William Joseph Clapton (bef. 1876 - 1943)

Born before 14 May 1876 in Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Fanny Elizabeth Luck — married 16 Apr 1900 in Birstall, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1943 after age 66 in Shardlow, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

William was born on 22 March 1876 in Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, England. He was the son of Robert Clapton and Ann (Stanton) Clapton.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

William was christened on 14 May 1876 at St James, Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.^[6]

In the 1881 census William (age 4) was living in Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, England.^[2]

In the 1891 census William (age 14) was living in Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, England.^[3]

When William was 24 he married Fanny Elizabeth Luck (abt.1875-1937) on 16 April 1900 at Birstall, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.^[7][8]

In the 1901 census William (age 24) was living in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.^[4]

William died at the age of 67 in 1943 in Shardlow, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.^[9]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: Author: FreeBMD Title: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont. Citing: Data: Text: Birth date: Jun 1876; Birth place: Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Note: Ancestry Record freebmdbirth #37592212 (accessed 20 December 2020)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1881 Census: Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1881 England Census Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the. Citing: Class: RG11; Piece: 3195; Folio: 38; Page: 3; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341762. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1876; Birth place: Castle Bytham, Lincoln, England; Residence date: 1881; Residence place: Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, England Note: Ancestry Record uki1881 #12489655 (accessed 20 December 2020)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1891 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1891 England Census Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National Archives,. Citing: Class: RG12; Piece: 2555; Folio 40; Page 19; GSU roll: 6097665. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1876; Birth place: Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, England; Residence date: 1891; Residence place: Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, England Note: Ancestry Record uki1891 #19609042 (accessed 20 December 2020)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1901 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1901 England Census Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1901. Data imaged from the National Archives,. Citing: Class: RG13; Piece: 2901; Folio: 19; Page: 30. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1876; Birth place: Castle Blytham, Leicestershire, England; Residence date: 1901; Residence place: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England Note: Ancestry Record uki1901 #16796919 (accessed 20 December 2020)
5. ↑ "1939 England and Wales Register", (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61596&h=34714083). William J Clapton, Birth Date: 22 March 1876, Marital Status: Widow, Occupation: Railway guard, 1939, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. (accessed 30 January 2021); citing The National Archives, RG 101/5682C. Ancestry uk Record 61596 #34714083.
6. ↑ Castle Bytham : St James : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581887bae93790ec8b9a2932 : viewed 30 Jan 2021) baptism William Joseph Clapton 14 May 1876
7. ↑ Marriage: Author: FreeBMD Title: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont. Citing: Data: Text: Marriage date: Jun 1900; Marriage place: Leicestershire, United Kingdom Note: Ancestry Record freebmdmarriage #5391810 (accessed 20 December 2020)
8. ↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP47-PSRV: 6 June 2018), William Joseph Clapton and Fanny Elizabeth Luck, 16 Apr 1900; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, Birstall, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 102, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
9. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 30 January 2021), database entry for William Joseph Clapton (Age at Death 67), GRO Reference: Registration Year: 1943, Q4, District: Shardlow, Volume: 07B, Page: 606