Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Gwersyllt
The Gwersyllt War Memorial commemorates those local people who died in World War I and World War II. The memorial stands at the junction of Wheatsheaf Lane and Old Mold Road in Gwersyllt. The design of the memorial was decided by competition in 1922, and was won by the English sculptor Joseph Hermon Cawthra.
Gwersyllt is a village and community in the County Borough of Wrexham. Until 1974 the area was part of the historic county of Denbighshire and, between 1974 and 1996, part of the county of Clwyd. The community also includes the villages of Summerhill, Bradley, Rhosrobin, Pandy, Sydallt and Highfield.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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| Private George Henry BARRATT 202525 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (15th Bn.) |
4 Aug 1917 | 40 | Son of William Henry & Margaret Barratt, of Westminster Villas, Gwersyllt; husband of Margaret Barratt, of Ivy Cottage, Mold Road, Wrexham. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Richard BELL 15539 & 8094 |
Welsh Regiment (1st/6th Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
21 Sep 1916 | Born Warrington, Cheshire, England. Son of James & Amelia Bell, Stansty View, Rhosrobin. | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. | |
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| Able Seaman Edgar Stanley CHALONER |
Mercantile Marine S.S. Mesaba (Liverpool) | 1 Sep 1918 | 19 | Son of David & Maud Mary Chaloner (nee Roberts), of Greenfield Terrace, Park Wall, Gwersyllt. Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine off Wexford, Ireland. | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England. |
| Company Sergeant Major George COSGROVE 8544 |
Cheshire Regiment (1st/4th Bn.) |
4 Sep 1918 | 27 | Born Bloomsbury, London, England. Husband of Sadie Cosgrove, of Ivy Cottage, Mold Road, Gwersyllt. | Wytschaete Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
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| Private Frank DAVIES 12156 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
14 Mar 1917 | 36 | Born at Hawarden, Flintshire. Son of John & Mary Davies; husband of Edith Davies, of 18, Railway Terrace, Gwersyllt. Discharged from army in 1914. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt. |
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| Private Hedley DAVIES 6601 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
19 Aug 1916 | Of Gwersyllt. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Lieutenant John Wesley DAVIES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
26 Mar 1916 | 31 | Born Leeswood, Flintshire. Son of John & the late Margaret A Davies, of Rhosddu; husband of Kate Emily Davies, of Stansfield, Mold Road, Gwersyllt. | |
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| Private William Kendrick DAVIES 200385 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
27 May 1017 | Son of John & Sarah J Davies of Cerney, Moss. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Lance Corporal Arthur DOOLEY 3976 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
21 Aug 1916 | Born Cerney, Moss. Son of Robert & Jane Williams, 28, Railway Terrace, Gwersyllt. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Private William DOOLEY 12155 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
21 Nov 1914 | Born Moss. Son of Robert & Jane Williams, 28, Railway Terrace, Gwersyllt. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt. | |
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| Private James EDWARDS 200664 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Bn.) formerly (4th Bn.) |
31 Oct 1918 | 31 | Son of the late Mr & Mrs J Edwards, of Bradley. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private John Samuel EDWARDS 6798 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
21 Aug 1915 | 21 | Born Mold, Flintshire. Son of Evan & Mary E. Edwards, of Lakefield House, Mold Road, Gwersyllt. | Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Peter EDWARDS 87158 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
18 Sep 1918 | 24 | Son of John and Mary Edwards, of The Homestead, Gwersyllt. | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais. |
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| Lance Corporal Emmanuel EVANS 16807 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
22 Apr 1918 | Son if Benjamin & Sarah J Evans, 4, Railway View, Rhosrobin. | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Private John Samuel EVANS 4118 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
1 Jun 1915 | 26 | Son of Mr & Mrs David Evans, of Lower Farm, Gwersyllt. | Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private James GARBETT 18361 |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (11th Bn.) |
