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hi does anyone have any information on john onslow from west derby/bootle in liverpool, he was born in 1902, his parents were harry onslow originally from oswestry in wales, harry onslow joined the army and was posted to weymouth where he met and married mary tabitha rolls, harry the father was born in 1870 and died in 1917. the mother mary tabitha was born in weymouth,dorset, in 1870 and died in 1921, john had a sister (my grandmother) lillian martha ann onslow who was born in 1893 and died in 1933, she married twice, the first husband was john finchett who died in the first world war, she then married my grandad thomas levey and went on to have my father harry levey, john onslow also had 2 other sisters besides lillian my grandmother, he had a sister winifred born in 1905 and died in 1943 and another sister florence born in 1907 and died in 1940. anyone have any information whatsoever on any of the family as i would love to know, many thanks to everyone who reads this, hope to hear from anyone soon with any information,, many thanks shirley

I hope you dont mind me breaking down the info so that I can read it x


hi does anyone have any information on john onslow from west derby/bootle in liverpool, he was born in 1902.

his parents were harry onslow originally from oswestry in wales, harry onslow joined the army and was posted to weymouth where he met and married mary tabitha rolls

harry the father was born in 1870 and died in 1917. the mother mary tabitha was born in weymouth,dorset, in 1870 and died in 1921

john had a sister (my grandmother) lillian martha ann onslow who was born in 1893 and died in 1933, she married twice, the first husband was john finchett who died in the first world war, she then married my grandad thomas levey and went on to have my father harry levey

john onslow also had 2 other sisters besides lillian my grandmother, he had a sister winifred born in 1905 and died in 1943 and another sister florence born in 1907 and died in 1940.

anyone have any information whatsoever on any of the family as i would love to know, many thanks to everyone who reads this, hope to hear from anyone soon with any information,, many thanks shirley

looks like his actual birth year was 1901
Name: John Onslow
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1901
Registration district: West Derby
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 342

Have you tried researching him yourself?

You could start by looking on freebmd for a possible marriage

It's much more fun to find out info yourself.............

1911 census
Name: John Onslow
Age in 1911: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1902
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Bootle, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Litherland
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 2 Wood St Litherland Lancashire
Occupation: School
Registration district: West Derby
Registration District Number: 455
Sub-registration district: Litherland
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Piece: 22343
Household Members: Name Age
Harry Onslow 40 occ general labourer
Mary T Onslow 40
Lilian M A Onslow 18
John Onslow 9
Winnifred M Onslow 6
Florence Onslow 4



Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 22343

1911 for INFO

1911 census - household transcription
Person: ONSLOW, John
Address: 2 Wood Street Litherland Lancashire
ONSLOW, Harry Head Married M 40 1871 General Labourer Wem Shropshire VIEW
ONSLOW, Mary T Wife Married
19 years F 40 1871 Wyke Regis Dorset VIEW
ONSLOW, Lilian M A Daughter Single F 18 1893 Tin Labber Oswestry Shropshire VIEW
ONSLOW, John Son M 9 1902 School Bootle Lancashire VIEW
ONSLOW, Winnifred M Daughter F 6 1905 School Levenshulme Lanc VIEW
ONSLOW, Florence Daughter F 4 1907 Levenshulme Lanc VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
22343 Reference:
RG14PN22343 RG78PN1319 RD455 SD2 ED13 SN138

Only one likely death on Ancestry...........

Name: John Onslow
Birth Date: abt 1902
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1950
Age at Death: 48
Registration district: Evesham
Inferred County: Worcestershire
Volume: 9d
Page: 72

likely marriage same reg district as the 1911 census

Name: John Onslow
Spouse Surname: Morris
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1928
Registration district: West Derby
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume Number: 8b
Page Number: 910
Find Spouse: May C Morris

Name: May C Onslow
Spouse Surname: Davenport
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1951
Registration district: Prescot
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume Number: 10f
Page Number: 461
Find Spouse: Percy J

If you find his POSSIBLE marriage on freebmd as advised, you may find the above marriage makes sense

EDIT....it's been found for you............!!!

hi thanks for your reply, how do i find this freebmds???? i cant apologise enough for being computer illiterate lol, i really do need help with these things, im off to bed now cos im up early for work in the morning but if you can let me know any help at all ill be eternally grateful, sorry for being a prize idiot as far as computers go, hope you can guide me with all this, many many thanks, shirley x

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

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Name: May Catherine Davenport
Birth Date: 15 May 1903
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1982
Age at Death: 79
Registration district: Wrexham
Inferred County: Clwyd
Volume: 24
Page: 1106
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Births Jun 1903 (>99%)
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MORRIS May Catherine W Derby 8b 275

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Name: Percy James Davenport
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1895
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1969
Age at Death: 73
Registration district: Wrexham
Inferred County: Denbighshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 2127

Possible baptism:

Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906

Name: John Onslow
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1901
Baptism Date: 13 Nov 1901
Parish: Kirkdale St Paul
Father's Name: Harry Onslow < Warehouseman
Mother's Name: Mary Onslow
Address: 84 Millers Bridge

A brother:

Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906

Name: Harry Onslow
Birth Date: 19 Sep 1900
Baptism Date: 28 Nov 1900
Parish: Kirkdale St Paul
Father's Name: Harry Onslow
Mother's Name: Mary Onslow

Same father's occupation and address as for John.

According to the 1911 census posted above, Harry and Mary had 7 children - 3 of whom died. Given that this Harry isn't listed in 1911, he may be one of them.
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Sadly:

Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Burials, 1813-1974

Name: Harry Onslow
Birth Year: abt 1900
Age: 10 Months
Burial Date: 22 Jul 1901
Parish: Bootle St Mary
Address: 84 Millar's Bridge

Another brother:

Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906

Name: William Onslow
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1903
Baptism Date: 18 Feb 1903
Parish: Kirkdale St Paul
Father's Name: Harry Onslow < Warehouseman
Mother's Name: Mary Tabitha Onslow
Address: 1 Sylvia Street.
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Possible death:

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915

Name: William Onslow
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1910
Age at Death: 7
Registration district: West Derby
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 313

Possible baptism for Mary Tabitha Rolls:

Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906

Name: Mary Tabitha Rolls
Baptism Date: 9 Oct 1870
Parish: Wyke Regis
Father's Name: Arthur Rolls < Grocer
Mother's Name: Martha Rolls

You'd need to double check this against marriage certificate.

Found the marriage:

Dorset, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921

Name: Mary Sabitha Rolls, spinster of Milton Tce, Weymouth
Birth Year: abt 1870
Age: 21
Marriage or Bann Date: 4 Jul 1891
Parish: Weymouth Holy Trinity
Father's Name: Arthur Rolls < Grocer
Spouse's Name: Harry Onslow (age 22) occ either sawer or soldier, of Red ?? Barracks
Spouse's Father's Name: John Onslow < Farmer

Witnesses: Rachel Winter and S Lipstram ???