Hello!
I'm trying to identify the date of birth and parents of this individual : William Banbury, born between 1875-1881 in England. He is my husband's great-grandfather.
It's been arduous as I have, at least, three different birth years for him :
- Sep 1878 according to the 1911 canadian census
- 1875 according to his return to England in 1913
- 1881 according to the death index in 1931 in Circenster
The only valid information I have managed to harvest is that :
- William Banbury is in Selkirk, Manitoba on the 1911 census with wife Elizabeth Kent and two sons, Robert and William
- He came back to England in 1913 with his family
- His address in 1928 is The Downs, South Cerney, Gloucestershire
- According to this previous (and rather unique) address, I was able to locate an abstract on the British Newspaper Archive : "Title: COTSWOLD MAN DIES AFTER SMASH
[...]Cirencester William Banbury (50), plumber and Rlazier. of The Downs, South Cerney, who (as already reported) sustained severe concussion and head injuries as the ... [...]
Sat 17 Oct 1931, Cheltenham Chronicle, Gloucestershire, England" - With the above information I located him in the FreeBMD database : DEC 1931 - Banbury William 50 Cirencester 6a 434
I have had no luck identifying where he was from in England. On the 1911 canadian census, it is said that he emigrated around 1902 so, by all means, he should be present on the 1901 census but with no information on the name of his parents, there are too many results for this particular surname. I was hoping to have more information about his parents with his original death certificate?
Any help or information would be greatly appreciated!
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