10 Mar 1916 | 37 | Born Dukinfield, Lancashire, England. Lodged at Brighton Place, Wheatsheaf, Gwersyllt. Husband of Miriam Garbett (nee Daley), of 12, Chestnut Grove, Bolton Woods, Bradford, England. | Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. |
| Private Jonathan George GRIFFITHS 53674 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
12 Jan 1917 | 21 | Born at Caergwrle, Flintshire. Son of Philip Henry & Rosa Hannah Griffiths, of Railway Cottage, Park Wall, Gwersyllt. Brother of Philip Henry Griffiths (below). | Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. |
| Private Philip Henry GRIFFITHS 238052 |
Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment (5th Bn.) |
25 Aug 1918 | 22 | Born at Caergwrle, Flintshire. Son of Philip Henry & Rosa Hannah Griffiths, of Railway Cottage, Park Wall, Gwersyllt. Brother of Jonathan George Griffiths (above) | Gomiecourt South Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Albert GREGORY 10598 |
Cheshire Regiment (1st/4th Bn.) | 30 Dec 1917 | Born Wrexham. Son of William & Prudence Gregory of Williams Terrace, Gwersyllt. | Hadra War Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt. | |
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| Lance Corporal Edward HAMBLY 226503 & 3718 |
Monmouthshire Regiment - Territorial Force (1st Bn.) | 7 Feb 1917 | 32 | Born Winchester, Hampshire, England. Son of Thomas & Martha Thomas Hambly; husband of Beatrice Parry of Cerney, Moss. Resident of 2, Holly Bank Terrace, Glan Llyn, Gwersyllt. | Berles-au-Bois Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private John Alfred HARRISON 24760 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
27 Aug 1916 | Son of Thomas Frederick & Eliza Harrison, 3, Sunnyside, Little Mountain, Summerhill. | Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Private Willoughby Henry HIGGINS 7441 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
25 Jan 1915 | 18 | Son of William Henry & Mary Elizabeth Higgins, of 1, Railway Terrace, Gwersyllt. | Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Corporal Edwin Percy HOWELL 42359 |
East Yorkshire Regiment (1st Bn.) |
21 Nov 1918 | 23 | Son of Edwin & Mary Howell, of Tan Rhiw, Rhosrobin. | Niederzwehren Cemetery, Hessen, Germany. |
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| Lance Corporal Robert George JONES 13440 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 | 22 | Son of Noah & Margaret Jones, of Greenfield View, Gwersyllt. | Loos Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
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| Private Ernest LEWIS 78393 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
24 Sep 1918 | 23 | Son of the late Charles & Ann Ellen Lewis, of 9, Railway Terrace, Cefn y Bedd, Flintshire. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt. |
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| Private John William LOUNDES 8138 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
1916 | Son of Margaret Loundes & the late William Loundes; stepson of George Davies, 4, Hill Street, Summerhill. Discharged from army 1915 on medical grounds. Died in Wrexham. | ||
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| Private William Herbert MERCER 37155 |
Welsh Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
8 Sep 1916 | 31 | Son of Elizabeth Mercer, Chelsea House, New Rhosrobin; husband of Minnie Mercer, of 8, Chapel Street, Droylsden, Manchester, England. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
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| Private William MILLINGTON 16291 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
17 Feb 1916 | 39 | Son of William & Martha Millington, of 1, Kenrick Terrace, Old Rhosrobin. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
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| Private Watkin PARRY 238016 |
Sherwood Foresters - Notts and Derby Regiment (10th Bn.) |
21 Apr 1918 | 27 | Son of Edward George Parry; husband of Sarah Ann Wood (form. Parry), of Church View, Gwersyllt. | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private William Henrique PERCIVAL 55687 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (15th Bn.) |
4 Aug 1917 | 29 | Of 1, Garden Terrace, Summerhill. Son of George & Bertha Percival, of 15, Poyser Street, Wrexham; husband of Dorothy Williams (formerly Percival), of 20, Cormiston Avenue, Concord, New South Wales, Australia. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Sapper Samuel PHOENIX 154124 |
9th Canadian Railway Troops | 26 Sep 1917 | 30 | Son of Hannah Phoenix, of Park View, Bradley, and the late Samuel Phoenix. | Perth Cemetery (China Wall), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
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| Private Frank PICKERING 52090 & 8469 |
Cheshire Regiment (13th Bn.) foremerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
