William
(Will)
Dunkerley
Born about in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Emma (Scholes) Leech
— married
3 Apr 1872 in Manchester, England
Descendants 
Died
at about age 37
in Heaton Chapel, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Aug 2015
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Biography
William Dunkerley was born in 1841 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. His parents were Thomas Dunkerley, a pawnbroker, and Mary Hulton. He was christened on 25 Apr 1841 at All Saints, Newton, Lancashire, England. [1]
The 1871 census records his occupation as "Pawnbroker". According to other information he was also a second-hand dealer at 100 George Leigh Street, Manchester.
On 3 April 1872 he married Emma Scholes in Manchester, Lancashire, England. [2] Together they had 3 children before he died.
- Annie (Dunkerley) Waites (1873-1952)
- Ethel (Dunkerley) Bayne (1874-1966)
- Percy Dunkerley (1886-1966)
William Dunkerley died on January 10th, 1878 at Milton Villa, Heaton Chapel in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom at the age of 36 years; according to his death certificate, of typhus fever. He was laid to rest at Manchester General Cemetery in Manchester. [3]
His estate was left to his wife Emma.
- DUNKERLEY William
- Personal Estate under £6,000.
- Resworn December 1879 under £5,000
- 26 April. Administration of the Personal Estate of William Dunkerley late of Milton Villa Heaton Chapel in the County of Lancaster Pawnbroker who died 10 January 1878 at Milton Villa was granted at Manchester to Emma Dunkerley of Milton Villa Widow the Relict. [4]
Sources
- ↑ "England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMBY-538 : 9 March 2021), William, 25 Apr 1841, Christening; citing All Saints, Newton, Lancashire, England, Manchester Central Library, England; FHL microfilm 2,357,271.
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DLF-VRR : 13 December 2014), William Dunkerley, 1872; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1872, quarter 2, vol. 8D, p. 762, Manchester, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #135859667 accessed 5 May 2021) memorial page for William Dunkerley, citing Manchester General Cemetery, Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England; Maintained by Cyndi (contributor 47314338).
- ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJ9-VKF1 : 30 August 2018), William Dunkerley, 26 Apr 1878; citing Probate, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .
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