The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Alfred William Backshall (1868-1942)

Personal data Alfred William Backshall 

  • He was born on January 10, 1868 in Ardingly, East Sussex. England.
    Name: William Alfred Backshall
    District: Cuckfield... County: Sussex... Year: 1868... Quarter: 1... Volume: 2b... Page: 146...
  • He was christened on February 22, 1868 in Ardingly, East Sussex. England.
    Name Alfred William Backshall
    Gender Male
    Christening Date 22 Feb 1868
    Christening Place Ardingly, Sussex, England
    Father's Name Amos Backshall
    Mother's Name Ann
  • Profession: in the year 1911 Bricklayer.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1871: West Hoathly, East Sussex. England.
      Name William Backshall Event Type Census Event Date 1871 Event Place West Hoathley, Sussex, England Enumeration District 8 Gender Male Age 2 Relationship to Head of Household Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1869 Birthplace West Hoathly, Sussex Entry Number 17 Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/1059/0224

      Joseph Backshall Head M 35 Cuckfield, Sussex
      Emily Backshall Wife F 28 West Hoathly, Sussex
      Lucy Backshall Daughter F 11 Ardingly, Sussex
      Joseph Backshall Son M 9 Lindfield, Sussex
      George Backshall Son M 7 West Hoathly, Sussex
      William Backshall Son M 2 West Hoathly, Sussex
      John Backshall Son M 5 West Hoathly, Sussex
      Thomas Backshall Son M 0 West Hoathly, Sussex
      William Backshall Father M 77 Ardingly, Sussex
      William Agent Lodger M 28 East Tisted, Sussex
      Jesse Agent Lodger's Son M 4 Lindfield, Sussex
    • in the year 1881: West Hoathly, East Sussex. England.
      Name William Backshall Event Type Census Event Date 1881 Event Place West Hoathly, Sussex, England Registration District East Grinstead Gender Male Age 12 Marital Status (Original) Single Occupation Farm Labourer Relationship to Head of Household Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1869 Birthplace West Hoathly, Sussex, England Page Number 7 Registration Number RG11 Piece/Folio 1060/109 Affiliate Record Type Household

      Joseph Backshall Head M 45 West Hoathly, Sussex, England
      Emily Backshall Wife F 38 West Hoathly, Sussex, England
      Joseph Backshall Son M 19 West Hoathly, Sussex, England
      John Backshall Son M 19 West Hoathly, Sussex, England
      George Backshall Son M 14 West Hoathly, Sussex, England
      William Backshall Son M 12 West Hoathly, Sussex, England
      Thomas Backshall Son M 10 West Hoathly, Sussex, England
      Olive Backshall Daughter F 6 West Hoathly, Sussex, England
      Jane Ann Backshall Daughter F 4 West Hoathly, Sussex, England
      Frederick Backshall Son M 2 West Hoathly, Sussex, England
      Harry Backshall Son M 3 M West Hoathly, Sussex, England
    • in the year 1891: High Brook, East Grinsted, East Sussex.
      Name William Backshall
      Event Type Census
      Event Date 1891
      County Sussex
      Parish West Hoathly
      Ecclesiastical Parish HIGHBROOK
      Registration District East Grinstead
      Residence Note High Brook
      Gender Male
      Age 22
      Marital Status Single
      Occupation General Labourer
      Relationship to Head of Household Son
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1869
      Birthplace Sussex, England
      Page Number 22
      Registration Number RG12
      Piece/Folio 790/ 108

      Joseph Backshall Head M 56 Sussex, England
      Emily Backshall Wife F 49 Sussex, England
      George Backshall Son M 24 Sussex, England
      William Backshall Son M 22 Sussex, England
      Thomas Backshall Son M 20 Sussex, England
      Olive Backshall Daughter F 16 Sussex, England
    • in the year 1901: Ardingly, East Sussex. England.
      Name William A Backshell Event Type Census Event Date 31 Mar 1901 Event Place Ardingly, Sussex, England County Sussex
      Civil Parish Ardingly Ecclesiastical Parish Ardingly St Dunstans Sub-District Lindfield Registration District Cuckfield Gender Male Age 33 Occupation BRICKLAYER Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1868 Birthplace Ardingly, Sussex Schedule Type 105 Page Number 20