21 Oct 1916 | Son of Mary Pickering of New Rhosrobin. Husband of Mrs Catherine Pickering (nee Ledsham) of 14, Eagle Street, Wrexham. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Lance Corporal William Arthur RATHBONE 6084 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
19 Jul 1915 | 27 | Son of David & Mary Rathbone, of Brighton Place, Mold Road, Gwersyllt. | Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Harold William READ 241197 |
Worcestershire Regiment (1st Bn.) |
23 Apr 1918 | 20 | Born at Alton Pancras, Dorset, England. Son of Henry Christopher & Jane Read, of Bryn Meryn, Park Wall, Gwersyllt. | Bouchoir New British Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| Corporal George ROBERTS 362054 |
Royal Army Medical Corps (1st Welsh Border Mounted Bde. Field Amb.) |
14 Feb 1918 | 25 | Son of Richard & Charlotte Roberts, of Bryn Coed, Summerhill. | Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel. |
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| Private Charles THOMAS 23114 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
16 Aug 1916 | Of Gwersyllt. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
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| Private John Thomas TYDD 8629 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
3 Nov 1914 | Born Tattenhall, Cheshire, England. Son of Mrs Tydd, High Street, Caergwrle, Flintshire. | Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Nord, France. | |
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| Private Iorwerth WILLIAMS 43730 |
South Lancashire Regiment (9th Bn.) |
18 Sep 1918 | Of Gwersyllt. | Doiran Military Cemetery, Freece. | |
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| Private Thomas Samuel WILLIAMS 36812 |
Machine Gun Corps Infantry (9th Bn.) |
26 May 1918 | 20 | Son of Griffith & Elizabeth Williams, of Summerhill. | Kortrijk (St. Jan) Communal Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Balgium. |
| Private Turner WILLIAMS 54260 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
13 Nov 1916 | Born Gwersyllt. | Railway Hollwo Cemetery, Hebuterne, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Able Seaman Robert Albert WYNNE R/6832 |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Hawke Bn.) | 8 Oct 1918 | 20 | Son of Robert & Emma Wynne, of 3, Glanaber Terrace, New Rhosrobin. | Proville British Cemetery, Cambrai, Nord, France. |
| Lance Corporal Robert Thomas WYNNE 24807 |
Grenadier Guards (3rd Bn.) |
7 Sep 1917 | Born Gwersyllt. Enlisted at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. | Bleuet Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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| Gunner William Frank BEARD 953529 |
Royal Artillery (102 Pembroke Yeomanry, Field Regt.) |
22 Dec 1944 | 25 | Son of Frederick Arthur and Elizabeth Ann Beard, of Rhosrobin. | Forli War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Flight Sergeant Reginald J BAZLEY 363541 |
Royal Air Force | 1 Jan 1945 | 37 | Son of Frederick Charles & Adaline Mary Bazley; husband of Lena Muriel Bazley, of Gwersyllt. | Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, Nord-Brabant, Netherlands. |
| Private Leonard BRENNAN 13045596 |
Pioneer Corps | 1 Aug 1942 | 30 | Son of William & Margaret Brennan; husband of Hannah Elizabeth Brennan, of Rhosnesni. | Wrexham Cemetery |
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| Private William Joseph CHALLONER 4193516 |
Devonshire Regiment (12th Airborne Bn.) |
24 Mar 1945 | 22 | Son of William Henry & Emily Challoner, of Gwersyllt. | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. |
| Sergeant Air Gunner Stanley CLUBB 2204240 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (40 Sqdn.) |
7 Jul 1944 | 19 | Son of George & Edith Clubb, of Wrexham. | Klagenfurt War Cemetery, Austria. |
| Private Eric CROSS 4209852 |
Leicestershire Regiment (2/5th Bn.) |
14 Sep 1943 | 20 | Son of Percy & Cathrine Cross, of Rhosrobin. | Cassino Memorial, Italy. |
| Lance Bombardier Philip CLUTTON 922565 |
Royal Artillery (70 Field Regt.) |
29 Apr 1943 | 23 | Son of Jesse & Edith Clutton, of Summerhill. | Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. |
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| Fusilier Trevor DAVIES 4209767 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (6th Bn.) |
7 Jan 1945 | 30 | Son of Fredrick & Sarah Davies, of Bradley. | Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium. |
| Ordinary Seaman Henry Winstone EVANS P/JX 178163 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Esk |
1 Sep 1940 | 22 | Son of William & Florence Evans, of Summerhill. Sunk by mine, north of the isle of Texel, Netherlands. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
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| Guardsman Arthur GOODWIN 2735941 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) |
