William George Quantrill (1889 - 1965)

Born 1 Apr 1889 in Thingoe, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ruby Beatrice (Place) Quantrill — married about Apr 1920 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1965 at age 75 in Great Saxham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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Wilf Quantrill was born in England.

Wilf Quantrill was born in Thingoe, Suffolk, England.

Wilf Quantrill served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: 1914
Unit(s): Suffolk Regiment and Suffolk Division A Cyclist Corps
Service ended: 1918

Biography

William was born in 1889, in Thingoe, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.^[1][2] He was the 7th of 11 children born to Lewis Quantrill, an Agricultural Labourer, and Elizabeth Ann (Boreham) Quantrill.

William married Ruby Beatrice (Place) Quantrill in 1920 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.^[3] They had 2 children: Robert Arthur Quantrill and Walter William Quantrill.

William's granddaughter (my mother), Susan (Quantrill) Holmes, spent many school holidays at Great Saxham Hall where William worked as Christopher Boyd William Magnay and Winnifred (Jeffreys) Magnay's chauffer. Ruby Beatrice (Place) Quantrill was Sir and Lady Magnay's housekeeper. The jobs included accommodation for the family. As Robert Arthur Quantrill and Walter William Quantrill grew up they became a gamekeeper and agricultural engineer at Great Saxham Hall respectively.^[4]

William died at the age of 75 in 1965 in Great Saxham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.^[5]

Military Service

Date: 1914
- Service No.: 8072 and 3422
- Regiment: Suffolk Regiment and Suffolk Division A Cyclist Corps
- Rank: Private^[6][7]

Census

Date: 5 Apr 1891
Address: Oxpasture Grove, St Edmundsbury, Thingoe, Suffolk, England

Date: 31 March 1901
Address: Near Chapel, Chevington, Thingoe, Suffolk, England

Date: 2 Apr 1911
Address: Aldershot Barracks, Surrey, England

Date: 29 Sep 1939
Address: The Garage, Great Saxham Hall, Thingoe, Suffolk, England

Research Notes

I don't know who the Richardson boys on the 1939 England Register are. Holmes-14802 21:12, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Death records from 1958 - 1983 are missing from the GRO website. Holmes-14802 21:24, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XYX-9Q3 : 1 October 2014), William George Quantrill, 1889; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Thingoe, Suffolk, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. Accessed on 26 March 2021.
2. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp), database entry for QUANTRILL, WILLIAM GEORGE (Mother's maiden name BOREHAM), GRO Reference: 1889 JUN Quarter in THINGOE Volume 04A Page 723. Accessed on 26 March 2021.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:262K-MR6 : 13 December 2014), William G Quantrill and null, 1920; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1920, quarter 2, vol. 4A, p. 2340, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. Accessed on 26 March 2021.
4. ↑ Information as remembered and recorded by Joanne Holmes on 12 April 2021.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCV-1288 : 4 September 2014), William G Quantrill, 1965; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. Accessed on 26 March 2021.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, World War I Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War. WO329; Ref: 881 Accessed on ancestry.co.uk, March 2021.
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7. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/323986313 Fold3 (requires subscription). Accessed on 12 April 2021
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4FMF-C6Z : 22 February 2021), William Quantrill in household of Lewis Quantrill, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Suffolk county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. Accessed on 26 March 2021.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSVS-HV8 : 21 May 2019), William Quantril in household of Lewis Quantril, Chevington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Fornham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Accessed on 26 March 2021.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW8Z-3T9 : 7 July 2019), William Quantrill, Surrey, 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. Accessed on 26 March 2021.
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of TNA, London England. 1939 Register (Series RG101), The National Archives, Kew, London, England. The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War. WO329; Ref: 881 Accessed on ancestry.co.uk, March 2021.
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