      William A Backshell Head M 33 Ardingly, Sussex
      Kate Backshell Wife F 30 Ardingly, Sussex
      Charity Backshell Daughter F 4 Ardingly, Sussex
      Joseph Backshell Son M 2 Ardingly, Sussex
    • in the year 1911: 2 Ashley Cottages, Ardingly, East Sussex.
      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1911 Address 2 Ashley Cottages, Ardingly, Sussex Civil Parish Ardingly Sub District Cuckfield
      Registration District Cuckfield Image Reference RG14 - PN5017 RD76 SD1 ED19 SN26 Found 6 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Gender Relation Marriage Status Years Married Birth Place Occupation
      Alfred William Backshall 43 1868 Male Head Married Ardingly, Sussex Bricklayer
      Kate Backshall 40 1871 Female Wife Married 16 Ardingly, Sussex
      Charity Backshall 14 1897 Female Daughter Ardingly, Sussex
      Joseph Backshall 12 1899 Male Son Ardingly, Sussex School
      Horace Backshall 9 1902 Male Son Ardingly, Sussex School
      Ronald Backshall 4 1907 Male Son Ardingly, Sussex School
    • from 1939 till 1942: The Rosery, High Street, Ardingly, Cuckfield, East Sussex.
      Backshall Household (1 Person)
      Rosery , Cuckfield R.D., Sussex, England

      FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
      Alfred W Backshall 10 Jan 1868 Male Bricklayer Retired Married 74 1
  • He died on July 5, 1942 in Cuckfield, East Sussex. England, he was 74 years old.
    Name: Alfred W Backshall
    District: Cuckfield... County: Sussex... Year: 1942... Quarter: 3... Year of Birth: 1868... Age: 74... Volume: 2b... Page: 0303...

    According to the probate. Alfred was last seen alive on 05 July 42 and was found dead on 06 Jul 1942.
  • Probate on November 14, 1942 naar Lewes, East Sussex. England.
    Name: Alfred William Backshall
    Death Date: 5 Jul 1942
    Death Place: Sussex, England
    Probate Date: 14 Nov 1942
    Probate Registry: Lewes

    To William Thomas Lovejoy a Carpenter. and Percival Lawrence Cook a Blacksmith. Effects ¹645-15s-07d
  • This information was last updated on March 15, 2021.

Household of Alfred William Backshall

He is married to Kate Dawes.

They got married on April 1, 1894 at Ardingly, East Sussex. England, he was 26 years old.

Name Alfred William Backshall
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 01 Apr 1894
Event Place Ardingly, Ardingly, Sussex, England
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Spouse's Name Kate Dawes
Spouse's Marital Status Single

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Historical events

Birthday January 10, 1868

  • The temperature on January 10, 1868 was about -5.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • May 14 » Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
    • May 26 » The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote.
    • August 13 » The 8.5–9.0 Mw  Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
    • October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
    • November 4 » Camagüey, Cuba, revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War.
    • December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

Christening day February 22, 1868

  • The temperature on February 22, 1868 was about 7.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.
    • March 8 » Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
    • April 7 » Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation, is assassinated by a Fenian activist.
    • July 25 » The Wyoming Territory is established.
    • August 18 » French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
    • October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.

Day of death July 5, 1942

  • The temperature on July 5, 1942 was between 13.9 °C and 32.2 °C and averaged 24.1 °C. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • March 12 » The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command to the Japanese Empire in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies.
    • March 26 » World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
    • May 8 » World War II: Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebel in the Cocos Islands Mutiny. Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.
    • July 18 » The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time.
    • August 26 » At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to Bełżec extermination camp. Five hundred of the sick and children are murdered on the spot. This continued until the next day.
    • December 24 » World War II: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers, Algeria.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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