8 Sep 1944 | 28 | Son of John & Mary Jane Goodwin, of Gwersyllt. | Geel War Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium. |
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| Private Llewelyn GRADY 4199356 |
Highland Light Infantry (2nd Bn. - City of Glasgow Regiment) |
30 Jul 1944 | 27 | Son of Thomas & Sarah Jane Grady, of Wrexham; husband of Hilda Grady, of Bradley. | Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Corporal Idris GRIFFITHS 4202714 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
3 Sep 1944 | 30 | Son of Evan Thomas Griffiths & Ellen Griffiths; husband of Olive Irene Griffiths, of Highfield. | London Cemetery & Extension, Longueval, Somme, France. |
| Fusilier Robert Edward HARDING 4197474 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
18 Mar 1943 | 23 | Son of Robert John & Kate Harding, of Bradley. | Rangoon Memorial, Burma. |
| Guardsman John Arthur HAMLINGTON 2736866 |
Welsh Guards (3rd Bn.) |
11 May 1943 | 23 | Son of John Edward & Mary Elizabeth Hamlington, of Gwersyllt. | Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia. |
| Able Seaman John Irving HIGGINS P/SSX 19372 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Royal Oak |
14 Oct 1939 | 22 | Son of J W & Gertrude Higgins, of Summerhill. Sunk by German submarine while anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| Private George Alan HUGHES 4291114 |
Somerset Light Infantry (2nd Bn.) |
19 Dec 1944 | 23 | Son of William & Margaret Hughes, of New Rhosrobin. | Phaleron War Memorial, Greece. |
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| Stoker Robert HUGHES LT/288W |
Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service) H.M. Trawler Waveflower | 22 Oct 1940 | 47 | Husband of Alice Hughes, of Bradley. Sunk by a min sunk off Alderburgh, Suffolk, England. | Lowestoft Naval Memorial, Suffolk, England. |
| Sergeant Thomas HUGHES 2735991 |
Welsh Guards (2nd Bn.) |
3 Aug 1944 | 30 | Son of Herbert & Sarah Hughes; husband of A Hughes, of Gwersyllt. | Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France. |
| Lance Corporal David JENKINS 4198177 |
The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. (6th Bn. - 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers) | 9 Dec 1944 | 25 | Son of John William & Ethel Jenkins, of Gwersyllt. | Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece. |
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| Aircraftman 2nd Class Stephen W JOYCE 1302852 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 2 Feb 1942 | 21 | Son of Joseph William & Jane Joyce, of Summerhill. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt. |
| Warrant Officer Class I Frederick Thomas LANGFORD 4180480 |
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. (6th Bn. - 10th Royal Welsh Fusiliers) |
9 Nov 1943 | 41 | Son of Richard & Edith Langford; husband of Cissie Langford, of Bradley. | Bari War Memorial, Italy. |
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| Private Oswald MATTHIAS 4915943 |
South Staffordshire Regiment | 9 Jun 1940 | 21 | Son of Edward George & Millie Matthias, of Summerhill. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt. |
| Stoker 1st Class Albert James QUIGLEY D/KX 91725 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Glorious |
8 Jun 1940 | 25 | Son of William James Quigley, & of Catherine Quigley, of Bradley. Sunk by the German battleships Sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in the North Sea. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Private Walter Geoffrey RICHARDS 4198206 |
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. (6th Bn. - 10th Royal Welsh Fusiliers) | 17 Dec 1943 | 24 | Son of Griffith Evan Richards & Annie Richards, of Gwersyllt. | Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Sergeant Edward Elvin ROBERTS 573897 |
Royal Air Force (119 Sqdn) | 25 Sep 1942 | 19 | Son of Daniel & Agnes Ann Roberts, of Summerhill. | North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar. |
| Fusilier Glyn SAUNDERS 4196974 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
17 May 1940 | 21 | Son of Buddug Saunders, of Gwersyllt. | Heverlee War Cemetery, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. |
| Aircraftman 1st Class Dennis TUDOR 1382554 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 3 Nov 1941 | 19 | Son of Harry & Ellen May Tudor, of Moss. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt. |
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| Gunner Kenneth WILLIAMS 1461141 |
Royal Artillery (80 Anti-Tank Regt.) |
21 Jun 1945 | 26 | Son of John William & Harriet Alice Williams, of Gwersyllt. | Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong, China. |
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Sources:
- Gwersyllt War Memorial
- Photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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