William Charles Hey (1864 - 1943)

Born 19 Jul 1864 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Lucy (Hopkinson) Hey — married 1889 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 6 Mar 1943 at age 78 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

• 19 Jul 1864 Birth: William Charles Hey birth recorded with Bradford Registrar 3Q 1864. Mother maiden name Yewdall. Exact DoB from Baptism. He was the son of Joseph Hey and Sarah Ann (Yewdall) Hey
• 14 Aug 1864 Baptism: Joseph (Wool ?) & Sarah Ann Hey of Manningham baptized their son William Charles (B. 19 Jul 1864) in St Peter’s church (Bradford Cathedral) on 14 Aug 1864.
• 1871 Census: William C Hey (6, born in Bradford, at school) living at 39 Primrose Terrace, Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire with his father Joseph Hey (41, born in Deerfield, Keighley, a wool stapler), his mother Sarah Ann (36, born in Idle, Calverley) and 5 siblings; Elizabeth (12, born in Bradford), Thomas (8, born in Bradford, at school), Joseph A (4, born in Bradford, at school), Benjamin (3, born in Bradford) and James S (10 months, born in Bradford).
• 1881 Census: William Charles Hey (16, born in Bradford, a worsted manufacturers bookkeeper) living at 28 College Road, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire with his father Jospeh Hey (57, born in Keighley, a wool buyer), his mother Sarah Ann (46, born in Idle) and 5 siblings; Thomas (18, born in Bradford, a wool stapler’s bookkeeper), Joseph Arthur (14, born in Bradford, a machine wool comber), Benjamin (13, born in Bradford, errand boy), James Shackleton (10, born in Bradford, at school) and Florence (9, born in Bradford, at school).
• 3Q 1889 Marriage: William Charles Hey marriage to Lucy (Hopkinson) Hey recorded with Bradford Registrar 3Q 1889.
• 1891 Census: William C Hey (26, born in Bradford, manager at worsted manufacturer) living at 45 Ryan Street, Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire with his wife Lucy Hey (27, born in Bradford).
• 1901 Census: William C Hey (36, born in Bradford, a woolen manufacturers manager) living in his widowed mother’s house at 32 Thornton Lane, Little Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire with his daughter Elsie (7, born in Bradford). Also on the record is his mother Sarah A Hey (67, born in Idle, Yorkshire) and a sibling; Florence (29, born in Bradford).
• 1911 Census: William Charles Hey (46, born in Bradford, a worsted manufacturer with own business) living at 20 Laisteridge Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire with his daughter Elsie (17, born in Bradford). Also on the record are his widowed mother Sarah A Hey (76, born in Idle) and a servant.
• 1921 Census: William Charles Hey (56y 11m, born in Bradford, a Worsted Coat manufacturer with a mill in Bradford, widowed) living at Brarinesd, Menston, Yorkshire with his daughter Elsie (28y 2m, born in Bradford, home duties) and a servant.
• 1939 Census: William C Hey (B. 19 Jul 1864, a retired Worsted Manufacturer) living in a small hotel at 112 Thomson Road, Morecambe, Lancashire. Also on the record are 9 other people, none of them with an obvious relationship to William.
• 6 Mar 1943 Death: William Charles Hey (78) death recorded with Lancaster Registrar 1Q 1943. Exact DoD from Probate.
• 14 May 1943 Probate: William Charles Hey of 453 Marine Road, Morecambe died 6 Mar 1943. Probate in Llandudno on 14 May 1943 - Estate of GBP 10163 with daughter Elsie Hey-Simpson (wife of Sidney Simpson) and a chartered accountant.

Sources

• Birth Registration: "England & Wales Births 1837-2006"
  Volume: 9B; Page: 133
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• Baptism: "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910"
  West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: BDP14
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2252 #4950873
  
• 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
  The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4481; Folio: 67; Page: 2; GSU roll: 847123; ED, institution, or vessel: 52; Household schedule number: 12
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #26041445
  
• 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
  Class: RG11; Piece: 4458; Folio: 94; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1342066; ED, institution, or vessel: 30
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #24488525
  
• Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005"
  Volume: 9B; Page: 260
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• 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
  The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3618; Folio: 71; Page: 20; GSU roll: 6098728
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #29749007
  
• 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
  Class: RG13; Piece: 4169; Folio: 60; Page: 12; ED, institution, or vessel: 45; Household schedule number: 70
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7814 #26607665
  
• 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
  The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; ED, institution, or vessel: 39; Registration District Number: 498; Piece: 26849
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2352 #30848987
  
• 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
  Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 21136; District reference: RD 491 RS 2 ED 15, 16
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• 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
  The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/4836a; Line Number: 33; Sub Schedule Number: 6; Schedule Number: 293
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61596 #30355320
  
• Death Registration: "England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007"
  Volume: 8E; Page: 1014
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• Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
  Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #19067155