John (Townshend) Cartwright was born in Chorlton, Lancashire, England.
John was born in 1903 his birth was registered in the September quarter in Chorlton, Lancashire, England. His mother's maiden name is left blank indicating that she was not married.[1]
His birth was re-registered in 1938 under the Illegitamacy Act as John Cartwright, mother's maiden name Townsend.[2]
He married Mary Myers in 1925 in Manchester, England [3]
In the 1939 register, he is to be found in HM Prison, Manchester, Lancashire, England. [4]
Sources
↑ England and Wales General Register Office GRO Online Index [[1]] accessed 8th November 2020, database entry for TOWNSHEND, JOHN (no mother's maiden surname, parents not married) GRO Reference: 1903 S Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 940 Occasional Copy: A
↑ [[2]] Births Jun 1938, Cartwright John, Mother's maiden surname: Townshend, District: Manchester South, Volume: 8d, Page: 69.
The above transcription represents what is in the GRO index but it is referred to by the following entry
Births 1903 Sep: Cartwright,John,Manchester South,8d,Jun/38
which implies that this is a late entry, that is an entry that has been registered in a quarter later than the event.
↑ Marriage entry[[3]] accessed 8th November 2020 FreeBMD database online entry for Marriages Dec 1925
Cartwright John, and Myers Mary, District: Manchester South, Volume: 8d, Page: 46
↑ 1939 England and Wales Register[[4]] The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/4510I
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