Jack Ivor Widdowson (1904 - 1974)

Born 4 Aug 1904 in Loscoe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1974 at about age 69 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Jack Ivor Widdowson was born in Loscoe, Derbyshire, England on 4th August 1904^[1], son of Robert Widdowson and Elizabeth Grainger.

On the 1911 census, six-year-old Jack was living at Fletcher Street, Heanor, Nottinghamshire, with his parents Robert & Elizabeth Widdowson and his sister Dorothy Edna.(11) ^[2]

He married Edith M Olorenshaw at Foleshill, Warwickshire in 1930.^[3]

On the 1939 Register, Jack and Edith were living at 74 St Georges Crescent, Slough, Buckinghamshire. His occupation was given as a Die Sink Alloy Drop Stamper, b: 4 Aug 1904.^[4]

He migrated with his family on 20th April 1950, from London to Sydney, via 'SS Himalaya', with Edith May and Philip Ivor Widdowson.^[5][6]

In 1954, he lived at Clyde Road Bringelly, New South Wales, Australia. Line 4726 - Die Sinker Jack Ivor Widdowson.^[7]

By 1972, he lived at William Street Bonnells Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Line 3603 - Jack Ivor Widdowson.^[8]

Jack died in New South Wales, Australia in 1974, ^[9] and was cremated at Palmdale Lawn Cemetery and Memorial Park Palmdale, New South Wales, Australia.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ WIDDOWSON, JACK IVOR GRAINGER GRO Reference: 1904 S Quarter in BASFORD Volume 07B Page 198 https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp (Basford District included births in some Derbyshire locations, including Codnor & Loscoe
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWS7-P8J : 3 July 2019), Jack Ivor Widdowson in household of Robert Widdowson, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005"
   General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 6d; Page: 1418
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8753 #51444231 (accessed 13 July 2023)
   Jack I Widdowson marriage to Edith M Olorenshaw registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1930 in Foleshill.
4. ↑ "1939 England and Wales Register"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/2119a; Line Number: 28; Schedule Number: 92; Sub Schedule Number: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61596 #1358674 (accessed 13 July 2023)
   Jack I Widdowson (born 4 Aug 1904), married, Die Sinkes Alloy Drop Stamper, at Slough, Buckinghamshire, England.
5. ↑ UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960; Name: Jack Ivor Widdowson, Gender: Male, Departure Age: 45, Birth Date: 1905, Departure Date: 20 Apr 1950, Departure Port: England, Ship Name: Himalaya, Shipping Line: P and O, Destination Port: Sydney, Australia, Master: H C C Forsyth.
6. ↑ "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68PV-LL9L : 28 October 2021), Jack Ivor Widdowson, 1950.
7. ↑ Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936; Name: Jack Ivor Widdowson, Gender: Male, Electoral Date: 1954, Electoral Place: Ingleburn, Macarthur, New South Wales, Australia.
8. ↑ Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936; Name: Jack Ivor William Widdowson, Gender: Male, Electoral Date: 1972, Electoral Place: Morisset, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia, Residence Address: St, Bnls By 2264,-.
9. ↑ Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007; Name: Jack Ivor Widdowson, Death Date: 1974, Cemetery: Palmdale, Section: Palmdale, Area: Pool of Reflection, Sec: W156 F, Site: 2, Cemetery Location: Palmdale, New South Wales.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135170081/jack-ivor-widdowson: accessed 13 July 2023), memorial page for Jack Ivor Widdowson (4 Aug 1904–1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135170081, citing Palmdale Lawn Cemetery & Memorial Park, Palmdale, Central Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by KBStewart (contributor 47014320).