William Henry Silvester

1862 - 1945  (82 years)

• Name	William Henry Silvester
  Birth	18 Apr 1862	Gnosall, Staffordshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Christening	11 May 1862	Gnosall, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  	Name: William Henry Silvester Baptism date: 11 May 1862 Baptism place: Gnosall, St Lawrence County: Staffordshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: Thomas Mother's name: Hannah Abode: Plardiwick Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer Archive reference: D951/1/7 Page: 192
  Gender	Male
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	Shifnal, Shropshire, England   [2]
  	Address: The Innage
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	Gnosall, Staffordshire, England   [5]
  	Address: Audmore
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881  [5]
  	Farm servant indoor
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Gnosall, Staffordshire, England   [6]
  	Address: Hollies Road
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [6]
  	Railway general labourer
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Gnosall, Staffordshire, England   [7]
  	Address: Hollies Common
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [7]
  	Labourer on farm
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England   [8]
  	Address: Whitley Heath
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [8]
  	Farm labourer
  Residence	19 Jun 1921	Knightley, Staffordshire, England   [9]
  	Address: Lower Knightley
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921  [9]
  	Cowman (C H Ball, Farmer)
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Knightley, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  	Address: Knightley Green
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [3]
  	Agricultural worker. Retired.
  Death	1945	Stafford, Staffordshire, England   [10]
  Notes	1881 census - birth place Knightley, Staffordshire
  Person ID	I3814	Gilbert
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Silvester,   b. 1839, Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England d. 1919, Newport, Shropshire, England (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Hannah Plant,   b. 1842, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England d. 1919, Stafford, Staffordshire, England (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1860	Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
  Family ID	F1040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Ellen Barratt,   b. 21 Feb 1878, Newport, Shropshire, England d. 1948, Stafford, Staffordshire, England (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1895	Gnosall, Staffordshire, England   [11, 12, 13]
  	Marriage date: 16 Oct 1895 Marriage place: Gnosall, St Lawrence County: Staffordshire Denomination: Anglican Groom: William Silvester, 33, Bachelor, Labourer, Knightley, Father - Thomas Silvester, Labourer Bride: Agnes Barratt, 17, Spinster, Knightley, Father - Richard Barratt, Labourer Witnesses: Ernest G Plant, Agnes Plant Archive reference: D951/1/15 Page: 38
  Children	+ 1. William Henry Silvester,   b. 14 Oct 1897, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England d. 1975, Stafford, Staffordshire, England (Age 77 years) + 2. John Thomas Silvester,   b. 9 Apr 1900, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England d. 15 Jul 1980, Stafford, Staffordshire, England (Age 80 years) + 3. Ethel May Silvester,   b. 7 Dec 1903, Knightley, Staffordshire, England d. 25 Jan 1981, Stafford, Staffordshire, England (Age 77 years) + 4. Charles Silvester,   b. 19 Jan 1905, Knightley, Staffordshire, England d. 1970, Cannock, Staffordshire, England (Age 64 years) + 5. Rosannah Silvester,   b. 7 Feb 1907, Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England d. 1986, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England (Age 78 years) + 6. Agnes Silvester,   b. 9 May 1910, Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England d. 1996, Stafford, Staffordshire, England (Age 85 years)   7. Frank Silvester,   b. 13 Jun 1913, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England d. 2000, Stafford, Staffordshire, England (Age 86 years)   8. Stanley Silvester,   b. 4 Jan 1915, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England d. 1991, Stafford, Staffordshire, England (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F1826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Apr 1862 - Gnosall, Staffordshire, England Christening - 11 May 1862 - Gnosall, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: The Innage - 2 Apr 1871 - Shifnal, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Audmore - 3 Apr 1881 - Gnosall, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Hollies Road - 5 Apr 1891 - Gnosall, Staffordshire, England Marriage - 16 Oct 1895 - Gnosall, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Hollies Common - 31 Mar 1901 - Gnosall, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Whitley Heath - 2 Apr 1911 - Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Lower Knightley - 19 Jun 1921 - Knightley, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Knightley Green - 29 Sep 1939 - Knightley, Staffordshire, England Death - 1945 - Stafford, Staffordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Silvester, William Henry; Mother's Maiden Surname: Plant; GRO Reference: 1862 J Quarter in NEWPORT SALOP AND STAFFORDSHIRE Volume 06A Page 815 (accessed 23 Aug 2017). [S4] 1871 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Silvester, William; Birth year: 1863; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Shiffnal; Parish: Shifnal; Town: Shifnal; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG10; Piece: 2748; Folio: 118; Page: 41 (accessed 8 Aug 2018). [S237] 1939 Register (FindMyPast), Silvester, William H; 18 Apr 1862; District: Stafford R.D.; County: Staffordshire (accessed 17 Feb 2018). [S193] Staffordshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Silvester, William Henry; Baptism year: 1862; Father's name: Thomas; Mother's name: Hannah; Baptism place: Gnosall, St Lawrence (accessed 12 Nov 2020). [S5] 1881 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Silvester, William; Birth year: 1863; Birth town: Knightley; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Newport; Parish: Gnosall (Stafford); County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG11; Piece: 2685; Folio: 7; Page: 6 (accessed 22 Jul 2018). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Silvester, William; Birth year: 1862; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Newport; Parish: Gnosall; Town: Hollies; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2136; Folio: 5; Page: 4 (accessed 8 Jun 2018). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Silvester, William; Birth year: 1863; Birth town: Gnosall; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Newport; Parish: Gnosall (Stafford); County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2568; Folio: 11; Page: 13 (accessed 24 Apr 2018). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Silvester, William; Birth year: 1863; Birth place: Staffs Gnosall; Reg dist: Stone; Parish: Eccleshall; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG14PN16388 RG78PN1015 RD358 SD2 ED2 SN74 (accessed 23 Mar 2018). [S9] 1921 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Silvester, William H; Birth year: 1862; Birth place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England; Reg dist: Newport (Shropshire); Parish: Gnosall; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG15 PN12495 RD356 RS2 ED4, 6, 7 SN20 (accessed 15 Feb 2023). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Silvester, William Henry; Age: 83; GRO Reference: 1945 M Quarter in STAFFORD Volume 06B Page 44 (accessed 23 Aug 2017). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Silvester, William - Barratt, Agnes; 1895; Newport (Shropshire), Shropshire; D Quarter; Volume: 6A; Page: 1581 (accessed 21 Oct 2018). [S282] UK BMD (StaffordshireBMD) Marriages, Silvester, William - Barratt, Agnes; 1895; Region: Stafford; Marriage venue: Gnosall, St Lawrence (accessed 25 Mar 2019). [S199] Staffordshire Marriages (FindMyPast), Silvester, William - Barratt, Agnes; 1895; Marriage place: Gnosall, St Lawrence (accessed 13 Oct 2020).