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William Matthew Shoosmith

William Matthew Shoosmith

Male 1894 - 1954  (60 years)

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  • Name William Matthew Shoosmith 
    Born 1894  Cobham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 18 Mar 1894  Cobham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1901  St Cobham, Cobham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [3
    sailor 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Nelson Road, Oakdene Gt Bookham Leatherhead, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 17 Nov 1917  [4
    first mate,merchant navy 
    Occupation 13 Nov 1945  [5
    Iraqi Gov off 
    • Left Liverpool aboard the "Drottningholm" for Port Said, Egypt bound for Iraq
    Residence 12 Sep 1954  Oakdene , Bookham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    _UID 87599B1C3D2E4BD59F5FF24A38D7FBAC1284 
    Died 12 Sep 1954  Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried 16 Sep 1954  Little Bookham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I20090  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2021 

    Father Percy Shoosmith,   b. 1859, Newington, Surrry, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1945, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Amy Elizabeth Scovell,   b. 1874, Cobham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1948, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1893  Cobham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Percy Shoesmith
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 3 Jun 1892
      Marriage Place: Cobham, Surrey, Englan
      Father: Matthew William Shoesmith
      Spouse: Amy Scovell
      FHL Film Number: 1471805
      Reference ID: Item 12 p 245

      Name: Amy Scovell
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 3 Jun 1892
      Marriage Place: Cobham, Surrey, England
      Father: James Scovell
      Spouse: Percy Shoesmith
      FHL Film Number: 1471805
      Reference ID: Item 12 p 245
    Family ID F7169  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Bertha Greenwood,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1918  Fareham, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Last Modified 25 May 2013 
    Family ID F7170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Benefactors on the probate record for William Shoosmith were Dorothy (his wife) and Faith (his daughter).

      William Matthew Shoosmith
      Gender: Male
      Baptism Date: 18 Mar 1894
      Baptism Place: Cobham, Surrey, England
      Father: Percy Shoosmith
      Mother: AMy
      FHL Film Number: 1471805


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      Burial Entry, Cit. Date: 7 Mar 2014.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S43] Baptism Entry (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S215] 1911 Census, England., (n.d.), citing RG 78, RG 14 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S237] Masters & Mates (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S59] Passenger Manifest (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S225] Probate Record (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S6] Burial Entry (Reliability: 3).