Joseph
William
Cresswell
Born in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Son of Joseph Cresswell
and Alberta (Webb) Cresswell
Brother of
William Charles Cresswell, Henry John Cresswell, Elizabeth May (Cresswell) Shepherd, Sydney Ernest Cresswell, Dorothy Winifred (Cresswell) Frieze, Violet Lily (Cresswell) Kingston, Arthur John Cresswell, Vera Florence (Cresswell) Blackmore and Harold James Cresswell
Husband of
Lilian (Cook) Cresswell
— married
1938 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1930s - unknown)], [private daughter (1940s - unknown)] and Michael John William Cresswell
Died
at about age 60
in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Oct 2017
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Biography
Joseph Cresswell served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: 1914
Unit(s): Army Service Corps
Service ended:
Service started: 1914
Unit(s): Army Service Corps
Service ended:
Joseph was born in 1887[1].
He was the son of Joseph Cresswell Alberta Webb.
He was living with his parents and siblings at Union Street, Bridgwater in 1891[2].
He was still living with his parents and siblings still at Union Street, Bridgwater in 1901[3].
He was still living at home with his parents and siblings in Bridgwater, Somerset and he was working as a labourer in 1911[4].
He signed up to Army Service Corps in 1914[5].
He married in 1938[6].
He passed away in 1947[7]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X5J-VPW : 1 October 2014), Joseph William Cresswell, 1887; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Bridgwater, Somerset, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WPN4-RT2 : 1 April 2016), Joseph Cresswell in household of Joseph Cresswell, Bridgwater, Somerset, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Somerset county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X949-62G : 8 April 2016), Joseph W Cresswell in household of Joseph Cresswell, Bridgwater, Somersetshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Bridgwater subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7RC-XYB : 2 August 2017), Joseph Cresswell in household of Joseph Cresswell, Bridgwater, Bridgwater, Somersetshire, England; 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.
- ↑ "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBG-3B3J : 23 March 2015), Joseph William Cresswell, 1914; citing , Army Service Corps, regiment #T/661, publication WO 363, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,295,005.
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8N-Y6XT : 8 October 2014), Joseph W Cresswell and null, 1938; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1938, quarter 3, vol. 5C, p. 707, Bridgwater, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCW-HLT1 : 4 September 2014), Joseph W Cresswell, 1947; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Bridgwater, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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