1852 : Birth of William Duke registered Q4 at Westbourne with mother's maiden name Petter.[1]
3 Oct 1852: William Duke, son of John and Harriett, christened at Bosham, Sussex, England.[2]
1861: Scholar, son in household of John Duke at Knapp, Bosham, Sussex, England.[3]
1871: Agricultural Labourer, son in household of John Duke at Bosham, Sussex, England.[4]
1 Aug 1874: Marriage of single 21 year old William Duke, son of John, and single 18 year old Sarah Lelliott, daughter of Henry, at Westbourne, Sussex, England.[5] Known issue:-
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M71R-7JF : 3 March 2021), William Duke in household of John Duke, Bosham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ 6.06.1 "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-DSZ1 : 11 December 2017), William Duke, Funtington, Sussex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 3, Piece/Folio 1136/19, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,529.
↑ 8.08.1 "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSNG-7ZQ : 20 May 2019), William Duke, Chidham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Westbourne subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X71C-9SD : 12 July 2019), William Duke, Chidham, Sussex, 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.
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