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Personal data William Elijah Brickell 

  • He was born on March 10, 1879 in Shaftesbury, Dorset. England.
    Name: William Elijah Brickell Year of Registration: 1879 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Shaftesbury County: Dorset Volume: 5a Page: 241

    First name(s) WILLIAM ELIJAH Last name BRICKELL Birth year 1879 Birth quarter 1 Registration month - Mother's last name - District Shaftesbury County Dorset Country England Volume 5A Page 241
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1911 Upholsterer.
    • in the year 1939 Upholsterer/ Carpet & Lino layer..
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: Parsons Pool, Shaftesbury, Dorset.
      Census Transcript Household Dorset 1881
      Address Parsons Pool
      Parish Shaftesbury Holy Trinity
      Registration District Shaftesbury
      Image Reference RG11/2081/F?

      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
      Eli C Brickell 26 1855 Head Shaftesbury, Dorset Tailor and Parish Clerk
      Lucy E Brickell 24 1857 Wife Motcombe, Dorset Dress Maker
      Annie Brickell 3 1878 Daughter Motcombe, Dorset
      William E Brickell 2 1879 Son Motcombe, Dorset
      Albert F Brickell 1 1880 Son Shaftesbury, Dorset
    • in the year 1891: Little Down, Shaftesbury, Dorset.
      Census Transcript Household Dorset 1891 Address Little Down Parish Registration District Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury Image Reference RG12/1628/F? Found 10 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
      Eli Brickell 44 1847 Head Shaftesbury, Dorset General Labourer (Gardener)
      Mary Brickell 45 1846 Wife Shaftesbury, Dorset Farm
      Eli Brickell 16 1875 Son Shaftesbury, Dorset Farm Laborer (Agricultural)
      Charles Brickell 14 1877 Son Shaftesbury, Dorset Gardener (Domestic)
      William Brickell 12 1879 Son Shaftesbury, Dorset Scholar
      James Brickell 10 1881 Son Shaftesbury, Dorset Scholar
      Sarah Brickell 8 1883 Daughter Shaftesbury, Dorset Scholar
      Frederick Brickell 6 1885 Son Shaftesbury, Dorset Scholar
      Frances M Brickell 4 1887 Daughter Shaftesbury, Dorset Scholar
      Alfred Brickell 1 1890 Son Shaftesbury, Dorset
    • in the year 1901: 7 College Street, Milford, Salisbury, Dorset.
      Census Transcript Household Wiltshire 1901
      Address 7 College Street
      Parish Milford Within
      Registration District Salisbury
      Image Reference RG13/1952/F?

      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
      Navomi Caroline Davids 41 1860 Head Pilton, Wiltshire Widow Blade Maker
      Levi George Davids 15 1886 Son Wilton, Wiltshire Telegraphist Messenger
      William Elijah Brickell 22 1879 Boarder Shaftesbury, Dorset Upholsterer
    • in the year 1911: 37 Bimport St. Shaftesbury, Dorset.
      Census Transcript Household Dorset 1911 Images Address 37 Bimport St, Shaftesbury Civil Parish Shaftesbury
      Sub District Shaftesbury Registration District Shaftesbury Image Reference RG14 - PN12168 RD257 SD1 ED5 SN19
      Found 4 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Gender Relation Marriage Status Years Married Birth Place Occupation
      Eli Charles Brickell 56 1855 Male Head Married 34 Shaftesbury, Dorset Tailor (Maker)
      Lucy Ellen Brickell 54 1857 Female Wife Married 34 Motcombe, Dorset
      William Elizah Brickell 32 1879 Male Son Single Motcombe, Dorset Upholsterer
      Florence Bessie Brickell 15 1896 Female Daughter Single Shaftesbury, Dorset
    • in the year 1939: 43 Holmcroft Way, Bromley, Kent.
      Brickell Household (3 People)
      43 Holmcroft Way , Bromley M.B., Kent, England

      FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
      William Brickell 10 Mar 1879 Male Upholsterer Carpet & Lino Layer Married 193 1
      ~??? Brickell 30 Jun 1877 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 193 2
      Kenneth J Brickell 07 Sep 1917 Male Window Dresser Tailor Single 193 3
  • He died on 1ST Q 1959 in Bermondsey, London. England, he was 79 years old.
    First name(s) WILLIAM E Last name BRICKELL Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1880
    Age 79 Death quarter 1 Death year 1959 District Bermondsey County London Volume 5C
    Page 187 Country England
  • This information was last updated on January 11, 2018.

Household of William Elijah Brickell

He is married to Lilian Mary Freer.

They got married on June 15, 1915 at Bromley, Kent. England, he was 36 years old.

As per infor from Pamela Sedgemere in NSW Australia received 1/5/2010 on Ancestry.co.uk

Name: Lilian M Freer Year of Registration: 1915 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun Spouse's Surname: Brickell District: Bromley County: Greater London, Kent Volume: 2a Page: 1519

Name: Lilian M. Freer
Possible Partners: William E. Brickell... District: Bromley... County: Kent... Year: 1915... Quarter: Apr-Jun... Volume: 2a... Page: 1519...

First name(s) WILLIAM E Last name BRICKELL Marriage quarter 2 Marriage year 1915 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ WILLIAM E BRICKELL married Lilian M Freer Spouse's last name Freer District Bromley District number - County Kent Country England Volume 2A Volume as transcribed 2A Page number 1519

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Historical events

Birthday March 10, 1879

  • The temperature on March 10, 1879 was about 10.1 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 22 » The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
    • March 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
    • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
    • May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
    • July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
    • October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.


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