Waskett, William 1
Birth Name | Waskett, William |
Gramps ID | I0299 |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 71 years, 11 months, 20 days |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Birth [E3445] | 1 February 1889 | West Ham, Stratford, East London |
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Death [E3446] | 21 January 1961 | Sandringham Rd, Southend-on-sea, Essex |
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Occupation [E3447] | Railway Apprentice, Soldier, Teacher |
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Waskett, Arthur Joseph [I0216] | |
Mother | Kelly, Margaret [I0218] | |
Sister | Waskett, Anne [I0233] | |
Brother | Waskett, John Augustin [I0236] | |
Sister | Waskett, Mary [I0238] | |
Sister | Waskett, Hilda [I0268] | |
Brother | Waskett, Arthur Joseph [I0287] | |
Brother | Waskett, Henry [I0295] | |
Waskett, William [I0299] | ||
Sister | Waskett, Angela [I0301] | |
Sister | Waskett, Agnes [I0307] | |
Sister | Waskett, Elizabeth [I0315] | |
Sister | Waskett, Margaret [I0331] |
Families
  |   | Family of Waskett, William and Hambleton, Florence Edith [F0126] | ||||||||||||
Married | Wife | Hambleton, Florence Edith [I0136] | ||||||||||||
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Narrative
William was a Quarter-Master Sergeant in the Great War, he served in the Middle-East against the Turks. After the war he attended a Glasgow teaching college and then taught in a very rough school in Limehouse, London. Wiliam married Florence Hambleton in1922 and lived in Forest Gate until 1927, when they moved to Southend-on-sea, Essex. He successfully applied for the headship of the Sacred Heart Primary School, Southchurch, in 1934. He was evacuated with the school to Mansfield during the Second WorldWar. He returned with the school to Southend mid-war. He retired 1951/52 due to failing health and spent his time tending the priest's garden that adjoined the school. Cause of death, Lung Cancer.
Army Number 551169
Number 3703, Rifleman.
16th battalion, County of London regiment, Queens Westminster Rifles,
Enlisted 12th Jan 1915, discharged 27th March 1915.
Attributes
Type | Value | Notes | Sources |
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RFN | 633485140 |
Pedigree
- Waskett, Arthur Joseph [I0216]