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Walter Vernon Hopewell

Male 1897 - 1961  (64 years)


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  • Name Walter Vernon Hopewell 
    Birth 4 Mar 1897  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address:
    70 Selwyn Street 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Address:
    215 Mansfield Road 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [4
    Textile manufacturers (office) 
    Military Service 15 May 1917  Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Enlisted: Army Service Corps (MT) (M332036)
    Newspaper article 2 Dec 1936  Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Unnoticed "Halt" sign
    HOPEWELL, Walter Vernon: Unnoticed 'Halt' sign
    HOPEWELL, Walter Vernon: Unnoticed "Halt" sign
    Burnley Express and News, Wednesday 2 December 1936
    Residence 29 Sep 1939  Nelson, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Address:
    28 Lomeshaye Road 
    Occupation 29 Sep 1939  [2
    Professional entertainer 
    Death 28 May 1961  Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Probate 8 Aug 1961  Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • HOPEWELL Walter Vernon of 4 Heathfield Avenue Stepping Hill Stockport Cheshire died 28 May 1961 at Stepping Hill Hospital Stockport Administration Manchester 8 August to Edith Hopewell widow.
      Effects £769 18s. 9d.
    Person ID I11136  Gilbert
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2018 

    Father Walter Matthew Hopewell,   b. 30 Jun 1871, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1943, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Mary Clara Buxton,   b. 9 Sep 1871, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1943, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 27 Feb 1893  Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith Gregson,   b. 15 Nov 1903, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1969, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 1922  Little Marsden, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Family ID F7991  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Mar 1897 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    70 Selwyn Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
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    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    215 Mansfield Road - 2 Apr 1911 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
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    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - 15 May 1917 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1922 - Little Marsden, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNewspaper article - 2 Dec 1936 - Burnley, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    28 Lomeshaye Road - 29 Sep 1939 - Nelson, Lancashire, England
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    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 May 1961 - Stockport, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 8 Aug 1961 - Manchester, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    HOPEWELL, Walter V: World War 1 Medal Index Card
    HOPEWELL, Walter V: World War 1 Medal Index Card
    World War 1 medal index card for Walter V HOPEWELL. He was a Private in the Army Service Corps and was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.

    UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (ancestry.co.uk)

  • Sources 
    1. [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Hopewell, Walter Vernon; Mother's Maiden Surname: Buxton; GRO Reference: 1897 J Quarter in WEST DERBY Volume 08B Page 416 (accessed 13 Nov 2017).

    2. [S237] 1939 Register (FindMyPast), Hopewell, Walter V; 4 Mar 1897; Borough: Nelson M.B.; County: Lancashire (accessed 5 Jan 2018).

    3. [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Hopewell, Walter V; Birth year: 1897; Birth town: Liverpool; Birth county: Lancashire; Reg dist: Stoke upon Trent; Parish: Stoke upon Trent; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2608; Folio: 178; Page: 29 (accessed 16 May 2018).

    4. [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Hopewill, Walter V; Birth year: 1897; Birth place: Liverpool; Reg dist: Nottingham; Parish: Nottingham; County: Nottinghamshire; Ref: RG14PN20595 RG78PN1231 RD430 SD4 ED3 SN63 (accessed 7 Apr 2018).

    5. [S24] UK, British Army WW1 Service Records, 1914-1920 (Ancestry), Hopewell, Walter Vernon; Birth: 1895; Location: Nottinghamshire; Regimental number: M322036 (accessed 26 Oct 2018).

    6. [S230] British Newspapers (FindMyPast), Hopewell, Walter Vernon; Unnoticed Halt sign; Burnley Express and News, Wednesday 2 December 1936, p3, col 4 (accessed 16 Mar 2018).

    7. [S263] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Death index, Hopewell, Walter V; 1961; Stockport, Cheshire; Age: 64; J Quarter; Volume: 10A; Page: 490 (accessed 2 Dec 2018).

    8. [S221] Find a Will (Gov.uk), Hopewell, Walter Vernon; 1961 (accessed 3 Mar 2018).

    9. [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Hopewell, Walter V - Gregson, Edith; 1922; Burnley, Lancashire; S Quarter; Volume: 8E; Page: 604 (accessed 14 Feb 2019).

    10. [S142] UK BMD (LancashireBMD) Marriages, Hopewell, Walter Vernon - Gregson, Edith; 1922; Region: Burnley; Marriage venue: Little Marsden, St Paul (accessed 14 Feb 2019).