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ARNOLD, William John
1879 - 1949 (69 years) Has 2 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.
1859 - 1931 (72 years)-
Name ARNOLD, William John Birth 28 Dec 1879 Croydon, Surrey, England 
Gender Male Death 1949 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Person ID I813 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father ARNOLD, John Down, b. Abt 1855, Brixton, Surrey, England d. 1922, Croydon Registration District, Surrey (Age 67 years) Mother BLUNDELL, Charlotte Ann, b. 1859, Addington, Surrey, England d. 1931, Croydon Registration District, Surrey (Age 72 years) Marriage 1876 Lewisham Registration District Family ID F79 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 BREESE, Alice, b. 1877, Bawdeswell, Norfolk, England d. 5 Jan 1914, Aldershot, Hampshire, England (Age 37 years) Marriage 1903 Croydon Registration District, Surrey Children 1. ARNOLD, Eleanor May, b. 21 Feb 1904, Croydon, Surrey, England d. 28 May 1987, Brookwood, Surrey, England (Age 83 years)2. ARNOLD, Mary, b. 26 Jan 1910, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F319 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 MALLOWS, Beatrice, b. 17 Apr 1889, Bengal, India d. 1974, Shepway, Kent, England (Age 84 years) Marriage 12 Dec 1914 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Children 1. ARNOLD, John William, b. 1916, Farnham Registration District, Surrey d. Yes, date unknown2. ARNOLD, Robert Edward, b. 4 Mar 1917, Farnham Registration District, Surrey d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F3001 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM JOHN ARNOLD 1879-1949
John William ARNOLD was born at 9 Sheldon Street, Croydon, Surrey, on 28 December 1879, son of John Down ARNOLD, cellarman, and Charlotte Anne ARNOLD formerly BLUNDELL.
(GRO March Q 1880 2a 228)
As John ARNOLD he was staying with his grandparents at the time of the 1881 census but his name appears to have changed to William John ARNOLD after that.
William John ARNOLD, a 24 year old unmarried clerk from 13 Charles Street, Croydon, Surrey and son of John Down ARNOLD, a wharf superintendent, married 26 year old spinster Alice BREESE from 109B, Church Street, Croydon, and son of Thomas BREESE, farmer, at Croydon Parish Church on 5 May 1903. Witnesses were Richard BLUNDELL, Mary BREESE, and Herbert John HUTCHINGS.
The 1911 census of 66 Church Road, Aldershot, Hampshire:
*William John ARNOLD, head, aged 32, miller's clerk, born at Croydon, Surrey;
Alice ARNOLD, wife, aged 33, married 8 years, 2 children (both living), born at Bawdeswell, Norfolk;
Eleanor May ARNOLD, daughter, aged 7, born at Croydon, Surrey;
Mary ARNOLD, daughter, aged 1, born at Aldershot, Hampshire.
(RG14/3117)
His wife Alice died at 66 Church Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, aged 36 on 5 January 1914. William John ARNOLD was described as a miller's clerk on the death certificate.
(GRO March Q 1914 Farham 2a 200)
He married Beatrice MALLOWS later the same year.
(GRO December Q 1914 Farnham 2a 267)
From the 1939 Register of 14 Ayling Lane, Aldershot M.B., Hampshire:
*William J. ARNOLD, born 28 December 1879, flour miller's agent, married;
Beatrice ARNOLD, born 17 April 1889, unpaid domestic duties, married;
Mary ARNOLD, born 26 January 1910, printer's ledger clerk, single;
Robert E. ARNOLD, born 4 March 1917, manager clothing and supply co., single;
2 CLOSED RECORDS
(RG101/2315C/010/19-22 EDAO)
The death of William J. ARNOLD aged 69 was registered in 1949. According to Elizabeth THOMAS he died in Aldershot on 20 April 1949.
(GRO June Q 1949 Aldershot 6b 6)
(revised 01.04.2018)