Walter Arthur Maurice Kirby (1874 - 1954)

Born 25 Oct 1874 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Bertha Bagnall — married 3 Dec 1898 in Register Office, Coventry

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1954 at age 79 in Great Yarmouth

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Biography

Baptised 29 Nov 1874, Cottingham, Yorkshire.

Teacher training: Westminster Training College

Assistant Master:

• Cottingham Boys Board School 1894-1895
• Earlsdon Board School, Coventry 1896-1899

Head Master:

• Althorpe & Keadby Board School, Lincs 1899-1900
• Ramsey Forty Foot Board School, Hunts 1900-1901
• Collyweston Council School, Stamford, Lincs 1901-1931

Research Notes

Birth place listed as Aberdeen in 1911 census, and Cottingham in 1921 census. No birth record found for Aberdeen, while Cottingham is consistent with early teaching career.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XZ8-19N : 1 October 2014), Walter Kirby, 1874; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• “Walter Kirby & Bertha Bagnall marriage certificate,” 3/12/1898, Register Office, District of Coventry, 6d 1069, Register of Marriages, England.
• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7Y3-NXR : 15 July 2019), Walter Kirkby, Lincolnshire, 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.
• Kirby - Walter, “1921 Census,” Collyweston, Stamford, 1921.
• England & Wales 1939 Register, Gt Yarmouth/219-1, Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC6-Z61Q : 4 September 2014), Walter Kirby, 1954; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• Kirby - Walter, “Probate,” 10/05/1954, Great Yarmouth.