David Wightman

1878 - 1954  (75 years)

• Name	David Wightman
  Birth	22 Dec 1878	Stockport, Cheshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England   [3]
  	Address: 12 Cleveleys Avenue
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [3]
  	Warehouseman - Textiles
  Military Service	17 Aug 1917	Woolwich, London, England   [4]
  	Enlisted: Army Ordnance Corps (034727)
  Residence	19 Jun 1921	Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England   [5]
  	Address: 22 Cleveleys Avenue
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921  [5]
  	Warehouseman, Eastern Shippers Textiles
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Manchester, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Address: 20 Cleveleys Avenue
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [2]
  	Warehouseman and storeman - principally cotton piece goods
  Death	1954	Manchester, Lancashire, England   [6]
  Burial	2 Feb 1954	Manchester, Lancashire, England   [7]
  	Southern Cemetery (D Church of England 1535) Plot located - no headstone
  Notes	1911 census - 2 sisters (unmarried), a nephew and a niece also listed at the house
  Person ID	I5194	Gilbert
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2022

  
  

  Family	Nellie Elizabeth Wood,   b. 3 Aug 1882, Pendleton, Lancashire, England d. 1969, Manchester, Lancashire, England (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1902	Chorlton, Manchester, England   [4, 8]
  Children	1. Elsie Wightman,   b. 22 Jan 1903, Pendleton, Lancashire, England d. 1989, Manchester, England (Age 85 years)   2. Nellie Wightman,   b. 1904, Pendleton, Lancashire, England d. 1912, Chorlton, Manchester, England (Age 8 years) + 3. Annie Whieldon Wightman,   b. 25 Feb 1916, Chorlton, Manchester, England d. 1994, Vale Royal, Cheshire, England (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F1460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Dec 1878 - Stockport, Cheshire, England Marriage - 14 Nov 1902 - Chorlton, Manchester, England Residence - Address: 12 Cleveleys Avenue - 2 Apr 1911 - Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England Military Service - 17 Aug 1917 - Woolwich, London, England Residence - Address: 22 Cleveleys Avenue - 19 Jun 1921 - Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England Residence - Address: 20 Cleveleys Avenue - 29 Sep 1939 - Manchester, Lancashire, England Death - 1954 - Manchester, Lancashire, England Burial - 2 Feb 1954 - Manchester, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  WIGHTMAN, David: World War 1 Medal Index Card World War 1 medal index card for David WIGHTMAN. He was a Private in the Army Ordnance Corps. He 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

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Wightman, David; Mother's Maiden Surname: Whieldon; GRO Reference: 1879 M Quarter in STOCKPORT Volume 08A Page 41 (accessed 15 Sep 2018). [S237] 1939 Register (FindMyPast), Wightman, David; 22 Dec 1878; Borough: Manchester C.B.; County: Lancashire (accessed 3 Jan 2018). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Wightman, David; Birth year: 1879; Birth place: Cheshire; Reg dist: Chorlton; Parish: South Manchester; County: Lancashire; Ref: RG14PN23671 RG78PN1377 RD464 SD1 ED14 SN198 (accessed 13 Apr 2018). [S24] UK, British Army WW1 Service Records, 1914-1920 (Ancestry), Wightman, David; Birth: 1878; Location: Cheshire; Regimental number: 034727 (accessed 26 Oct 2018). [S9] 1921 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Wightman, David; Birth year: 1879; Birth place: Cheshire, England; Reg dist: Chorlton; Parish: South Manchester; County: Lancashire; Ref: RG15 PN18929 RD464 RS1 ED15 SN182 (accessed 20 Oct 2022). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Wightman, David; Age: 75; GRO Reference: 1954 M Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 10E Page 34 (accessed 15 Sep 2018). [S155] Burial Records - Manchester (Manchester City Council) (Manchester.gov.uk), Wightman, David; Cemetery: Southern Cemetery; Burial date: 02/02/1954 (accessed 5 Oct 2018). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Wightman, David - Wood, Nellie Elizabeth; 1902; Chorlton, Lancashire; D Quarter; Volume: 8C; Page: 1410 (accessed 21 Oct 2018).