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WESTMORELAND, John Walter

WESTMORELAND, John Walter

Male 1871 - 1933  (62 years)   Has 16 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WESTMORELAND, John Walter 
    Birth 1871  Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1933  Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1744  Edgoose
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

    Father WESTMORELAND, John Metcalfe,   b. 1841, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1891, Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother EDGOOSE, Sarah Lawson,   b. Between 1832 and 1833, Newport, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1874, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 15 Dec 1861  Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 PRIESTLEY, Lucy,   b. 1871   d. 1897, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Marriage 1896  Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. WESTMORELAND, Hilda,   b. 1897, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F944  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

    Family 2 HOWDEN, Annie Elizabeth,   b. 1869, Boston, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1915, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1900  Boston, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. WESTMORELAND, John Walter,   b. 1902, Boston, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1933, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
    Family ID F945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

  • Notes 

    • JOHN WALTER WESTMORELAND 1871-1933 [Son of Sarah Lawson EDGOOSE]

      John Walter WESTMORELAND was born in 1871.
      (GRO September Q 1871 [EDGOOSE] Boston 7a 381)

      In 1881 he was living at Drainside, Kirton & Simon Weir, Lincolnshire:
      John WESTMORELAND, head, aged 39, agricultural labourer, born at Kirton;
      Mary JACKSON, servant, aged 39, unmarried, housekeeper, born at Kirton;
      Frederick WESTMORELAND, son, aged 16, agrictural labourer, born at Kirton;
      James WESTMORELAND, son, aged 11, scholar, born at Kirton;
      *John Walter WESTMORELAND, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire.
      (RG11/3212/50/12)

      The marriage between John Walter WESTMORELAND and Lucy PRIESTLEY was registered in 1896.
      (GRO December Q 1896 Boston 7a 896).

      She died aged 26 in 1897 , presumably at or shortly after the birth of their daughter Hilda.
      (GRO December Q 1897 Boston 7a 259)
      (GRO December Q 1897 Boston 7a 447)

      John Walter WESTMORELAND married Annie Elizabeth HOWDEN at St. Botolph's, Boston, Lincolnshire, on 3 June 1900.
      (GRO June Q 1900 Boston 7a 933)
      (email from keith.is@tiscali.co.uk)

      The 1901 census returns for 20 Shodfriars Lane, Boston, Lincolnshire:
      Eliza HOWDEN, head, aged 83, born at Boston;
      *John W. WESTMORELAND, grandson, aged 29, blacksmith, born at Kirton;
      Annie WESTMORELAND, granddaughter, aged 32, born at Boston.
      (RG13/3044/22/35)

      The death of John W. WESTMORELAND aged 61 was registered in 1933.
      (GRO March Q 1933 Boston 7a 666)

      (revised 19.10.2008)