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WESTMORELAND, John Walter
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Name WESTMORELAND, John Walter Birth 1871 Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire, England
Gender Male Death 1933 Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire
Person ID I1744 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father WESTMORELAND, John Metcalfe, b. 1841, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire
d. 1891, Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire
(Age 50 years) Relationship natural Mother EDGOOSE, Sarah Lawson, b. Between 1832 and 1833, Newport, Shropshire, England
d. 27 Mar 1874, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire
(Age 42 years) Relationship natural Marriage 15 Dec 1861 Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England
Family ID F419 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 PRIESTLEY, Lucy, b. 1871 d. 1897, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire
(Age 26 years) Marriage 1896 Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire
Children 1. WESTMORELAND, Hilda, b. 1897, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire
d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F944 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 HOWDEN, Annie Elizabeth, b. 1869, Boston, Lincolnshire, England
d. 1915, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire
(Age 46 years) Marriage 3 Jun 1900 Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Children 1. WESTMORELAND, John Walter, b. 1902, Boston, Lincolnshire, England
d. 1933, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire
(Age 31 years)Family ID F945 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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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)

