Author talk:William King Westly

Sources

Census

• 1871 England

Name: William King Westley
Age: 75
Estimated birth year: 1796
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Russia
Civil Parish: Leeds
Ecclesiastical parish: St George
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Registration district: Leeds
Sub-registration district: West Leeds
ED, institution, or vessel: 52
Household schedule number: 20
Piece: 4565
Folio: 106
Page Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
William King Westley 75
Jane Sowray 44

• 1851 England

Name: William Westley
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1816
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: British Subject, St Peterdurgh
Civil Parish: Leeds
Ecclesiastical parish: St George
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
Town: Leeds
Occupation: Retired Engineer
Registration district: Leeds
Sub-registration district: West Leeds
ED, institution, or vessel: 02p
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 168
Piece: 2321
Folio: 582
Page Number: 46
Household Members:
Name Age
William Westley 35
Mary Allen 31

@Levana Taylor: Looking at the place of birth, and the subject written upon, I think that is probably a slam dunk. Noting 1) in that time, middle names were quite unusual, and that in FreeBMD that there are only 300+ deaths, 260+ marriages in their whole system, and none are showing as W  }} K  }} except for William King Westl(e)y — billinghurst sDrewth 05:19, 18 September 2019 (UTC)

Probate

• Calendar of the Grants ...

Name: William King Westly, Mechanical engineer
Death Date: 15 Aug 1875
Death Place: 14 Coventry Place, Leeds
Probate Date: 6 Sep 1875
Probate Registry: Wakefield