussex.
      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1891 Address Holland Cottage Parish Registration District Lindfield, Cuckfield
      Image Reference RG12/0791/F? Found 2 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      William Upton 71 1820 Head Ardingly, Sussex Agricultural Labourer
      William Upton 19 1872 Grandson Ardingly, Sussex Agricultural Labourer
    • in the year 1901: 7 Ashley Cottages, Ardingley, East Sussex.Source 2
      Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 907; Folio: 98; Page: 19.

      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1901 Address 7 Ashley Cottage Parish Ardingley Registration District Cuckfield
      Image Reference RG13/0907/F? Found 5 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      William Upton 29 1872 Head Ardingly, Sussex Labourer In Timber Yard
      Bilfay Upton 21 1880 Wife Ardingly, Sussex
      Florence Davis 17 1884 Sister In Law Ardingly, Sussex
      Aaron Davis 5 1896 Brother In Law Ardingly, Sussex
      Olive Holman 12 1889 Visitor Ardingly, Sussex
    • in the year 1911: Kents Road, Wivelsfield, East Sussex.Source 1
      RG14PN5051 RG78PN223 RD77 SD1 ED14 SN144

      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1911 Address 10 Kents Road, Haywards Heath, Wivelsfield, Sussex Civil Parish Wivelsfield
      Sub District Chailey Registration District Lewes Image Reference RG14 - PN5051 RD77 SD1 ED14 SN144 Found 6 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Gender Relation Marriage Status Years Married Birth Place Occupation
      William Ernest Upton 39 1872 Male Head Married Ardingley, Sussex Labourer General
      Bilfry Ellen Upton 33 1878 Female Wife Married 14 Ardingley, Sussex
      William Francis Upton 6 1905 Male Son Haywards Heath, Sussex
      Percy Reginal Upton 5 1906 Male Son Haywards Heath, Sussex
      Aaron Dawes 15 1896 Male Brother Single Ardingley, Sussex House Boy
      Ernest Dawes 22 1889 Male Brother Single Ardingley, Sussex Labourer General
    • in the year 1939: 58 Mafeking Road, Brighton, East Sussex.
      Upton Household (8 People)
      58 Mafeking Road , Brighton C.B., Sussex, England

      FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
      William E Upton 20 Feb 1872 Male Carman Married 29 1
      Ellen Upton 27 Sep 1878 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 29 2
      Jessie B Merrett 14 Apr 1919 Female Factory Hand Single 29 3
      Percy R Uppton 27 Mar 1906 Male Railway Goods Porter Married 29 4
      Dorothy Uppton 23 Sep 1902 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 29 5
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  • He died on 1ST Q 1940 in Brighton, East Sussex. England, he was 67 years old.
    Name: William E Upton
    District: Brighton... County: Sussex... Year: 1940... Quarter: 1... Year of Birth: 1873... Age: 67... Volume: 2b... Page: 0804...
  • This information was last updated on December 3, 2017.

Household of William Ernest Upton

He is married to Bilfry Ellen Dawes.

They got married on 2ND Q 1897 at Cuckfield, East Sussex. England, he was 24 years old.

Name: Bilfry Ellen Dawes Year of Registration: 1897 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Cuckfield County: Sussex, West Sussex Volume: 2b Page: 303

Name: Bilfry Ellen Dawes
Possible Partners: William Earnest Upton... District: Cuckfield... County: Sussex... Year: 1897... Quarter: Apr-Jun... Volume: 2b... Page: 0303...

Child(ren):

  2. Percy Reginald Upton  1906-1968 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Ernest Upton

William Ernest Upton
1872-1940

1897

Bilfry Ellen Dawes
1879-1945

William Francis Upton
1904-1983
Percy Reginald Upton
1906-1968

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Sources

  1. 1911 Census England, 2nd April 1911
  2. 1901 Census England, 31st March 1901

Historical events

Birthday February 20, 1872

  • The temperature on February 20, 1872 was about 9.7 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
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