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William Sydney House

Male Abt 1881 - 1907  (~ 25 years)


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  • Name William Sydney House  [1
    Birth Abt 1881  Burley, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Birth Abt 1881  Hardley, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Born Abt Nov 1881  Burley, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt Nov 1881  Ringwood RD, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Birth Abt 1883 
    • Estimated from age at death
    Residence 1891  Union Workhouse, Fairmile, Christchurch, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901  [3
    Stoker 
    • On board HMS Prince George
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  HMS Prince George, Gibraltar Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death Abt Feb 1907  Grimsby RD, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Name William House  [2, 3, 6
    Name William Sidney House  [7, 8
    Name William Sydney Dowding  [4
    Residence Abt Mar 1907  127 Strand Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    Occupation 5 Mar 1907  [1
    Fisherman 
    Died 5 Mar 1907  At sea Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8, 9
    • Off the West Coast of Iceland
      Syndicated newspaper report "The Grimsby steam trawler "Conqueror" on returning from Iceland reported that heavy seas washed two deck hands 60 feet from one end of the boat to the other, William House aged 24 being killed."
    Buried 13 Mar 1907  Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Headstone - Died by accident on S.S. "Conqueror". Stone erected by his companions as a token of sincere affection and esteem
    Person ID I41301  ONS
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2021 

    Father William House,   d. Not known Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Ellen Dowding,   b. Abt Nov 1857, Burley, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt Nov 1881  Ringwood RD, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Married 21 Dec 1881  St John the Baptist, Burley, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • Witness Role: Witness Name: Charles Dowding
      Witness Role: Witness Name: Alice House
    Family ID F12652  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1881 - Burley, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt Nov 1881 - Burley, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt Nov 1881 - Ringwood RD, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt Feb 1907 - Grimsby RD, Lincolnshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Mar 1907 - At sea Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S63] Parish Register - burials.

    2. [S5] 1891 Census - England & Wales.

    3. [S6] 1901 Census - England & Wales.

    4. [S476] BMD register (England & Wales) - births - multiple sources.
      available online from various sources

    5. [S480] BMD register (England & Wales) - deaths - multiple sources.

    6. [S3468] FindMyPast - Lincolnshire Monumental Inscriptions.

    7. [S1723] FindMyPast - Parish burial transcripts, findmypast.com.

    8. [S3258] Boston Guardian, 1907 Mar 16.

    9. [S2956] Hull Daily Mail, 1907 Mar 11.

    10. [S475] BMD register (England & Wales) - marriages - multiple sources.
      available online from various sources

    11. [S64] Parish Register - marriages.