Died
at about age 72
in Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
William Gandy was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England.
William Gandy was born in 1839 [1] in Warrington, Lancashire, England, the son of William Gandy and Margaret Jones. [2] He was baptised on 1 September 1839 in Warrington, Lancashire, England.[2]
In 1841 William (age about 1) was living in Warrington with his parents and two sisters; his father was a clogger. [3]
In 1851 William (age about 11) was living in Warrington with his widowed mother and three siblings; his mother was a seamstress. [4]
In 1861 William (age about 21) was living in Hastings, East Sussex. He was boarding with Charlotte Hayward (his future mother in law) and her daughter Charlotte. He was a school master. [5]
The couple married in Hastings in 1862. They had at least 4 children.
William died in 1911 aged 71. His death was registered in Prescot Lancashire. [6]
Sources
↑ "Birth Entry" England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp accessed 24 June 2021 database entry for GANDY, WILLIAM Mother's maiden surname: JONES ), GRO Reference: 1839 J Quarter in WARRINGTON Volume 20 Page 852
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQLQ-7P8 : 22 May 2019), William Gandy in household of William Gandy, Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGY2-Q1P : 12 September 2019), William Gandy in household of Margaret Gandy, Warrington, Lancashire, England; citing Warrington, Lancashire, England, p. 46, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7TW-G17 : 3 March 2021), William Gandy in household of Charlotte Hayward, St Mary Magdalen, 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.
↑ "Death Record Index Entry" England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp: accessed 24 June 2021), database entry for GANDY, WILLIAM Age at death: 71 . GRO Reference: 1911 M Quarter in PRESCOT Volume 08B Page 520
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