John Straw
(Bef 1855-)
Pvt William Alfred Straw
(1876-1958)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Ann Mullett

Pvt William Alfred Straw

  • Born: 5 Oct 1876, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth Ann Mullett in 1900 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
  • Died: 9 Aug 1958, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada at age 81
  • Buried: Veterans Cemetery in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada

bullet   Cause of his death was Coronary thrombosis/arteriosclerosis; Paralysis agitans.

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bullet  General Notes:

Find A Grave Memorial# 144020894
I have entered this person on the Straw website because he was born in Nottinghamshire, England which is the same area that William Straw [RIN 1136] was said to be born. Perhaps in the future someone may be able to connect him with those lines.

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William Alfred Straw
England and Wales, Birth Registration Index
Name:William Alfred Straw
Event Type:Birth Registration
Registration Quarter:Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year:1876
Registration District:Mansfield
County:Nottinghamshire
Event Place:Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Volume:7B
Page:102
Line Number:261
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William A Straw
England and Wales Census, 1891
Name:William A Straw
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1891
County:Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:ROTHERHAM
Ecclesiastical Parish:ROTHERHAM
Sub-District:ROTHERHAM
Registration District:ROTHERHAM
Gender:Male
Age:14
Relationship to Head of Household:Son
Birthplace:Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Schedule Type:Household
death records:
British Columbia Death Registrations
Name:William Alfred Straw
Event Type:Death
Event Date:11 Aug 1958
Event Place:Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
Gender:Male
Age:81
Marital Status:Widowed
Birth Date:05 Nov 1876
Birthplace:, England
Father's Name:John Straw
Spouse's Name:Elizabeth Ann Mullett
add'l info on death certificate:
died at Veteran's Hospital in Saanich, B. C.; lived 6 yrs in Saanich; 39 yrs in B. C.; 44 yrs in Canada [arv c.1914]
Canadian citizen; widowed; born England; DOB 5 Nov 1876 [81 yrs old]; retired as Accountant in 1933 which he was for 14 yrs; widows name: Elizabeth Ann Mullett; parents born England; informant John Philip Straw [son who lives in Blubber Bay, B. C.]
Affiliate Film Number:B13238
GS Film number: 2033179 , Digital Folder Number: 004438085 , Image Number: 00851 , Registration Number: 58 09 008834
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William Alfred Straw
England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index
Name:William Alfred Straw
Event Type:Marriage
Registration Quarter:Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year:1900
Registration District:Rotherham
County:Yorkshire
Event Place:Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Volume:9C
Page:1287
Line Number:204
William Alfred Straw probably married one of the following people
Name:Elizabeth Ann Mullett
Name:Thomas Gascoigne Ramsden
Name:Clara Ellen Totty
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William Alfred Straw
England and Wales Census, 1911
Name:William Alfred Straw
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1911
County:Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:Rotherham
Sub-District:South East Rotherham
Registration District:Rotherham
Gender:Male
Age:34
Birthplace:Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Record Type:Household
ALSO
William Alfred Straw
New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island)
Given Name:William Alfred
Surname:Straw
Last Place of Residence:Heathersage, England
Event Date:24 Oct 1914
Age:37y
Nationality:Gt. Britian, English
Departure Port:Liverpool
Arrival Port:New York
Gender:Male
Marital Status:M
Ship Name:Philadelphia
List of cabin passengers: Mr W. A. Straw


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William married Elizabeth Ann Mullett, daughter of William Mullett and Unknown, in 1900 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. (Elizabeth Ann Mullett was born on 6 Sep 1877 in England, died on 15 Sep 1943 in Powell River General Hospital in British Columbia, Canada and was buried in Woodland Cemetery in Van Anda, British Columbia, Canada.). The cause of her death was Pneumonia/Intracapsular fracture L hip; hypertension.


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